SIRIUS XM Radio Launches Channel Dedicated Entirely to College SportsSIRIUS XM College Sports Nation features play-by-play of the nation's best college games and daily college sports talk 24/7, Former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach hosts exclusive daily talk show, Heisman Trophy winners Eddie George and Eric Crouch host Satur
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- /PRNewswire/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced today that it has launched a new channel dedicated entirely to college sports.
SIRIUS XM College Sports Nation, airing on SIRIUS channel 122 and XM channel 143, showcases the best college games and a full daily lineup of college sports talk programming that offers news, highlights and season-long analysis of the nation's teams and conferences. Each week, listeners will hear live play-by-play of some of the season's most anticipated matchups, featuring the country's top-ranked teams, plus shows hosted by coaches, Heisman trophy-winners and other college sports experts.
SIRIUS XM offers games from the top-ranked teams in the nation. This weekend, the SIRIUS XM College Sports Nation channel will feature: #21 Auburn @ Mississippi St. (September 9, 7:30 pm ET), #23 West Virginia @ Marshall (September 10, 7:00 pm ET), #22 Georgia @ #24 S. Carolina (September 11, 12:00 pm ET), #12 Miami @ #2 Ohio St. (September 11, 3:40 pm ET) and #18 Penn St. @ #1 Alabama (September 11, 7:00 pm ET). For a full schedule of games on SIRIUS XM, please visit www.sirius.com/collegesports or www.xmradio.com/collegesports.
"College sports is a significant part of our SIRIUS XM sports programming, offering dozens of games each week to our subscribers," said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS XM's President and Chief Content Officer. "SIRIUS XM College Sports Nation enhances our subscribers' ability to follow their favorite college teams. They'll have a dedicated channel featuring Mike Leach, Eddie George, Eric Crouch, Jack Arute, Bill King, Paul Finebaum, Chris Childers and a host of the top coaches in the nation. If you're a college sports fan, this channel will be the place for the most comprehensive college sports talk and the best college games."
Former Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach joins Jack Arute to host SIRIUS XM's College Football Playbook Monday through Thursday (12:00-3:00 pm ET). Leach, the all-time winningest coach in Texas Tech's history, offers listeners a coach's perspective on the biggest stories from around the world of college football.
Two Heisman Trophy winners, former Ohio State RB Eddie George, and former Nebraska QB Eric Crouch, will host The SIRIUS XM College Tailgate Show every Saturday morning (9:00 am – noon ET) alongside Zig Fracassi. George still holds the Ohio State rushing records for yards in a season (1927) and yards in a game (314), and is in the top five in virtually every Buckeye rushing category. Crouch, one of the greatest dual threat quarterbacks in college football history, compiled more than 3000 passing yards and 4000 rushing yards in his college career, and still holds the NCAA record for most career rushing TDs by a quarterback (59). Together on SIRIUS XM they'll preview the day's games and take calls from college football fans around the country. George will also host SIRIUS XM's College Football Playbook every Friday afternoon (12:00-3:00pm ET).