Southland Announces Week 5 TV Selections
FRISCO, Texas – The Southland Conference and its television partners have revealed game selections and broadcast times for football games to be played on Saturday, Sept. 29. While
choices for the first four weeks of the regular season were completed during the summer, the remaining weeks will see picks made 12 days prior to kickoff.
ESPN3 will feature defending conference champion Central Arkansas against 2017 FCS semifinalist Sam Houston State. The Bears will enter this one at 1-0 in league play, having defeated Southeastern Louisiana before enjoying their bye this weekend. The Bearkats are the lone Southland team not to have played a conference opponent yet, but will do so Saturday at Nicholls.
ESPN+ is set to showcase Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian. Both teams are off to 1-0 starts in conference play. Ra'Quanne Dickens ran for 221 yards and two scores to help the Cardinals best Stephen F. Austin, while the Wildcats benefitted from 247 yards passing and three touchdown throws by Luke Anthony on the way to topping Houston Baptist.
Eleven Sports will offer a national broadcast of Lamar at Nicholls, simulcast regionally on Cox Sports Television. The matchup will also stream on the Southland Digital Network, available via
Southland.org/live and
Southland Conference apps.
Cox Sports Television is set to provide regional coverage of Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana. The in-state matchup features two new head coaches, with Brad Laird leading the Demons and Frank Scelfo guiding the Lions. ESPN3 will simulcast the production outside CST's territory.
Stephen F. Austin at McNeese will feature an institutional stream, available via
McNeeseSports.com/watch. The Cowboys are out to an early lead in the conference standings, sitting at 2-0 with victories over Houston Baptist and Nicholls.
As previously announced, Houston Baptist at SMU will stream on
ESPN3.
Saturday, Sept. 29
Lamar at Nicholls, 2:30 p.m. CT,
Eleven Sports/Cox Sports TV
Central Arkansas at Sam Houston State, 3 p.m. CT,
ESPN3
Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian, 6 p.m. CT,
ESPN+
Houston Baptist at SMU, 6 p.m. CT,
ESPN3
Stephen F. Austin at McNeese, 6 p.m. CT,
McNeeseSports.com/watch
Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana,
7 p.m. CT, Cox Sports TV
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