Cornhole is a sport best known from BBQs and tailgates for other sports. But now the American Cornhole League’s competitions are beginning to vie for space against more traditional events on ESPN.
With a technology platform that’s spurring grassroots participation, ESPN as a broadcast partner, and a digital streaming network to support original content, ACL commissioner Stacey Moore believes his sport could even one day reach the Olympics.
The ACL is newer of two groups that governs cornhole in the U.S.—the other is the American Cornhole Organization. More than 35,000 athletes have played in one of the ACL’s 105,000 events since the league’s inception.