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HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University has landed a nationally televised football game this season.
On Tuesday, the Bears and the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) announced ESPN3 will show Wingate at LRU on Nov. 2 in a 2:05 p.m. game at Moretz Stadium.
It’s the fourth consecutive season the SAC will be featured as part of the NCAA Division II Football Showcase.
The game will also be streamed live on ESPN app as a part of the 2019 NCAA Division II Football Showcase.
The first 18 games of the football showcase are predetermined games, 16 of which are conference matchups. An additional four flex games — intended to highlight crucial matchups — will be finalized later in the season and played in November.
Now in its second year, the division’s media agreement features two distribution models for football and basketball. For football, 11 games will be streamed on ESPN3, available on the ESPN App. Eleven additional football games are part of the hybrid model, and they have the flexibility to be distributed on TV and online.
The division will work with the TV partners of the participating conferences and schools on the opportunity to air games on TV. These games also will be distributed online through NCAA social media accounts — specifically, Division II Facebook (facebook.com/ncaadivisionii) and Twitter (@NCAADII) — and through conference and school digital networks.
The Wingate at LRU game features a rematch of last season’s NCAA Division II Football Championship second round game between the Bulldogs and Bears, won 21-17 by LRU.
The Bears also won their regular season meeting between the two teams, 31-24 last September.
LRU’S 2019 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE: https://lrbears.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=209