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The Southwestern Athletic Conference has unveiled the fall broadcast schedule for football games on ESPN. ESPN will feature 14 games featuring SWAC teams, including the MEAC-SWAC Challenge to kick off the season in Week Zero and the Cricket Celebration Bowl in December. ESPN will broadcast several key SWAC games that could ultimately determine who advances to the conference championship game in December.
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Marshall Faulk's first game as head coach of Southern University is set to be broadcast on ESPNU as the Jaguars face off against Eddie Robinson and the Alabama State Hornets. The game will see the return of star quarterback Andrew Body , who entered the transfer portal after the season but ultimately elected to return to the Hornets.
Other pivotal games include:
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SWAC ESPN Schedule
| Date |
Matchup |
TV Network |
| Sat, Aug. 29 |
Southern vs. Alabama State |
ESPNU |
| Sat, Aug. 29 |
Alabama A&M vs. Howard |
TBD |
| Sun , Sept. 6 |
Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M |
ESPN2 |
| Sun, Sept. 6 |
South Carolina State vs. Florida A&M |
ESPN |
| Sat, Sept. 26 |
Grambling State vs. Prairie View A&M |
TBD |
| Sat, Sept. 26 |
Southern at Jackson State |
TBD |
| Sat, Oct. 17 |
Florida A&M at Jackson State |
TBD |
| Sat, Oct. 31 |
Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State |
TBD |
| Sat, Nov. 14 |
Jackson State at Alabama State |
TBD |
| Sat, Nov. 21 |
Jackson State at Alcorn State |
TBD |
| Sat, Nov. 21 |
Prairie View A&M at Alabama State |
TBD |
| Sat, Nov. 21 |
Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman |
TBD |
| Sat, Dec. 5 |
Pepsi SWAC Championship |
ESPN2 |
| Sat, Dec. 12 |
Cricket Celebration Bowl |
TBD |
