Gambling state southern university football

Gambling state southern university football

GRAMBLING MEETS SOUTHERN IN STATE FARM BAYOU CLASSIC SATURDAY ON NBC SPORTS

Paul Maguire returns to NBC Sports as analyst

NEW YORK – November 25, 2009 – A Thanksgiving weekend tradition continues as NBC Sports, for the 19th consecutive year, broadcasts the State Farm Bayou Classic between Southern University and Grambling State, Saturday, 2 p.m. ET from the Louisiana Superdome.

Paul Maguire returns to NBC Sports to serve as the analyst for Saturday's game. Maguire's last assignment for NBC was at Super Bowl XXXII where he served as an analyst as part of a three-man booth with Dick Enberg and Phil Simms. This is his third stint with NBC Sports having begun his broadcasting career with the network in 1971. He left to join ESPN in 1979 and re-joined NBC in 1986.

Lewis Johnson will host NBC's coverage and Tom Hammond will provide play-by-play.

The first ever Bayou Classic, won 21-0 by Grambling, was played in New Orleans' Tulane Stadium in 1974. Southern leads the all-time series, 18-17, but Grambling has won three of the last five, including last year's Classic, 29-14.

One of the highlights of NBC's broadcast is the renowned halftime show, during which the marching bands of both Southern University and Grambling State University put on an exciting display of talent. Weaved throughout the broadcast will be interviews with the head coaches and drum line battles between the bands.
Source: http://www.fangsbites.com/2009/11/college-football-previews-for-week-13_27.html