Southland TV to Televise Central Arkansas at Northwestern State
FRISCO, Texas - When Central Arkansas and Northwestern State meet Saturday
at Turpin Stadium they will be playing to remain in the hunt not only for a
Southland Conference championship, but also a potential berth into the NCAA
Division I playoffs. With all that on the line there is no doubt it is the Toyota
Game of the Week on the Southland Conference Television Network. Coverage
begins at 3 p.m. with kickoff slated for just five minutes later.
The Bears are
6-3 overall and 5-1 in Southland play and are riding a five-game win streak
into its final conference game of the season. After the game with the Demons,
only a non-conference game vs. Texas State remains. Northwestern State is 5-3
overall and 3-1 in league games and has won its last three games after a 2-3
start to the season that included losses at LSU and SMU. After playing Central
Arkansas, the Demons have a game at Sam Houston State before playing host to
rival Stephen F. Austin. A win by either team would keep it in contention for
the championship with two games to play.
Central Arkansas
recorded season highs with 586 yards of total offense and 292 yards on the
ground in a 55-29 victory over Southeastern Louisiana last Saturday.
Quarterback Nathan Dick threw five touchdown passes in the game to increase his
season total to 22. The senior from Allen, Texas, has completed 66.4 percent of
his passes (156 of 235) for 2,017 yards and is averaging 252.1 passing yards
per game, the third best total in Southland. Jesse Grandy and Dominique Croom
each have caught six touchdown passes. Grandy leads the Bears with 35 catches
for 577 yards, an average of 64.1 yards per game while Croom has 32 receptions
for 458 yards and an average of 50.9 yards per game. UCA ranks second in the
Southland in scoring offense (33.7 points) and passing efficiency (152.1) and ranks
third in passing offense (265.8). It is also the league's most efficient in the
red-zone having scored on 23 of 28 possessions, including 16 touchdowns and
seven field goals.
Northwestern
State made four red-zone stops to pick up a non-conference victory at Texas
State last Saturday. Quarterback Brad Henderson completed 14 of 25 passes for
136 yards and a touchdown as the Demons won for the third consecutive game.
Henderson has completed 63.7 percent of his passes (123 of 193) for 1,308 yards
and 11 touchdowns this season. Of its 300.4 total yards per game, Northwestern
is averaging 171.6 passing yards. Tight end Justin Aldredge has caught 28
passes for 390 yards and two touchdowns. Receiver Louis Hollier caught his
second touchdown of the season last week at Texas State. He has 20 receptions
for 139 yards. Nine different receivers have caught touchdown passes. D.J.
Palmer is the team's leading rusher, averaging 34.5 yards per game.
Defensively, the Demons rank second in the conference holding opponents to just
22.0 points per game. Northwestern also rank second against the run, allowing
just 121.6 rushing yards per game.
This will be the
fifth all-time meeting between Central Arkansas and Northwestern State with
each team winning twice. The Demons won last year in Conway, upsetting the No.
22 Bears, 24-19, to spark the team to a four-game win streak.
Randy McIlvoy, sports director at KPRC-TV
in Houston, will handle football play-by-play duties and will be joined in the
booth by color analyst Shea Walker, a former Texas A&M standout and veteran
broadcaster for the last 17 years. Jane Slater, a reporter for
WFAA-TV and KRLD-AM in Dallas, will serve as the sideline reporter.
As one of the nation's most innovative broadcast
opportunities, the Southland TV Network became a reality in 2008 and has
broadcast nearly 100 events during three-plus years. The network has earned a
College Sports Media Award (2009) and an honorable mention (2010) at the
College Sports Video Summit as well as four prestigious Telly Awards. The
network will deliver programming this fall to over 20 markets, expanding its
reach to a potential 10 million television households.
This list of Texas markets includes Abilene-Sweetwater
on KTXS (12.3); Amarillo on KCPN (19.2); Austin on Time Warner (77); Beaumont-Port
Arthur on KUIL (12.3); Corpus Christi on KIII (3.2); Dallas-Fort Worth on WFAA
(8.3); Houston on KUBE (57.1); Lubbock on KMYL (22.2); Midland-Odessa on KWWT
(30.2); Rio Grande Valley on KRGV (5.3); San Antonio on KCWX (2.2);
Tyler-Longview-Lufkin-Nacogdoches on KYTX (19.2); and, Waco-Temple-Bryan on
KCEN (6.2). The list of Louisiana markets includes Baton Rouge on WBTR (41);
Hammond on WSTY (23); Lafayette on KLWB (50.1), Lake Charles on KVHP (29.2);
Morgan City-Houma on KWBJ (22); and, Shreveport-Texarkana on KPXJ (21.1). The
network reaches the Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas, market on KARZ (42.1). The
list of affiliates will vary week to week, so check Southland.org/television for the
carriage list prior to each game.
All Southland TV games will be streamed live and for free
on SLC NOW on conference's website, Southland.org. Coverage is also accessible
via ESPN3 at WatchESPN.com and on the WatchESPN application for iPhone, iPad
and Android users.
The
game will re-air nationally on Fox College Sports Central, Sunday at 5 p.m.,
Central. In Laredo, Texas, KTXW (8.2) will carry this match-up on a
tape-delayed basis Sunday at 1 a.m.
Southland TV Network Affiliate List for
Central Arkansas at Northwestern State
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LIVE COVERAGE
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Texas
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Abilene-Sweetwater
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KTXS
12.3 (This TV)
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Amarillo
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KCPN
19.2 (MyNetwork)
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Austin
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Time
Warner 77
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Beaumont-Port
Arthur
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KUIL
12.3 (MYTX/MyNetwork)
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Corpus
Christi
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KIII
3.2 (MYTX/MeTV)
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Dallas-Fort
Worth
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WFAA
8.3 (Live Well Network)
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Houston
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KUBE
57.1
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Lubbock
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KMYL
22.2 (MyNetwork)
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Midland-Odessa
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KWWT
30.2 (Retro TV)
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Rio
Grande Valley
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KRGV
5.3 (Retro TV)
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San
Antonio
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KCWX
2.2 (This TV)
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Tyler-Longview
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KYTX
19.2 (MYTX/MeTV)
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Waco-Temple-Bryan
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KCEN
6.2 (MYTX/This TV)
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Arkansas
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Little
Rock-Pine Bluff
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KARZ
42.1 (MyNetwork)
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Texarkana
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KPXJ
21.1 (CW)
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Louisiana
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Baton
Rouge
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WBTR
41
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Hammond
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WSTY
23 (My Family TV)
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Lafayette
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KLWB
50.1 (MeTV)
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Lake
Charles
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KVHP
29.2 (CW)
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Morgan
City-Houma
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KWBJ
22
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Shreveport
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KPXJ
21.1 (CW)
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Online
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SLC
NOW
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Southland.org
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ESPN3
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WatchESPN.com
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iPhone/iPad/Android
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WatchESPN
app
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TAPE-DELAYED
COVERAGE
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National
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Fox
College Sports Central
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5
p.m., CT, Sunday
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Laredo, Texas
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KTXW
8.2 (CW)
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1
a.m., CT, Sunday
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