Hornish special guest for 'Orange Bowl.'

Double Indy Racing League champion Sam Hornish Jr. will be a guest of ABC Sports at the 2003 FedEx Orange Bowl, one of American Football's biggest college games, on Thursday in Miami.

"To have ABC Sports invite me to attend this game as their guest is a real privilege," said Hornish, who will watch No. 3 Iowa battle No. 5 USC from the sidelines of Pro Player Stadium.

The football game will be televised live at 8 p.m. (EST) on ABC.

ABC Sports will provide live coverage of the IRL season-opening Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, March 2. Hornish has won both IRL events at the 1.5-mile South Florida oval.

In addition to the Miami event, ABC Sports will provide live coverage of 9 of 16 Indy Racing League events during the 2003 season. ABC Sports will broadcast the Indy Japan 300 on a same-day delay basis, while ESPN will provide live telecasts of five IRL events.