MAC Football Preview Show -- Press Release

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Brad Fanning has recorded a segment on BGSU for this broadcast.

2004 MAC GRIDIRON PREVIEW DEBUTS SATURDAY ON FSN OHIO
Michael Reghi Hosts Hour-Long Show

CLEVELAND, Ohio —The Mid-American Conference has teamed up with Fox Sports Net Ohio for the second straight year to provide fans an in-depth look at the upcoming MAC football season beginning Saturday, August 21. with the premiere of the MAC Gridiron Preview.

MAC football broadcaster Michael Reghi will be the tour guide during the hour-long show, with reports from all 14 schools in the conference, plus a conversation with MAC Commissioner Rick Chryst and a look at players to watch.

The program, produced by FSN Ohio with assistance from the MAC office and its member institutions, is scheduled for air on six regional sports networks, plus Fox digital networks. FSN Ohio serves over 4.5 million households in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Fox Sports Net Chicago reaches 3.8 million households in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and Wisconsin. There are 3.3 million subscribers in the Fox Sports Net Detroit coverage area in Michigan, Northwest Ohio and Northern Indiana.

Empire Sports Network, which will announce air dates and times shortly, has subscribers numbering 7 million in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and on satellite.

Fox Sports Net Midwest reaches over 4 million cable and satellite subscribers in Southern and Central Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

Sunshine Network is available in over 5.9 million cable and satellite homes in the state of Florida.

The following are dates and times of the MAC Gridiron Preview on Fox Sports Net and other regional sports networks spanning the MAC's seven-state geographic footprint:

8/21 5:00 PM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview FSN Ohio
8/22 3:00 PM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview FSN Midwest
8/23 2:00 PM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview FSN Ohio
8/24 3:00 PM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview FSN Midwest
8/27 6:30 PM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview FSN Atlantic (D)
8/27 6:30 PM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview Sunshine
8/28 8:30 AM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview FSN Detroit
8/28 11:00 AM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview FSN Ohio
8/28 3:00 PM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview FSN Chicago
8/28 5:00 PM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview FSN Detroit
8/29 4:00 PM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview FSN Ohio
8/29 12:00 AM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview FSN Midwest
8/30 2:00 PM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview FSN Detroit
8/30 11:00 PM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview FSN Atlantic (D)
8/30 11:00 PM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview Sunshine
8/31 2:00 PM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview FSN Ohio
9/4 3:00 PM 2004 MAC Gridiron Preview FSN Ohio

The 14-team Mid-American Conference is coming off its finest year, producing three 10-win teams in 2003 (Bowling Green, Miami, Northern Illinois), two top 25 teams, two bowl wins, two first round NFL draft picks and five wins over BCS conference teams, including four nationally-ranked opponents.