Jan. 6, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - The season debut of UCF Sports Today with Kirk Speraw is set for Tuesday. The program will air on UCF TV at 12:30 p.m. and then statewide on Sun Sports at 4 p.m.
The 30-minute show, which is hosted by UCF's radio voice, Marc Daniels, will broadcast each Tuesday until the end of the Knights' season. Each week on Sun Sports, the program will follow UCF SportsKnight, a show which focuses on UCF Athletics and begins at 3:30 p.m.
Additionally, Bright House Sports Network will show the program Wednesday at 5 p.m. and Friday at 4 p.m.
On the season debut, Speraw will join Daniels to talk about UCF's non-conference campaign, which will conclude tonight at the UCF Arena against Holy Cross. The Knights, who have won four-consecutive games, are 7-0 in Orlando this year.
Speraw will also preview the team's Conference USA opener, which is slated for Saturday at 5 p.m. at home against national power Memphis. The game is being billed as a Blackout and fans are encouraged to wear black to the UCF Arena to support the Knights.
The episode will also include a tour of the UCF Practice Facility with sophomore guard Taylor Young (Orlando, Fla.) Located inside The Venue, the facility opened this past summer and includes a practice court, weight room, locker room and lounge and offices.
The show will also include the Centex.com Play of the Week, which includes the song "Pattern Nation" from The Dropa Stone. This week's episode also features music from Megaphone with their track "Wasted." For more information on the band, visit MySpace.com/Megaphone.
Episodes of UCF Sports Today with Kirk Speraw will be available at UCFAthletics.com and UCFTV.ucf.edu.
A UCF Basketball Outback Steakhouse Four-Pack is currently available for only $50 by calling the UCF ticket sales office at (407) UCF-1000. The four-pack offers the best seat available at the UCF Arena for the contest with Memphis. The package also includes tickets to UCF's Conference USA games with SMU (Jan. 28), Houston (Feb. 4) and East Carolina (March 7).
For the latest news on the Knights, log on to UCFAthletics.com - the official site for UCF varsity sports. The site, which also contains ticket and Golden Knights Club donor information, is also the home of UCF's new online apparel store. Also visit UCFPhotos.com, the exclusive fan source for UCF action sports pictures.