Roger Goodell dropped a huge hint during his first interview with ESPN following the acquisition of NFL Network, NFL RedZone and NFL Fantasy.
While appearing on ESPN’s SportsCenter, the NFL Commissioner hinted a potential launch of a College Football RedZone.
“It’ll continue to be produced right here in this building,” Roger Goodell said from NFL Network’s broadcast studio in L.A. when asked about the future of NFL RedZone. “It will be the NFL RedZone. I don’t think fans will see any difference to that.
“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.”
Having a college football RedZone would be a big win for college football fans, as it would be a great way to keep up with multiple college football games on one channel. And with there being more college football teams than the NFL has, a college football RedZone could last from noon to midnight with multiple hosts.
On Tuesday, the NFL announced that ESPN had acquired the NFL Network and other media assets owned and controlled by the NFL including NFL RedZone and NFL Fantasy – in exchange for 10 percent equity stake in ESPN. As Goodell mentioned, the NFL will continue to own, operate and produce NFL RedZone.
