Virginia Tech Hokies (1-0, 0-0) at East Carolina Pirates (0-1, 0-0)
Time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Date: Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011
Place: Greenville, NC
Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (Cap: 50,000, Open: 1963, Field: Bermuda)
TV: Fox Sports Net
Radio: VT ISP
Spread: VT -19.5
Weather: High of 83, 40 percent chance of rain
This week the Virginia Tech Hokies travel to Greenville, NC, to take on the East Carolina Pirates. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports Net and Comcast Sports Net. This is a part of Conference USA's television deal with Fox Sports that began this season. According to HokieSports, this will be Virginia Tech's first appearance on Fox Sports Net.
Southern Nazarene University grad Ron Thulin will do play-by-play with former Washington defensive back J.C. Pearson and former Colorado kick returner Jeremy Bloom.
Fox Sports Net is typically available on your cable provider's basic package. Check your local listings for availability and channel information. From what I can tell, these are the regional sports networks showing the Virginia Tech-East Carolina game:
MSG
CSN Mid Atlantic
SportSouth
FSN Florida
Root Sports Pittsburgh (JIP after Norfolk State at West Virginia)
FSN Ohio
FSN Detroit
CSN Chicago (JIP after Cubs at Mets)
FSN North
FSN Midwest
FSN Southwest
FSN Arizona
FSN West
CSN Bay Area