Boggling discovery of the week: ESPN will be broadcasting from my alma mater:
Williams College will play host to archrival Amherst College in football at noon in the 122nd meeting of “The Biggest Little Game in America” on Saturday, November 10th.
ESPN’s College GameDay Built By The Home Depot with host Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard will make its first appearance at a Division III game when they kickoff their show at 10:00 ET live from Weston Field.
OK, that’s just freaky.
I should note, though, that this is not the first time that ESPN has visited the Purple Valley– back in the mid-90’s (1995? 1997?), a Williams-amherst game was broadcast on ESPN2. It was a horrible, rainy day, the field was a mess, and the game ended in a 0-0 tie.
Let’s hope this turns out better for everyone involved.