{"id":375535,"date":"2026-07-16T15:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/375535\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:02:08","slug":"wildcats-head-to-arlington-for-uac-football-kickoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/375535\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildcats Head to Arlington for UAC Football Kickoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARLINGTON, Texas \u2013 The back-to-back United Athletic Conference champion Abilene Christian Wildcats will take part in the UAC Football Kickoff on July 21 at Texas Live! in Arlington.
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\nRepresenting ACU will be Keith Patterson, who enters his fifth season as head coach, redshirt senior offensive tackle Luke Roaten<\/a>, and redshirt senior defensive tackle Kortlin Rausaw<\/a>. The trio will be interviewed on the ESPN+ live broadcast of the event from 12:34-12:44 p.m. They will also take part in promotional sessions for the UAC involving social media and photo and video shoots.
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\nWATCH: 2026 UAC Football Kickoff on ESPN+<\/a>
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\nThere will also be a live edition of the ACU Sports Podcast featuring Patterson, Roaten and Rausaw streaming on YouTube starting at 10:30 a.m.<\/a>
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The media day event begins at 11 a.m. with the revealing of the preseason poll and Preseason All-UAC Team, as voted on by the head coaches. Each of the conference’s eight teams will then take turns rotating through various stations and have the opportunity for 1-on-1 interviews with media members in attendance.

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\nJeff Bacon, CEO of Unisun Sports, the alliance between the UAC and Atlantic Sun Conference, will be interviewed on the broadcast from 12:00-12:08 p.m.

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\nTexas Live! will remain open to the public during the event and fans are welcome to attend. Guests wishing to dine or reserve seating directly in front of the broadcast stage must obtain a table through the Texas Live! host stand. Doors open at 10 a.m.

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\nUAC Kickoff Broadcast Schedule on ESPN+

\n11:00 a.m. \u2013 Preseason Poll & All-UAC Awards

\n11:10 a.m. \u2013 North Alabama

\n11:22 a.m. \u2013 Eastern Kentucky

\n11:34 a.m. \u2013 Central Arkansas

\n11:46 a.m. \u2013 West Florida

\n12 p.m. \u2013 Jeff Bacon, CEO Unisun Sports

\n12:10 p.m. \u2013 Austin Peay

\n12:22 p.m. \u2013 West Georgia

\n12:34 p.m. \u2013 Abilene Christian

\n12:46 p.m. \u2013 Tarleton State

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