Football fans should be pleased by the latest addition to the Little Rock sports circuit: a team in the new All American Football League. The league will also have squads in Alabama, Tennessee, Michigan, Florida and Texas. Players will play on teams in the region where they went to college, and only players with four-year college degrees are eligible. Arkansas fans can expect to see Anthony Brown, Chris Chukwama, Clint Stoerner, J.J. Jones, and K.D. Williams at War Memorial Stadium, where the team — known only by the state name — will play its home games. Former Razorback quarterback Ron Calcagni will coach. Games are scheduled for April through June.
With the gain of one team comes the loss of another: The Arkansas Rimrockers of the NBA development league are gone after three seasons at Alltel. Hoops fans will have to get their fill at the college level. The Razorbacks, UALR, Philander Smith, and Arkansas Baptist all have a full slate of games. (You can find former Razorback and NBA cager Corliss Williamson on the Arkansas Baptist men’s sideline this season as an assistant coach.)
Here are the schedules available at press time for major sports in 2008:
2008 Arkansas Twisters arena football
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Date
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Opponent/Time
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April 5
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@ Oklahoma City/7 p.m.
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April 11
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Tulsa/7 p.m.
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April 19
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@ Corpus Christi/7 p.m.
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April 26
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Amarillo/7 p.m.
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May 3
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@ Texas/7:30 p.m.
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May 10
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Oklahoma City/7 p.m.
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May 17
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@ Lubbock/7 p.m.
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May 24
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@ Bossier-Shreveport/7 p.m.
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May 31
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Corpus Christi/7 p.m.
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June 7
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@ Amarillo/7 p.m.
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June 14
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Lubbock/7 p.m.
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June 21
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@ Tri-Cities/9 p.m.
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June 28
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Iowa/7 p.m.
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July 12
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@ Tulsa/7 p.m.
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July 19
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Bossier-Shreveport/7 p.m.
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July 26
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Texas/7 p.m.
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Home games are at Alltel Arena. All times Central and subject to change.
All American Football League: arkansas team
This is a new professional league. All home games are at War Memorial Stadium.
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Date
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Opponent
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April 12
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@ Texas
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April 19
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Tennessee
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April 26
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@ Florida
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May 3
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Alabama
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May 10
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Michigan
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May 17
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@ Tennessee
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May 24
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Texas
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May 31
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@ Michigan
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June 7
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@ Alabama
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June 14
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Florida
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2008 Razorback football (tentative)
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Date
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Opponent
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Location/Time
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TBA
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Louisiana-Monroe
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Little Rock, TBA
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TBA
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Alabama
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Fayetteville, TBA
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Sept. 13
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Texas
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Austin, TBA
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Oct. 4
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Florida
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Fayetteville, TBA
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Oct. 11
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Auburn
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Auburn, TBA
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Oct. 18
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Kentucky
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Lexington, Ky., TBA
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Oct. 25
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Ole Miss
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Fayetteville, TBA
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Nov. 08
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South Carolina
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Columbia, S.C., TBA
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Nov. 22
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Mississippi State
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Starkville, Miss., TBA
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Nov. 28
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LSU
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Little Rock, TBA
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All times Central and subject to change.
2008 Razorback basketball
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Date
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Opponent
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Location/Time
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TV
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Jan. 5
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Baylor
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Dallas/7:30 p.m.
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ARSN
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Jan. 10
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Auburn
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Fayetteville/8 p.m.
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ESPN
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Jan. 13
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Alabama
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Fayetteville/12:35 or 3:05 p.m.
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LFS
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Jan. 16
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South Carolina
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Fayetteville/7:05 p.m.
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Jan. 19
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Georgia
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Athens/6:05 p.m.
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FSN
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Jan. 26
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LSU
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Baton Rouge/8 p.m.
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ESPN Classic
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Jan. 30
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Mississippi St.
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Fayetteville/7:05 p.m.
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LFS
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Feb. 2
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Florida
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Fayetteville/2:05 p.m.
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LFS
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Feb. 9
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Ole Miss
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Fayetteville/4:05 p.m.
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FSN/SS
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Feb. 13
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Tennessee
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Knoxville/7:05 p.m.
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LFS
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Feb. 16
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Mississippi St.
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Starkville/3 p.m
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ESPN
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Feb. 20
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LSU
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Fayetteville/7:05 p.m.
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LFS
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Feb. 23
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Kentucky
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Lexington/1:05 p.m
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CBS
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Feb. 27
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Alabama
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Tuscaloosa/7:05 p.m.
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LFS
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March 1
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Vanderbilt
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Fayetteville/3:05 p.m.
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LFS
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March 4
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Ole Miss
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Oxford/8 p.m.
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ESPN
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March 8
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Auburn
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Fayetteville/2:05 p.m.
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Note: All times are Central and subject to change. Networks: FSN — Fox Sports Net; LFS — Lincoln Financial Sports, formerly Jefferson-Pilot Sports
2008 UALR men’s basketball
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Date
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Opponent
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Location
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Time
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Jan. 5
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Arkansas St.
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Jonesboro
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7:05 p.m.
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Jan. 10
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Louisiana-Lafayette
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Jack Stephens Center
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7:30 p.m.
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Jan. 13
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Denver
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Denver
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4 p.m.
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Jan. 17
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Lousiana-Monroe
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Jack Stephens Center
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7:30 p.m.
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Jan. 19
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South Alabama
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Jack Stephens Center
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7 p.m.
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Jan. 24
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Troy
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Troy, AL
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7:30 p.m.
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Jan. 27
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Florida Atlantic
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Jack Stephens Center
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4:30 p.m.
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Jan. 31
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Western KY
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Bowling Green, KY
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7 p.m.
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Feb. 7
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Middle TN
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Murfreesboro, TN
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7 p.m.
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Feb. 9
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North TX
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Jack Stephens Center
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7 p.m.
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Feb. 13
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Florida International
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Miami
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6:30 p.m.
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Feb. 16
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New Orleans
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Jack Stephens Center
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7 p.m.
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Feb. 21
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Arkansas St.
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Jack Stephens Center
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7:30 p.m.
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Feb. 23
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Louisiana-Lafayette
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Lafayette
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7:05 p.m.
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Feb. 28
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Denver
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Jack Stephens Center
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7:30 p.m.
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March 1
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Lousiana-Monroe
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Monroe
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7:30 p.m.
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