Game Day: Iowa Entertains Pitt

Sept. 17, 2011

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa football team returns to action inside historic Kinnick Stadium today with the back half of a home-and-home series with Pittsburgh of the Big East Conference. The Hawkeyes will be looking for their second win in the series; the Panthers hold a 3-1 advantage in head-to-head meetings, a mark that includes a 21-20 win at Pitt in 2008.

“They have good players in all three phases,” Kirk Ferentz told the media that assembled at his Tuesday visit about the unbeaten Panthers.

“I think they’ve gotten off to a good start which is really impressive considering they’ve changed philosophically. They’re al different football team than when we played the last time. It’s certainly going to be good to be back at Kinnick.”

If you’re heading to the game, drive carefully, celebrate responsibly and, of course, be loud and proud and wear gold: It’s the annual “Be Bold, Wear Gold” game..

If you won’t be among the fans in attendance Iowa City – the game is sold out — here’s the list of options to help you follow along at home or wherever your travels might take you…but first, click HERE for the one-stop shopping option.

Iowa (1-1) vs. Pittsburgh (2-0)
Saturday, Sept. 17 (11 a.m. Iowa time)

Television
The game will be televised live to a national audience by ESPN2. It is also available online at ESPN3.com. The announcers will be Beth Mowins and Mike Bellotti.

Hawkeye Radio Network
Today’s game – and all games of the 2011 Iowa Hawkeyes – will be broadcast live on the Hawkeye Radio Network with Gary Dolphin, Ed Podolak and Rob Brooks calling the action. The pre-game show begins at 9 a.m. Iowa time. For the list of Hawkeye Radio Network affiliates, click HERE.

The radio broadcast is also available exclusively online inside Hawkeye All-Access, the multi-media portal of hawkeyesports.com, the official world wide web site of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Subscribers to Hawkeye All-Access can also watch live and exclusive coverage of Kirk Ferentz’s post-game media conference. To subscribe to Hawkeye All-Access, click HERE. You can also review the offerings inside Hawkeye All-Access there. Also, Hawkeye All-Access is now part of the Big Ten Digital Network. You can learn more about the offerings inside that space – content comes from all 12 Big Ten Conference institutions and the Big Ten Network – click HERE.

The broadcast is also available on Sirius XM Radio. For more information, click HERE.

Hawkeye All-Access is now part of the Big Ten Digital Network. You can learn more about the offerings inside that space – content comes from all 12 Big Ten Conference institutions and the Big Ten Network – click HERE.

Official Game Day Blog
Fans of the Hawkeyes are also invited to register to participate in the very popular Official Iowa Football Game Day Blog. Fans who register in advance of the game are eligible to win a pair of tickets to the Hawkeyes’ game against Louisiana-Monroe and become a finalist for a pair of tickets to the first Heroes Game – Iowa vs. Nebraska – in late November in Lincoln, Neb. To learn more about the blog and to register to participate, click HERE

GameTracker
Need the most up-to-date game statistics and play-by-play? No one is faster and more accurate the GameTracker service inside hawkeyesports.com. To access GameTracker, click HERE, then just click on the GameTracker link to the right of the Hawkeyes’ 2011 schedule.