University of Richmond Athletics
Spider Sportsline Returns To Outback Tue. Sept. 8 at Noon
On Tuesday, September 8, Outback Steakhouse, 7917 W. Broad Street, will begin its eighth consecutive season hosting the football edition of the Spider Sportsline, Richmond's popular coach's radio show featuring head coach Danny Rocco, "Voice of the Spiders" Bob Black and their special guests, including Spider football student-athletes. The live broadcast airs from noon-1pm on ESPN 950, SPORTS FM 100.5, RichmondSpiders.com and ESPN950am.com, and is available on tablets and mobile devices.
Fans, alums and corporate partners are encouraged to attend, enjoy lunch, and talk Spider and college football. Listeners can call-in during the program at 804-622-0950 or toll free 877-994-4950. Emails can be sent anytime to spidersportsline@richmond.edu and will be read on-the-air.
Again this season, Spider Club members can register at Outback during the program by showing their 2015-16 Spider Club membership card to win a Spider Fan Pack of great prizes at the end of the season. Chances of winning increase by attending and registering each week.
New this season, a live video webcast of the show will be available on the Spider Athletics YouTube page. A video archive of each week’s show will be posted on the same page and each show will also be archived for audio playback in ESPN 950's Audio Vault.
The Spider Sportsline with Coach Rocco will air live from Outback, 7917 W. Broad St., every Tuesday during the college football season.
Outback Steakhouse, 7917 W. Broad Street, is open for lunch seven days a week at 11 a.m.
There are four other conveniently-located Outback restaurants throughout the area – in Richmond off Huguenot Road; in Colonial Heights off S. Park Circle; in Mechanicsville off Bell Creek Road and in Midlothian off Chital Drive.