Sun Belt Football Kicks Off Week 3 on Friday Night

Another full load of football this week with all 11 Sun Belt teams in action. We will have Friday Night Lights in Logan, Utah as Arkansas State travels to play Utah State. The Red Wolves took down the Aggies in Jonesboro in 2014 in a contest that went to overtime. That game will be available to viewers on the CBS Sports Network.

Saturday morning will see a Power Five, top-25 ranked Miami team visit Appalachian State. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. (CT) and the game will air on ESPN. It is the first time a Power 5 program has played at Kidd Brewer Stadium in the modern era. The game sold out in July.

The remaining Power Five games on the schedule this week are Georgia State at Wisconsin, Idaho at Washington State, New Mexico State at Kentucky, and Texas State at Arkansas.

Troy will face Gulf Coast Rival Southern Miss in Hattiesburg Saturday night. It will be the first time that the Trojans and Golden Eagles have played since the 2008 R+L Carriers Bowl – which saw Southern Miss win in an overtime affair despite Troy holding at 10-point lead midway through the fourth quarter.

Not to be overlooked, two conference games are scheduled for Saturday as Georgia Southern hosts UL Monroe and UL Lafayette hosts South Alabama. The Eagles defeated Jaguars this past Saturday in the Sun Belt's first conference game of the season.

Each week the Sun Belt showcases its programs as the conference continues to further its reach on television and through digital devices. ESPN and the Sun Belt Conference have partnered since the early days of the network and it continues to provide more coverage of the Sun Belt year after year. Every Sun Belt Conference home football game will be broadcast on an ESPN platform. This includes a schedule of midweek games on ESPN/ESPN2 and ESPNU, as well as games that are available on ESPN3 and WatchESPN.

The Sun Belt Conference also recently announced that it will air football and basketball games throughout the 2016-17 season on the American Sports Network. While games on ASN will be broadcasts on "over-the-air" and cable affiliates, they will also be available without blackout restrictions on ESPN3 and all WatchESPN platforms.

The Sun Belt Conference, its peer conferences, ESPN, and other television networks typically select games to air on their platforms 12 days before they are scheduled.

Friday, September 16



Arkansas State at Utah State - 8 p.m.

CBS Sports Network

Play-by-Play: Dwayne Ballen

Analyst: Eric Davis

Sideline Reporter: Cassie McKinney



Saturday, September 17



Miami at Appalachian State - 11 a.m.

ESPN

Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch

Analyst: Greg McElroy

Sideline Reporter: Tom Luginbill



Georgia State at Wisconsin - 11 a.m.

Big Ten Network

Play-by-Play: Brandon Gaudin

Analyst: Chuck Long



Idaho at Washington State - 1 p.m.

Pac-12 Networks

Play-by-Play: JB Long

Analyst: Glenn Parker

Sideline Reporter: Jill Savage



New Mexico State at Kentucky - 3 p.m.

SEC Network Alternate

Play-by-Play: Taylor Zarzour

Analyst: Jordan Rodgers

Sideline Reporter: Kevin Weidl



* UL Monroe at Georgia Southern - 5 p.m.

ESPN3

Play-by-Play: Matt Stewart

Analyst: Stan Lewter



Troy at Southern Miss - 6 p.m.

beIN

Play-by-Play: Matt Martucci

Analyst: Brett Romberg



* South Alabama at UL Lafayette - 6 p.m.

ESPN3

Play-by-Play: Joel Myers

Analyst: Brian Kinchen



Texas State at Arkansas - 6:30 p.m.

SEC Network Alternate

Play-by-Play: Roy Philpott

Analyst: Clint Stoerner



All times Central (CT) and subject to change

* denotes Sun Belt Conference game