Joel Klatt replaces Kirk Herbstreit as color commentator in EA Sports College Football 27
Klatt joins Chris Fowler in the booth on College Football 27. ESPN's Holly Rowe joins the video game as a sideline reporter.
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Fox reveals uninspiring Big Noon Saturday opening games
Fox will open their 2026 Big Noon Saturday season with two glorified preseason games in the first three weeks.
Joel Klatt on calling UFL games: ‘I view my role much more as just a translator’
"And to be honest, it's challenging, and that's the most fun part about it."
Fox’s ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ had its best season ever: How much of that was due to Dave Portnoy?
Portnoy is taking a lot of credit for the ratings growth, but can we attribute these numbers solely to him? We're not so sure.
Joel Klatt shows off impressive baseball swing at Wrigley Field
"Look how hard I'm trying."
Joel Klatt reveals Gus Johnson’s cold caused ‘crack’ on big Indiana touchdown call
"When that play happened, there was two thoughts. One, I was like, there's no way (Cooper) is in bounds. And two, I was like, oh, he cracked right there."
In college football, brands matter way more than team quality
Nearly three million more viewers watched Ohio State blowout Penn State than watched a tight top-15 matchup between Vanderbilt and Texas in the same window.
Fox’s Brady Quinn, Mark Ingram scold Dave Portnoy over Diego Pavia ‘lovefest’
"You don't know ball ... I know ball."
ABC continues CFB ratings dominance in Week 5
Alabama's win over Georgia averaged 10.4 million viewers.
Gus Johnson loses his mind during USC-Illinois finish
"HOLY CHICAGO!'
Joel Klatt breaks down ‘massive mistake’ to wipe out crazy USC TD
"What a massive mistake on a touchdown play!"
Colin Cowherd hints at working USC sideline for ‘Big Noon’
"I’ll be on the sideline of a college football game Saturday"
James Franklin shades Big Noon Saturday for Penn State white out
James Franklin does not agree with Fox Sports that the famous Penn State white out is the same at noon as it is at night.
Texas Tech kicker proves Joel Klatt very wrong: ‘I don’t think he’s got the leg’
"Utah should have somebody back under the goalposts. There's a good likelihood that this is short."
Fox scores most-watched Week 1 CFB game in history for Texas-Ohio State
Between a top-5 matchup that included a quarterback named Manning, and Nielsen's new methodologies, Fox smashed last year's viewership marks.
Joel Klatt on the Big Ten vs SEC, Fox vs ESPN, and being a trusted voice for college football
Gus Johnson doubles down on ‘Big Noon’: ‘This is a business…Fox paid a lot of money’
"This is what our executives feel is the best opportunity for us to win at this time of day."
Ohio State AD Ross Bjork predicts Penn State clash will be another Big Noon game
“FOX, they love the Buckeyes. And Big Noon is a big deal. They’ve invested in that time slot. So we’ll presume it’s a 12 noon kickoff.”
Ohio State fans will have an all-time hate-watch with Fox Big Noon Saturday
ESPN’s Pete Thamel defends Fox ‘Big Noon’ TV window
"They’ve carved a nice niche there, from a pure ratings perspective, and they’re not going to give up that competitive advantage."
Texas reportedly blocked Ohio State moving Week 1 Big Noon game to Sunday
The Texas Longhorns will likely play the Ohio State Buckeyes on Big Noon Saturday in spite of OSU's best efforts to move the game.
Ohio state rep aims legislation at Fox’s Big Noon Saturday
Ohio State football fans have had it with Big Noon Saturday games on Fox and one legislator is hoping to put a stop to it once and for all.
Ex-Ohio State star prepared to protest Fox’s noon kickoff for Texas game
"Fox has to get this right."
After finishing last season with six noon games, Ohio State’s rematch with Texas gets a Big Noon start
While OSU fans might hate the news, Fox expects huge numbers for the CFP rematch.
