ESPN3 to Carry the 2013 College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Fans will be able to watch live the enshrinement of 24 of college football's greatest legends.
IRVING, Texas (August 27, 2013) - The National Football Foundation (NFF) and the College Football Hall of Fame announced today that ESPN3 will carry live the 2013 Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony on Aug. 28 from the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta.
Fans can watch the show by clicking here to access the link at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
The sold-out event will be emceed by award-winning broadcaster Wes Durham. In addition to the enshrinement ceremonies, the show will feature a preview of the 2013 college football season by a panel of top television analysts, including Tony Barnhart, Desmond Howard (a 2010 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame), Mark Schlabach and Matt Stinchcomb (the 1998 recipient of the NFF William V. Campbell Trophy).
Hosted by the Atlanta Hall Management and the Atlanta Sports Council, in partnership with the NFF, the event marks the first time that Atlanta will preside over the Enshrinement Ceremony. The celebration builds on the significant progress made on the construction of the new 94,256-square-foot home for the Hall, which will open in the fall of 2014 in the heart of Atlanta’s sports, tourism and entertainment district surrounding Centennial Olympic Park.
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