Southland TV to Televise Northwestern State at Nicholls State
FRISCO, Texas - Northwestern
State visits Nicholls State Saturday with "NSU" bragging rights up for grabs in
the Toyota Game of the Week on the Southland Conference Television Network. Network
coverage begins at 3 p.m., Central, with kickoff slated for 3:05 p.m.
After going Northwestern State
is 1-2 this season and enters trying to snap a two-game losing streak. After a
win over Delta State in the season opener, the Demons have dropped back-to-back
games at LSU and SMU out of the Football Bowl Subdivision. The game is also the
third consecutive road game to start the season. Northwestern is trying to find
its identity on offense with an average of 192 yards of total offense through
three games, including 138.3 yards passing. Quarterback Brad Henderson has
completed 68.9 percent of his passes (42-of-61) for 361 yards and a touchdown.
Tight end Justin Aldredge has caught one touchdown pass of his 10 receptions
for 155 yards. Running back Rumeall Morris leads the team with 21 rushes for 61
yards though it is Sterling Endsley who has found the end zone twice in this
young season.
Nicholls is also 1-2 on the
year and will be trying to end a two-game skid to FBS opponents. The Colonels
have followed a dominating win over Evangel in the season opener with losses at
Western Michigan and Louisiana-Lafayette. Nicholls is averaging 277.3 yards on
offense, including 182.3 yards on the ground. Running back Marcus Washington
has 38 carries for 195 yards and a pair of scores. Quarterback LaQuintin Caston
also has a pair of rushing touchdowns to go with 22-of-47 passing accuracy for
185 yards and three touchdowns. Four different receivers have caught a
touchdown pass this season though Kenyad Blair, who leads the Colonels with
nine receptions for 65 yards, has yet to find pay dirt.
This will be the 39th meeting
between the schools with Northwestern holding a 24-14 advantage in the series.
Nicholls has won each of the last two meetings, including last year's game,
37-7, in Natchitoches, and has won six of the last eight games between the
rivals.
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 YNN Sports
(408/1509); 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 (30.1); 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. This week's
game will also be carried live on 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. The game will also air on tape delay in Laredo, Texas;
Washington, D.C.; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Check the listings below for
stations and times.
Southland
TV Network Affiliate List for Northwestern State at Nicholls 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 YNN Sports 408/1509
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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 30.1 (CW)
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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/Retro TV)
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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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Texas
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Laredo
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KTXW 8.2 (CW)
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1 a.m. Sunday
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Mid-Atlantic
Region
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Washington, D.C./Maryland/Virginia
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The Comcast Network
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10 p.m. Saturday
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Pennsylvania
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Pittsburgh
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The Comcast Network
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10 p.m. Saturday
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National
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Fox College Sports Central
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5 p.m. Sunday
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