ASPiRE announced that when its coverage of Historically Black College & University (HBCU) sports begins on Sept. 6, it will be expanding to broadcast a total of 11 live and encore HBCU football games. ASPiRE’s coverage of the HBCU football games will air Saturdays, Sept. 6-Nov. 15, and consist of six live games, with three intra-collegiate matchups that are exclusive to the network.
The live HBCU football games on ASPiRE will include the Inaugural Classic (Alabama State vs. Tennessee State), the annual Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic, and the annual CIAA Championship Game.
The other five games on the schedule are “best of” games, airing under the banner HBCU Playback Game of the Week, hosted by Rashan Ali and Doug Stewart.
These games and more will be featured during the new season of the weekly black college sports series, Inside the Game, hosted by Stan Lewter. The new season of Inside the Game begins Sept. 11 at 10pm ET.
ASPiRE’s 2014 HBCU Football Coverage; All Times Eastern
Sept. 6: Alabama State vs. Tennessee State (Inaugural Classic), Montgomery, AL – 5pm (exclusive)
Sept. 13: HBCU Playback Game of the Week – 1999 Gold Coast Classic: Grambling State vs. Winston-Salem – 6pm
Sept. 20: Winston-Salem vs. Tuskegee, Winston-Salem, NC – 6pm (exclusive)
Sept. 27: HBCU Playback Game of the Week – 2007 CIAA Football Championship: Shaw University vs. Virginia Union – 6pm
Oct. 4: HBCU Playback Game of the Week – 2002 Tuskegee Morehouse Classic: Tuskegee vs. Morehouse – 6pm
Oct. 11: Tuskegee vs. Morehouse (Classic), Columbus, GA – 5pm (exclusive)
Oct. 18: Winston-Salem vs. St. Augustine (Homecoming) – 1:30pm
Oct. 25: HBCU Playback Game of the Week – 1997 Carolina Classic: NC Central vs. Winston-Salem – 1:30pm
Nov. 1: HBCU Playback Game of the Week – 1994 Hampton University vs. Norfolk State – 1:30pm
Nov. 8: Virginia Union vs. Virginia State – 1:30pm
Nov. 15: CIAA Championship Game – 1:30pm
