ESPN will focus on a key SEC conference matchup on this weekend’s edition of College GameDay Built by The Home Depot.
Saturday’s edition of College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will air live from Athens, GA. The broadcast will showcase the showdown between undefeated SEC foes Georgia and Kentucky. The broadcast is in partner with SEC Nation Presented by Johnsonville.
Saturday’s broadcast is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. ET in the Myers Quad on the University of Georgia campus and to run through noon on ESPN. SEC Nation meanwhile, is scheduled to air from 10 a.m. – noon ET on SEC Network.
Saturday’s showcase of the Wildcats and Bulldogs (both of which are 6-0) will mark the second time in three weeks that ESPN has visited Athens for its weekly flagship college football program. It is the show’s seventh time overall that it has visited the university for a broadcast. The most recent broadcast took place earlier in the season ahead of the Bulldogs’ Top 10 matchup against Arkansas.
Rece Davis will anchor Saturday’s broadcast. Analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and David Pollack (a former All-American from the University of Georgia) will also be on hand for additionally commentary. Joining them will be research producer and sports betting analyst Chris “The Bear” Fallica and reporters Jen Lada and Gene Wojciechowski.
Laura Rutledge will anchor SEC Network’s SEC Nation broadcast. Paul Finebaum, Roman Harper, Jordan Rodgers and Tim Tebow will join Rutledge for the broadcast.
Additionally, Marty Smith and Ryan McGee will be live from 9-10 a.m. Saturday on their weekly show, Marty & McGee Presented by Old Trapper, previewing Saturday’s key SEC matchup.
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ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot air live from South Carolina this weekend.
The network’s flagship college football program will air live from the campus of No. 18 Coastal Carolina University Saturday. It marks the first time that the program will have ever run from the university. It is ahead of the Chanticleers’ matchup with No. 13 BYU.
Rece Davis will anchor the broadcast. Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, David Pollack, Maria Taylor and Chris “The Bear” Fallica will join Davis for the broadcast. Lee Corso will join the broadcast remotely from his home while Jen Lada, Pat McAfee, Tom Rinaldi, and Gene Wojciechowski will also contribute.
The matchup between BYU and Coastal Carolina is just one of the games set for Saturday’s day-long college football schedule. No. 4 Ohio State will visit Michigan State, with coverage starting at noon on ABC. Over on ESPN, No. 5 Texas A&M will visit Auburn.
No. 17 UNC will host the Western Carolina Catamounts at noon on the ACC Network. ESPN2 will broadcast the matchup of No. 15 Oklahoma State and TCU, also at noon. that game will simulcast on ESPN Radio.
No. 12 Indiana will visit No. 16 Wisconsin at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN as the day continues. Virginia Tech will host No. 3 Clemson in the day’s headliner on ABC.
The full schedule for this weekend’s college football matchups is noted below.
Updated at noon ET on Thursday, Dec. 3. All rankings are CFP Rankings (Dec. 1).
Date
Time (ET)
Game/Talent
Network
Fri, Dec 4
8:30 p.m.
Louisiana at Appalachian State Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Taylor Davis
ESPN
Sat, Dec 5
Noon
No. 4 Ohio State at Michigan State Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Quint Kessenich
ABC
No. 5 Texas A&M at Auburn Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay, Allison Williams
ESPN
No. 15 Oklahoma State at TCU TV: Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Kris Budden Radio: Marc Kestecher, Ben Hartsock
ESPN2/ESPN Radio
Western Carolina at No. 17 NorthCarolina Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Lericia Harris
ACC Network
Arkansas at Missouri Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport
SEC Network
Toledo at Northern Illinois Shawn Kenney, Bob Chmiel
ESPN3
Memphis at Tulane David Saltzman, Keith Moreland
ESPN+
Rice at No. 21 Marshall
ESPN+
2 p.m.
Ball State at Central Michigan Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman
ESPNU
Bowling Green at Akron Michael Reghi, Jerod Cherry
ESPN3
Troy at South Alabama
ESPN3
Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan Dan Gutowsky, Devin Gardner
ESPN+
3 p.m.
Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas State
ESPN3
3:30 p.m.
No. 12 Indiana at No. 16 Wisconsin Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe
ABC
West Virginia at No. 9 Iowa State Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr., Paul Carcaterra
ESPN
No. 24 Tulsa at Navy Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Alex Chappell
ESPN2
Boston College at Virginia
ESPN3
4 p.m.
