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ESPN 2011 College Football Commentator Assignments
What’s New: Urban Meyer on Saturday afternoons; Cunningham & Griese in prime-time roles; Mowins & Bellotti on ESPN2 noon; Hawkins Joins; and Wischusen & Davie on ABC afternoon
Returning: Musburger & Kirk Herbstreit on ABC Saturday Night Football; Brad Nessler & Todd Blackledge on ESPN Saturday in prime time; Davis, James, Palmer & Brown on Thursdays; and McDonough & Millen on ABC Saturday afternoons
The addition of two-time BCS National Championship coach Urban Meyer and several returning commentators in new roles highlight the lineup of announcer pairings for college football game telecasts across ESPN platforms. Meyer, who resigned from Florida at the conclusion of last season, will work Saturday noon ET games on ESPN with commentator Dave Pasch and analyst Chris Spielman. In addition to calling ESPN’s University of Texas spring game together, Meyer was an assistant coach at Ohio State when Spielman was a player.
In addition, former Colorado and Boise State head coach Dan Hawkins has joined ESPN and will serve as the analyst on ESPNU’s Saturday afternoon telecast with returning announcer Pam Ward. Hawkins compiled an overall record of 112-61-1 at the two programs, including four consecutive Western Athletic Conference titles in his five years at Boise State.
Highlights of new assignments:
ESPN2 and ESPNU Saturday prime-time telecasts will include analysts in new roles.
Ed Cunningham, who called ABC afternoon games last year, will partner with Mark Jones for ESPN2’s weekly telecast.
Brian Griese will move from ESPN2’s Saturday noon game to ESPNU’s evening game with returning announcer Clay Matvick. Allison Williams will serve as reporter.
Beth Mowins will assume the role of play-by-play on ESPN2’s Saturday noon telecast with analyst Mike Bellotti, who worked primarily ESPN and ABC West Coast games last year.
Analyst Bob Davie will move from ESPN2 Saturday night games to ABC Saturday afternoon telecasts with Bob Wischusen, who worked Saturday noon games on ESPN2 last year.
Former Florida State quarterback Danny Kanell, entering his second year with ESPN, will join announcer Rob Stone on ESPNU Saturday noon telecasts. Kanell worked with Pam Ward on ESPNU’s Saturday afternoon. game last year.
The assignments of returning commentator pairings includes Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit calling the Saturday Night Football series on ABC, broadcast television’s only weekly primetime game (8 p.m.), for their sixth consecutive year. Erin Andrews will report from the sidelines of the broadcast for her second season. The weekly Saturday ESPN College Football Primetime telecast will pair leading play-by-play voice Brad Nessler with analyst Todd Blackledge and reporter Holly Rowe. Additional highlights:
For the second straight year, game and studio host Rece Davis will call the Thursday ESPN College Football Primetime series with analysts Craig James and Jesse Palmer, and reporter Jenn Brown.
Commentator Sean McDonough and analyst Matt Millen will team up for a third season to work the marquee Saturday afternoon telecasts on ABC.
Analyst Brock Huard and commentator Carter Blackburn will continue to work ESPN and ABC Saturday games, primarily featuring West Coast sites.
ESPN Friday night telecasts will be called by Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore for the fourth year.
Announcer Bill Rosinski, analyst David Norrie and reporter Joe Schad will work ESPN Radio’s weekly Saturday broadcast.
ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN 3D and ESPN Regional Television Game Pairings
Note: Additional commentators will contribute throughout the season.
Saturday Night Football (on ABC)
Brent Musburger / Kirk Herbstreit / Erin Andrews
ESPN College Football Primetime (Saturday)
Brad Nessler / Todd Blackledge / Holly Rowe
ESPN2 College Football Primetime (Saturday)
Mark Jones / Ed Cunningham
ESPNU SEC Saturday Prime Time
Clay Matvick / Brian Griese / Allison Williams
ESPN College Football Primetime (Thursday)
Rece Davis / Craig James and Jesse Palmer / Jenn Brown
ABC Saturday Afternoon
Sean McDonough / Matt Millen / Heather Cox
ESPN College Football (Saturday afternoon)
Dave Pasch / Chris Spielman and Urban Meyer
ESPN2 College Football (Saturday afternoon)
Beth Mowins / Mike Bellotti
ABC Saturday Afternoon
Mike Patrick / Craig James
ABC Saturday Afternoon
Bob Wischusen / Bob Davie
ABC or ESPN Saturdays (primarily West Coast)
Carter Blackburn / Brock Huard
ESPNU Saturday Afternoon
Rob Stone / Danny Kanell
ESPNU Saturday Afternoon
Pam Ward / Dan Hawkins
ESPN and ESPN2 Friday
Joe Tessitore / Rod Gilmore
ESPNU Thursday
Anish Shroff / Jay Walker
ESPNU late Saturday (WAC)
Adam Amin / David Diaz-Infante
ESPNU late Saturday (HBCU)
Adam Amin / Jay Walker
ESPN 3D (Saturday)
Joe Tessitore / Tim Brown
ESPN Radio
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
** Additional reporters to be used include Jeannine Edwards, Quint Kessenich, Shelley Smith and Tom Rinaldi
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