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Bill's blog from August 23, 2009:

Are you ready for some football - NAIA style? Starting this Saturday you’ll have a full season of College Fanz NAIA Game of the Week at your fingertips. The College Fanz First Down Classic features the season openers for four teams in a day-night doubleheader streamed live from our site in partnership with Livestream. Avila University meets Doane College at 2:00 ET / 1:00 CT and McKendree University takes on Ottawa University at 8:00 ET / 7:00 CT. Check out the full schedule to discover which teams are included on the Inaugural season schedule.

We are extremely pleased to be working closely with the NAIA President Jim Carr and his staff to showcase the NAIA Champions of Character program. We’ll be talking more about this outstanding initiative throughout the season.

The entire College Fanz team is extremely proud to announce that we will provide over $50,000 in awards to colleges and universities through our newly formed College Fanz Scholarship Fund. Awards will be presented in the names of outstanding players and coaches appearing during the NAIA Game of the Week series.

Now, back to football! We will be streaming not only games live at no charge, but delivering news information and features 24/7 on our site. Bands, cheerleaders, dance teams, rivalries, mascots, traditions and more will be featured on the College Fanz Report daily.

Speaking of our live coverage of the NAIA Game of the Week, we’ll be doing all of the production from our innovative College Fanz Van and Mobile Broadcast Unit. The Fanz Van is provided by The Prestige Traveler, while the MBU comes from Wells Cargo. We’ll have actual footage of these units in action elsewhere on CollegeFanz.com.

There’s more! We have partnered with Webstorz, providing a unique opportunity to design your own items for clubs, groups, teams, etc. A portion of every sale will be donated to both the individual school and the NAIA. More details on this outstanding service may be heard on our 24/7 channel.

So, there you have it! Enjoy the season openers on Saturday and “stay tuned” for more innovation…there’s much more to come.

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