Georgia Tech at NC State Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Eric Wood
ACC Network
Vanderbilt at No. 8 Georgia Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Lauren Sisler
SEC Network
5:30 p.m.
No. 13 BYU at No. 18 CoastalCarolina Bill Roth, Dustin Fox, Ryan McGee
ESPNU
6 p.m.
Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern
ESPN+
7 p.m.
No. 23 Oregon at California Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Taylor McGregor
ESPN
7:30 p.m.
No. 3 Clemson at Virginia Tech Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor
ABC
South Carolina at Kentucky Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
SEC Network
No. 1 Alabama at LSU Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones
ESPN Radio
8 p.m.
No. 10 Miami at Duke Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George
ACC Network
9 p.m.
Houston at SMU John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia
ESPNU
10:30 p.m.
Oregon State at Utah Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison, Ian Fitzsimmons
ESPN
Sun, Dec 6
Noon
Western Kentucky at Charlotte
ESPN3
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A dozen of the NCAA’s Top 25 college football teams are on the ESPN networks’ broadcast schedule this week.
The networks’ Week 11 broadcast schedule was announced Monday. This week’s schedule gets off to an early start tonight with a matchup between Kent State and Bowling Green on ESPN2. Coverage is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET. Miami (OH) and Buffalo continue the MAC action tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
The networks’ schedule continues Wednesday with two more games at 8 p.m. ET. The first of the night’s games — Toledo at Western Michigan — will air on ESPN. The other — Central Michigan at Northern Illinois — will air on ESPNU.
No. 7 Cincinnati (which fell from No. 6 to No. 7 in the AP standings over the weekend despite a dominating win over Houston and despite being the AAC’s only undefeated team at 6-0, 4-0) will host East Carolina University at 7:30 p.m. Friday on ESPN2.
Big 10 foes No. 13 Wisconsin and Maryland will headline this week’s schedule at 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday night on ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One.
Another key matchup in this week’s schedule is a showdown between Notre Dame and Boston College. Game coverage is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
The ESPN networks’ full broadcast schedule for Week 11 of the 2020 college football season is noted below.
Date
Time (ET)
Game/Talent
Network
Tue, Nov 10
7:30 p.m.
Kent State at Bowling Green Mike Couzens, Cole Cubelic
ESPN2
8 p.m.
Miami (OH) at Buffalo Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr., Paul Carcaterra
ESPN
Wed, Nov 11
8 p.m.
Toledo at Western Michigan Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Eric Wood
ESPN
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois Mike Corey, Rocky Boiman
ESPNU
Fri, Nov 13
7:30 p.m.
East Carolina at No. 7 Cincinnati Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Rocky Boiman
ESPN2
Sat, Nov 14
Noon
No. 10 Indiana at Michigan State Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe
ABC
No. 12 Georgia at Missouri Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Quint Kessenich
ESPN
No. 9 Miami at Virginia Tech Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Eric Wood
ESPN2
No. 15 Coastal Carolina at Troy John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia
ESPNU
Wake Forest at North Carolina Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George
ACC Network
Vanderbilt at Kentucky Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport
SEC Network
Coast Guard at Merchant Marine Dave Leno, Ken Dunek
ESPN3
Western Carolina at No. 22 Liberty
ESPN3
Army at Tulane Joel Meyers, Brian Kinchen
ESPN+
2 p.m.
South Alabama at No. 25 Louisiana
ESPN+
2:30 p.m.
Georgia State at Appalachian State
ESPN+
3 p.m.
South Florida at Houston David Saltzman, Stan Routt
ESPN+
UTEP at UTSA
ESPN+
Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas State
ESPN3
3:30 p.m.
No. 2 Notre Dame at Boston College Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay, Molly McGrath
ABC
No. 5 Texas A&M at Tennessee Kevin Brown, Mike Golic Sr., Marty Smith
ESPN/ESPN Radio
Colorado at Stanford Beth Mowins, Rod Gilmore, Shelley Smith
ESPN2
Memphis at Navy Clay Matvick, Jay Walker
ESPNU
Louisville at Virginia Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Jerry Punch
ACC Network
Rice at Louisiana Tech
ESPN3
Texas State at Georgia Southern
ESPN3
7 p.m.
Arkansas at No. 6 Florida Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Allison Williams
ESPN
No. 19 SMU at Tulsa Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Ian Fitzsimmons
ESPN2
Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech
ESPN3
7:30 p.m.
