ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley Football Conference will have more than 50 events on ESPN's networks during the 2018 season, including 10 contests that will feature the Illinois State football program MVFC Commissioner Patty Viverito announced Friday. The Conference will produce eight league games, two of which will feature the Redbirds, as part of its 2018 Game of the Week package with each streaming live on "Valley Football on ESPN" -- the league's co-branded digital network.
Of the league's 56 regular-season home contests, 13 will air on ESPN3, and the remaining 43 will appear on ESPN+ -- the premium multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company's Direct-to-Consumer and International Group and ESPN. Â
Illinois State 2018 ESPN3/+ Broadcast Schedule
•   Sept. 1 vs. Saint Xavier – 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
•   Sept. 8 vs. Eastern Illinois – 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
•   Sept. 29 at Missouri State – 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
•   Oct. 6 vs. Western Illinois – 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
•   Oct. 13 vs. Southern Illinois – 2 p.m. (MVFC/ESPN3)
•   Oct. 20 at North Dakota State – 2:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
•   Oct. 27 vs. South Dakota State – Noon (MVFC/ESPN3)
•   Nov. 3 at Northern Iowa – 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
•   Nov. 10 at Indiana State – Noon (ESPN3)
•   Nov. 17 vs. Youngstown State – Noon (ESPN+)
The league's digital initiative is available through the redesigned ESPN App and features live-event programming on both ESPN3 and ESPN+. Â The new ESPN App gives fans a premier, all-in-one digital access point for everything ESPN offers -- 1) news, scores, highlights and audio, 2) "TV Everywhere" streaming video and 3) ESPN+. Â The league's digital endeavor is part of its 10-year agreement with ESPN which runs through the 2023-24 academic year.
THE ESPN APP Â
ESPN App curates all of ESPN's incredible content into a personalized experience unique to each fan. Â The app includes three core pillars of offering for fans: Â
•   News, Scores, Highlights & Audio: The world's leading sports scores, news, features and analysis, video highlights and clips, and the leading library of live and on-demand sports audio content.
•   "TV Everywhere" video:  Authenticated live and on-demand streaming for pay TV subscribers to ESPN's U.S. linear networks and digital networks, including ESPN3.
•   ESPN+:  Direct-to-consumer subscription streaming access to thousands of additional live sporting events, original content and shows, and on-demand video library.  Fans subscribe to ESPN+ for just $4.99 a month (or $49.99 per year) and cancel at any time.
Subscribe to ESPN+ online at ESPN.com or in the ESPN app, then link your subscription to any of these supported devices in the United States:
For questions about the new ESPN App or ESPN+, please contact the ESPN customer care team at support.espn.com or 1-888-549-ESPN.Â
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