NAIA strikes deal for live streaming of football games

MT. LAUREL, NJ  —  College Fanz Sports Network is partnering with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to present the College Fanz NAIA Football Game of the Week.

College Fanz will produce live streaming video webcasts of selected NAIA college football games this fall.  

The Fanz Van will be manned by Jason Dannelly, director of college relations for College Fanz, and a crew of broadcasters and technicians stopping at college campuses around the country.

The debut of the College Fanz NAIA Football Game of the Week is Saturday, Aug. 29, with the annual First Down Classic in Platte City, Mo., a doubleheader featuring Avila University vs. Doane College in the first game and McKendree University vs. Ottawa University in the second.   

Other games scheduled include Thursday, Sept. 3 in Joliet, Ill., for the Saint Xavier vs. St. Francis gridiron contest, and on Saturday, Sept. 5, for the Nebraska Wesleyan vs. Sioux Falls tilt.

   Additional games are being added to the schedule, culminating with the NAIA playoffs in November and December.

 “The opportunity for us to meet fanz in person on campuses around the country, share their enthusiasm and passion for their colleges, bring our cameras and microphones into their games and bring a live webcast to fanz around the world, represents a significant advance for not just fanz of the NAIA but for fanz of all college sports,”  Bill Rasmussen, the innovator behind ESPN and founding partner of College Fanz, said.   

NAIA President and CEO Jim Carr said, “The NAIA is proud to work with Bill Rasmussen and College Fanz on the College Fanz NAIA  Football Game of the Week. College Fanz supports our mission to advance character-driven intercollegiate athletics and offers a tremendous platform to tell the NAIA story. Together we are committed to sharing that passion with fans around the world.”  

Additional information is available at http://www.CollegeFanz.com.