WASHINGTON, D.C.  - Howard University invites all area children to attend their upcoming football game this Saturday, Sept. 6, against Georgetown University.  Children have the opportunity to experience a college football game as the Bison will host NCAA Football's eleventh annual "Take A Kid to the Game" (TAKG) program.  Kids (ages fourteen and younger) will receive a free or discounted ticket with the purchase of a full-priced adult ticket to watch the Bison battle the Hoyas at Greene Stadium at 1pm, the first-ever meeting between the cross-town rivals.

Howard University is one of more than 200 schools across the nation hosting a game in this campaign.

"We encourage you to save the date," said Dwight Datcher, athletics director at Howard. "Howard University is excited about this event where kids from the community will have a chance to be apart of our game day experience and support NCAA Football's Take A Kid to the GameÒ program. This game day experience is an opportunity for children to spend quality time with a parent or role model and learn about sportsmanship that can be demonstrated on the playing field."

Tickets for this special game are now available and can be purchased at the Cramton Box Office on the campus of Howard University or through ticketmaster.com.  For more information, contact Cramton at (202) 806-7198/7199. Reduced ticket prices for children aged 14 and under event are $7.50.

The Take A Kid to the Game program is one of the national promotions of NCAA Football, the marketing arm of college football.  The grassroots program is designed to encourage adults to take kids to an NCAA athletic event and experience game-day at an affordable price.