NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says ESPN snagged RedZone name with plans to bring it to college football

New details emerged about the ESPN and NFL RedZone deal. According to Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio on Wednesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is exploring the possibility of having a RedZone channel for college football.

Goodell revealed it during his appearance on ESPN's "SportsCenter."

"It will continue to be produced right here in this building (the NFL Network’s broadcast studio in L.A.)," Goodell said. "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 can utilize that for other sports, including college football and other things.

"I think that could be an exciting thing for our fans also to see a RedZone, maybe in College Football or other sports. That is something that they now own and have the ability to do. But as far as RedZone, NFL Red Zone, there would not be any changes for our plans.”

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL REDZONE? 👀 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says that ESPN purchased the RedZone name, and could utilize it for other sports, including college football. “ESPN purchased the RedZone name and they will be able to utilize that for other sports, college football

This news is likely music to the ears of college football fans. The introduction of RedZone at the collegiate level would allow them to keep up with numerous games on one channel. It'll also likely last for hours with a top-notch group of hosts.

Collegiate football and the NFL have been intertwined for decades, serving as the main pipeline for players looking to play football at the highest level. It could be considered fitting that college football fans get the chance to watch future NFL stars with relative ease on Saturdays.

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ESPN and the National Football League announced a non-binding agreement under which ESPN will acquire NFL Network and certain other media assets owned and controlled by the NFL — including NFL’s linear RedZone Channel, and NFL Fantasy — in exchange for a 10% equity stake in ESPN.

NFL is obtaining 10% stake in ESPN as part of RedZone deal

The NFL made a blockbuster announcement on Tuesday about an agreement to sell NFL RedZone and other media assets. The deal includes a 10% equity stake in ESPN. However, further financial details have not been revealed.

As part of the deal, the NFL RedZone channel would be distributed by ESPN. The report mentioned that the distribution will pay TV operators "for continued inclusion into their sports packages."

The ESPN deal includes NFL RedZone and NFL Fantasy as part of the broad NFL Network package. However, the league will retain control of NFL Films.

More details about the deal would likely emerge in the coming weeks as it's still subject to numerous approvals.