ABILENE – The Abilene Christian athletic department has announced that ESPN and the WAC Digital Network as the official streaming location for all home sporting events for the 2021-22 season. ACU and ACU TV will partner to produce 19 total games in the fall for ESPN+, with the remaining to air on the WAC Digital Network and still being broadcast by ACU athletics. This will also put all basketball games and select spring events on ESPN+ as well, with anything not scheduled on ESPN to air on the WAC Digital Network.
ACU TV's
Hutton Harris will serve as the producer and director for all the ESPN games, while athletics media relations coordinator
Zach Carlyle will serve as the lead play-by-play announcer at most of the events. ACU TV's student-run crew will be in charge of the entire production, including camera operations, replay, in-game analysts, sideline reporters, etc.
ESPN+ is a subscription streaming service ($6.99/month) that streams live sports, original content, the full 30 for 30 library, and more. It also houses all full game replays in the library as well. It is available on all mobile devices, tablets, and any smart TV.
The WAC Digital Network is free for fans, and will house the home events that do not make it to ESPN's air. Every home game in Abilene will be housed in one of these two locations.
The following home games will air on ESPN+ this fall:
- Tuesday, Aug. 31: Volleyball vs. Texas Tech
- Saturday, Sept. 11: Football vs. Louisiana College
- Saturday, Sept. 18: Football vs. UT Permian Basin
- Wednesday, Sept. 22: Volleyball vs. Prairie View A&M
- Friday, Sept. 24: Soccer vs. Lamar
- Sunday, Sept. 26: Soccer vs. UTRGV
- Saturday, Oct. 2: Football vs. Central Arkansas
- Thursday, Oct. 7: Volleyball vs. UTRGV
- Saturday, Oct. 9: Volleyball vs. Lamar
- Saturday, Oct. 16: Football vs. Lamar
- Friday, Oct. 22: Volleyball WAC Pod - California Baptist vs. Tarleton / ACU vs. Dixie State
- Saturday, Oct. 23: Volleyball WAC Pod - ACU vs. California Baptist / Dixie State vs. Tarleton
- Saturday, Oct. 30: Volleyball vs. Tarleton
- Thursday, Nov. 4: Volleyball vs. Sam Houston
- Saturday, Nov. 6: Volleyball vs. SFA
- Saturday, Nov. 13: Football vs. Tarleton
- Saturday, Nov. 20: Football vs. Sam Houston
The remaining games will air on the WAC Digital Network. For fans that cannot make it to Wildcat Stadium, Elmer Gray Stadium, or the Teague Special Events Center, this platform will be the home for all ACU home events.
About ESPN+
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