VERMILLION, S.D.—All 11 South Dakota football games in 2018 will be streamed online including eight on the new subscription-based ESPN+ available on ESPN.com, the ESPN app and other supported devices. In addition, the season opener at Kansas State and the Dakota Days matchup against Missouri State (Oct. 6) can be found on ESPN3/WatchESPN. The Sept. 15 matchup against Weber State will be available for free through WatchBigSky and Pluto TV.
ESPN+ and ESPN App
The new ESPN app curates all of ESPN's incredible content into a personalized experience unique to each fan. The app includes three core pillars of offering for fans:
- 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 can 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:
- Amazon Fire TV & Fire Tablet
- Android Phone, Tablet & TV Phone
- iPhone & iPad
- Apple TV 4th generation
- Roku Players & TVs
A seven-day free trial is currently available to first-time ESPN+ users. Subscribers get no display ads, pre-roll ads or post-roll ads on the ESPN App, ESPN.com and connected TV devices.
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.
Television
Midco Sports Network will televise four of South Dakota's five home games and also the Coyotes' contest against South Dakota State on Nov. 17. It will be those broadcasts that get relayed online to ESPN. Jay Elsen and Coyote alum Andre Fields will be on the call for the four MidcoSN games inside the DakotaDome. The Dakota Days game on MVFC TV is part of the Valley's Game of the Week package.
Radio
All Coyote football regular season and postseason games will be carried live through the Coyote Sports Network.
Award-winning play-by-play announcer Joe Van Goor returns as the voice of the Coyotes for the 2018 season. He will be joined by long-time Vermillion High School coach Gary Culver, who will provide commentary, and sideline reporter John Thayer, host of
On the John.
KVHT 106.3 FM in Yankton serves as the flagship station for the Coyotes. USD fans can also catch the games through these affiliates:
- KQSF-FM 95.7 in Sioux Falls
- KKLS-AM 920 in Rapid City
- KXLG-FM 99.1 in Watertown
- KBFS-AM 1450 in Belle Fourche
PREGAME: Each game day begins on KVHT 106.3 FM two hours before kickoff with John Thayer's USD Tailgate Show sponsored by Horizon Health Care. The Coyote Sports Network/Learfield pregame starts one hour before kickoff through KVHT and the affiliates.
Online Stream thru GoYotes.com
A free webstream of all five South Dakota home games will continue to be available online at
www.GoYotes.com/watch.
Weekly Radio Show Begins Aug. 27
The Coyote Report, South Dakota football's weekly radio show featuring Van Goor and head football coach
Bob Nielson, will take place Monday nights from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Old Lumber Company located at 15 Court Street in downtown Vermillion. The first show of the 2018 season is set for Aug. 27. You can listen along on KVHT 106.3 FM in Yankton and KWSN 1230 AM and 98.1 FM in Sioux Falls. You can also find the radio show (and Coyote football and basketball broadcasts) on the TuneIn app.
South Dakota football broadcast schedule
- Sept. 1 at Kansas State – 6 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Sept. 8 vs. Northern Colorado – 2 p.m. (MidcoSN, ESPN+)
- Sept. 15 at Weber State – 7 p.m. (Pluto TV 235, WatchBigSky)
- Sept. 29 at Southern Illinois – 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Oct. 6 vs. Missouri State – 2 p.m. (MVFC TV, ESPN3)
- Oct. 13 vs. Northern Iowa – 6 p.m. (MidcoSN2, ESPN+)
- Oct. 20 at Youngstown State – 5 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Oct. 27 vs. North Dakota State – 2 p.m. (MidcoSN, ESPN+)
- Nov. 3 at Indiana State – Noon (ESPN+)
- Nov. 10 vs. Western Illinois – 1 p.m. (MidcoSN, ESPN+)
- Nov. 17 at South Dakota State – 2 p.m. (MidcoSN, ESPN+)
