Score Media Inc. announces that University Rush – covering the hottest games in OUA football – is back and this year, theScore brings fans closer to the action with its multiplatform OUA content.
Calling all the action is the one and only Tim Micallef, the 2009 winner of the CIS’ Fred Sgambati Media Award recognizing his contribution to the development and growth of Canadian university sport. theScore’s University Rush coverage marks the network’s 9th season of OUA, including the most-watched OUA event in history, the 102nd Yates Cup final on Nov. 14, 2009. Joining Tim during each broadcast is former OUA and CFL all-star, Mike Morreale, who returns to the booth for his third season.
“I’ve been hosting University Rush on theScore since 2002 and each year the games get more exciting and our coverage gets better,” says Tim Micallef, play-by-play announcer, theScore. “This year, we’re taking our coverage to the next level by inviting the OUA community to get even more involved in the action whether it be on Twitter, Facebook, at theScore.com or on TV and with the addition of our guest bloggers representing each school appearing in live games on theScore, we’ll not only be the source for everything OUA but we’ll be continuing our quest to take CIS sport to the next level.”
A proud supporter of OUA football, theScore will bring fans 10 games this season, including 6 regular season games, the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the Yates Cup:
* MCMASTER @ WESTERN – September 11th at 1:00 pm
* QUEEN’S @ GUELPH – September 18th at 1:00 pm
* WESTERN @ GUELPH – September 25th @ 1:00 pm
* QUEEN’S @ WESTERN – October 2nd @ 1:00 pm
* QUEEN’S @ LAURIER – October 16th @ 1:00 pm
* MATCH-UP TO BE DETERMINED – October 23rd @ 1:00 pm
* QUARTER-FINAL GAME – October 30th @ 1:00 pm
* SEMI-FINAL DOUBLE-HEADER – November 6th @ 1:00 pm & 4:30 pm
* YATES CUP – November 13th @ 1:00 pm
“We are thrilled to be entering our 9th season of University Rush on theScore,” says Ward Dilse, Executive Director, OUA. “Last season ended with one of the most exhilarating Yates Cup finals in recent history, and yet again this year fans across the country will be in store for nine weeks of high caliber football, featuring the talented student-athletes of Ontario University Athletics.”
In addition to live games on the network, theScore.com will bring fans:
* Live streaming and recaps of every OUA game airing on theScore
* A video channel dedicated to OUA news and features
* Live chats
* Full video highlights of all OUA games
* Content from guest bloggers representing each OUA team appearing on theScore
theScore’s sideline reporter and former Western football star Donnovan Bennett (@donnovanbennett) will also offer fans unparalleled access to the action with live tweets from each game as well as weekly features available on theScore.com. And finally, the University Rush Facebook page will give OUA fans the chance to have their say and stay connected to other fans across the country.
