RU-Fresno State to Kickoff @4 pm on Labor Day

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (June 6, 2008) – ESPN has announced that the start time for Rutgers-Fresno State has been moved to 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 1. The Labor Day contest was originally scheduled to kickoff at 4:30 p.m.

With the opener on ESPN, the Scarlet Knights will play their first two games of the season on ESPN for the first time in school history. The first three games of the 2008 campaign will be nationally televised, including the Sept. 20 game at Navy on the CBS College Sports Network. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. in Annapolis.

Additional television information will be announced as the 2008 season progresses, usually 12 days prior to kickoff.

Rutgers 2008 Schedule

• Monday, Sept. 1 Fresno State (ESPN) 4:00 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 11 North Carolina (ESPN) 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Sept. 20 at Navy (CBS College Sports Network) 3:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Sept. 27 TBA
• Saturday, Oct. 4 at West Virginia*
• Saturday, Oct. 11 at Cincinnati*
• Saturday, Oct. 18 Connecticut*
• Saturday, Oct. 25 at Pittsburgh*
• Saturday, Nov. 8 Syracuse*
• Saturday, Nov. 15 at USF*
• Saturday, Nov. 22 Army
• Thursday, Dec. 4 Louisville* (ESPN) 7:30 p.m.

*Denotes BIG EAST game

Dates, Times and Television subject to change