Did you know that Whittier College not only has an alumnus in Super Bowl XLI**, but a professor who is a popular speaker on the subject of the Big Game?

Interviewed on the Whittier campus by NFL films last summer, segments featuring Professor of Religious Studies and sports enthusiast Joe Price are scheduled to run on ESPN television stations on January 29, first at midnight, then again at 11:30a.m. (PDT). During the broadcast, which will include footage from the NFL film archives, Price offers his analysis of the Super Bowl as the center of American pilgrimage by fusing the symbol systems of sports, business, entertainment, and media.

In his usual roundup of media interviews prior to the Big Game, Price will also be interviewed on Seattle NPR stations KUOW (Katy Sewall, "Weekday") and KPLU (Gary Davis, KPLU News); please check local broadcast schedules for specific times. To read the article published in the January 27 edition of the Miami Herald quoting Price, “Faith & Football: Churches borrow Super Bowl enthusiasm to score some spiritual touchdowns,” please click here.

Planning to be in the Seattle area? On Wednesday, January 31, at 7:30 p.m., Price will deliver

“Goal to Go: Religion and the Super Bowl,” a lecture open to the public, taking place at the University of Washington campus. For tickets and additional location information, please call 206.543.0540.