Penn State Athletics partners with WPSU Penn State for Emmy-nominated weekly football preview show
 
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; September 2, 2015 – Penn State Athletics and WPSU Penn State are continuing their partnership this fall to produce the second season of “Unrivaled: The Penn State Football Story,” Presented by Pepsi, a weekly preview show that will chronicle the Nittany Lions journey throughout the 2015 season.
 
WPSU Penn State will produce “Unrivaled: The Penn State Football Story” Presented by Pepsi, which will debut September 3 in some markets and air on WPSU-TV, across the Commonwealth and in numerous markets in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast (see affiliates and schedule below).
 
Fans are encouraged to check local listings for possible schedule changes, particularly for the first episode and final episode, which will air during Thanksgiving week.
 
The 30-minute preview program will debut on Thursday, September 3, two days before the Nittany Lions travel to Philadelphia to meet Temple. The program will provide a fast-paced, intimate look inside the Nittany Lion football program. It will include a look at game week preparation, an all-access look at the coaching staff and visits with selected players on and off the field throughout the season.
 
The coverage also may include a review of the previous week’s game with highlights, sideline and locker room coverage. An enhanced game highlight package from each week’s game can be found on the Penn State All-Access Channel on www.GoPSUsports.com for free every Sunday following a game.


WPSU Penn State is in its fourth year working with Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics to produce the Nittany Lion football team’s weekly in-season TV show. “Penn State Football 2013 – The Next Chapter,” was nominated for a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award in 2013.
 
WPSU Penn State also works in partnership with Penn State Athletics to produce weekly in-season TV shows for men’s basketball, “Penn State Basketball: In The Paint” and women’s basketball, “Courtside with Coquese.” “In The Paint” was nominated for a 2013 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award. “Courtside with Coquese” received a Mid-Atlantic Emmy award in 2008 and was nominated for an Emmy in 2013.
 
Among the outlets carrying “Unrivaled: Penn State Football Story” Presented by Pepsi are:
 
WPSU-TV, Ch. 3 (State College/Central Pa.) – Friday, 9 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.
WPSU PBS World (State College/Central Pa.) – Friday, 6:15 p.m.
WTAJ-TV, Ch. 10/32 (State College/Altoona/Johnstown) – Friday (9/4) at 7 p.m.; remainder of the season Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
WFMZ-TV (Allentown/Northeast Philadelphia) – Saturday, 12:00 a.m. (ch. 69); Saturday, 11:30 a.m. (ch. 69.4)
MASN (Baltimore-Washington, D.C.) – Thursday, 10:30 p.m.
WFXP-TV, Ch. 66 (Erie) – Saturday, 6:30 a.m.
WLYH-TV (Harrisburg/Lancaster/Lebanon/York) – TBA (ch. 15); Saturday, 11:00 a.m. (EHP MyNet 21.2)
CSN-Philadelphia (Philadelphia/New Jersey) – Thursday, 11 p.m.
Root Sports (Western Pa./Eastern Ohio/West Virginia) – Friday, 4 p.m.
WNEP2 (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre) – Thursday, 9:30 p.m.
 
WPSU Penn State serves central Pennsylvania and national audiences with programming, educational services and community outreach. This public media service produces, acquires and distributes programs that address local interests and reflect the diverse cultural, political, geographic and demographic characteristics of an audience within central Pennsylvania.