FOX Sports to honor military ahead of Veterans Day with two-day salute during college football, NFL coverage
FOX Sports will air a two-day tribute to the US military ahead of Veterans Day, broadcasting its college football and NFL pregame shows from West Point and the Naval Academy. The broadcasts will honour service members and highlight the academies as part of the network’s commemoration of the United States’ 250th birthday.
“Big Noon Kickoff” is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET on Saturday, 7 November, with hundreds of West Point cadets expected to join fans before the Army-Air Force game. At 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, 8 November, “FOX NFL Sunday” will broadcast simultaneously from West Point and Annapolis, with its presenters at both academies.
In short
- FOX Sports is staging a two-day military tribute.
- College and NFL pregame shows will broadcast from two academies.
- Coverage is scheduled for 7 and 8 November.
Explained simply
Veterans Day is a US holiday on 11 November that recognises people who have served in the country’s armed forces. West Point and the US Naval Academy are federal military colleges that train future Army and Navy officers.
College football is played by university teams, while the NFL is the United States’ professional American football league. Army and Air Force are military academy teams, and their annual game is one of the fixtures linked to the armed forces.
The broadcasts are part of wider commemorations marking 250 years since the United States declared independence in 1776. The academies’ role in training military officers gives them a connection to both the tribute and the anniversary.