No. 13 Wisconsin at Michigan Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor
ABC
Temple at UCF Mike Corey, Hutson Mason
ESPNU
Florida State at NC State Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Lericia Harris
ACC Network
South Carolina at Ole Miss Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
SEC Network
10:30 p.m.
California at Arizona State Dave Flemming, Kirk Morrison, Kris Budden
ESPN2
Courtesy: ESPN
In related news, College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will air live Saturday from Augusta, GA, the home of the Masters.
The special edition of ESPN’s CGD will air live from Augusta National Golf Club. The broadcast will preview The PGA’s Masters Golf Tournament and will come specifically from the Par 3 course, the site of the Masters Par 3 Contest. The Masters Gold Tournament was postponed from its normal date in April to Saturday, Nov. 14 as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, ESPN and Sports Content, commented on this weekend’s broadcast in a prepared statement.
“Anytime College GameDay travels to a new destination it’s special, and the opportunity to be on the grounds of Augusta National Golf Club during the Masters is extraordinary,” said Pitaro. “As this iconic event coincides with the college football season for the first time, we look forward to getting fans ready for a football Saturday, while also showcasing the Masters and the greatest golfers in the world.”
A “virtual pit’ will allow fans to take part in the broadcast from the safety of their own homes. Fans who want to take part in the ‘virtual pit’ can register for a chance for inclusion in the event here.
Rece Davis will anchor the broadcast. Five-time Emmy Award-winning analyst Kirk Herbstreit, Heisman Trophy winner and NFL MVP Desmond Howard, College Football Hall of Fame inductee and former Georgia All-American Georgia undergrad and MBA alum Maria Taylor, and Tom Rinaldi will join Davis for the broadcast. Additionally, Lee Corso will contribute remotely from his home.
Other contributors expected to appear on Saturday’s edition of College GameDay Built by The Home Depot are: Jen Lada, Pat McAfee, and Gene Wojciechowski. Along with appearing on Saturday’s broadcast, Rinaldi will also repot on The Masters for his 13th consecutive year.
This year is the first that ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot has aired from Augusta. However, the program has previously welcomed some well-known college golf athletes. PGA golfer Ricky Fowler (former Oklahoma State golfer), and fellow PGA star Justin Thomas (former Alabama golfer) have appeared on the program.
ESPN will air the first and second rounds of The Masters tournament from 1 – 5:30 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 12-13. ESPN will offer expanded PGA coverage this year from Nov. 9-15 on ESPN+, including exclusive practice round coverage on Nov. 10-11, and coverage of Holes 4,5, and 6 on all four days of the tournament. Additionally, SportsCenter will have special coverage from The Masters throughout the week of the tournament.
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ESPN’s College GameDay Built By the Home Depot will make its season debut Saturday in North Carolina.
The long-running weekly college football program will broadcast live from the campus of Wake Forest University. The three-hour show starts at 9 a.m. ET and will air live from Truist Field at WFU. It marks the first time that the show has ever broadcast from the university.
Rece Davis will anchor the broadcast. Analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, and David Pollack will provide additional commentary. Additionally, Chris “The Bear” Fallica, Jen Lada, Pat McAfee, Tom Rinaldi, Maria Taylor, and Gene Wojciechowski will provide insight.
Coverage of Saturday’s game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The game is just one of the matchups on tap for next weekend’s college football schedule. South Florida will represent the American Athletic Conference as it hosts The Citadel live on ESPN+. Coverage of the game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET.
App State is scheduled to host UNC-Charlotte at noon on ESPN2. Louisiana is on the road against Iowa State live at noon on ESPN. The ACC Network will feature UNC Chapel Hill hosting Syracuse.
Before any of these games take place, the ACC Network will feature the Miami Hurricanes hosting the UAB Blazers Sept. 10. Coverage of that game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET.
The latest college football coverage schedule from the ESPN family of networks is noted below.
Date
Time (ET)
Game
Network
Thu, Sep 10
8 p.m.
UAB at Miami
ACC Network
Sat, Sep 12
Noon
Louisiana at Iowa State
ESPN
Charlotte at Appalachian State
ESPN2
Syracuse at North Carolina
ACC Network
1 p.m.
The Citadel at South Florida
ESPN+
3:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech at Florida State
ABC
UTSA at Texas State
ESPN2
Campbell at Georgia Southern
ESPNU
4 p.m.
