Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s that time of year again. Another highly anticipated college football season is just around the corner, and fans across the country are gearing up for their epic tailgates and their favorite teams high-profile confrontations. This also means that ESPN is releasing its College Football Anthem for the coming season.
Last year, the world leader in sports chose the song “Natural” by Imagine Dragons. The year before, it was “Walk on Water” by 30 Seconds to Mars. They have also used “Centuries” by Fall Out Boy, “History” by Lauren Alaina and “Collider” by X Ambassadors in the past.
If you like it kind of musicthese songs are perfect right now. However, like clockwork, they become boring very quickly.
So, without further ado, the song you’ll hear between now and the end of the College Football Playoff national championship game — likely featuring the ACC’s Clemson Tigers and the SEC’s Alabama Crimson Tide — will be Judah & The Lion’s new single “Let Go.”
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– ESPN College Football (@ESPNFCB) August 7, 2019
Everyone originally thought “Can’t Stop Me Now” by The Score, an alternative rock and pop band from New York, was the song. Turns out that preseason video wasn’t actually the ABC/ESPN college football anthem.
The pageantry, the tradition and the pride…
…they will all pass through this tunnel in just 25 days.
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– ESPN College Football (@ESPNFCB) July 30, 2019
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Get ready, football fans. Judah & The Lion’s theme song “Let Go” from this promo will be stuck in your head for months, as will the Imagine Dragons song.
What is the ESPN college football song?
“Let Go” is the latest single from Judah & The Lion, an American alternative band from Nashville, Tennessee. They wrote the song with college football in mind and released it specifically so that ESPN could use it for the upcoming college football season.
The band consists of Judah Akers (vocals and guitar), Brian Macdonald (mandolin and vocals) and Nat Zuercher (banjo and vocals). They have a new album called Pep talks which was released in May.
Whether you watch ESPN during the day or ABC on Saturday night, this is the new official theme song leading up to the CFP National Championship.
You better get used to it because NCAA football is back.
ESPN’s college football hype video is just the beginning.
