INTERNATIONAL BOWL TO BE WEBCAST WORLDWIDE
York University football fans will be able to tune in live to watch the 2012 International Bowl as the IFAF World Team will take on America's Under-19 National Team on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at The Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex in Austin, Texas.
Fans can tune in to CBS Sports Network's live television coverage of the International Bowl and can access the broadcaster's Channel Finder at www.cbssportsnetwork.com. The game kicks off at 5pm local Central time (6pm Eastern time) and the game will be archived 72 hours later at www.usafootball.com.
For the third consecutive year, the game will feature York Lions’ head coach, Warren Craney, as he will serve as the World Team’s defensive coordinator. This will not be Craney’s first experience coaching in an international setting, as he led the Canadian junior national team to the silver medal as the defensive coordinator at the 2009 IFAF Junior World Championships in Canton, Ohio. Last month, Craney spoke about his international coaching experience at the 89th annual American Football Coaches Association Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
Craney will be coaching under fellow OUA head coach, Greg Marshall, who led the University of Western Ontario to the Yates Cup in 2010.
Joining Craney on the World Team will be Lions’ defensive back, Marcus Grandison (Toronto), who was among the first 12 players to be named to the World Team roster. Like Craney, this will not be Grandison’s first international football game, as he played in this event last year.
"We are delighted that American football fans around the world will be able to watch our best junior talent aged 19 and under take on America's finest," said IFAF President Tommy Wiking. "The game has players and coaches representing 20 countries whose participation will create great interest in their homeland and inspire other young players to compete at this level.
"Regardless of whether or not their country has players on the IFAF World Team roster, people who are passionate about American football in the more than 60 countries IFAF represents should all be excited to tune in to watch the webcast."
The IFAF World Team is selected from athletes nominated by their respective federations who form a 50-man roster from American Samoa, Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain and Sweden.
Last year, the IFAF World Team narrowly lost 21-14 to Team USA at Westlake High School in Austin, and in 2010, the Americans were held scoreless until the final play of the first half before going on to win 17-0 at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.
The IFAF World Team rosters and player bios along with features, photos, video and more information about the 2012 International Bowl can be found at http://www.IFAF.org and at www.internationalbowl2012.com.
