HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana football team’s first four games of the 2018 season will air on various ESPN platforms, the Southland Conference announced on Thursday.
The Lions’ season opener at ULM on Aug. 30 and SLU’s home and conference opener versus defending Southland champion Central Arkansas will air on ESPN+, the premium multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription service from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer and International group in conjunction with ESPN. Both games are set to kickoff at 7 p.m.
Southeastern’s Sept. 8 game at LSU will air on either ESPN2 or ESPNU. On Sept. 22, the Lions open their conference road schedule at Lamar in a game set for ESPN3 broadcast. Both the LSU game and the Lamar contest kick-off at 6 p.m.
For games in the remaining weeks, the Southland Conference will reveal its television selections 12 days prior to kickoff, allowing for the best matchups to be selected each week for various broadcast partners.
SLU will return to the practice field on Friday at 9 a.m. at Strawberry Stadium.
SEASON TICKET INFORMATION
For season ticket information, please contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit www.LionSports.net/tickets. The Lions will welcome conference foes Central Arkansas (Sept. 15), Northwestern State (Sept. 29), Houston Baptist (Oct. 13 – Homecoming), Abilene Christian (Oct. 20 – Hall of Fame Game) and McNeese (Nov. 3).
Season ticket holders will also be able to participate in the Season Ticket Party, set for Aug. 25 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the south end zone of Strawberry Stadium.
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics has instituted a clear bag policy for all ticketed events, effective with the start of football season. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.
TOUCHDOWN CLUB / S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the football program are encouraged to join the Touchdown Club. Lion football alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letterwinners.
All membership fees and donations to both the Touchdown Club and S Club (football) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern football program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at la*@so**********.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA/#SelfieWithScelfo
For more information on Southeastern Football, follow @SLUFootball and @Coach_Scelfo on Twitter, like /SLUathletics on Facebook and subscribe to the SLUathletics YouTube channel.
Fans can also win a pair of SLU Football season tickets by participating in the #SelfieWithScelfo campaign during the month of August. Follow @SLU_athletictix on Twitter for more information.
Fall Camp Key Dates
Aug. 15 – 3:30 p.m. (First day of classes)
Aug. 25 – 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Season Ticket Party); 2 p.m. (Media Day)
Southland Conference Football: Early Season Television Schedule
Thursday, Aug. 30
Southeastern Louisiana at ULM, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Northwestern State at Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
Saturday, Sept. 1
McNeese at Northern Colorado, 3 p.m. (Pluto TV)
Kentucky Christian at Lamar, 6 p.m. (ESPN3)
Central Arkansas at Tulsa, 6 p.m. (ESPN3)
Nicholls at Kansas, 6 p.m. (ESPN3)
Southwest Baptist at Houston Baptist, 6 p.m. (Southland Digital Network)
Stephen F. Austin at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Abilene Christian at Baylor, 7 p.m. (FSN)
Saturday, Sept. 8
Southeastern Louisiana at LSU, 6 p.m. (ESPN2 or ESPNU)
Prairie View at Sam Houston State, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Lamar at Texas Tech, 3 p.m. (FSN)
Tarleton State at Stephen F. Austin, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
McNeese at Houston Baptist, 6 p.m. (Eleven Sports)
Incarnate Word at North Texas, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Nicholls at Tulane, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)
Saturday, Sept. 15
Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
North Dakota at Sam Houston State, 6 p.m. (KXMB/ESPN3)
Nicholls at McNeese, 6 p.m. (Cox Sports TV)
Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist, 6 p.m. (ESPN3)
Northwestern State at Lamar, 6 p.m. (ESPN3)
Saturday, Sept. 22
Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar, 6 p.m. (ESPN3)
Sam Houston State at Nicholls, 3 p.m. (ESPN+)
McNeese at BYU, 5 p.m. (BYUtv/ESPN3)
Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin, 6 p.m. (ESPN3)
By: Southeastern Athletics
