The YES Network will televise live the third annual Gridiron Football Classic: UAlbany vs Jacksonville

New York, NY -- The YES Network (www.yesnetwork.com) will televise live the third annual Gridiron Classic college football game on Saturday, December 6, pitting University at Albany (N.Y.), champion of the Northeast Conference, against Jacksonville University (Fla.), the Pioneer Football League champion. The game, to be telecast at 1:30 pm ET, will take place at University Field on the UAlbany campus. Both schools participate in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly Division I-AA.

YES is available throughout New York and Connecticut and in parts of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania on cable, on Verizon’s FiOS and AT&T’s U-Verse television services, and via DirecTV (channel 631 for both standard definition and high-definition). YES is available nationally on DirecTV (channel 631) and on AT&T’s U-verse (channel 702).

UAlbany won its second straight NEC title this year by going undefeated in league play for the second consecutive season (7-0, 8-3 overall). Its seven-game win streak is tied for third longest among FCS teams. The Great Danes’ offense is led by senior tailback David McCarty, UAlbany’s single-season and career record holder in rushing yards.

Jacksonville won its first Pioneer Football League title this fall with a 7-1 conference record despite being picked to finish fifth prior to the season. The Dolphins, coached by former University of Florida standout quarterback Kerwin Bell, are 9-3 overall and, like Albany, are riding a seven-game win streak. This is only Jacksonville’s 11th season of fielding a football team.

Pioneer Football League representatives have won the first two Gridiron Classics, with Dayton defeating UAlbany 42-21 in 2007 and San Diego besting Monmouth 27-7 in 2006.

The YES Network, the most-watched regional sports network in the country the past five years, features exclusive telecasts of the 26-time World Champion New York Yankees and the New Jersey Nets In addition to the Yankees and Nets, YES televises college games, as well as Emmy Award-winning biography, interview and magazine programs. Further YES Network information can be found at www.yesnetwork.com.