ACU Athletics partners with The Varsity Network for audio streaming

ABILENE, Texas – The ACU Department of Athletics has announced a new partnership that will allow fans to listen to Wildcat games on The Varsity Network app, a free convenient way for college sports fans to consume audio streams through one home base. The app was developed by SIDEARM Sports, the nation's leading digital provider powering more than 1,400 official college athletic websites and mobile apps. 
 
"College sports fans represent the largest fanbase in the U.S., and this is a seamless connection point for fans everywhere," LEARFIELD Executive Vice President Rick Barakat said. "Fans now have a one-stop hub where they can find, favorite and listen to any of our gameday audio streams, and that makes this an ideal option for our school partners."
 
Fans can download the app for iPhone or Android to get instant access to free gameday audio streams and receive push notifications to remind them of games starting or upcoming audio broadcasts. Fans can also access all available ACU games online by visiting ACUSports.com/Listen, beginning with the Wildcat football season opener on Sept. 1. 

All games will still feature voices familiar to the ACU community, as Wildcat legend Jim Reese and Voice of the Wildcats Grant Boone will join Zach Carlyle and Andy Penney as on-air talent throughout the season. 
 
"Putting all of our audio on a digital platform is the future of the industry, and the more we talked with LEARFIELD, the more obvious this choice became. We wanted to be available where we have never been before, and this will make ACU Athletics events more accessible to more people," Assistant AD for Communications Jordan Herrod said. "This is one of the most downloaded sports apps out there right now, and the folks at LEARFIELD have done a tremendous job to make this an accessible, user-friendly product that will benefit all of Wildcat Nation." 
 
LEARFIELD is a leading media and technology services company in intercollegiate athletics. The company unlocks the value of sports for brands and fans through an omnichannel platform with innovative content and commerce solutions. LEARFIELD services includes licensing and multimedia sponsorship management; publishing, audio, digital and social media; data analytics; ticketing, ticket sales and professional concessions expertise; branding; campus-wide business and sponsorship development; and venue technology systems. Since 2008, it has served as title sponsor for the acclaimed LEARFIELD Directors' Cup, supporting athletic departments across all divisions.