ESPN’s Musburger and Kanell to Join Coverage
Longhorn Network will kick off exclusive coverage of the 2012 Texas Football Spring Jamboree on Sunday, April 1 with a special telecast of Texas GameDay.
Beginning at 1 p.m. CT, Texas GameDay will be live from Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, featuring commentary and analysis from LHN’s Samantha Steele and former UT football great Priest Holmes.
During pre-game activities, UT will unveil a statue honoring 1998 Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams. The oversized statue will be located in the southwest corner of the stadium, near the statue of UT Hall of Famer Earl Campbell. LHN’s Texas GameDay will air the ceremony. ESPN’s Brent Musburger will emcee the presentation.
LHN’s Lowell Galindo will provide play-by-play commentary during the game beginning at 2 p.m., and ESPN’s Danny Kanell will serve as analyst. Kanell is a part of ESPNU’s Saturday afternoon college football programming, and is in the studio on College Football Live and ESPNU’s The Experts. He previous played in the NFL for the New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos.
A one-hour Texas GameDay Final with Steele, Holmes and Galindo will be live immediately following the game.
LHN’s telecast of the annual Orange-White scrimmage marks the end of the spring practice schedule for the Longhorns. LHN aired 12 practices during February and March, and provided in-depth analysis and coverage of UT practice sessions, along with commentary from the UT coaching staff.
Where to Watch
Longhorn Network is available on Verizon FiOS TV, Grande Communications, Consolidated Communications, En-Touch Systems, E-Tex Communications, Bay City Cablevision, Mid-Coast Cablevision and Texas Mid-Gulf Cablevision. Longhorn Network is now available online to Verizon FiOS subscribers at LonghornNetwork.com. It is available on tablets and on smartphones to fans with an affiliated video subscription.
About Longhorn Network
ESPN has a 20-year agreement to own and operate a year-round, 24-hour network dedicated to the University of Texas in partnership with UT and IMG College. Longhorn Network offers a variety of content, highlighted by more than 200 exclusive events annually from 20 sports, original series and studio shows, historical programming and academic and cultural happenings. Additionally, the LonghornNetwork.com broadband companion to the TV network offers extensive content, particularly live games not carried on the linear TV network due to scheduling conflicts.
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ESPN Contact: Keri Potts, (860) 766-4483 or keri.a.potts@espn.com
University of Texas Media Contact: Nick Voinis at (512) 471-2151 or Nick.Voinis@athletics.utexas.edu
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