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2009 Herbstreit ?challenge? unleashed
By Chick Ludwig | Thursday, May 7, 2009

FIFTH ANNUAL HERBSTREIT

VARSITY FOOTBALL SERIES

(at Ohio Stadium, Columbus)

Saturday, Aug. 29

St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) vs. Upper Arlington, noon (ESPN)

Westerville South vs. Hilliard Davidson, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU).

Sunday, Aug. 30

Olentangy Liberty vs. Dublin Coffman, noon (ESPNU)

Orange Lutheran (Calif.) vs. Pickerington Central, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

ECONOMY CAUSES DOWNSIZE

TO 4 GAMES (FROM 11 IN 2008)

The nation?s economic downturn has forced the Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series to downsize to four Ohio games this fall, but the series hopes to rebound strong in 2010.

Kirk Herbstreit?This event is very important to me,? Herbstreit said. ?A big part of my vision is to have Ohio against the best teams in the nation year after year. We?ve done that in the past. This year, we?ve had to scale back. It all has to do with (economic) cutbacks.

?Hopefully in 2010 and beyond, we?ll get back to what the original concept and idea was.?

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