Oct. 5, 2009

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Kickoff for the University of Maryland's annual Homecoming football game vs. the University of Virginia on Saturday, Oct. 17 has been set for 4 p.m. ET at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium.

The Atlantic Coast Conference office made the announcement Monday.

The game will be telecast on ESPNU and broadcast on the 13-station Terrapin Sports Radio Network, which includes flagship station WJZ-FM 105.7 in Baltimore and WJFK-FM 106.7 in Washington, D.C.

ESPNU, which is available to more than 46 million college sports fans across the country, is offered on Direct TV (channel 614) and Dish Network (channel 148), as well as many local cable providers.

ESPNU is available on Comcast Cable, airing in most local areas on channel 730 as part of the Digital Classic tier package. For specific availability questions, fans should visit www.comcast.com.

After a four-game homestand, the Terrapins (2-3, 1-0 ACC) are hitting the road Saturday to face Wake Forest (3-2, 1-1) before coming back home to face the Cavaliers.

Maryland holds a 41-30-2 all-time record in the series with Virginia.

ACC home games are selected on a 12-day option by ESPN/ABC or Raycom Sports. Four times during the season, ESPN/ABC can choose certain ACC games on a six-day window.

Tickets for home games are available through the Maryland Athletics Ticket Office. Fans may call 1-800-IM-A-TERP or click here.

About ESPNU
ESPNU launched March 4, 2005. The 24-hour college sports television network televises more than 550 live events annually, including college football, college basketball and Olympic sports from more than 25 Division I conferences, as well as premier high school content. The network also has a wide-ranging, long-term agreement with the NCAA for enhanced coverage of 22 NCAA Championships.

ESPNU also offers comprehensive studio programming, including live simulcasts of ESPN Radio's The Herd with Colin Cowherd, and replays the best games of the week from ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Regional Television. The brand is also available in high definition on ESPNU HD and online at ESPNU.com. In addition, ESPNU Campus Connection, a multi-platform student-generated content initiative, was introduced in August 2007.

ESPNU will be available nationwide in more than 47 million households and has long-term carriage agreements with nine of the top 10 providers - Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV (Channel 614), DISH Network (Channel 148), Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS TV and AT&T U-verse.