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2024 college football on cbs announcers.

• Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson & Jenny Dell return as the lead announcing team
• Coverage begins on Saturday, August 31  on the CBS Television Network
• Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell (lead crew)
• Rich Waltz, Ross Tucker, Tiffany Blackmon  (select Mountain West and service academy games)
• Tom McCarthy, Jay Feely, Tiffany Blackmon  (select games)
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Behind the Mic: ESPN Rolls Out Broadcasting Teams for Week 1 of College Football Season; CBS Reveals Names of NFL On-Air Talent

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Behind the Mic provides a roundup of recent news regarding on-air talent, including new deals, departures, and assignments compiled from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, ESPN kicks off college football coverage with dynamic commentator teams in Week 1, CBS Sports unveils NFL on CBS  announcer lineup, and more.

ESPN Kicks Off College Football Week 1 Coverage With Dynamic Commentator Teams

In all, four of the top-five teams and nine of the top 10 in the 2021 AP preseason rankings will be in action across ESPN platforms during week 1.

ESPN’s week 1 schedule features teams from all 10 FBS conferences and games are set for a total of 10 ESPN platforms – ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, Big 12 Now on ESPN+, ESPN3, ESPN+, SEC Network+ (SECN+) and ESPN Radio.

With the start of the new season, ESPN’s unmatched roster of commentators will feature a mix of familiar faces, new assignments, a host of newcomers and the return of many veteran voices.

Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit , and reporter Holly Rowe will team up to call the weekly ABC Saturday Night Football presented by Capital One marquee matchup, beginning with one of the most-anticipated games of the season – the top-five showdown between Georgia and Clemson in the Duke’s Mayo Classic in Charlotte.

The 2021 season marks Fowler and Herbstreit’s eighth year in the SNF booth and their 26th season as college football teammates, having worked together since 1996 on College GameDay. Fowler and Herbstreit have called every College Football Playoff National Championship. Rowe joins the team following the recent announcement of her move to the SNF crew, as she kicks off her 26th season covering college football for ESPN and ABC.

Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge , field analyst Todd McShay , and reporter Molly McGrath will open the season with defending College Football Playoff National Champion and preseason No. 1 Alabama against No. 14 Miami in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff in Atlanta.

McDonough and Blackledge will work together for the third year, joined for a second season by McShay and McGrath, who is back on the sidelines after taking maternity leave at the end of 2020. McDonough – also a leading voice in ESPN’s NHL coverage this fall – and Blackledge combine for more than four decades of broadcast experience, while McShay continues to serve as one of ESPN’s NFL Draft experts and McGrath covers a multitude of college sports across ESPN networks as both a reporter and host.

Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy , and Katie George will open the season in Tallahassee for a Sunday primetime matchup on ABC that is steeped in tradition – No. 9 Notre Dame at Florida State.

This will be the second straight season that longtime ESPN play-by-play voice Tessitore and former Alabama National Champion quarterback McElroy are partnering in the ABC and ESPN booth. For the better part of two decades, Tessitore has been a premier broadcaster for ESPN and ABC’s coverage of college football, as well as the veteran blow-by-blow ringside commentator for Top Rank Boxing on ESPN and the co-host of Holey Moley on ABC. McElroy is beginning his sixth season calling games for ESPN and has studio experience on ESPN and SEC Network as well. This fall, George moves to ABC and ESPN games following her first two seasons on ACC Network Primetime.

Notable ESPN and ABC games on Saturday, Sept. 4:

