ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of collegiate sporting events worldwide.

 
 
 

The roster includes four early-season neutral site college football games, 14 college bowl games, 11 college basketball events and two college award shows, which account for approximately 300-plus hours of programming, reach nearly 64 million viewers and attract over 700,000 attendees each year.

32

Owned and Operated Events

300+

Programming Hours Each Year

4000+

Student-Athletes Served Each Year
 
 

Basketball

26

Division I Conferences Represented in 2017-18

78

Participants in 2017-18

53%

of Participating Teams in 2017 and 2018 played in 2018 NCAA Tournament
 
 

Football

14

Bowl Games

4

Early-Season Kickoff Events

100%

FBS Conferences Represented

Upcoming Events

Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff

Aug. 25, 2018 / Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL

Camping World Kickoff

Sep. 01, 2018 / Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL

AdvoCare Texas Kickoff

Sep. 01, 2018 / NRG Stadium Houston, TX

MEAC/SWAC Challenge

Sep. 02, 2018 / "Pete" Petit Field at Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA

State Farm Champions Classic

Nov. 06, 2018 / Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN

Armed Forces Classic

Nov. 09, 2018 / Fort Bliss, Texas

Myrtle Beach Invitational

Nov. 15, 16 & 18, 2018 / HTC Center Myrtle Beach, SC

Charleston Classic

Nov. 15, 16 & 18, 2018 / TD Arena Charleston, SC

NIT Season Tip-Off

Nov. 21 & 23, 2018 / Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY

Wooden Legacy

Nov. 22, 23 & 25, 2018 / Titan Gym, Fullerton, CA

Advocare Invitational

Nov. 22, 23 & 25, 2018 / HP Field House ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, near Orlando, FL

Women’s Jimmy V Classic Presented by Corona

Dec. 02, 2018 / Purcell Pavilion South Bend, IN

Men’s Jimmy V Classic Presented by Corona

Dec. 04, 2018 / Madison Square Garden New York, NY

The Home Depot College Football Awards Show

Dec. 06, 2018 / College Football Hall of Fame Atlanta, GA

Gildan New Mexico Bowl

Dec. 15, 2018 / Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM

Celebration Bowl

Dec. 15, 2018 / Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia

Las Vegas Bowl

Dec. 15, 2018 / Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl

Dec. 15, 2018 / Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL

Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl

Dec. 18, 2018 / FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL

Frisco Bowl

Dec. 19, 2018 / Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX

Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl

Dec. 20, 2018 / Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL

Bahamas Bowl

Dec. 21, 2018 / Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium Nassau, Bahamas

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Dec. 21, 2018 / Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

Dec. 22, 2018 / Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX

Birmingham Bowl

Dec. 22, 2018 / Legion Field Birmingham, AL

Hawaiʻi Bowl

Dec. 22, 2018 / Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI

Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic

Dec. 22, 23 & 25, 2018 / Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl

Dec. 26, 2018 / Cotton Bowl Stadium Dallas, TX

Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl

Dec. 27, 2018 / NRG Stadium Houston, TX

St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational

Feb. 14, 15, 16 & 17, 2019 / Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL

College Basketball Awards Show Presented By Wendy’s

Apr. 12, 2019 / Los Angeles, CA

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