Austin Peay at Pittsburgh
ACC Network
7:30 p.m.
Clemson at Wake Forest
ABC
Tulsa at Oklahoma State
ESPN or ESPNU
Tulane at South Alabama
ESPN2
8 p.m.
UTEP at Texas
Longhorn Network
Western Kentucky at Louisville
ACC Network
Houston Baptist at Texas Tech
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Fri, Sep 18
7:30 p.m.
Houston at Memphis
ESPN
Sat, Sep 19
Noon
Navy at Tulane
ABC
Austin Peay at Cincinnati
ESPN
Louisiana at Georgia State
ESPN2
Liberty at Western Kentucky
ESPNU
Syracuse at Pittsburgh
ACC Network
Boston College at Duke
ESPN3
3 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin at UTSA
ESPN3
3:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.
Virginia at Virginia Tech
ABC
3:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.
Miami at Louisville
ABC
3:30 p.m.
UCF at Georgia Tech
ESPN
Charlotte at North Carolina
ESPN3
4 p.m.
Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern
ESPN2
Troy at Middle Tennessee
ESPNU
The Citadel at Clemson
ACC Network
7 p.m.
Central Arkansas at Arkansas State
ESPN+
7:30 p.m.
Louisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi
ESPN2
Texas State at Louisiana-Monroe
ESPNU
8 p.m.
Wake Forest at NC State
ACC Network
9 p.m.
Abilene Christian at UTEP
ESPN3
TBD
Campbell at Coastal Carolina
ESPN3
Thu, Sep 24
7:30 p.m.
UAB at South Alabama
ESPN
Sat, Sep 26
Noon
Florida at Ole Miss
ESPN
Kentucky at Auburn
SEC Network
4 p.m.
Georgia at Arkansas
SEC Network
7 p.m.
Alabama at Missouri
ESPN
7:30 p.m.
Tennessee at South Carolina
SEC Network
Vanderbilt at Texas A&M
SEC Network Alternate
10:15 p.m.
Troy at BYU
ESPN
Sat, Oct 3
Noon
South Carolina at Florida
ESPN
Missouri at Tennessee
SEC Network
4 p.m.
Ole Miss at Kentucky
SEC Network
7:30 p.m.
Auburn at Georgia
ESPN
LSU at Vanderbilt
SEC Network
Arkansas at Mississippi State
SEC Network Alternate
Wed, Oct 7
7:30 p.m.
Louisiana at Appalachian State
ESPN
Thu, Oct 8
7:30 p.m.
Tulane at Houston
ESPN
Fri, Oct 9
7 p.m.
Louisville at Georgia Tech
ESPN
8 p.m.
Campbell at Wake Forest
ACC Network
Wed, Oct 14
7:30 p.m.
Appalachian State at Georgia Southern
ESPN
Thu, Oct 15
7:30 p.m.
Georgia State at Arkansas State
ESPN
Fri, Oct 16
7:30 p.m.
SMU at Tulane
ESPN2
Sat, Oct 17
Noon or 3:30/4 p.m.
Auburn at South Carolina
ESPN or ESPN2 or ESPNU or SEC Network
Noon or 3:30/4 p.m.
Kentucky at Tennessee
ESPN or ESPN2 or ESPNU or SEC Network
Noon or 3:30/4 p.m.
Texas A&M at Mississippi State
ESPN or ESPN2 or ESPNU or SEC Network
Noon or 3:30/4 p.m.
Ole Miss at Arkansas
ESPN or ESPN2 or ESPNU or SEC Network
3:30 p.m.
LSU at Florida
ESPN or ESPN2
7:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Missouri
SEC Network
Thu, Oct 22
7:30 p.m.
Arkansas State at Appalachian State
ESPN
Fri, Oct 23
7:30 p.m.
Tulsa at South Florida
ESPN
Thu, Oct 29
7:30 p.m.
South Alabama at Georgia Southern
ESPN
Sat, Oct 31
Noon
Kentucky at Missouri
SEC Network
4 p.m.
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
SEC Network
7 p.m.
Mississippi State at Alabama
ESPN
7:30 p.m.
Arkansas at Texas A&M
SEC Network
Thu, Nov 5
7:30 p.m.
SMU at Temple
ESPN
Fri, Nov 6
7:30 p.m.
Miami at NC State
ESPN
Sat, Nov 7
4 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Mississippi State
SEC Network
7:30 p.m.
