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iHeartRadio is partnering with Elite Media Network to provide live play-by-play coverage on the free iHeartRadio app during the 2025 college football season.
Elite Media Network will kick off its coverage with Friday's (August 29) matchup between the Auburn Tigers and Baylor Bears at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. Fans can listen live through the free iHeartRadio app with kickoff scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET.
Auburn is coming off a 5-7 (2-6 SEC) finish, ranking 12th in the final SEC standings, during its third season under head coach Hugh Freeze, as well as first with offensive coordinator Derrick Nix and defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin, in 2024. The Tigers signed former Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold as a transfer player this past offseason, who went 5-4 in nine starts while throwing for 1,421 yards, 12 touchdowns and three interceptions on 154 of 246 passing, while also recording 444 yards and three touchdowns on 150 rushing attempts last season.
Baylor went 8-5 (6-3 Big 12), ranking fifth in the final Big 12 Conference standings, during its fifth season under head coach Dave Aranda, as well as its first with offensive coordinator Jake Spavital and second with defensive coordinator Matt Powledge. The Bears will return senior Sawyer Robertson at quarterback, who threw for 3,071 yards, 28 touchdowns and eight interceptions on 229 of 368 passing, while also recording 230 yards and four touchdowns on 63 rushing attempts.