• ESPN Events’ Texas Kickoff: Texas Tech vs. Houston (7 p.m., ESPN): ESPN newcomer and Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III joins ESPN mainstays Mark Jones and Quint Kessenich this season. Jones completed his 30th year with ESPN last fall, serving as a college football commentator as well as one of the company’s leading NBA play-by-play voices.
• Western Michigan vs. Michigan (Noon, ESPN): Bob Wischusen and Dan Orlovsky are back together for a third season, joined in Ann Arbor by Kris Budden . Wischusen, a college football, basketball and NHL voice for ESPN, is also the New York Jets radio voice. In addition to calling college games, Orlovsky continues to appear across a number of ESPN shows, including as a lead analyst on NFL Live . Budden has been a regular on ABC and ESPN coverage since moving over from SEC Network following the 2018 season.
• No. 2 Oklahoma vs. Tulane (Noon, ABC): Dave Pasch and Dusty Dvoracek will call games together for the first time this fall, beginning with the Sooners-Green Wave matchup. A versatile football and basketball play-by-play voice – who also calls Arizona Cardinals NFL games, Pasch joined ESPN in 2003. A two-time Oklahoma captain and former NFL Draft pick, Dvoracek continues to expand his ESPN role. Veteran field analyst Tom Luginbill , who has been with ESPN for more than 15 years and previously worked with Pasch, will join the duo.
• ESPN Events’ Vegas Kickoff Classic: BYU vs. Arizona (10:30 p.m., ESPN): Dave Flemming and Rod Gilmore are teaming up on ESPN and ABC this fall, with Flemming continuing his play-by-play commentary for college football, basketball, baseball and MLB, and Gilmore kicking off his 25th season of ESPN college football analysis. The two will be joined by reporter Stormy Buonantony for the first ESPN Events game at the Las Vegas Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.

Weekday primetime games in Week 1:

• ESPN Events’ Montgomery Kickoff: UAB vs. Jacksonville State (Wed, 7:30 p.m. on ESPN): Week 1 of the college football season kicks off with a rare Wednesday primetime game on ESPN as UAB faces Jacksonville State in the first of two ESPN Events kickoff games in Montgomery, AL. Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer , and reporter Lauren Sisler have the call from the Cramton Bowl.
• Boise State vs. UCF (Thurs, 7 p.m. on ESPN): ESPN’s new Thursday night team of Matt Barrie , analyst Roddy Jones , and reporter Harry Lyles Jr. will debut. Jones will build upon his ACC Network role while Lyles Jr. adds college football sideline reporting to his expanding repertoire after joining ESPN.com as a staff writer last year reporting on both college football and on the intersection of culture and college sports.
• No. 10 North Carolina vs. Virginia Tech (Fri, 6 p.m. on ESPN): Jason Benetti, Andre Ware , and Paul Carcaterra open their season-long Friday schedule in Blacksburg with a key matchup of ACC Coastal contenders.
• Michigan State vs. Northwestern (Fri, 9 p.m. on ESPN): Beth Mowins and Kirk Morrison return to the booth for a second season together, joined by Dawn Davenport , who moves from her previous SEC Network assignment.

College Networks:

• SEC Network returns its SEC Saturday Night trio of Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers , and Cole Cubelic , who will call a pair of week 1 games – Bowling Green vs. Tennessee (Thursday, 8 p.m.) and Florida Atlantic vs. No. 13 Florida (Saturday, 7:30 p.m.)
• ACC Network’s primetime team has a new look with Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck , and Kelsey Riggs , who moves from the afternoons to evenings this fall. The trio will call South Florida vs. N.C. State (Thursday, 7:30 p.m.) and Northern Illinois vs. Georgia Tech (Saturday, 7:30 p.m.) ( ESPN )

CBS Sports Unveils NFL on CBS Announcer Lineup

Jim Nantz, Tony Romo , and Tracy Wolfson once again lead the  NFL on CBS’ announce team in their fifth year together as they call CBS’ marquee game each week, as well as many of the best games of the 2021 NFL season, the AFC Playoffs and AFC Championship Game.

Highlighting the changes in this year’s NFL ON CBS announce teams are Adam Archuleta and AJ Ross joining Greg Gumbel as analyst and reporter, respectively; Jay Feely teaming with Spero Dedes and Tiki Barber pairing with Tom McCarthy .

The strength and depth of the NFL on CBS announce team is further evident this season as Ian Eagle, Charles Davis , and reporter Evan Washburn return for their second season together as the No. 2 team. Kevin Harlan again pairs with Trent Green and reporter Melanie Collins ; Andrew Catalon and James Lofton are back together this season and Mowins will call select games during the season.

In addition to Wolfson, Washburn, Collins, and Ross, additional sideline reporters including Sherree Burruss and Amanda Balionis will be used throughout the season.

