With the success Netflix has had with sports documentary series’ such as F1: Drive to Survive and the PGA Tour’s Full Swing, Seth Emerson and Andrew Marchand of The Athletic are reporting a new series is in the works with the focus being on SEC football. The report says while contracts have not been signed, all signs point to Netflix taking football fans behind the scenes.

Netflix did not comment on the story and when SEC commissioner Greg Sankey was asked about it, he said, “We make announcements when we make announcements. Despite what sources like to say, nothing’s done until it’s done.”

The report says teams would have the chance to opt in or out of the show and mentions Georgia as one of the programs that has shown interest in being involved. In ESPN’s ‘Way-Too-Early’ rankings put out in mid-February, Georgia was listed as the No. 1 team in the country. Other top teams from the conference are expected to be Texas, Ole Miss, Missouri and Alabama who are all listed in the Top 10.

As for individual players the show could focus on, Georgia quarterback Carson Beck and offensive tackle Earnest Greene III, Texas A&M defensive tackle Walter Nolen, LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell and pass rusher Harold Perkins along with Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden are expected to be top picks in next year’s NFL draft.

As for the type of access fans can expect to receive, Emerson and Marchand report it would be similar to what fans have seen with SEC Insider, a show aired by the SEC Network. Much like is done with HBO’s Hard Knocks, the league and teams would have some control over what gets aired.

The 2024 college football season on NBC Sports will feature eight games from the Big Ten and Notre Dame, airing on both NBC and Peacock during the first three weeks of the season. The action kicks off with defending CFP National Champions, the Michigan Wolverines, taking on the Fresno State Bulldogs on Big Ten Saturday Night on August 31 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Viewers can catch all the action on NBC or stream it live on Peacock.

Big Ten Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock will feature the Colorado Buffaloes, led by head coach Deion Sanders, facing off against the Nebraska Cornhuskers and coach Matt Rhule (Sept. 7). The following week (Sept. 14), the UCLA Bruins, in their debut season as a Big Ten member, will welcome the Indiana Hoosiers at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Notre Dame is coming off a 10-3 season and will open their home schedule against Northern Illinois on Sat., Sept. 7, at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Late season primetime games on NBC and Peacock include the Fighting Irish hosting Florida State on Sat., Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. ET and Nebraska visiting Iowa in a Black Friday special on Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Last season, NBC Sports debuted its Big Ten Football package, featuring Big Ten Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock – marking the first time ever that Big Ten Football had a dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network – and exclusive games on Peacock.

Here is a list of known dates and times:

The remaining NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football games will be announced during the season, with each matchup typically announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game date.

HBO and NFL Films have announced that the Chicago Bears will be the featured team on this summer’s training camp edition of Hard Knocks. The five-episode series will premiere on Tuesday, Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. EST on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max. New episodes will debut on Tuesdays through Sept. 3 ahead of the start of the NFL’s regular season. Liev Schrieber will narrate the Bears’ edition of the series, which marks his 18th season on the program.

“We are honored to feature such an iconic NFL franchise on ‘Hard Knocks,’” Shannon Furman, senior director and supervising producer at NFL Films, said in a statement. “The Chicago Bears have a talented roster, coaching staff and front office all determined to match the expectations of a hungry fanbase. We are thankful to the entire organization for opening their doors to us for what is sure to be an exciting training camp.”

“‘Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Chicago Bears’ will provide our passionate fans across the world the ability to experience this unique and critical time in the history of our franchise,” Kevin Warren, president and chief executive officer of the Chicago Bears, said in a statement.

The Bears selected USC quarterback Caleb Williams first overall in the 2024 NFL Draft and aim to qualify for the NFL Playoffs for the first time since 2020 with a dynamic young core and skilled veterans. In the year prior, the team had traded the No. 1 overall draft selection to the Carolina Panthers and received several draft picks in return, one of which ended up being the No. 1 selection in this past draft. Entering the 2024 season, the team is coming off three consecutive losing finishes and trying to execute a rebuild with the hope of securing its second Super Bowl championship in franchise history.

Aside from the Chicago Bears, the New Orleans Saints and Denver Broncos were the other two teams eligible for being forced to participate on the show. The National Football League recently refined its criteria by narrowing the timeframe from having previously participated from 10 years to eight, along with removing the exception made for teams that have recently made the playoffs.

This summer’s iteration of the show will mark the first time the Bears franchise is featured on Hard Knocks, which follows editions of the show last year featuring the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins. Moreover, the New York Giants were revealed to be the featured team as part of the first offseason edition of the series, which premieres on July 2 at 9 p.m. EST on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.

“The 2024 training camp will be big for us in preparation for achieving our season goals,” Ryan Poles, general manager of the Chicago Bears, said in a statement, “and we look forward to bringing the fans at home along for the journey.

“Our players, coaches and staff are excited to continue the process of building for the 2024 season,” Matt Eberflus, head coach of the Chicago Bears, said in a statement.