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ESPN–YouTube TV Standoff Fuels Tension Between Pat McAfee, Kirk Herbstreit Before ‘College GameDay’
Pat McAfee, Kirk Herbstreit and the rest of ESPN’s “ College GameDay ” crew are in Lubbock, Texas, ahead of the top-10 matchup between the No. 7 BYU Cougars and No. 8 Texas Tech Red Raiders.
The companies said that all outstanding payments to ESPN will end in the fourth quarter of 2025. ESPN will work with Penn to facilitate a transition from ESPN Bet to theScore Bet, the online sportsbook, and Penn will continue to be an ESPN advertising client, according to the news release.
ESPN signed a new deal making DraftKings its official sportsbook and odds provider, after ending a U.S. online sports betting partnership with casino operator PENN Entertainment. Starting December, online sports betting company DraftKings' sportsbook and daily fantasy contests will be added across ESPN's platforms,