ESPN+ has signed a multi-year agreement to carry the Patriot League sporting events starting in the 2020-2021 season. The first of more than 800 events will stream on Sunday, September 20th with a women’s soccer match between Navy and Pittsburgh.
What’s Happening:
- The Patriot League has reached a multi-year agreement that makes ESPN+ the exclusive digital home for live and archived Patriot League sporting events, starting with the 2020-21 academic year.
- ESPN+ will be home to more than 800 annual events, including college football games, and men’s and women’s basketball contests.
- The agreement also includes regular-season coverage of Patriot League men’s and women’s lacrosse in addition to regular and post-season coverage of Patriot League baseball, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer, softball and volleyball, in addition to championship coverage of other League sports.
- The first event involving a Patriot League school this fall is scheduled for Sunday, September 20, when Navy hosts Pittsburgh in a women’s soccer contest (2 pm ET).
- In addition to the Patriot League, ESPN+ has agreements with more than 20 leading college athletic conferences including:
- Big 12
- AAC
- America East
- ASUN
- Atlantic 10
- Big South
- Conference USA
- ECAC Hockey
- Horizon
- The Ivy League
- Metro Atlantic
- Mid-American
- Missouri Valley
- NEC
- Ohio Valley
- Southern
- Southland
- Summit
- Sun Belt
- WAC
- And more
What They’re Saying:
- Patriot League Commissioner Jennifer Heppel: “The Patriot League has been among the leaders within intercollegiate athletics for its live streaming production with its robust and high-quality live digital programming for more than a decade. We are thrilled to work with ESPN+ to showcase Patriot League student-athletes on this leading sports streaming platform.”
- Burke Magnus, ESPN Executive Vice President, Programming Acquisitions and Scheduling: “The Patriot League has a proud academic and athletic history featuring so many great institutions and rivalries, which we will showcase on ESPN+ through this new multi-year agreement. As a Holy Cross alum, I am personally very excited about the opportunity to watch my alma mater play among the more than 800 annual events that this deal includes.”
About the Patriot League:
- The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards.
- The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class.
- Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.
More ESPN+:
- Beyond college sports, ESPN+ programming features exclusive:
- UFC and Top Rank boxing events
- MLB and NHL games
- Professional domestic and international soccer
- Grand Slam tennis
- International and domestic rugby and cricket.
- Additionally, the streaming service offers exclusive ESPN+ Original series, acclaimed studio shows and the full library of ESPN’s award-winning 30 for 30 films.
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