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ESPN elevates in-state SWAC East rivalry game up the network totem pole

Kendrick Marshall by Kendrick Marshall
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When SWAC Commissioner Charles McClelland envisioned its broadcast partnership with ESPN, opportunities for the network to showcase conference games across the entire spectrum of the worldwide leader was a point of emphasis.

On Tuesday, that became a reality when the conference announced that Sunday’s Mississippi Valley-Jackson State game will be televised on ESPN 2 at 2 p.m. CT instead of ESPN 3 as originally scheduled.

For Mississippi Valley State, a team that has yet to play a game this season due to COVID-19 issues within the program, being featured in a rare nationally televised contest is special.

“This is the only opportunity that we will have to really show people who we really are being nationally-televised,” said Dancy during the SWAC weekly coaches’ media availability. “They understand that. From hearing all the critics, people burying us before they’ve even seen us, we’re already picked last again.”

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And a matchup against a longtime rival that has garnered significant notoriety only adds to the moment.

“The only way we can prove a point is to be seen,” he said. “They understand that and that alone drives these players, motivates these players to go out and be level-headed, to go out and stay humble, to go out and show the world Mississippi Valley State can go out and play with the best of them.”



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Kendrick Marshall is an award-winning journalist and a graduate of Jackson State University.

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