UAM, Gulf South Football To Be Shown In Monticello

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Courtesy of Media Services

UAM on TV —  (From left) Chancellor Jack Lassiter, assistant football coach Donald Dykes, Cablevision owner Paul Gardner, head football coach Gwaine Mathews, and Athletic Director Alvy Early met to celebrate Cablevision’s decision to carry Gulf South Conference football in 2005.

     The University of Arkansas at Monticello football team will make its first-ever appearance on live television Oct. 13 when the Boll Weevils host Harding University at Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium.

   And UAM fans in southeast Arkansas who can’t attend the game will be able to watch it live, thanks to Cablevision of Monticello.

   Cablevision owner Paul Gardner announced this week that Cox Sports Television will be added to cable offerings in Monticello. Cox Sports is one of two broadcast networks that have agreed to carry the Gulf South Conference weekly television package, which includes a live football game of the week. Cox Sports will be located at Channel 31 on Monticello cable. The Speed Channel, which currently uses Channel 31, will be retained but moved to another channel.

   “We are excited that Cablevision has gone the extra mile to make UAM and Gulf South Conference football games available to local viewers,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “This is a new venture for the conference, for the university, and for Cablevision. We are grateful to Paul Gardner for his efforts to make this a reality for our fans.”

    “We are happy to bring Gulf South and UAM football to our cable customers in the Monticello area,” said Gardner. “We feel this cooperative effort is good for the university, Cablevision, and the citizens of Monticello.”

   The GSC television package includes nine games, six to be played on Thursday nights, beginning with a Sept. 22 match-up between Southern Arkansas and Ouachita Baptist at Arkadelphia. The remainder of the schedule includes North Alabama at Central Arkansas on Sept. 29, Valdosta State at Delta State Oct. 1, Arkansas Tech at Delta State Oct. 6, Harding at UAM Oct. 13, Southern Arkansas at West Georgia Oct.15, North Alabama at Valdosta State Oct. 20, West Alabama at Henderson State Oct. 29, and UCA at Arkansas Tech Nov. 3.Games played in the Central Time Zone will kick off at 7 p.m. Games played in the Eastern Time Zone will kick off at 6 p.m. locally.

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