Wednesday, September 09, 2009

McNeese-Appalachian State Football Game to be Televised

LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA (September 9, 2009) McNeese State’s FCS headline football game with Appalachian State on Saturday will be televised live in Lake Charles by Fox 29.

The station announced Thursday that it will carry the game live, the coverage being brought to fans by Billy Navarre and sponsored by Cameron State Bank.

The game, which carries a 2:30 p.m. local kickoff, will be the featured FCS game of the week and one of the headliners for the season. Appalachian State goes into the contest with a 0-1 record and ranked No. 2 nationally while McNeese State is 1-0 and ranked No. 16.

Fans will be able to tune into Fox 29 (KVHP-TV) or digital 29.1 for full coverage of the game.

This is one of four televised games this season on which McNeese’s Cowboys will be featured. The other three are the Oct. 10 game against Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, TX, the Oct. 24 game against Southeastern Louisiana in Cowboy Stadium and the Nov. 14 game against Texas State in San Marcos, TX.

This will be the first meeting between the Southern Conference and the Southland Conference powers.

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