This is an advertorial.

Ruston High School wants to remind Bearcat fans that the Friday night’s contest between Ruston and Ouachita for senior night will be available to watch on BearcatNationNetwork.com.

And the best part?

The game will be 100 percent free of charge to watch, regardless of what some social media comments may say.

“Unless you get an official message from the Bearcat Nation Network, you will not be charged,” Ruston High School media director Nick Brown said. “We’re on Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Firestick, but the surest way is to go directly to BearcatNationNetwork.com.”

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The Bearcat Nation Network has immediately seen tremendous success in its first two years as a video streaming service. Recent analytics showed over 800,000 total views from over 45,000 difference viewers.

In fact, a total of 140,226 hours of Bearcat athletics and signings have been viewed.

Making the BNN even more special? At home games, the network is run entirely by students.

The students are:

Marie Anderson
Drew Coleman
Joshua Daulton
Chad Hamlin
Jordan Hamlin
Tate Hammond
Marijah Heard
Cole Holloway
Daniel Johnson
Avery Madden
Desmond Moreland
Clayton Roane
Ian Villemarette

The network has proven to be such a success that multiple schools have reached out to ask how Ruston does it so well.

“We have a great group of students,” Brown said. “It presents a lot of challenges because some of our students have jobs or are in the band, so we’re constantly rotating on who is going to be there. And they do not get any recognition, but they’re the ones behind the scenes. Every play, ever commercial, every sound you hear.”

Bearcat Nation Network is also planning to broadcast the regular season finale for the 2023 Ruston Lady Bearcat volleyball squad this Thursday.

Ruston and Ouachita kickoff Friday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m.