The NFL Today returns with host James Brown alongside Boomer Esiason, Bill Cowher , Phil Simms , and Emmy Award-winner Nate Burleson for their fifth season together. Gene Steratore again serves as NFL Rules Analyst and Jason La Canfora continues to serve as “NFL Insider.”

Jim Rikhoff is the lead game producer for the NFL on CBS , and Michael Arnold is the lead game director. Drew Kaliski is the producer for  The NFL Today , while Bob Matina directs.

The following are the  NFL on CBS assignments for Weeks 1-2

WEEK 1 – Sept. 12 – CBS Doubleheader

• Catalon/Lofton/Burruss
• Gumbel/Archuleta/Ross
• Eagle/Davis/Washburn
• McCarthy/Barber
• Dedes/Feely
• Nantz/Romo/Wolfson
• Harlan/Green/Collins

WEEK 2 – Sept. 19 – CBS Doubleheader

• Catalon/Lofton/Burruss ( CBS Sports )

CBS Sports Names Matteo Bonetti as Lead Serie A Analyst, Andres Cordero as Lead Play-By-Play Announcer on Paramount+, CBS Sports Network

Matteo Bonetti will serve as CBS Sports’ lead Serie A analyst and match commentator, providing both studio and match analysis throughout the season, while Andres Cordero will serve as lead play-by-play announcer for coverage across CBS Sports Network and Paramount+. Bonetti and Cordero will call matches on a weekly basis beginning Sunday, Sept. 12.

Bonetti, Jo Ankier, Marco Messina, and Fabrizio Romano will contribute to CBS Sports HQ’s pregame, halftime and postgame studio coverage from Stamford, CT. through Weeks 1 and 2, starting on Saturday, August 21.

Additional details on CBS Sports’ Serie A announcer lineup and schedule will be revealed at a later date, with CBS Sports’ full Serie A studio coverage from New York beginning on Sunday, Sept. 12, airing on CBS Sports Network and streaming on Paramount+.

Bonetti joins CBS Sports from ESPN where he served as a soccer commentator and analyst for international soccer leagues and marquee international tournaments since 2018. He has also contributed to soccer coverage on ESPN.com and ESPN FC, in addition to working as an announcer for beIN Sport and TNT. This will be Bonetti’s 10th season covering Serie A. Born in Milan, Italy and raised in Miami, FL, Bonetti is a bilingual Italian-American.

Cordero has called play-by-play for international competitions at the highest levels of the game, including La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Copa Libertadores, World Cup Qualifiers and Africa Cup of Nations. He is currently the play-by-play voice of Major League Soccer Club Inter Miami CF and is also a member of CBS Sports’ Concacaf coverage.

Ankier is a sports reporter and anchor from London. She has contributed to networks and organizations including ESPN, BT Sport, Premier League, The Tennis Channel, Fox Sports, TRT World News, Chelsea FC TV, Liverpool FC TV, Major League Soccer and European Athletics.

Messina is a sports personality and soccer analyst from Brooklyn, N.Y. He is the founder of Italian Football TV, a digital platform with Serie A highlights and analysis.

Romano is an Italian journalist and CBS Sports’ Soccer Insider, acting as the leading journalist in the world specializing in global football transfers. Romano currently is a journalist for Sky Sports Italy and a reporter for The Guardian. He is based in Milan.

Through the first two weeks of Serie A action, CBS Sports HQ’s pre-match coverage will begin 30 minutes before each match of the day with coverage continuing through the conclusion of the day’s action. Coverage will be available on Paramount+, as well as CBS Sports Network on select days. Click here to view the Serie A schedule through August. ( CBS Sports )

Atlanta Braves’ Mike Soroka Serves as Guest Analyst on Bally Sports South

Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Soroka was the guest analyst on Bally Sports South for the first game of the series between the Braves and the New York Yankees on Monday, August 23.

Soroka, who is on the 60-day injured list while recovering from Achilles surgery, was joined by play-by-play announcer Chip Caray , analyst Jeff Francoeur , and reporter Kelly Crull .

