NFL network to air Nebraska Husker Spring Game

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The University of Nebraska and the NFL network have reached an agreement to air the Husker Spring game on a tape delaied basis this Saturday @ 8:00 PM central. This is the first Spring game that the NFL netowrk will carry foling there coverage of bowl games at the end of the 2006 season. Looks like they are going to contine to get into the college sports coverage.

Football fans throughout the United States will have an opportunity to watch Saturday’s Nebraska’s Red-White Game from Memorial Stadium. The Nebraska Athletic Department and NFL Network have reached an agreement for the game to be carried on a tape-delay basis on the network on Saturday evening at 8 p.m. CDT.



Greg Sharpe will call the play-by-play action for the NFL Network. Sharpe will be joined on the telecast by former Husker wide receiver Matt Davison. Nebraska Head Coach Bill Callahan will also join Sharpe in the booth for part of the telecast to provide insight into the Husker football program.



“We are excited that we are able to partner with the NFL Network and show football fans from coast to coast the passion for Nebraska football,” Nebraska Athletic Director Steve Pederson said. “This is a unique opportunity to showcase Nebraska on a network that is all football, all the time. We know it will be impressive for the nation to see a great crowd in Memorial Stadium for the Red-White Spring Game.”



The Nebraska Red-White game will be the first-ever spring game shown on NFL Network.

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