ESPN has made major changes to it's schedule to begin Christmas week.

The network has turned into a haven of live sport over the holiday season.

And that means some of their most popular studio shows have taken a hit.

ESPN will switch to live college football instead of showing a second hour of First Take.

They will show the USTA Roadrunners take on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the Myrtle Beach Bowl.

The game at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina will kick off at 11 am ET.

ESPN will also show the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl live from 2.30 pm ET.

That game will feature the Fresno State Bulldogs against the Northern Illinois Huskies.

A two-hour edition of NFL Live will also be on the same channel from 5 pm ET.

ESPN will round out a live football Monday with an NFL clash in the evening.

They will show the New Orleans Saints visit the Green Bay Packers in the final game before Christmas.

Monday Night Countdown begins at 6 pm ET in it's usual slot on ESPN.

And the game itself will be live on both ABC and ESPN from 8 pm ET.

First Take will air as normal from 10am to midday ET on Christmas Eve.

There will also be a one-hour edition of the show on Christmas Day.

It will end at 11 am ET, when the NBA Countdown coverage ahead of the first of five basketball games kicks in.

Pat McAfee, meanwhile, is absent from the schedule entirely on both days.

He is a big part of ESPN's College Football coverage during the playoffs.