In three seasons with the Braves, Soroka has a career 2.86 ERA with 214 innings pitched. He has accumulated 15 wins and six losses in 37 starts with 171 strikeouts. Soroka was drafted by the Braves in the first round of the 2015 MLB Draft and made his MLB debut on May 1, 2018 against the New York Mets. ( Bally Sports )

ESPN Signs Pro Bowl Quarterback Alex Smith

ESPN has signed three-time Pro Bowler and 16-year NFL quarterback Alex Smith , as the former first overall NFL draft pick transitions from the playing field to an analyst. In the first year of his post-playing career, Smith will appear on multiple shows and in various roles, mainly surrounding NFL programming, including SportsCenter . Smith will have a role on Monday Night Countdown on select weeks and add contributions to Sunday NFL Countdown from time-to-time. The widely-respected veteran will also be part of ESPN’s coverage of key tent pole events, such as Super Bowl LVI and the 2022 NFL Draft. Additional roles may be explored.

Smith retired from the NFL in April of this year, concluding a 16-year career which began as the No. 1 overall draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers in 2005. The California-native passed for more than 35,000 yards, threw nearly 200 touchdowns and appeared in more than 175 games, including five seasons with Kansas City (2013-17) and three with Washington (2018-20) following eight with the 49ers (2005-12). He earned Pro Bowl honors in 2013, ’16 and ’17.

Smith gained respect from fans near and far as the NFL world collectively followed his comeback from a severely broken leg, sustained in the 2018 season. His story about the injury was documented in a special edition of ESPN’s E60, Project 11 in May 2020, including his battles with post-operative infection, how doctors and Smith’s family had to make life-changing decisions, and his intense recovery and rehabilitation.

Smith would complete his comeback in October of the 2020 season, as he returned to the playing field. Smith would go on to appear in eight games in 2020 and start six games earning a 5-1 record. His perseverance and success earned him the NFL Comeback Player of the Year honor. E60 would run an additional episode on his story, documenting his comeback, shortly after his retirement. ( ESPN )

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ESPN’s College Football Announcer Assignments

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We have a whole slew of college football announcing teams on ESPN thanks to its various platforms. A couple of items of note. Beth Mowins will call games becoming the second woman to call college football for ESPN joining Pam Ward. Ron Franklin who had announced his retirement earlier this year citing frustration with ESPN, returns to call Saturday afternoon games with regular partner, Ed Cunningham. That’s good news.

Previously announced, Erin Andrews becomes a co-host of College Gameday for the first hour which will air at 9 a.m. Eastern on ESPNU.

I can write more, but this is a very long press release so let that speak for itself.

