NORFOLK, Va. – The 55th annual Battle of the Bay will be played before a worldwide viewing audience this upcoming football season.

The MEAC announced its national television schedule on Friday, and Norfolk State's home game against Hampton on Saturday, Oct. 14 will be streamed live on ESPN3 and will be broadcast on a tape-delay basis that same night on ESPNU.

The game will still kick off at 2 p.m. at Dick Price Stadium as originally scheduled. The stream will be available via computer and mobile devices on ESPN3 (www.watchespn.com) and through the Watch ESPN app. ESPNU will air the game at 10:30 p.m. that same evening.

This will be the first televised Battle of the Bay football game since 2014. That year, the Spartans earned a 21-13 win at HU's Armstrong Stadium, beginning what is now a three-game win streak in the series for NSU.