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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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’s College GameDay Covered by State Farm launches its 15th season next week.
The network’s flagship college basketball program is scheduled to premiere at 11 a.m. on Jan. 19 with coverage of the Duke Blue Devils and the No. 4 Virginia Cavaliers. Live coverage of the game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Rece Davis will anchor the morning broadcast. He will be joined by analysts Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams for additional commentary. The program will broadcast live from Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Next week’s season debut of College GameDay Covered by State Farm will mark the ninth time that the program will have aired live from the venue. That surpasses the program’s record, set at Kansas’ Phog Allen Fieldhouse.
Duke’s 2018 recruiting class features the top three-ranked players in the class, according to ESPN. Two of those players — Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett — currently sit fisrt and second in the 2019 mock NBA draft on ESPN.com.
Virginia comes into next weeks’ matchup with its own strengths. Three of the team’s top four scorers from last season are back this season, including All-ACC player Kyle Guy.
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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 flagship college basketball program will mark a special anniversary with coverage of a key ACC men’s basketball matchup next weekend.
College GameDay Covered by State Farm will air its 100th episode next Saturday, Feb. 18. The broadcast will come live from the site of a showdown between UNC and Virginia.
The program will air live beginning at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN with an evening edition leading into the network’s pre-game Saturday Primetime presented by AT&T broadcast at 8 p.m. ET. Game coverage is scheduled to begin at 8:15 p.m. ET.
Rece Davis will anchor ESPN’s 11 a.m. edition of College GameDay Covered by State Farm. Davis will be joined by analysts Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams for additional commentary.
Dan Shulman will have the call for the game. He will be joined by Jay Bilas for additional commentary. Reporter Maria Taylor will be courtside for all of the latest in-game news and interviews.
Saturday’s broadcast will mark the 16th time UNC has appeared on College GameDay Covered by State Farm. The Tarheels currently sit 8th in the AP’s NCAA Men’s College Basketball Top 25 standings while the Cavaliers currently sit 12th.
The teams are much closer in the ACC standings. UNC currently sits second and Virginia third. Both teams trail the Florida State Seminoles, who currently lead the conference standings at 21-4 overall and 9-3 in the conference.
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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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ESPN has announced the on-air roster for this season’s coverage of college football on Thursday and Friday nights..
Thursday night broadcasts will be led by Dave Flemming and college football analyst Jesse Palmer. Laura Rutledge will join the duo as a sideline reporter for the network’s Thursday night games. This is in addition to her previously announced duties with The SEC Network’s SEC Nation broadcasts. Friday night coverage will be led by Adam Amin. He will be joined in the booth by analyst Mack Brown. Molly McGrath will be on the sidelines for each game with all of the latest in-game news and interviews.
As an additional note, David Pollack has signed a new extension with ESPN that will see him appear on ESPN’s College GameDay each week for the foreseeable future. The terms of his new deal also include a more prominent role on College Football Live and will also see him contributing more to the network’s studio shows this season. Pollack originally joined ESPN in 2009 as a studio analyst before joining the College GameDay on-air crew in 2011.
Before moving to Thursday nights, Flemming handled play-by-play duties on ESPN’s Friday night college football games. Amin previously worked the Saturday college football games for ESPN/ABC. Rutledge most recently served as a sideline reporter for the SEC Network’s college football broadcasts. Pollack most recently served as a game analyst on ESPN’s Thursday night college football broadcasts last season alongside play-by-play man Joe Tessitore and analyst Jesse Palmer.
Lee Fitting, Senior Coordinating Producer, was entirely supportive of the new appointments in discussing them and the related importance of ESPN’s college football coverage. “The new opportunities for Dave, Adam and Laura prove, once again, the quality of our on-air lineup and the growth opportunities that exist at ESPN, while Molly’s addition adds another high-caliber reporter and host to our roster as we enter a new season,” Fitting said. “Thursday and Friday night telecasts are an integral part of our college football coverage and we look forward to these two new commentating teams working these primetime games each week.” Fitting also shared his thoughts on Pollack’s experience in relation to his new deal noting, “David’s analysis, insights and, most importantly, his opinions have elevated him to a top college football analyst. Having him on our studio programming, nearly on a daily basis throughout the season, maximizes his strengths and makes ESPN’s college football coverage better.”
This week’s new appointments are just the latest on-air moves made by ESPN for its upcoming college football broadcasts. The network also recently announced moves involving Brian Griese, Steve Levy, Greg McElroy, Samantha Ponder, and Allison Williams for its college football broadcasts. New contracts were also announced for Dave Pasch and Bob Wischusen.
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ESPN’s College GameDay Covered by State Farm will make its first ever trip to the campus of Texas A&M this coming Saturday.
College GameDay Covered by State Farm will broadcast live from the campus of Texas A&M for the first time ever on Saturday, February 20th. The broadcast is for the Aggies’ matchup against the #22 Kentucky Wildcats. The program will air live at 6:30pm ET on ESPN ahead of Saturday night’s broadcast of Saturday Primetime presented by DIRECTV. There will also be a morning edition of College GameDay Covered by State Farm that will air live at 11am ET on ESPN.
Saturday’s matchup between the Wildcats and Aggies marks the second time this season that Kentucky has been the road team at a GameDay site and seventh time overall that it has played the part of visitor. The last time that Kentucky was the visiting team at a GameDay broadcast was January 30th when the Wildcats were on the road against Kansas.
In addition to Saturday night’s broadcast of GameDay and the game between the Wildcats and Aggies there are other updates that should be noted for upcoming games. There are new times for the previously announced netflex matchups. They are as follows: Duke at No. 13 Louisville (ESPN, Noon); Georgia at Vanderbilt (ESPN2, Noon); No. 21 Baylor at No. 24 Texas (ESPN, 2 p.m.); Pittsburgh at Syracuse (ESPN2, 2 p.m.); No. 3 Oklahoma at No. 10 West Virginia (ESPN, 4 p.m.); UConn at Cincinnati (ESPN2, 4 p.m.) and No. 18 Purdue at Indiana (ESPN, 8:30 p.m.).
Sites for College GameDay Covered by State Farm will each be announced one week ahead of broadcast. This allows for visits to sites for top storylines from around the college basketball world and games appearing on ESPN networks each week. More information on Saturday’s matchup between Kentucky and Texas A&M is available online now along with all of the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews online at:
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