Earlier this Wednesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell made a comment that should excite every single college football in the country.
It was confirmed Tuesday that ESPN acquired the NFL Network in a massive media deal. As part of this agreement, the Worldwide Leader In Sports has the linear rights to “RedZone.” Some fans are worried ESPN will make massive changes to this fan-favorite channel, but Goodell confirmed that the NFL will produce “RedZone” for the 2025 season.
“It’ll continue to be produced right here in this building,” Goodell said, via On3. “It will be the NFL RedZone. I don’t think fans will see any difference to that.”
Goodell then teased the possibility of college football having its very own “RedZone” channel because of this ESPN deal.
“Obviously, in the context of that, though, ESPN purchased the RedZone name, and they will be able to utilize that for other sports, college football and other things, and I think that could be an exciting thing for our fans also to see a RedZone, maybe in college football or other sports. That’s something that they now own and have the ability to do that. But as far as Red Zone, NFL Red Zone, there won’t be any changes for our plans.”
For the most part, college football fans are excited about the possibility of a “RedZone” channel for college football. It would allow fans to check in on multiple games at once.
“All previous misgivings will be forgiven if this becomes a reality,” a social media user commented.
“I speak for America when I say this is a 10/10 idea,” one fan said.
“This is what every college football fan loves to hear,” another fan wrote.
“This sounds amazing, but who will host it? That will determine if I want to watch it,” another social media user replied.
Considering the 2025 college football season will kick off later this month, it’s unlikely a “RedZone” channel is made for Week 1.
That being said, ESPN could end up producing this show in 2026.
