National opportunity: ESPN2 features SCSU Bulldogs in opener at 2:30 Sunday

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- For South Carolina State head football coach Oliver “Buddy” Pough, this could be more than just a working holiday weekend -- and perhaps even better than a relaxing getaway.

It could be a great start to a new season in which the Bulldogs utilize a solid defense and an emerging offense to post wins.

Pough’s team knows all football fans will have one live game to choose from on television Sunday afternoon.

S.C. State plays Southern University at Ace W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2.

The game will also be aired on 90.3 FM WSSB.

“It’s always fun to be a part of the ESPN package this way,” Pough said, entering his 16th season at the helm in Orangeburg. “I think they put this together at a time where we are the only football game on.

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