Nicholls, Southeastern Louisiana Play Thursday on the Southland Conference Television Network
FRISCO, Texas - Nicholls State and Southeastern Louisiana will play for the River Bell Trophy Thursday night in the Toyota Game of the Week on the Southland Conference Television Network. Coverage begins at 6 p.m. with kickoff scheduled five minutes later.
Southeastern lost 41-10 to Stephen F. Austin last Saturday to drop to 6-4 overall and 4-2 in Southland play. The Lions remain in contention for a share of the Southland Conference race with a victory. However, they would need Stephen F. Austin to lose at Northwestern State and McNeese State to lose at home to Central Arkansas. Nicholls snapped a seven-game losing streak last Saturday with a 28-21 victory against Northwestern State. The Colonels are 2-8 overall and 1-5 in the conference.
Southeastern Louisiana averages 273.0 passing yards per game to rank 12th the Football Championship Subdivision. It also ranks 22nd in scoring, averaging 31.4 points per game and 24th in total offense, averaging 385.9 yards per game. Quarterback Brian Babin has completed 193-of-308 passes for 2,220 yards and 22 touchdowns against just six interceptions. Babin ranks 21st in the FCS in passing efficiency (142.88) and 26th in total offense (239.7). Simmie Yarborough has caught 54 passes for 730 yards and 12 touchdowns. His 81.5 receiving yards per game ranks 22nd nationally. He is 20th in scoring, averaging 8.2 points per game.
Nicholls is averaging 17.1 points and 281.2 yards per game. The Colonels' 188.9 yards rushing per game ranks 13th in the FCS. Quarterback LaQuintin Caston has completed 39-of-85 passes for 698 yards and seven touchdowns against only two interceptions. His primary target is Antonio Robinson, who has caught 24 passes for 428 yards and four touchdowns. Marlin Meeks is the team's leading rusher with 102 carries for 560 yards and a pair of scores. The Colonels rank sixth nationally in net punting, averaging 37.91 net yards per punt. Patrick Dolan is averaging 43.20 yards per punt to rank sixth.
This will be the 19th meeting between Nicholls and Southeastern. The Colonels have a 10-8 edge in the series after a 35-28 win last year. Nicholls has won eight of the last nine games dating back to 1981, though lost to the Lions, 17-13, in their last visit to Strawberry Stadium in 2007.
The Southland Conference Television Network is now in its second season. The 2009-10 slate includes 11 football games, 16 men's and women's basketball games and championship games of the soccer, volleyball, softball and baseball conference tournaments. Doug Anderson will handle play-by-play duties, while LaDarrin McLane will serve as the color analyst. Chris Mycoskie joins them this week as the sideline reporter.
The network will also televise the Central Arkansas and McNeese State game on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Currently, there are 10 affiliates in the three-state network, including KARZ-TV in Little Rock, Pine Bluff and Conway, Ark.; WBTR-TV in Baton Rouge, La.; WSTY-TV in Hammond, La.; KPXJ-TV in Shreveport, La. and Texarkana, Texas; KUIL-TV in Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas; MyTX 18 in Tyler, Longview, Nacogdoches and Lufkin; KTBU-TV in Houston, Baytown and Sugar Land, Texas; Suddenlink Communications in Lake Charles, La.; Time Warner Cable in Arlington, Austin, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Edinburg, Harlingen, Killeen, Plano, San Antonio, San Marcos, Temple and Waco, Texas; and Grande Communications on the Texas State University campus in San Marcos, Texas.
Fox College Sports will also broadcast the games on a tape-delayed basis each week. Thursday's game between Nicholls and Southeastern Louisiana will be rebroadcast on Fox College Sports Pacific Friday at 4 p.m., CST.
All Southland TV games will be streamed live to SLC NOW, the conference's live and on-demand video and audio channel on Southland.org. All SLC NOW programming is free to anyone who registers on the site.
For more information about Southland TV and SLC NOW, please visit the conference Web site, Southland.org.
Where to watch the game this week:
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ARKANSAS
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Location
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Station
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Channel
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Little Rock
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KARZ
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42 & Comcast Cable Ch. 9
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Conway
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KARZ
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42 & Conway Corp. Cable Ch. 9
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Texarkana
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KPXJ
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21
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LOUISIANA
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Location
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Station
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Channel
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Baton Rouge
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WBTR
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41
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Hammond
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WSTY TV
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23 & Charter Cable Ch. 22
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Lake Charles
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Suddenlink Cable
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14
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Natchitoches
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KPXJ
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Suddenlink Cable 16
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Shreveport
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KPXJ
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21
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TEXAS
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Location
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Station
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Channel
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Arlington
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Time Warner Cable
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185 & Video On Demand
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Austin
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Time Warner Cable
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888 & Video On Demand
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Beaumont-Port Arthur
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KUIL/The U
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Time Warner Cable Ch. 15
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Brownsville
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Time Warner Cable
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888 & Video On Demand
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Corpus Christi
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Time Warner Cable
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100
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Dallas
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Time Warner Cable
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185 & Video On Demand
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Edinburg
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Time Warner Cable
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888
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Harlingen
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Time Warner Cable
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888
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Killeen
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Time Warner Cable
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888 & Video On Demand
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Longview
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MyTX 18
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WEHCO Cable 10
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Lufkin
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MyTX 18
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Suddenlink Cable 6
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McAllen
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Time Warner Cable
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888
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Nacogdoches
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MyTX 18
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Suddenlink Cable 8
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Plano
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Time Warner Cable
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185 & Video On Demand
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San Antonio
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Time Warner Cable
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888 & Video On Demand
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San Marcos
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Time Warner Cable
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888 & Video On Demand
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Temple
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Time Warner Cable
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888 & Video On Demand
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Texas State Campus
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Grande Cable
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17
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Texarkana
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KPXJ
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21
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Tyler
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MyTX 18
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Suddenlink Cable 2
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Waco
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Time Warner Cable
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888 & Video On Demand
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NATIONAL
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Fox College Sports Pacific (Delay); Friday, Nov. 20 at 4 p.m., CST.
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