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ESPN has selected<\/a> \u201cHigh Noon,\u201d a new collaboration between Shaboozey and Gunna, as the official anthem<\/a> for its 2026-27 college football coverage, continuing the network\u2019s long-running tradition of pairing each season with a signature song. The track, which is off Shaboozey\u2019s new concept album, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales<\/a><\/em>, will be featured throughout ESPN and ABC broadcasts, promotional campaigns and marketing leading into and throughout the college football season, which begins in late August.<\/p>\n

ESPN has used an annual anthem for more than a decade to help launch its college football campaign, with each selection becoming a recurring soundtrack across game broadcasts, commercials and studio programming throughout the fall.\u00a0The announcement<\/a> marks the latest high-profile partnership between ESPN and a recording artist as the network blends music with its college football branding. Shaboozey, whose crossover success has made him one of music\u2019s most recognizable genre-blending artists, joins Gunna on the new track, which debuted alongside a promotional video highlighting the excitement and pageantry of the upcoming season. The collaboration follows last year\u2019s anthem, mgk\u2019s \u201cdont wait run fast,\u201d and extends a lineup of previous ESPN anthem artists that has included Jelly Roll, Post Malone, Fall Out Boy, Imagine Dragons, Thirty Seconds to Mars, X Ambassadors, Marshmello and Juice WRLD, among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cHigh Noon\u201d is expected to become a familiar part of ESPN\u2019s broadcasts as the network prepares for another season of extensive coverage featuring marquee matchups, conference showdowns and the College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n

Editorial credit: Joe Seer \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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