Tennessee at Arkansas
ESPN or SEC Network
Texas A&M at South Carolina
ESPN or SEC Network
Sat, Nov 14
TBD
Memphis at Navy
TBD
Fri, Nov 20
7:30 p.m.
Syracuse at Louisville
ESPN
Fri, Nov 27
TBD
Iowa State at Texas
TBD
TBD
Notre Dame at North Carolina
TBD
TBD
UCF at South Florida
TBD
TBD
Memphis at Tulane
TBD
TBD
Louisville at Boston College
TBD
As an added bonus for fans, the ESPN networks will carry coverage of championships in the American Athletic Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12, and Sun Belt Conference in December.
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ESPN has announced its broadcast schedule for Week 11 of the 2018 college football season.
This week’s schedule features a number of games that have major playoff implications. One of the most notable of the week’s games is an ACC matchup between undefeated No. 2 Clemson and No. 22 Boston College. The headlining Saturday Night Football game is scheduled to air live at 8 p.m. Saturday on ABC.
ESPN’s College GameDay Built by the Home Depot will set up the game Saturday morning starting at 9 a.m. It will broadcast live from the campus of Boston College. Saturday’s broadcast marks the first time since 2009 that College GameDay Built by the Home Depot has aired from Boston College.
The Eagles are 4-1 in ACC play and second to Clemson in the ACC’s Atlantic Division. The matchup is critical in Clemson’s search for a division (and conference) title, and for the team’s hopes for a spot in this year’s College Football playoffs.
Other key matchups featured in this week’s schedule are No. 7 Oklahoma taking on Oklahoma State at 3:30 p.m. on ABC and No. 8 Washington State on the road against Colorado at the same time on ESPN. Both games have their own importance to this year’s college football playoffs impacts.
Also, if the Sooners and Cougars each win their games, they will play in their respective conference title games. A win for either team additionally puts each group in good position to be considered for the playoffs.
Georgia hosts Auburn at 7 p.m. on ESPN in yet another key matchup for Week 11. ESPN2 will feature yet another big game at noon as UCF and Navy (AAC) face off in Florida. The Knights have the nation’s longest winning streak while the Midshipmen are coming off a loss to Cincinnati in Week 10, so they will be hungry to get back in the “W” column, and to stop the Knights’ streak.
The full schedule of this week’s games is noted below.
Date
Time (ET)
Matchups/Commentators
Network
Tue, Nov 6
7:30 p.m.
Kent State at Buffalo
Kevin Brown, Ray Bentley
ESPNU
Wed, Nov 7
7 p.m.
Ohio at Miami (Ohio)
Matt Barrie, Rocky Boiman
ESPN2
8 p.m.
Toledo at Northern Illinois
Chris Cotter, Desmond Howard
ESPNU
Thu, Nov 8
7 p.m.
North Carolina Central at Bethune-Cookman
Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker
ESPNU
7:30 p.m.
Wake Forest at No. 21 NC State
Dave Flemming, Tim Hasselbeck/Matt Hasselbeck, Laura Rutledge
Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons
ESPN/ESPN Radio
Fri, Nov 9
7 p.m.
Louisville at No. 19 Syracuse
Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Dekker
ESPN2
10:15 p.m.
No. 23 Fresno State at Boise State
Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison, Alyssa Lang
ESPN2
Sat, Nov 10
Noon
Wisconsin at No. 14 Penn State
Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Molly McGrath
ABC
South Carolina at Florida
Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill
ESPN
Navy at No. 12 UCF
Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones
ESPN2
Tulsa at Memphis
Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia
ESPNU
Vanderbilt at Missouri
Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport
SEC Network
SMU at UConn
Drew Fellios, Al Groh
ESPN3
Akron at Eastern Michigan
Dan Gutowsky, Bob Carpenter
ESPN3
Coast Guard Academy at Merchant Marine Academy
Robert Lee, Matt Chatham
ESPN3
12:20 p.m.
North Carolina at Duke
ACC Network Extra
1 p.m.
Troy at Georgia Southern
ESPN+
2 p.m.
North Texas at Old Dominion
ESPN3
2:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Marshall
ESPN+
3 p.m.
Liberty at No. 25 Virginia
ACC Network Extra
Middle Tennessee at UTEP
ESPN+
Jackson State at Alabama State
ESPN3
Bowling Green at Central Michigan
Chris Vosters, Marcus Ray
ESPN+
3:30 p.m.
