Ball State University Athletics
Football to Have Five Games Televised This Season; Purdue Game on ESPN 360
July 26, 2006 | Football
In addition, the Cardinals game at Purdue will be available on the internet via ESPN 360. ESPN 360 is ESPN's customized broadband service and is available free of charge if your internet provider has partnered with ESPN.
"We are very excited with the television package for the upcoming season," Ball State athletics director Tom Collins says. "The exposure we will get in nearly 2 million households will help promote Ball State University, our football program and many of the outstanding student-athletes at Ball State."
The games airing on Comcast Local -- Aug. 31 vs. Eastern Michigan, Sept. 9 vs. Indiana, Sept. 30 vs. Northern Illinois and Oct. 21 vs. Western Michigan -- will be shown on Comcast Local in Michigan and Indiana, which equals nearly 2 million households. The contest vs. NIU will also air on Comcast Sports Net in the Chicago area.
To accommodate television, Ball State's season opening Thursday night game vs. Eastern Michigan will have a 7:30 kickoff as opposed to the originally announced 6:30 start. Ball State's game Tues., Nov. 14 at Toledo will be a 7 p.m. game on ESPN2.
Following is Ball State's 2006 football schedule with updated times and media outlets:
Date Day Opponent Time Television Radio
Aug. 31 Thurs. EASTERN MICHIGAN * 7:30 Comcast
Sept. 9 Sat. INDIANA 6:30 Comcast
Sept. 16 Sat. at Purdue 1:00 ESPN 360
Sept. 23 Sat. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 6:30 Family Weekend
Sept. 30 Sat. NORTHERN ILLINOIS * 6:30 Comcast
Cardinal Varsity Club Donor Appreciation Day
Oct. 7 Sat. at Buffalo * 1:00
Oct. 14 Sat. at Central Michigan * 1:00
Oct. 21 Sat. WESTERN MICHIGAN * 2:00 Homecoming
Oct. 28 Sat. at Miami University * 2:00
Nov. 4 Sat. at Michigan TBA
Nov. 14 Tues. at Toledo * 7:00 ESPN2
Nov. 24 Fri. KENT STATE * Noon
* Mid-American Conference Games
Game times are local time of home team and subject to change.
