ESPN3 picks up two UCA football games

Two Central Arkansas football games, one each home and away, will be televised this season on ESPN3, the Southland Conference office in Frisco, Texas, announced Tuesday.

The American Sports Network will carry the Bears' season opener Thursday, Sept. 1 against Houston Baptist in a 6 p.m. kickoff at Estes Stadium in Conway. ASN also will air UCA's Oct. 1 conference game at Abilene Christian, set for 2:30 p.m.

A third UCA game, Sept. 24 at Arkansas State, with kickoff time to be announced, will air on an ESPN network.

College football's opening weekend includes televised matchups of SLC games involving Northwestern State at Baylor at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2 and a four-game package Saturday, Sept. 3 of Southeastern Louisiana at Oklahoma State, Panhandle State at Sam Houston State, Coastal Carolina at Lamar and Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech.

Sports on 06/29/2016

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