Mankato, Minn. --- Thursday night’s football game between Minnesota State and Augustana will air live on CBS Sports Network as the network’s Division II Game of the Week.

Fans who cannot make the game can tune into the game on the following channels:  Charter Mankato Channel 412, DirectTV Channel 613, Dish Network channel 152, MediaComm channel 171, Comcast channel 854.  If you do not have the CBS College
Sports Network, you can watch a live stream of the game on http://www.ncaa.com/sports/football/d2. There will also be a link to the broadcast on www.msumavericks.com.

Thursday’s game marks the third time that Minnesota State has played a game on national television in the past eight years and is the the third game, ever, to be broadcast live from Blakeslee Stadium.

In 2008, Minnesota State upended Winona State, 35-32, on Fox Sports North and in 2003, Augustana defeated MSU, 34-27, on the now defunct Victory Sports Network.  Both of these games were played in Blakeslee Stadium.

Minnesota State's game vs. St. Cloud State in 1994 in the Metrodome was televised live by Midwest Sports Channel.

Those who are wishing to attend the game can purchase tickets in advance by logging onto: www.msumavericktickets.com.

Minnesota State enters Thursday’s game with a 6-2 record, while Augustana is 5-3.