With the 2025-2026 college football season about to kick off in the fall, ESPN has revealed what its coverage of the College Football Media Days will be across all its platforms. These platforms include ESPN 2, ESPN U, the ESPN SEC Network, ACCN ESPN, and ESPN+.
The ESPN press release revealed that from July 8, Tuesday, these ESPN platforms will be covering nearly a dozen media day events for college football live, with the various platforms delivering on-site commentary throughout. This will include the Big Ten Football Media Days in Las Vegas from July 22-24, with Heather Dinich, Adam Rittenberg, Jake Trotter, and Paolo Uggetti reporting live from Sin City.
As for the College Football Live, SportsCenter Carry Kickoff, ESPN’s “College Football Live will return on Tuesday, with Sam Acho, Heather Dinich, Roddy Jones, Tom Luginbill, Harry Lyles Jr., Greg McElroy, and Pete Thamel. Several special guests, including coaches and players, will also be appearing in these various kickoff events.
ESPN also announced that for the Big 12 Media Days, Matt Barrie will be covering it from Tuesday from Frisco, Texas. He will be joined by Greg McElroy and Brock Osweiler, along with reporter Katie George. They will be joined by Max Olson, Rittenberg and Dave Wilson.
For the SEC Kickoff, ESPN will have “SEC This Morning,” “SEC Now Presented by Regions Bank” and “The Paul Finebaum Show” showcasing coverage from the conference, along with a special edition of “SEC Now: Live from SEC Football Media Days.” Dinich, Thamel, Chris Low, and David Hale will be reporting live from Atlanta during that time, from July 14-17.
For the ACC Football Kickoff, Andrea Adelson and David Hale will be covering it live from Charlotte, with “ACC Football Kickoff” giving wall-to-wall coverage from July 22-24.
Which College Football Kickoff Shows Will ESPN+ Stream?
As for ESPN+, the streaming service will be covering the Big 12 Media Days from July 8-9, alongside ESPN 2 and ESPN U. It will also stream the SWAC Football Media Day on July 16, as well as the Sun Belt Football Media Day, the 2025 Conference USA Football Kickoff Show, and the MEAC Football Media Day on July 22-23. Finally, on July 25, ESPN+ will be hosting the American Football Kickoff at 8:00 AM ET.
As for the kickoff shows for the SEC and ACC, those will be covered by ESPN’s respective SEC Network and ACC Network – ACC Football Kickoff on the ACC Network and SEC This Morning on the SEC Network.
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