The 2015 Football Bowl Subdivision (doesn’t that just roll off the tongue?) begins this evening. College football is back. And that is a glorious thing. To get you kick started and ready for another season of the college game, we present our annual primer. Below you’ll find basically every piece of broadcast-related information you’ll need for the coming season. A huge H/T to Sammy for helping to compile the facts and figures as always. If there’s any corrections that need to be made, please leave them in the comments.
Away we go…
ESPN
Conferences – Majority of Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision
ESPN/ABC College Football Saturday
Announcers: ABC Saturday Night Football- Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather Cox
ESPN College Football Primetime – Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe
ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC
- Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Todd McShay
- Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore & Quint Kessenich
- Adam Amin, Kelly Stouffer & Olivia Harlan
- Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Tom Luginbill
- Beth Mowins, Anthony Bech & Paul Carcaterra
- Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham & Jerry Punch
- Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard & Shannon Spake
- Dave Lamont, Ray Bentley
ESPNU – Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks; Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins; Clay Matvick, John Congemi
ESPNEWS – Eamon McAnaney, Rocky Boiman; Mike Couzens, Rene Ingoglia
ESPN Radio – Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Joe Schad
Weekdays
Thursday College Football Primetime- Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack & Kaylee Hartung
Friday ESPN/ESPN2- Dave Flemming, Mack Brown & Allison Williams
Tue/Wed ESPN/ESPN2 – Dave Lamont, Desmond Howard
Thursday ESPNU- Mark Neely, Jay Walker
SEC Network
Announcers: Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer & Maria Taylor; Tom Hart, Andre Ware & Laura Rutledge; Dave Neal, Matt Stinchcomb & Kayce Smith
SEC Nation, SEC Network, 10 am
Talent- Joe Tessitore, Marcus Spears, Joe McElroy; Contributors- Paul Finebaum, Kaylee Hartung
Studio Shows
ESPN College GameDay, Saturdays ESPN 9 am
Host: Rece Davis; Analysts: Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, David Pollack; Contributors- Samantha Ponder, Tom Rinaldi, Gene Wojciechowski
ABC College Football Countdown- John Saunders, Mack Brown, Mark May
ESPN College Football Final- Adnan Virk/Joe Tessitore, Joey Galloway, Danny Kanell
SEC Network Saturday Studio- Dari Nowkhah, Greg McElroy, Booger McFarland
College GameDay on ESPN Radio- Matt Barrie, Trevor Matich, Brad Edwards
Starting October
Championship Drive Who’s In? (Sundays) – Adnan Virk, Butch Davis, Heather Dinich, Brad Edwards, Danny Kanell, Mark May, Robert Smith
College Football Playoff – Top 25 (Tuesdays) – Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Joey Galloway, Danny Kanell, David Pollack
Conference Championships, ESPN or ABC TBD
Conference USA Championship Game
ACC Championship Game at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
Pac 12 Championship Game at Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara
Mountain West Championship Game
College Football New Year’s Playoffs/Bowls
Thu, Dec 31 Semifinals – Orange Bowl, SunLife Stadium, Miami ESPN
Thu, Dec 31 Semifinals – Cotton Bowl, AT&T Stadium, Arlington ESPN
Thu, Dec 31 Dec 31 – Chick-fil-A Bowl, Georgia Dome, Atlanta ESPN
Fri, Jan 1 – Sugar Bowl, Superdome, New Orleans ESPN
Fri, Jan 1 – Rose Bowl, Rose Bowl, Pasadena ESPN
Fri, Jan 1 – Fiesta Bowl, University of Phoenix, Glendale ESPN
Mon, Jan 11, 2016 National Championship, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale ESPN
FOX SPORTS
Conferences – Big 12, Pac 12, Conference USA
Announcers: FOX Primetime – Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt & Molly McGrath
FOX/FS1: Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman; Joe Davis, Brady Quinn & Kris Budden; Justin Kutcher, Petros Papadakis and/or Steve Hutchinson
Studio
Host: Rob Stone; Analysts: Matt Leinart, Dave Wannstedt; Insiders- Bruce Feldman, Stewart Mandel, Clay Travis; Contributing- Papadakis or Hutchinson; Rules Expert- Mike Pereira
Conference Championships
Big Ten Championship Game, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, FOX TBA
CBS SPORTS
Conference – SEC
Announcers: Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson & Allie LaForce
Studio – Host: Adam Zucker; Analysts: Brian Jones, Rick Neuheisel
Conference Championships
Sat, Dec 5- SEC Championship Game at Atlanta 4 pm
CBS SPORTS NETWORK
Conferences – Mountain West, Conference USA, AAC, MAC, Army & Navy
Announcers: Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor & Jenny Dell; Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta & Cassie Gallo; Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous & Lauren Gardner
Army/MAC – Ben Holden, Jay Feely & John Schriffen;
Navy – John Sadak, Randy Cross & Sheehan Stanwick-Burch
Other Talent – Andrew Catalon, Sean Grande, Jason Horowitz; Melanie Collins, Rashan Ali
Studio – Host: Adam Zucker; Analysts: Randy Cross, Brian Jones, Rick Neuheisel, Aaron Taylor
Other Talent – Brent Stover, Dana Jacobson, Houston Nutt, Christian Fauria
College Football Bowls
Sat, Dec 19- The AutoNation Cure Bowl at Orlando Citrus Bowl, Orlando, CBSSN 7 pm
NBC SPORTS
Team – Notre Dame
Announcers: Dan Hicks, Doug Flutie & Kathryn Tappen
Studio – Host: Liam McHugh; Analysts: Jonathan Vilma, Hines Ward
NBCSN
Conferences – Ivy League, Colonial Athletic
PAC 12 NETWORK
Conference – Pac 12 Conference
Play by play: Ted Robinson, Kevin Calabro, Roxy Bernstein, JB Long
Analysts: Lincoln Kennedy, Nigel Burton, Ronnie Lott, Curtis Conway, Matt Leinart, Yogi Roth, Nick Aliotti, Glenn Parker, Anthony Herron, Jeremy Bloom, Jake Plummer
Reporters: Lewis Johnson, Ashley Adamson, Jill Savage, Drea Avent
BIG TEN NETWORK
Conference – Big Ten Conference
Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen & Lisa Byington; Eric Collins, Glen Mason & Rebecca Harlow
Studio – Host: Dave Revsine; Analysts: Gerry DiNardo, Howard Griffith
