TROY, N.Y. – For the fourth straight year, the oldest college football rivalry in New York State will be broadcast live in the Capital Region. This Saturday's game between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Union College at Rensselaer's '86 Field in Troy will be aired live on Time Warner Cable beginning at 1pm.
Saturday's game, the 107th meeting between the two schools who play for the Dutchman Shoes Trophy, will be shown live on channel 3. The game will also be broadcast live on the radio at WRPI, 91.5 FM, and on the Internet at www.wrpi.org. A live webcast is available from www.rpiathletics.com.
Robert Lee will handle the play-by-play duties and Rodney Smith will provide color commentary.
The 2005, 2006 & 2007 Dutchman Shoes Trophy Games were also broadcast live by Time Warner, drawing three of the largest audiences in Time Warner Sports history.
Saturday's game will go a long way in determining who represents the Liberty League in the NCAA Tournament. Rensselaer enters the game in first place with a 4-0 league record and a 6-0 overall mark. Union, which is 2-2 and 3-3, is in fourth place overall, just a game behind second place Hobart (3-1; 5-1) and WPI (3-1; 6-1).
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