ESPN's DIRECTV Satellite Bus Visiting BYU Friday

PROVO, Utah -- ESPN’s DIRECTV satellite bus will be on the BYU campus Friday as part of the network’s month-long tour across the country covering college spring football.

As part of ESPN’s spring football coverage, ESPN’s DIRECTV satellite bus originates from numerous campuses throughout April to provide interviews with coaches and players on multiple ESPN outlets and programs.

BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall will take his turn on the bus and be part of the ESPNU College Football Blitz on Friday as well as ESPN’s College Football Live scheduled to air on April 28 on multiple ESPN outlets. Check television listings for times and information.

BYU is one of 15 schools scheduled for stops during the month-long bus tour. Other stops on the tour include TCU, Oklahoma, LSU, Florida, Florida State, Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Boise State, UCLA, USC, Stanford and Oregon.

The Cougars wrapped up spring practices earlier this month and will open fall camp in August in preparation for the program’s first year as a football independent with television partner ESPN.

The 2011 schedule includes opponents from the Southeastern Conference, Big 12, Pac-12, Conference USA, Western Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference and Big Sky. The 12-game schedule kicks off at Ole Miss on Sept. 3 and concludes at Hawaii on Dec. 3.

Season tickets are now available through the Marriott Center Ticket Office (801-422-BYU1) or online at BYUtickets.com. Season ticket packages reflect the team’s seven-game home schedule in 2011, one more contest than last year, with season ticket package per-game prices staying the same as the 2010 season.