ESPN College Football Commentator Assignments New elements: Tim Brown joins as ESPN 3D analyst; Herm Edwards on ESPNU primetime; Rece Davis adds Thursday night game; Bob Wischusen and Brian Griese on ESPN2 noon; Mike Bellotti to work West Coast ESPN and ABC telecasts; Erin Andrews on College GameDay ; Danny Kanell joins as ESPNU analyst Returning: Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit on ABC Saturday Night Football ; Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge on ESPN Saturday in prime time ESPN’s 2010 college football coverage will feature a deep lineup of knowledgeable and experienced game and studio commentators in familiar and new roles, including the addition of Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown as an analyst for ESPN 3D games. ESPN 3D, ESPN’s newest outlet and the first 3D network to launch in the industry, will televise 13 college football games in 2010, concluding with the BCS National Championship.  Every ESPN 3D game will originate from a game on an ESPN network but utilize a separate production and commentator crew. Brown – a former Notre Dame wide receiver and 16-year NFL veteran — will also provide studio analysis on College Football Live , ESPNEWS, SportsCenter , various ESPN Radio programs and additional ESPN platforms. Brown will work ESPN 3D games with play-by-play commentator Joe Tessitore and Ray Bentley , who will provide analysis and reports from the field. The assignments of returning commentator pairings are highlighted by Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit calling the Saturday Night Football  series on ABC, broadcast television’s only weekly primetime game (8 p.m. ET), for their fifth consecutive year. The roster of analysts includes winners of several of the most prestigious honors in football: Seven members of the College Football Hall of Fame: Tim Brown , Bob Griese , Lou Holtz , Desmond Howard who will be enshrined in 2011, Mark May , Chris Spielman and Andre Ware ; Six National Championship winners: Todd Blackledge (1982 with Penn State); Ed Cunningham (Washington in 1991), Brian Griese (Michigan in 1997), Lou Holtz (as head coach of Notre Dame in 1988), Danny Kanell (Florida State in 1993) and Trevor Matich (BYU in 1984); Three Heisman trophy winners: Tim Brown (1987), Desmond Howard (1991) and Andre Ware (1989); Six Super Bowl winners: David Diaz-Infante (two-time), Bob Griese (two-time), Brian Griese , Desmond Howard (also a Super Bowl MVP), Mark May (two-time) and Matt Millen (four-time). Highlights of new assignments: Rece Davis , who will continue to anchor ESPN’s Saturday studio coverage with analysts Lou Holtz and Mark May , will add play-by-play duties for ESPN’s popular weekly Thursday night ESPN College Football Primetime game series with returning analysts Craig James and Jesse Palmer . Jenn Brown will join the Thursday team as the sideline reporter. Analyst Brian Griese and commentator Bob Wischusen will work the ESPN2 Saturday noon telecast. Last year, Griese and Wischusen called various games across the ESPN networks. Analyst Herm Edwards , who regularly works as an analyst on ESPN’s NFL coverage, will join Clay Matvick on ESPNU’s Saturday prime-time game. Erin Andrews will join an expanded three-hour College GameDay , anchoring several segments of the new first hour on ESPNU beginning at 9 a.m. and contributing reports, interviews and features during the ESPN portion of the show. Chris Fowler will return as show host with analysts Lee Corso , Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard . As part of her role, Andrews will work as the sideline reporter on the game from which College GameDay originates, if the game is on an ESPN network (ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, etc.). In addition to Andrews, reporters Holly Rowe , Heather Cox , Jeannine Edwards and Quint Kessenich will return to work the sidelines with specific game assignments to be determined weekly. Former Oregon coach Mike Bellotti and former Washington quarterback Brock Huard will team up with commentator Carter Blackburn to work ESPN and ABC Saturday games primarily featuring West Coast sites. Veteran ESPN play-by-play announcer Beth Mowins will call ESPN and ESPN2 midweek games with analysts David Norrie or Robert Smith . Former Florida State quarterback Danny Kanell will join ESPN as an analyst on the ESPNU afternoon game with announcer Pam Ward , who worked ESPN2’s Saturday noon telecast last year. Kanell will also serve as a studio analyst on College Football Live , SportsCenter , ESPNEWS and more. In addition to select midweek games, David Norrie will work the weekly ESPN Radio game broadcast with returning play-by-play announcer Bill Rosinski and reporter Joe Schad . Rob Stone will move from the studio to call play-by-play on the ESPNU noon telecast with former Georgia standout David Pollack , who also worked in the studio last year. As part of ESPN’s year-round commitment to college sports and the Bowl Championship Series, Fowler — adding to his extensive duties with ESPN — will host College Football Live and contribute college football content to SportsCenter during the season. John Saunders , who will continue to anchor Saturday pregame, halftime and postgame studio segments on ABC with analyst Palmer , will also host College Football Live and studio coverage around game telecasts every Thursday and Friday on ESPN and ESPN2. Wendi Nix will return to anchor ESPN2’s Saturday day-long studio coverage with analysts Todd McShay and Robert Smith .   