2021 SVG College Sports Media Awards Crown Best in College Sports Video Production

Virtual ceremony on Wednesday night celebrated winners and finalists from across the country

The 2021 SVG College Sports Media Awards (CSMAs) presented in association with NACDA have been given out and the best of the best were honored for outstanding work in video production work over the past year of collegiate athletics.

Hosted by FOX Sports lead college football reporter and Big Noon Kickoff sideline reporter Jenny Taft, the CSMA ceremony was celebrated virtually for the second consecutive year.

“[The CSMAs] have only grown in prestige thanks to you, the wonderful content creators from athletic departments, conference offices, and professional networks from across the country,” said Taft during her show opening comments. “This was an exceptionally challenging year for all of us. Football in the fall in front of mostly empty stadiums. A crossover season earlier this year that had an incredible amount of sports overlapping all at once. You navigated all of that under varying forms of COVID-related safety guidelines and, yet, the content and the live productions were as spectacular as ever.”

Nearly 500 entries were submitted in five categories (Live Game Production; Live Non-Game Production; Program Series; Special Feature; and Short-Form Fan Engagement) across four divisions (Professional, Collegiate Conferences and Governing Bodies, Collegiate Athletics, and Collegiate Student).

College Sports Media Awards winners and finalists are selected by a blue-ribbon panel of industry peers and celebrate the very best in college-sports-video production. For more information on the SVG/NACDA College Sports Media Awards, visit www.collegesportsmediaawards.com

2021 SVG College Sports Media Awards in association with NACDA
WINNERS

OUTSTANDING LIVE GAME PRODUCTION

PROFESSIONAL
Big Ten Network | Wrestling – Big Ten Wrestling Championships

COLLEGIATE CONFERENCES AND GOVERNING BODIES
Pac-12 Networks | Men’s Basketball – Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament – Oregon State vs. UCLA

COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
Auburn University (War Eagle Productions) | Softball- Honoring Alex Wilcox

COLLEGIATE STUDENT
Texas A&M University (12th Man Productions) | Baseball – Texas A&M vs. Georgia

OUTSTANDING LIVE NON-GAME PRODUCTION

PROFESSIONAL
ESPN | College GameDay

COLLEGIATE CONFERENCES AND GOVERNING BODIES
Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Final Four Postgame Show

COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
University of Wyoming | Colorado State at Wyoming Open Segment

COLLEGIATE STUDENT
St. Cloud State University | St. Cloud State vs. Minnesota Duluth Men’s Ice Hockey Pre-Game

OUTSTANDING PROGRAM SERIES

PROFESSIONAL
Big Ten Network | The B1G Moment

COLLEGIATE CONFERENCES AND GOVERNING BODIES
Pac-12 Networks | “Our Stories”

COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
Duke University Men’s Basketball | Duke Blue Planet

COLLEGIATE STUDENT
Ball State University (Ball State Sports Link) | Transatlantic Storytelling

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL FEATURE

PROFESSIONAL
ESPN | College Gameday: Blood Brothers

COLLEGIATE CONFERENCES AND GOVERNING BODIES
BIG EAST Conference | BIG EAST Tournament Opening Essay

COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
University of Oklahoma (Sooner Sports TV) | Vinny Welch: A Story Of Loss & Courage

COLLEGIATE STUDENT
University of Kentucky | Don’t Call It A Comeback

OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM FAN ENGAGEMENT

PROFESSIONAL
Turner Sports | 2021 March Madness Open: Made for Madness

COLLEGIATE CONFERENCES AND GOVERNING BODIES
Pac-12 Networks | “We’ll Be Back”

COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
University of Wisconsin | We Are Badgers

COLLEGIATE STUDENT
St. Cloud State University | SCSU Period Hype

For more information on the SVG College Sports Media Awards in association with NACDA, visit collegesportsmediawards.com.