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Games Currently Slated for Live TV Webcast on VSN.
Grand
Island, Neb. - August 16, 2010 - The Victory Sports Network (VSN) celebrates
its ninth season of coverage for sports at the National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level with the release of the "Victory Sports
Network NAIA Football Game of the Week" schedule.
The live "VSN NAIA Football Game of the Week" will be available on http://www.victorysportsnetwork.com,
with live broadcast coverage from the host college campuses. Each broadcast
will include expert broadcasters, half-time features and interviews with
coaches, players, and college officials.
The ninth season of coverage from VSN will premiere Saturday, August 28th,
with live coverage of the "Rivalry Renewed" between Ottawa University and Baker
University at 6 p.m. Central.
This season's schedule of the "Victory Sports Network NAIA Football Game of
the Week" currently includes 17 games featuring many of the top-ranked teams in
the NAIA. The scheduled broadcasts (subject to change) include:
Saturday, August 28: Baker University at Ottawa
University (Ottawa, Kan.)
Thursday, September 2: Evangel University at Lindenwood
University (Saint Charles, Mo.)
Saturday, September 4: University of Sioux Falls at
Northwestern College (Orange City, Iowa)
Saturday, September 11: Southern Virginia University at
Lindsey Wilson College (Columbia, Ky.)
Saturday, September 18: Marian University at Grand View
University (Des Moines, Iowa)
Saturday, September 25: Lindenwood University at
MidAmerica Nazarene (Olathe, Kan.)
Saturday, October 2: Union College at University of the
Cumberlands (Williamsburg, Ky.)
Thursday, October 7: Georgetown College at
Campbellsville University (Campbellsville, Ky.)
Saturday, October 9: Walsh University at University of
Saint Francis (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Saturday, October 16: Morningside College at the
University of Sioux Falls (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Saturday, October 23: Eastern Oregon at Carroll College
(Helena, Mont.)
Saturday, October 30: Dickinson State at Minot State
(Minot, N.D.)
Saturday, November 6: TBD
Saturday, November 13: Southern Oregon at Northwestern
Oklahoma State (Alva, Okla.)
Saturday, November 21: First Round of NAIA Playoffs
Saturday, November 28: NAIA Playoff Quarterfinals
Saturday, December 5: NAIA Playoff Semifinals
Saturday, December 19: NAIA National Title Pregame and
Postgame Show
VSN also plans to produce live coverage on November 14th with the "Selection
Sunday Show," revealing the 16 teams competing in the 2010 NAIA Football
Championship Series.
In the broadcast booth for the "Victory Sports Network NAIA Football Game of
the Week" are Jason Dannelly (color) and John Thayer (play-by-play).
Dannelly, a veteran NAIA sports commentator is owner and founder of the
Victory Sports Network. Over the past several years, Dannelly has become the "guru"
of the NAIA college sports scene, called upon for his expertise by a variety of
media outlets. Dannelly launched the Victory Sports Network, the home for all
things NAIA, in 2002. It quickly became the leading voice for NAIA college
sports through its web sites, print magazines, and syndicated radio broadcasts.
Thayer has experience in print and online media as well as play-by-play and
on-air hosting duties at a variety of radio and television stations in Colorado
and Nebraska. Thayer's extensive expertise in NAIA college sports includes his
tenure as sports director at Doane College Campus Media for three years, as
well as extensive coverage of NAIA sports for the Victory Sports Network. This
season marks the second year that Thayer will serve as the main play by play
host of the NAIA Game of the Week broadcasts.
The VSN NAIA Game of the Week will be broadcast each week on the Victory
Sports Network via their LiveStream channel. It can be viewed directly at http://www.livestream.com/victorysports.
VSN plans to partner with other schools and conferences in the NAIA to bring
even more games to fans nationally.
About Victory Sports Network: The Victory Sports Network was founded July 5th 2002 by Jason Dannelly to
become a promoter of NAIA Collegiate athletics. In the past years Dannelly has
built very strong relationships with the NAIA member institutions and their
coaches. Dannelly has published the only magazine dedicated to NAIA athletics,
founded three major sports web sites, and produces weekly features on latest
news of the NAIA.
At VSN, it is our mission is to give fans, coaches, and players of small
college athletics a place to find out the latest information on the NAIA and
interact socially with others who are interested in NAIA athletics.
