July 7, 2008

BOCA RATON, FL- Florida Atlantic University's football team will play two nationally televised games at the University of Minnesota (UM) and at Michigan State University (MSU).

The first of two Big-10 contests will feature the Owls at MSU on Saturday, September 13 at noon and will be televised on either ESPN or ESPN2.

FAU will play UM on Saturday, September 20 at noon and will be available nationally via DirecTV, Dish Network and on the Big 10 Network. The game will mark the third in the tied series between the Gophers and Owls. UM won the first match up 46-7 in 2005. FAU evened the series in 2007 with a 42-39 victory at Dolphin Stadium in Miami.

FAU is scheduled to open the 2008 campaign and defense of the Sun Belt Conference title on Saturday, August 30 at the University of Texas in Austin.