Football

C-USA And ESPN3 Collaborate For Live Content

IRVING, Texas – Conference USA and ESPN3 will provide fans with a large number of live events from the league across a number of sports.  Included will be regular-season competition, as well as exclusive live content from Media Days and various championships.

Complete ESPN3 Release [PDF]
 
“Offering fans our content through ESPN’s streaming channels, as well as our own will definitely provide more exposure to our great programs,” Conference USA Commissioner Judy MacLeod said. “If our fans can’t be in our stadiums and arenas, we are excited to give them more opportunities to see their favorite teams compete regardless of where they may be when the events take place.”
 
Ten Conference USA regular-season football games will kick off the ESPN3 coverage, beginning on Saturday, Oct. 15. Additionally, ESPN3 will stream 10 men’s basketball and 10 women’s basketball games this winter and 10 baseball and 10 softball regular-season contests in the spring of 2017.
 
The following 10 Conference USA football games have been confirmed on ESPN3, with the winter and spring events to be announced at a later date:
 
DATE GAME TIME
Saturday, Oct. 15   WKU at Middle Tennessee 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT
Saturday, Oct. 22 Louisiana Tech at FIU   7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Saturday, Oct. 29  Middle Tennessee at FIU 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Saturday, Nov. 5    UTSA at Middle Tennessee  2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT
Florida Atlantic at Rice   3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT
Louisiana Tech at North Texas 5:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. CT
Saturday, Nov. 12  North Texas at WKU     3:30 p.m./2:30 p.m. CT
Saturday, Nov. 19 UTEP at Rice   12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT
Middle Tennessee at Charlotte  2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT
Saturday, Nov. 26 FIU at Old Dominion   3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT

 
An additional 18 football games featuring C-USA teams that have been previously announced will be available on one of ESPN’s networks. Each of those games is also be available on WatchESPN.
 
                                                                                         
DATE GAME TIME
Thursday, Sept. 1  Charlotte at Louisville     7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Indiana at FIU  7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
Saturday, Sept. 3 Louisiana Tech at Arkansas   4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT
Southern Miss at Kentucky 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
Saturday, Sept. 10 Old Dominion at Appalachian State  3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT
WKU at Alabama    3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT
Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt  4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT
Florida Atlantic at Miami (Florida) 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT
UTEP at Texas 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Friday, Sept. 16 Baylor at Rice   8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT   
Arizona State at UTSA   9:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. CT
Saturday, Sept. 17 Middle Tennessee at Bowling Green 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT
WKU at Miami (Ohio)        3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT
Old Dominion at NC State   6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT
North Texas at Florida    7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
Friday, Nov. 25  Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss     TBD
Saturday, Nov. 26  WKU at Marshall TBD
Saturday, Dec. 3  C-USA Championship Game  TBD


Additional games and bowls will also be added to this schedule. A complete list of all televised and streamed football games may be found on www.ConferenceUSA.com.
 
ABOUT CONFERENCE USA
Conference USA is an NCAA Division I athletic conference based in Irving, Texas, that services 14 institutions of higher education – Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP, UTSA and WKU. Now in its third decade, Conference USA has adapted to the ever-changing landscape of collegiate athletics with an unwavering commitment to excellence, integrity and leadership in competition, academics and community.
 
ABOUT ESPN3
ESPN3 is ESPN’s live multiscreen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of exclusive sports events annually. It is accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices through WatchESPN. The network is currently available nationwide at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. It is also available at no cost to U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks.