8/4/2004 - Football
Navy Football To Appear On CN8 Twice In 2004
PHILADELPHIA and BOSTON, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- "Touchdown" on CN8, The Comcast Network for 14 LIVE NCAA college football games between top-ranked teams from the Ivy League, the Atlantic 10 and more. CN8 kicks off the season with a doubleheader, SATURDAY, September 11, with Northeastern @ Navy, (1:30 PM/ET), followed by Colgate @ UMass, (6:00 PM/ET).
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Produced almost entirely by CN8 Sports, the network's distinctive college football schedule enables Comcast Cable subscribers to watch from home the best I-AA teams on the East Coast -- Delaware (#1), Villanova (#4), Harvard, Yale, UMass, Penn, Northeastern, and more. Plus the revitalized Navy football team appears on the schedule twice.
Adding to the excitement is the announcing team that CN8 has assembled for its 2004 college football package - Bill Zimpfer (play-by-play), Bill Osborn (color), and Gregg Murphy (sideline). Zimpfer is a savvy veteran who comes to CN8 after lengthy stints as play-by-play announcer for Penn State football and, more recently, the Miami Dolphins. Osborn, a former wide receiver who spent a year with the Philadelphia Eagles, has been lured to CN8 after ten years as color analyst on University of Pittsburgh radio broadcasts. CN8's Gregg Murphy is a rising star as an anchor/reporter on CN8's sports news staff.
"CN8 is pleased to offer our viewers the unique chance to see competitive games the big national networks don't have time to air," said Jon Gurevitch, Vice President, CN8 Sports. "These are exceptional teams whose matchups are compelling and relevant to the communities we serve from Boston to Baltimore."
CN8's 2004 NCAA football schedule will feature games each Saturday from September 11 through November 27, with doubleheaders on September 11 and September 25.
CN8, The Comcast Network College Football Schedule - Fall 2004:
Date Air Time Matchup
Sat., Sept. 11 1:30 PM Northeastern @ Navy
Sat., Sept. 11 6:00 PM Colgate @ UMass
Sat., Sept. 18 12:30 PM Holy Cross @ Harvard
Sat., Sept. 25 1:00 PM Delaware @ UMass
Sat., Sept. 25 7:00 PM Villanova @ Penn
Sat., Oct. 2 6:00 PM New Hampshire @ Villanova
Sat., Oct. 9 6:00 PM Rhode Island @ Towson
Sat., Oct. 16 12:30 PM Northeastern @ Harvard
Sat., Oct. 23 1:00 PM Penn @ Yale
Sat., Oct. 30 1:30 PM Delaware @ Navy
Sat., Nov. 6 12:00 PM UMass @ Northeastern
Sat., Nov. 13 1:00 PM Harvard @ Penn
Sat., Nov. 20 1:00 PM Villanova @ Delaware
Sat., Nov. 27 TBD I-AA Playoff Game
*** Schedule is subject to change.
About CN8, The Comcast Network
CN8, The Comcast Network (http://www.cn8.tv) has quickly become one of the nation's largest and most honored regional 24-hour diversified television networks - serving 6.2 million cable homes on the East Coast. The network provides quality, locally produced programming in four main areas: live, interactive television; regional news; entertainment; and coverage of high school, college and professional sports. CN8 has been nominated for 159 regional Emmy Awards. The Comcast Network is owned and operated by Comcast Cable Communications, Inc., a division of Comcast Corporation and the country's leading cable and broadband services provider.
