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Sports Video Group Unveil Finalists for 2021 SVG College Sports Media Awards

04/06/2021

Sports Video Group Unveil Finalists for 2021 SVG College Sports Media Awards Finalists to be celebrated, winners to be named in virtual ceremony on June 23 By SVG Staff

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The Sports Video Group (SVG) and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) are pleased to announce finalists for the 2021 SVG College Sports Media Awards in association with NACDA (CSMAs).

Winners will be selected by a panel of judges and announced at the 13th-annual SVG College Sports Media Awards in association with NACDA during a virtual ceremony hosted on SVG's YouTube channel on June 23 at 7 p.m. ET.

Representing a variety of college athletic departments, conference offices, professional networks, production companies, and students, finalists are named across four divisions in five categories.

MORE: Register for SVG College Summit (June 22-24, Virtual)

The past 15 months have been exceptionally trying and challenging for those who work in and love collegiate athletics, says Brandon Costa, director of SVG College, and, yet, despite all of the challenges thrown their way, the exceptionally-talented storytellers, technicians, producers, editors, administrators, and students at collegiate athletic departments, conference offices, and broadcast networks across the country were not only up to the challenge, but capable of producing video projects even more elite than ever before. We at SVG are in awe of the continued growth in the quality of work coming from the collegiate community.

Overall there are two things that strike me most about the 2021 College Sports Media Award entries, says Tom Buffolano, chairman of the SVG College Sports Media Awards in association with NACDA. First, the ability to produce high quality work in the face of adversity. Social distancing forced everyone to immediately rethink how they would produce not only live events, but how they would assemble a staff who were most times geographically dispersed and still deliver the volume of work that we've all become accustomed to. Second, a major part of storytelling was focused on social justice in many forms and the prominent voice that college athletes added to the conversation. It was powerful and captured elegantly by the school video teams.

The 2020 College Sports Media Awards are sponsored by our friends at Ross Video.

The Sports Video Group, NACDA, and Ross Video extend congratulations to all the finalists.

To learn more about the SVG College Sports Media Awards in association with NACDA, visit www.collegesportsmediaawards.com.

To register for the SVG College Summit, visit www.svgcollege.com. Follow the event on Twitter.

2020 SVG College Sports Media Awards in association with NACDA

FINALISTS OUTSTANDING LIVE GAME PRODUCTION

PROFESSIONAL

Big Ten Network | Cross Country Big Ten Men's Cross Country Championship

Big Ten Network | Men's Basketball Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament: Maryland vs. Michigan

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

Patriot League | Track and Field 2021 Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Championships

West Coast Conference (WCC Network) | Men's Basketball BYU vs. Pepperdine

COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

Auburn University (War Eagle Productions) | Men's Basketball Auburn vs. Mississippi State

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

Big Ten Network | Women's Rowing Iowa Women's Rowing Regatta

Liberty University | Football Liberty vs. Southern Mississippi

Texas A&M University (12th Man Productions) | Baseball Texas A&M vs. Texas

University of Louisville | Baseball Louisville vs. Florida State

University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish Digital Media) | Men's Ice Hockey Notre Dame vs. Arizona State

University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish Digital Media) | Men's Ice Hockey Notre Dame vs. Michigan State

Virginia Tech (HokieVision) | Men's Basketball Virginia Tech vs. Duke

Wake Forest University | Men's Soccer Wake Forest vs. Boston College

COLLEGIATE STUDENT

Belmont University | Men's Basketball Belmont vs. University of Tennessee at Martin

Big Ten Network (Student U) | Baseball Penn State vs. Indiana

Elon University | Women's Basketball Elon vs. Delaware

Mercer University | Baseball Mercer vs. Kennesaw State

Mercer University | Men's Basketball Mercer vs. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Monmouth University | Men's Basketball Monmouth vs. Quinnipiac

St. Cloud State University | Men's Ice Hockey St. Cloud State vs. Colorado College

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

Texas State University | Men's Basketball Texas State vs. Little Rock

Texas State University | Baseball Texas State vs. Louisiana Monroe

University of Alabama | Softball Alabama vs. North Carolina

Virginia Tech (HokieVision) | Baseball Virginia Tech vs. Boston College

Virginia Tech (HokieVision) | Baseball Virginia Tech vs. Virginia Military Institute

Virginia Tech (HokieVision) | Men's Basketball Virginia Tech vs. Virginia

OUTSTANDING LIVE NON-GAME PRODUCTION

PROFESSIONAL

Big Ten Network | Urban Analysis with Urban Meyer and Gerry DiNardo

ESPN | College GameDay

COLLEGIATE CONFERENCES AND GOVERNING BODIES

BIG EAST Conference | BIG EAST Shootaround LIVE at the BIG EAST Championship

Mountain West Conference | Mountain West Men's Basketball Championship Net Cutting Show

Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12 Women's Basketball Final Four Postgame Show

COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

Liberty University | Liberty Flames Countdown to
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