JONESBORO -- With an opportunity to become bowl-eligible and an outside chance of earning a spot in the Sun Belt Conference Championship game, Arkansas State has a lot to play for Thursday night when it hosts Louisiana-Lafayette.

As the only Division I football game scheduled for Thursday, the matchup between the longtime rivals will be played under a national spotlight, with ESPN in town to broadcast the contest at Centennial Bank Stadium on ASU's Senior Night.

"It's the last opportunity for a lot of these seniors to come out and pay tribute to them," ASU Coach Butch Jones said. "National (televised) game again (on a) Thursday night. It's a great showcase opportunity for Northeast Arkansas, the city of Jonesboro and for Arkansas State University. That's free advertising that you can't g

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