EMEA, Asia gain access to US college football action via ESPN
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Michelle Clancy
| 25 August 2019

ESPN Player will bring coverage of the 2019 NCAA College Football season in the US to fans in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asian countries, including Japan and Singapore.

Viewers will have the opportunity to watch more than 800 college football games live and on-demand on desktop, iPad and mobile. The action kicks off this weekend with a huge intra-state rivalry as Miami take on Florida at midnight on Saturday 24 August.

A slate of games follows on Thursday 29 August, including reigning national champions Clemson in its season opener against Georgia Tech.

On Saturday 31 August ESPN Player will stream a host of live games featuring powerhouses such as Alabama, Ohio State and Florida State. There are more than 45 games live and on demand in the opening week.

ESPN Player’s comprehensive coverage will run throughout the season to the Bowl games and College Football Playoffs (CFP) in December and January. Last season the CFP National Championship was a matchup between powerhouse programmes Clemson and Alabama, and the two are among the strong favourites for the title again.

Alabama and Clemson will be led by two of the most exciting young quarterbacks in the game. Tua Tagovailoa burst onto the scene as a second half substitute in Alabama’s 2018 National Championship over Georgia, throwing three touchdowns and earning offensive MVP of the game. Trevor Lawrence led Clemson to victory in the 2019 National Championship, completing a 15-0 undefeated season, becoming one of the youngest-ever quarterbacks to start the game.

The news comes as ESPN adds a fourth live network to its Player streaming service, focussed on the ACC division conference.