NEW ORLEANS – The University of South Alabama's Homecoming football contest will get underway at 4 p.m. (CDT) it was announced by the Sun Belt Conference office on Monday.

The Jaguars will play host to Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday, Oct. 21, with the match-up scheduled to be broadcast nationally on ESPN3.  It is South's only home game of the month, and the only time in October it will play on Saturday.

The visit will be the Warhawks' first to Ladd-Peebles Stadium since USA earned a 36-14 victory on Nov. 23, 2013.

The Jaguars will travel to Troy and the "Battle For The Belt" Wednesday in a contest that can be seen across the country on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. in their last outing prior to Homecoming weekend.

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