10-20-2009 02:06 PM

Sam Houston State and Stephen F. Austin to Play at Reliant Stadium in 2010

HOUSTON - The second-oldest Division I Football Championship Subdivision rivalry in Texas will have a new home at Reliant Stadium beginning next season, Lone Star Sports & Entertainment announced Tuesday. Sam Houston State and Stephen F. Austin will face off in the Battle of the Piney Woods in Houston next October.

“The Battle of the Piney Woods is one of the great traditions in college football in the state of Texas, and we are proud to bring it to Reliant Stadium,” LSSE president Jamey Rootes said. “We want to make Reliant Stadium the premier venue for every level of college football in Texas; and this rivalry brings us one step closer to that goal.”

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