ESPN has a plan to solve Pac-12 broadcast fuzziness, going to a new vendor with Sony camera control units
"We took a look at this in the offseason and will be using a new vendor this fall."
"We took a look at this in the offseason and will be using a new vendor this fall."
The Big Ten is set to no longer air on ESPN networks in its next wave of media deals.
"Having to step away from the sport and profession I love this past year has re-affirmed and reinvigorated the passion I have for this job."
"They really don’t like to be known as deciding who is in what league, but don’t think there aren’t conversations of, ‘If we take this property, how much value are they going to bring?’ We’re not picking random schools. … They just don’t want the optics of them deciding, but the money is coming from them. They have to tell the league or someone (the TV value of schools)."
This should increase the percentage of college football news that ESPN breaks, but by how much?
"If your guy goes down, make the call. Wouldn't it be a great story?"
"I’m excited to join what’s been established as the best team in college football with Chris and Kirk, and I hope to be the world’s best teammate to them."
"I am aware that ESPN has also been actively involved in discussions with at least one other conference regarding that conference inducing additional Members of the Big 12 Conference to leave the Big 12 Conference."
Acho will appear on the ESPN2 CFB studio show this fall, will call selected games, will appear on ESPN Radio, and will also contribute NFL and NCAA insights across ESPN's weekday studio shows.
ESPN's Lee Fitting says "it’s time to take a little reset."
"When I was a teen, I was like, ‘Man, I want to be on SportsCenter.' When I started my broadcasting career it was without question on my vision board."
Week 0 games are back on both ESPN and Fox, and both networks also have a strong Week 1 lineup.
The autobiography is co-authored with Gene Wojciechowski.
"I've talked to a lot of coaches around the country that say they really feel teams are opting out to avoid playing games because they don't want to get humiliated. They don't want to lose with the team that they have."
"You can almost keep doing it. They can never put you in the end zone."
"Once I was here with my niece Vanessa, who was wearing a Ducks' jacket, and she got hit on the head with a chunk of ice. It didn't knock her out, but it knocked her silly."
ESPN and ABC may now have to do some schedule-shuffling.
Howard said his symptoms include a cough and muscle soreness.
"Cole Cubelic on the field, Jordan Rodgers at home, and Tom Hart still trying to figure out his alarm at his house, so he's not quite with us. Not sure if there's a zombie apocalypse or what's going on."
Hall, Johnson, and Brandon Boykin replace Marcus Spears and Greg McElroy on the weekly talk show.
Golic will also provide analysis on College Football Live and SportsCenter.
"He wouldn’t have wanted to go out like that. His ass was too vain."
There weren't any playoff games on New Year's Day this year, but some other bowls like the Rose and Citrus drew good numbers.
Plenty of coaches have gone into TV work, but there might be some particular challenges there for Petersen, especially given his history with ESPN.