SWAC, ESPN announce new media rights agreement through 2030-31

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SWAC, ESPN announce new media rights agreement through 2030-31

The SWAC and ESPN have announced a new multi-year media rights agreement, which will now run through the 2030-31 season.

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The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and ESPN have announced a new multi-year media rights agreement, which will now run through the 2030-31 season.

Under the new agreement, 10 SWAC regular-season football games will air on the ESPN networks and ESPN+. Additionally, the SWAC Football Championship will air annually on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2. Below are the complete details of the agreement:

• 10 regular-season football games on ESPN networks and ESPN+
• The SWAC Football Championship on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
• The SWAC Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship on a linear ESPN network
• The SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament Championship on a linear ESPN network
• All other rounds of the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments on ESPN digital networks
• Four regular-season men’s basketball games on ESPN networks or ESPN+

“The SWAC consistently delivers exciting competition, passionate fan engagement and some of the most anticipated championship events in HBCU athletics,” said Mallory Kenny, director, programming & acquisitions, ESPN. “The SWAC has been a valued teammate of ours since the launch of ESPNU in 2005, and we’re pleased to continue bringing the conference’s premier football and basketball events to fans across our networks and expanding the visibility of the student-athletes and programs that make the SWAC such a significant part of college sports.”