ACL names nine Mic Check finalists for World Championships showdown
Nine Mic Check finalists will take the mic on July 29 in Rock Hill, where the ACL will pick a new commentator during Worlds week.
The American Cornhole League has named nine Mic Check finalists and set their showdown for Wednesday, July 29, at the 2026 ACL World Championships in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The league’s official rules page for ACL Mic Check 2026 puts a formal frame around the contest, which is a search for the next great cornhole commentator rather than a playing event.
That distinction matters for a sport that sells much of its appeal through live coverage, player personality and broadcast voice. The Mic Check winner is being asked to do more than narrate bags sliding toward the hole. The job is to make ACL matches feel bigger, clearer and more entertaining for viewers who may be watching cornhole for the first time while still sounding sharp enough for longtime fans who know the players and the pressure spots.
The finale is being staged during what the ACL calls the biggest week of the year in cornhole. World Championships materials say the event includes more than $700,000 in payouts across 30 events, and the July 29 schedule already shows the ACL Pro Teams Semifinals at 8:30 PM. That gives Mic Check a high-profile slot inside a packed championship week, with finalists performing in front of the same audience that is following the title races on the boards.
The league has also used its social posts to start shaping the personalities in the field. At least some of the nine finalists surfaced in teasers that named Courtney Scot Morrison, Eddie Gruman and Colin Hodet, with one post also referencing Woohole. The snippets point to what the ACL appears to want from this search: a commentator with enough personality to spark conversation and enough credibility to fit the cadence of pro cornhole.
For the ACL, the Mic Check final is as much a broadcast test as a talent contest. Nine finalists are in, the date is set, and World Championships week in Rock Hill will decide who gets the microphone when the sport wants its next signature voice.
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