Nov. 22, 2005
Houston, TX -- ESPN and the
College GameDay crew will broadcast live from the 32nd Annual State Farm Bayou
Classic on Saturday, November 26, 2005. The broadcast will take place at Reliant
Stadium from 9:30am -- 11:00am (CST).
ESPN and College GameDay provide comprehensive pregame coverage
of college football. Every week, Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and
contributing commentator Desmond Howard visit campuses across the country to
highlight the premier college football match-ups in the nation.
The annual clash between the Grambling State University Tigers
and the Southern University Jaguars is the first historically black college
and university (HBCU) football classic to be featured on College GameDay in
the television show's 19-year history.
"It is an extreme honor to be the first HBCU football
classic to be highlighted on College GameDay," said Dr. Ralph Slaughter,
the Classic's coordinator for Southern University. "This game is
one of the best sports experiences in America, not just black college sports."
"The Bayou Classic is much more than what happens on
the gridiron," said Dr. Angelia Weaver, the Classic's coordinator
for Grambling State University. "It's about the history, tradition,
fierce competition and a fight for national bragging rights for the year."
The 90-minute show will be broadcast on ESPN to more than 90
million homes.