Oklahoma State at No. 7 Oklahoma
Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay
ABC
No. 8 Washington State at Colorado
Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
ESPN
Purdue at Minnesota
Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman
ESPN2
Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh
Kevin Brown, Andre Ware
ESPNU
Kentucky at Tennessee
Taylor Zarzour, John Congemi, Kris Budden
SEC Network
4 p.m.
East Carolina at Tulane
Jay Alter, Dustin Fox
ESPNEWS
Appalachian State at Texas State
ESPN3
5 p.m.
Georgia State at Louisiana
ESPN+
Louisiana-Monroe at South Alabama
ESPN+
Arkansas State at Coastal Carolina
ESPN+
7 p.m.
Auburn at No. 6 Georgia
Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
ESPN
Miami at Georgia Tech
TV: Clay Matvick, Dan Orlovsky, Paul Carcaterra
Radio: Bill Rosinski, Barrett Jones, Ian Fitzsimmons
ESPN2 and ESPN Radio
South Florida at Cincinnati
Bill Roth, Mike Golic Jr.
ESPNU
Rice at Louisiana Tech
ESPN+
Florida International at UTSA
ESPN+
7:30 p.m.
No. 3 LSU at Arkansas
Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
SEC Network
8 p.m.
No. 2 Clemson at No. 22 Boston College
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor
ABC
10:30 p.m.
UNLV at San Diego State
Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, Alex Corddry
ESPN2
10:30 PM
California at USC
Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich
ESPN and ESPN Radio
Colorado State at Nevada
Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey
ESPNU
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Audiences can expect to see Desmond Howard every fall for the foreseeable future on ESPN.
ESPN announced Tuesday that Howard had signed a new multi-year deal with the worldwide leader in sports. The terms of Howard’s new deal were not released, though Lee Fitting, ESPN senior coordinating producer, assured audiences Howard will be with the network for a long time thanks to the new deal.
The name Desmond Howard is synonymous with college football,” Fitting said. “Desmond has been a key part of our College GameDay family for over 10 years, and will be into the foreseeable future. Desmond has established himself as a respected analyst, and now he is going to continue to deliver honest and thoughtful opinions elevating our college football coverage.”
Howard’s College GameDay cohorts Rece Davis and Kirk Herbstreit agreed, with Davis saying Howard’s “honesty and candor resonates with fans and makes our show better.” Herbstreit said Howard “continues to grow as an analyst and works hard to be dialed in on the subject matters each week,” adding he was anticipating the next number of years with Howard.
Howard was upbeat as he discussed his new contract, praising his fellow broadcasters.
“I am both excited and reflective as I embark on my 13th season with ESPN,” Howard said. “When I transitioned from playing the game to talking about it for a living, I could not have landed on a better team than College GameDay, where I’ve been fortunate to learn from and grow with some of the very best in this industry.”
He added he was already anticipating the start of the 2017 college football season.
“Likewise, I consider myself lucky to be able to travel the country throughout the fall and be surrounded by so many die-hard college football fans who gather together to help us create a uniquely electric atmosphere every Saturday morning…Is it August yet?”
Howard’s football career reaches back to his time at The University of Michigan (1988 – 1991). He was the first receiver in Big 10 history to lead the conference in scoring, setting or tying five NCAA records and 12 single-season Michigan records.
He won the Heisman Trophy in 1991 by the second largest margin of victory in the trophy’s history at 85 percent of the vote. The same year Howard, who also earned All-American status during his college career, was also awarded the Walter Camp Trophy and the Maxwell Award.
Even after he finished his college career, the awards kept coming for Howard. He was inducted into the:
Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame and the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame in 2005
State of Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2007
University of Michigan Hall of Honor in 2008
National Football Foundation College Football of Fame in 2010
College Football Hall of Fame in 2011
Howard’s University of Michigan jersey was retired in 2015. His accolades kept coming during his professional career including being drafted to the Washington Redskins in 1992 before eventually playing with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders and Detroit Lions.
He was named Super Bowl XXXI MVP in 1997 after returning 99-yard kickoff return that resulted in a touchdown. The honor, earned as a member of the Green Bay Packers, made Howard the first and only special teams player to be named a Super Bowl MVP.
After finishing his 11-season career, Howard made the move to television, joining ESPN in 2005.
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ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot returns to the campus of Alabama for its broadcast this weekend.
