Another top contest for ACC Network’s inaugural football slate was revealed today during the TurboTax Live College Football Pregame show on ESPN leading into the College Football Playoff Semifinal featuring Clemson vs. Notre Dame. On November 9, Notre Dame will visit Duke for an ACC Network exclusive game. Previously, it was announced that Georgia Tech at Clemson will kick off the 24/7, all-ACC platform’s football slate on August 29.
The ACC Network will launch Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 and is poised to air 1,300 live events annually across its TV and digital offerings from around the conference’s 15 member schools and 27 sponsored sports. Fans interested in learning more about ACC Network can visit www.GetACCN.com.
About ACC Network
Owned and operated by ESPN in partnership with the Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC Network (ACCN) is a new 24/7 national network dedicated to ACC sports set to launch August 22, 2019. Approximately 450 live contests including 40 regular-season football games, 150 men’s and women’s basketball games, and 200 other regular-season competitions and tournament games from across the conference’s 27 sponsored sports will be televised annually, plus a complement of news and information shows and original programming. Together, the ACCN and its digital platform, ACC Network Extra (ACCNE), will feature 1,300 ACC events in its first year. ESPN has been televising ACC content since 1979 and has exclusive rights to every conference-controlled game across sports and championships.
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Keri Potts, ESPN Communications, keri.a.potts@espn.com or 860-839-3438
Amy Yakola, ACC, ayakola@theacc.org or 336-337-4893
