Football

Furman at Wofford on Nov. 18 selected for Nexstar broadcast

Wildcard game chosen to wrap up the league’s Nexstar broadcast package

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Furman at Wofford football game on Saturday, Nov. 18, will air on select Nexstar affiliates throughout the Southeast as the Ingles Southern Conference Game of the Week. Opening kick is set for noon ET from Spartanburg, South Carolina.
 
Furman, who is ranked No. 2 in the AFCA and Stats Perform Top 25 polls, is 8-1 overall and 6-0 in SoCon play. The Paladins are coming off a 17-14 win on the road at nationally ranked Chattanooga on Saturday, clinching a share of the SoCon regular season crown. Furman hosts VMI in its home finale Saturday (Nov. 11) and can claim the SoCon title outright with a win. The Terriers face The Citadel Bulldogs this week, with each team looking for its first victory of the season.
 
The Nov. 18 meeting is the wildcard game that wraps up the league’s eight-game Nexstar broadcast package.
 
All broadcasts in the Nexstar package air concurrently on either ESPN+ or ESPN3.
 
Nexstar affiliates carrying that contest are ECBD/The Lowcountry’s CW (Charleston), WMYT/My 12 (Charlotte), WWCW/The CW Virginia (Lynchburg/Roanoke) and WYCW/The CW62 (Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville). Though not a Nexstar affiliate, WMUB (Macon) will also carry the game.
 
Pete Yanity will provide play-by-play and Jay Sonnhalter will serve as analyst.