ESPN's Decision to Remove BottomLine During College Football Gets Mixed Reactions
ESPN will still show occasional score alerts and schedule updates as it removes the ticker to create a cleaner live presentation.
- On Wednesday, ESPN confirmed to Front Office Sports that it will permanently remove the BottomLine ticker from all college football broadcasts starting the 2026 season.
- The network previously tested the removal during College Football Playoff games, as well as NBA and NHL postseason contests, establishing a pattern for modernizing on-screen presentations.
- An ESPN spokesperson stated the change creates a "cleaner presentation that keeps the focus where it belongs—on the field," as digital platforms now provide instant score updates.
- Fan reactions remain split, with some calling the change "overdue," while NFL Draft analyst Tyler Forness criticized the move as an attempt to prevent viewers from switching networks.
- Despite the removal during live action, ESPN will still display periodic score alerts and schedule updates throughout each quarter, ensuring viewers remain informed of relevant developments.
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ESPN's decision to remove BottomLine during college football gets mixed reactions
Credit: ABCOn Wednesday, it was reported that ESPN was preparing a significant change to how it would present its college football broadcasts for the coming season. The BottomLine ticker, which scrolls across the bottom of screens informing the audience of the scores of other games across college football, is no more. “We’re always looking for ways to better serve sports fans. By removing the BottomLine during live action, we’re creating a clean…
ESPN is making a big change to its college football broadcasts
Jan. 4, 2011; New Orleans, LA, USA; ESPN logo prior to the 2011 Sugar Bowl between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Louisiana Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports The first broadcast for ESPN in the 2026 college football season will be on Saturday when North Carolina and TCU face off in Dublin, Ireland. However, a big change is set to take place. ESPN will no longer show the BottomLine ticker durin…
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