Game commentators returning for their second season together include: Bra d Nessler and Todd Blackledge working the ESPN Saturday primetime telecast. Matt Millen and Sean McDonough calling Saturday telecasts on ABC. Analysts Bob Griese and Chris Spielman working the Saturday noon telecast on ESPN with Dave Pasch . Veteran announcer Mike Patrick working Saturday afternoon games on ABC with analyst James . Dave Neal will call ESPN Regional Television’s Saturday SEC over-the-air syndication games with analyst Andre Ware and reporter Cara Capuano . Additional returning announcer pairings to television’s deepest field of commentators include: Mark Jones and Bob Davie ; Ron Franklin and Ed Cunningham ; and Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore . ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN 3D and ESPN Regional Television Game Pairings Note: Additional commentators will contribute throughout the season  Game Telecast Play-by-play Analyst Reporter Saturday Night Football (on ABC) Brent Musburger Kirk Herbstreit  * ESPN College Football Primetime ( Saturday)   Brad Nessler Todd Blackledge  * ESPN2 College Football Primetime (Saturday) Mark Jones Bob Davie  ** ESPNU SEC Saturday Prime Time Clay Matvick Herm Edwards ESPN College Football Primetime (Thursday) Rece Davis Craig James and Jesse Palmer Jenn Brown ABC Saturday Afternoon Sean McDonough Matt Millen  * ABC Saturday Afternoon Mike Patrick Craig James  * ABC or ESPN Saturday Afternoon Ron Franklin Ed Cunningham  ** ESPN College Football (Saturday afternoons) Dave Pasch Bob Griese and Chris Spielman  ** ESPN2 College Football (Saturday afternoon) Bob Wischusen Brian Griese  ** ESPNU Saturday noon Rob Stone David Pollack ESPNU Saturday afternoon Pam Ward Danny Kanell ESPNU late Saturday (WAC) Todd Harris David Diaz-Infante ESPNU late Saturday (HBCU) Todd Harris Eddie Robinson or Jay Walker ESPN and ABC Saturdays (West Coast games) Carter Blackburn Brock Huard and Mike Bellotti  ** ESPN and ESPN2 midweek games Beth Mowins David Norrie and Robert Smith ESPN and ESPN2 Friday games Joe Tessitore Rod Gilmore  ** ESPNU Thursday Anish Shroff Jay Walker or Eddie Robinson ESPN 3D Joe Tessitore Tim Brown Ray Bentley ESPN Radio games Bill Rosinski David Norrie Joe Schad SEC Network (ESPN Regional Television syndicated games) Dave Neal Andre Ware Cara Capuano BIG EAST Network (ESPN Regional Television syndicated games) Mike Gleason John Congemi Eamon McAnaney ESPN Regional Television MAC Syndication Michael Reghi Doug Chapman * Reporter to be determined weekly between Erin Andrews, Holly Rowe and Heather Cox ** Reporter to be determined weekly between Jeannine Edwards and Quint Kessenich ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN Regional Television Studio Assignments Show Host Analyst College GameDay  (Saturdays: 9-10 a.m. on ESPNU; 10 a.m.-noon on ESPN) Chris Fowler/Erin Andrews (9 a.m.) Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard Pre-game, halftime and post-game, College Football Countdown (Saturdays on ABC) John Saunder s Jesse Palmer ABC Saturday reports Robert Flores Pre-game, halftime and post-game, College Football Final (Saturdays on ESPN) Rece Davis Lou Holtz and Mark May Pre-game, halftime and post-game (Saturdays on ESPN2) Wendi Nix Todd McShay and Robert Smith Pre-game, halftime and post-game (Saturdays on ESPNU) Lowell Galindo (prime time) and Dari Nowkah (afternoon) Tom Luginbill and Matt Stinchcomb College GameDay on ESPN Radio (Saturdays at noon) Ryen Russillo Trevor Matich and Brad Edwards ESPNEWS Overdrive Ryan Burr Jon Ritchie Inside the Polls (ESPNU) Lowell Galindo Tom Luginbill and Mike Bellotti SEC syndication studio Dari Nowkhah Matt Stinchcomb SEC Weekly (ESPNU) Cara Capuano Matt Stinchcomb and David Pollack Big 12 This Week (ESPNU) Melissa Knowles Jon Berger The 2010 college football season on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN 3D, ESPN Classic, ESPN3.com, ESPN Radio, ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN Regional Television and ESPN GamePlan will total more than 400 regular-and post-season games, concluding with the entire Bowl Championship Series, including the National Championship, on ESPN for the first time. The schedule will include weekly Saturday night games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, weekly ESPN and ESPNU Thursday night contests and telecasts every Friday and select Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

