DALLAS – A pivotal game in the CUSA Football Championship Game race between Kennesaw State and Jacksonville State on Nov. 15 will air nationally on ESPNU, as announced Monday by Conference USA and ESPN. The game will kick off at 7 p.m. CT from AmFirst Stadium.
It marks the sixth national broadcast for the Gamecocks (5-3, 4-0 CUSA) and third linear broadcast from AmFirst Stadium after Jax State hosted Liberty on CBS Sports Network on Sept. 6 and took on Delaware on ESPN on Oct. 15. The week 12 contest will be the seventh national broadcast for the Owls (6-2, 4-0 CUSA).
Separated by just 84 miles, Kennesaw State and Jax State will put their young rivalry on display for the country. The Owls lead the all-time series 3-2, but the Gamecocks have won two straight, including the first as CUSA foes in 2024. In 2022, Jax State edged KSU in overtime, 35-28, in Jacksonville. Perhaps the most storied matchup occurred in 2018, when the Owls triumphed 60-52 in a five-overtime thriller at the Atlanta Braves’ SunTrust Park (now Triust Park).
Additionally, CUSA and ESPN confirmed that the following Week 12 games will air on ESPN+:
- UTEP at Missouri State, 3pm ET/2pm CT/1pm MT on ESPN+
- Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky, 3:30pm ET/2:30pm CT on ESPN+
- Liberty at Florida International, 5pm ET/4pm CT on ESPN+
- Delaware at Sam Houston, 7pm ET/6pm CT on ESPN+
Two games had previously announced kickoff and television information as New Mexico State’s game at Tennessee will air at 3:15 p.m. CT on SEC Network, and LA Tech’s contest at Washington State will air at 9 p.m. CT on The CW.