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Columbia — Missouri fans can find 6 p.m. season opener against Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday on several different cable providers, listed below. The game can be viewed in high definition or standard definition for the same $39.99 price. It also appears the game will be shown for free online on ESPN3, according to this page.

Cable One: Channel 299
CenturyLink: Channel 9001
Comcast: SD channel 261, HD channel 260
DirecTV: SD channel 785, HD channel 785-1
Dish: TBD
Fidelity: SD channel 605, HD channel 615; in West Plains or Nevada: SD channel 808, HD channel 818
Mediacom: SD channel 181
New Wave: Channel 800
Suddenlink: Channel 632; in St. Joseph: channel 515
SureWest: Channels 803-804
Time Warner: SD channel 704, HS channel 1704

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MU pay-per-view info for season opener

August 30

By TEREZ A. PAYLOR

The Kansas City Star

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