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CBS reveals announcer lineup ahead of first full season airing Big Ten football

• Updated: Aug. 12, 2024, 4:35 p.m.
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CBS is making the full transition from the SEC to the Big Ten this football season and now fans know who will be calling the games.

CBS Sports announced its game and studio announcer lineup for the 2024 college football season on Monday, with matchups planned for CBS, Paramount+ and CBS Sports Network.

Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson , and Jenny Dell will return as lead announce team covering the first full season of marquee Big Ten on CBS games in the network’s traditional 3:30 p.m. window.

They will open the season calling Akron at Ohio State on Aug. 31 and call games weekly until the Big Ten Championship, which will air in primetime on Dec. 7.

Iowa State at Iowa on Sept. 7, Notre Dame at Purdue on Sept. 14, USC at Michigan on Sept. 21 are other matchups that have been announced for the window.

Play-by-play announcer Rich Waltz will work with analyst Ross Tucker and sideline reporter Tiffany Blackmon on select Mountain West and service academy games airing on CBS, beginning with UCLA-Hawaii on Aug. 31.

Tom McCarthy , Jay Feely and Blackmon will be on the call for Minnesota-Wisconsin on Nov. 29.

CBS Sports Network will welcome two new additions to its roster this season including former Rutgers All-American standout cornerback Logan Ryan and two-time All-American and former Boston College linebacker Luke Kuechly.

Robert Turbin will serve as an analyst for CBS Sports Network’s lead game on Saturdays and be joined predominantly throughout the season by Waltz, along with sideline reporter Amanda Guerra.

The crew will begin its season with the call of SMU-Nevada on Aug. 24.

Returning announcers on CBS Sports Network this season include:

• Play-by-Play: Waltz, Jordan Kent , Dave Ryan , Carter Blackburn , Chris Lewis , Alex Del Barrio , John Sadak and Jason Knapp
• Analyst: Tucker, Turbin, Randy Cross , Taylor McHargue , Adam Breneman , Donte Whitner , Brock Vereen
• Reporter: Blackmon, Guerra, Tina Cervasio , Keiana Martin , Sheehan Stanwick Burch , Emily Proud , Brandon Baylor .

Aaron Taylor will join CBS Sports’ “College Football Today” pregame show, joining Adam Zucker , Brian Jones and Rick Neuheisel.

Brent Stover will anchor CBS Sports Network’s live studio coverage on Saturdays and will be joined by analyst Kevin Carter , along with a second rotating analyst of Cardale Jones or Beanie Wells .

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CBS Sports has unveiled its lineup of 2024 college football broadcasters, with former NFLers  Luke Kuechly  and  Logan Ryan  added to CBS Sports Network's lineup as game analysts.  Brad Nessler , Gary Danielson  and Jenny Dell will return as lead announce team covering the first full season of Big Ten on CBS matchups, including the Big Ten Championship on Dec. 7. Play-by-play announcer Rich Waltz will work with analyst Ross Tucker and sideline reporter Tiffany Blackmon on select Mountain West and service academy games airing on CBS.  Robert Turbin will serve as an analyst for CBS Sports Network’s lead game on Saturdays and be joined predominantly throughout the season by Waltz, along with sideline reporter Amanda Guerra ( Paramount ).

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Something strange happened on a professional baseball field when Max Muncy scored after a throwing error committed by Max Muncy.

It wasn’t a case of cloning or anything strange like that. It was more like when Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith hit a home run after off former Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Will Smith during the 2020 MLB postseason.

The latter Muncy is the one that you have probably heard of before today. He is a two-time MLB All-Star and a former World Series champion and he has played for the Dodgers (who clearly have an affinity for players who share a name with other players) since 2018.

He was playing the field for the Oklahoma City Baseball Club, a minor league affiliate for the Dodgers, on an injury rehabilitation assignment before he returns to Los Angeles.

We will refer to him as the major league Muncy for the remainder of this article to avoid confusion. Fascinatingly enough: Both of these professional baseball players also happen to share a birthday, August 25.

Max Muncy scores on a throwing error by Max Muncy The Aviators are battling back late 👏 #AviatorsLV pic.twitter.com/fqAIt412ij — Las Vegas Aviators (@AviatorsLV) August 15, 2024

The minor league Muncy, who plays for the Las Vegas Aviators, scored after a throwing error from the major leaguer.

For what it is worth: The minor league shortstop was actually a first-round pick by the Athletics in the 2021 MLB Draft. He is considered one of the ten best prospects in the organization , so he could potentially make his major league debut sooner rather than later.

At that point, we will have to find another way to differentiate between the two guys named Max Muncy born on August 25.

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