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A-State Football Season Opener Set for National TV Broadcast on ESPN

JONESBORO, Ark. (8/26/20) – The Arkansas State football team's Sept. 5 season opener at Memphis has been scheduled for a national television broadcast on ESPN. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. from Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

The Red Wolves have played the Tigers 58 times, the most among all opponents in program history, although the 2020 matchup will be the first since 2013.

Five-time Sun Belt champions, the Red Wolves have appeared in nine consecutive bowl games for the 14th longest active streak in the nation. A-State has piled up 75 victories over the last nine years to tie for the 24th most in the country over that span.