Gators Premiere on HBO Sports 24/7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Airs Wednesday at 10 p.m.
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 | Football
On the premiere episode of 24/7 College Football, HBO chronicled Week 5 of the college football season with Dan Mullen and the Florida Gators.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – As previously announced, the University Athletic Association partnered with HBO Sports' landmark franchise 24/7 to break ground on the company's first all-access college football series.
That project, which airs on Wednesday night at 10 p.m., will document the life of head coach Dan Mullen, Florida's student-athletes, assistant coaches and more during the Gators preparations for Towson last week.
Re-airs of the show will be on HBO1 on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. and on HBO2 on Friday, Oct. 4 at 12:30 a.m. It will also be available on HBO On Demand, HBO NOW, HBO GO and partners' streaming.
Fans can expect an in-depth look at daily meetings, practices, meals, behind-the-scenes hangouts with UF's student-athletes and everything that goes into a typical game week in Gainesville.
The series, 24/7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL, is a collaboration between HBO Sports and Lucky 27 Media and Sport & Story and will be narrated by Liev Schreiber, the voice of HBO Sports' Emmy award-winning documentaries and the 24/7 and HARD KNOCKS franchises.
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Quotes from Announcement on Sept. 18:
- Head Coach Dan Mullen:
- "We are excited to have this opportunity to be the first college football program to be showcased on HBO's 24/7 franchise. I am a big fan of Hard Knocks and I look forward to working with some of the best in the business."
- Executive Producer, HBO Sports Rick Bernstein:
- "For many years, we have been enamored with the storylines and unrivaled traditions of college football, and we're excited for the opportunity to expand the 24/7 franchise into the realm of college sports. Viewers will feel the tremendous electricity of some of the best atmospheres in the country, and see the meticulous preparation and challenges facing these programs in the build-up to gameday and during the game action. We are excited for the challenge of delivering a four-part series of four different college programs over a four-week period with the production values and storytelling associated with our 24/7 franchise."
- Sport & Story's Bo Mattingly:
- "We are thrilled to be a part of such a prestigious and award-winning HBO franchise, and work with some of the most talented people in the industry. This is a great opportunity to showcase college football and we appreciate the access these schools have given us for this landmark series."
- Vice President & Senior Producer Bentley Weiner:
- "This is an exciting new chapter for 24/7. We will have camera crews embedded with each team for one week of their respective seasons, with edit rooms running simultaneously in New York, to give viewers a revealing and timely look at what goes on behind the scenes at some of the most interesting programs in college football. We're thrilled to have a representative from the SEC, Big Ten and two Pac-12 schools as part of this new initiative."
In addition to Florida, HBO Sports will be chronicling Penn State, Arizona State and Washington State.
Broadcast Schedule:
- Episode 1 – 24/7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: FLORIDA GATORS
- Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 10 pm ET – Chronicling Towson @ Florida (9/28) Game Week
- Episode 2 – 24/7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Penn State
- Wednesday, October 9 at 10 pm ET – Chronicling Purdue @ Penn State (10/5) Game Week
- Episode 3 – 24/7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Arizona State
- Wednesday, October 16 at 10 pm ET – Chronicling Washington State @ Arizona State (10/12) Game Week
- Episode 4 – 24/7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Washington State
- Wednesday, October 23 at 10 pm ET – Chronicling Colorado @ Washington State (10/19) Game Week
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