NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM will air a
special eight-part radio series focused on the history behind
several of the most storied rivalries in the history of college
football. Gridiron Grudges: College Football's Fiercest
Rivalries will debut on Monday, November
23, and air throughout Thanksgiving Week, leading up to this season's
versions of these rivalry games.
Each episode of the series will be devoted to capturing the
history, intensity and emotions of a different rivalry. Those
featured will be:
- Ohio State-Michigan (Series dates back to
1897)
- Auburn-Alabama
(1893)
- Clemson-South Carolina
(1896)
- UCLA-USC (1929)
- Florida-Florida St. (1958)
- Georgia-Georgia Tech
(1893)
- Ole Miss-Mississippi St. (1901)
- Oklahoma-Oklahoma St. (1904)
Listeners will get an in-depth look at the origins of each
long-standing matchup and be able to re-live historic moments and
memorable game highlights. They will hear the perspectives of
players and coaches who have been participants in these contests on
the field, as well as the fans who have watched year after year and
cheered and cried over the outcome.
The series will air nationwide on SiriusXM's 24/7 college sports
channel, SiriusXM College Sports Nation (channel 84 on satellite
radios and on smartphones via the SiriusXM app). Each 30 or
60-minute episode will air multiple times, and will also be
available on SiriusXM On Demand.
Go to www.SiriusXM.com/GridironGrudges for classic photos,
rivalry facts and figures and more.
This programming will also be made available on inactive
SiriusXM radios as part of SiriusXM's free listening preview
program, which runs through December 2. (Some older Sirius
satellite radios may not be capable of receiving the free listening
preview channels.)
"Few things stir fans' emotions the way these classic rivalries
do. Every fall these games represent either the highlight or
the heartbreak of the season for so many," said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM's President and Chief
Content Officer. "On SiriusXM College Sports Nation we are
able to delve deeper into the history and excitement of these
matchups in a way nobody else on radio can. As the
anticipation for this year's games builds, this series will enable
fans to re-live fond memories of these rivalries, and maybe learn
something new, as we tell the stories behind them."
Gridiron Grudges: College Football's Fiercest
Rivalries – Series Schedule
Ohio State-Michigan, narrated by Mark Packer
Air dates: Nov. 23 (4:00 pm & 8:00 pm
ET), Nov. 25 (10:00 pm ET), Nov.
26 (11:00 am &
3:00 pm ET)
Interviews include: Former Ohio State RBs Eddie George and Robert Smith, former OSU LB Chris Spielman, former Michigan lineman Dan Dierdorf, former Michigan QB Chad
Henne, former Michigan
head coach Brady Hoke, former
Michigan DB Marcus Ray, and others
Auburn-Alabama, narrated
by Taylor Zarzour
Air dates: Nov. 23 (7:00 pm ET), Nov.
24 (4:00 pm ET), Nov. 26 (2:00 pm
ET)
Interviews include: Former Alabama QB Joe Namath, Alabama coach Nick
Saban, Auburn coach
Gus Malzahn, former
Alabama QB Greg McElroy, former Auburn WR Sammie
Coates, former Alabama coach
Gene Stallings, former
Auburn coach Pat Dye, and others
Clemson-South Carolina,
narrated by Mark Packer
Air dates: Nov. 24 (9:30 pm ET), Nov.
25 (4:30 pm & 8:30 pm ET), Nov.
26 (12:30 pm ET)
Interviews include: Former South Carolina coach Lou Holtz, former Clemson coach
Tommy Bowden, former
South Carolina RB George Rogers, country music star
Tim McGraw, and others
UCLA-USC, narrated by Chris
Childers
Air dates: Nov. 25 (7:30 pm ET), Nov.
26 (10:30 am &
4:30 pm ET)
Interviews include: Former UCLA coach and player Rick Neuheisel, former USC QB Matt
Leinart, former UCLA QB Matt
Stevens, and others
Florida-Florida State,
narrated by Jack Arute
Air dates: Nov. 24 (9:00 pm ET), Nov.
25 (4:00 pm & 8:00 pm ET), Nov.
26 (12:00 pm ET)
Interviews include: Former Florida St. head coach Bobby Bowden, former FSU DBs Deion Sanders and Samari Rolle, former Florida QB Chris
Leak, country music star Jake
Owen, and others
Ole Miss-Mississippi State, narrated by Taylor Zarzour
Air dates: Nov. 24 (10:30 pm ET), Nov.
25 (9:30 pm ET), Nov. 26 (1:30 pm
& 5:30 pm ET)
Interviews include: Former Ole Miss QB Archie Manning, former Mississippi St. head
coach Jackie Sherrill,
Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze, Mississippi St. head coach
Dan Mullen, and others
Georgia-Georgia Tech,
narrated by Chris Childers
Air dates: Nov. 24 (10:00 pm ET), Nov.
25 (9:00 pm ET), Nov. 26 (1:00 pm
& 5:00 pm ET)
Interviews include: former Georgia QB
Buck Belue, former Georgia
Tech WR Calvin Johnson,
Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson, former Georgia coach Jim
Donnan, and others
Oklahoma-Oklahoma State,
narrated by Jack Arute
Air dates: Nov. 25 (7:00 pm ET), Nov.
26 (10:00 am &
4:00 pm ET)
Interviews include: Oklahoma head
coach Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
St. head coach Mike
Gundy, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross, and others
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