Bowling Green, Ky. - Just one day after adding two more televised games to the 2012 slate with the release of the Sun Belt Network broadcast schedule, the Western Kentucky University football team added an eighth television appearance for the upcoming season.

The Hilltoppers' visit to Arkansas State on Sept. 29 will be available exclusively on ESPN3.com.  The contest will be a 6 p.m. (CDT) kickoff from ASU Stadium in Jonesboro. 

It will mark the second straight week WKU will appear on ESPN3 as the home game against Southern Miss on Sept. 22 will also be available on the online platform.  The Hilltoppers will also have a stretch of five consecutive televised games early in the season, beginning with an appearance on the SEC Network against Alabama Sept. 8.  In addition to the two ESPN3 broadcasts, contests at Kentucky (Sept. 15) and Troy (Oct. 11) will be national broadcasts on ESPNU.

About ESPN3:
ESPN3 is ESPN's live multi-screen sports network, a 24/7 destination that delivers thousands of global sports events annually and accessible online via WatchESPN.com.  It is currently available to 73 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider.  The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers connected to on-campus educational networks and on-base military networks.  It is also accessible through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members and on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app through an affiliated provider. 

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