Rece Davis and company will be live on the campus of The University of Alabama on Saturday for ESPN’s weekly broadcast of College GameDay Built by The Home Depot. The broadcast, live from Tuscaloosa, Ala., will be ahead of the No. 1 Crimson Tide’s matchup against No. 6 Texas.
Broadcast begins at 9 a.m. ET. This week’s show marks the 13th time overall that College GameDay Built by The Home Depot has aired live from the university’s campus. It will be live on site at the Walk of Champions outside of Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Rece Davis will anchor the broadcast. He will be joined at the desk by analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, and David Pollack as well as Chris Fallica, Jen Lada, Samantha Ponder, Tom Rinaldi, George Whitfield, and Gene Wojciechowski for additional commentary.
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ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will be live in Tennessee this weekend.
The worldwide leader in sports’ flagship college football show will be live in Knoxville, TN for this weekend’s matchup between the Volunteers and Gators. Broadcast begins at 9am ET.
Rece Davis will host the broadcast. He will be joined at the desk by the team of analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and David Pollack, and contributors Chris Fallica, Jen Lada, Samantha Ponder, Tom Rinaldi, George Whitfield and Gene Wojciechowski.
College GameDay Live will air live from the College GameDay set beginning at 1:30pm ET. Samantha Ponder, Desmond Howard and David Pollack will be on hand for the broadcast.
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This weekend, ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will come live from the campus of Ohio State University. It marks the first time since 2010 that the Emmy Award-winning college football broadcast will come live the the campus of The Ohio State University. Saturday’s broadcast will come live from The Oval in front of the William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library beginning at 9am ET and will run until noon eastern. The broadcast is in anticipation of Saturday night’s showdown between the #2 Buckeyes and #9 Michigan State Spartans. That game will be the feature match on Saturday Night Football on ABC presented by Wells Fargo. Kickoff for that game is scheduled for 3:30pm ET.
Rece Davis will anchor Saturday morning’s broadcast. He will be joined at the desk by analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard and David Pollack. Contributors Samantha Ponder, Tom Rinaldi, George Whitfield, and Gene Wojciechowski will be on hand for additional commentary an reports. Herbstreit will have the call Saturday night on ABC. He will be joined in the booth by Chris Fowler. Reporter Heather Cox will also be on hand for additional commentary and reports.
Friday afternoon, Samantha Ponder, Desmond Howard, and David Pollack will be on site for ESPN’s weekly broadcast of College Football Live. That broadcast will begin at 2pm ET. Over on ESPN Radio, Doug Kezirian will anchor ESPN Radio’s broadcast of College GameDay. He will be joined by Brad Edwards and Trevor Matich for the broadcast. Maria Taylor, Joey Galloway, and Andrea Adelson will be on hand for additional commentary. Broadcast begins at 3:30pm ET on ESPN Radio affiliates nationwide. More information on this weekend’s edition of College GameDay Built by the Home Depot is available online now along with all of the latest college football headlines at:
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ESPN is headed back to Texas this week for its flagship college football broadcast.
ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will come live this Saturday from the campus of Baylor ahead of Saturday night’s matchup between the Sooners and the undefeated Bears on Saturday Night Football on ABC presented by Wells Fargo. Oklahoma has only one loss on the season so far thus making this one of the biggest of this weekend’s college football showdowns. The game will be live on ABC with kickoff scheduled for 8pm ET. College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will broadcast ahead of Saturday’s game from 9m ET until noon. Rece Davis will anchor the broadcast. He will be joined at the des k by analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard and David Pollack. Contributors Samantha Ponder Tom Rinaldi, George Whitfield, and Gene Wojciechowski will also be on hand for additional commentary and reports. Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler will have the call for Saturday night’s game. Reporter Heather Cox will be on hand for additional commentary and news.
Over on the radio side, Doug Kezirian will host ESPN Radio’s broadcast of College GameDay. He will be joined by Brad Edwards and Trevor Matich. Weekly contributors Maria Taylor, Joey Galloway, and Andrea Adelson will be on hand for additional commentary.
Friday on ESPN Samantha Ponder, Desmond Howard, and David Pollack will be on hand for ESPN’s College Football Live. The broadcast will come from the CGD set Friday afternoon at 2pm ET. More information on this weekend’s edition of College GameDay Built by The Home Depot is available online along with all of the latest college football headlines at:
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