Nick Saban briefly considered leaving Alabama for ESPN in 2014, new book claims
"If he wasn’t interested, he never would have done it in the first place."
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Amazon reportedly turning attention to Kirk Herbstreit for NFL analyst gig
"Substantial talks between the sides have not begun yet, but are expected to pick up shortly."
Rece Davis fills in for Duke-UNC play-by-play along with hosting College GameDay and ESPN halftime show
Dan Shulman was scheduled for the ESPN play-by-play, but his father passed away.
Ahead of the CFP National Championship, David Pollack spoke about coaches’ sphincters: “Them booty holes are tight!’
"It might not matter to the players, right then, but to the coaches, them booty holes are tight."
Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard’s lazy analysis about college football players shows a deeper ESPN issue
Is the issue the players, or is it Herbstreit and Howard's employer?
Miami reportedly pushed hard to hire Mario Cristobal due, in large part, to criticism by Kirk Herbstreit
Mario Cristobal thanked Kirk Herbstreit for taking the shots at Miami that culminated in his hiring.
Twenty One Pilots were the only College GameDay picker to predict Utah’s win over Oregon
Guest picker 1, regular cast 0 on this one.
Ken Jeong found quite the comedic loophole on College GameDay
"You complete me Ho! That’s her last name. Relax, ESPN. How dare you.”
Ashton Kutcher greeted by multiple “Take a shower!” chants on GameDay
Kutcher picked the Hawkeyes, too.
Lee Corso will return to the College GameDay set in person this year
Corso told ESPN PR in 2020 "I miss most the interaction with the guys on the set. It's not the same being away from them. And I also miss the interaction with the fans." Now, he'll be returning to sets again.
Fox will incorporate a Clay Travis-led bus tour into its Big Noon Kickoff pregame, as well as Fox & Friends
Fox's answer to covering the SEC more closely is a Clay Travis bus tour
First Take cancels previously-announced road shows, but College GameDay still is planning to be on the road this fall
"We have made the difficult, yet necessary, decision to change from an on-site to a virtual presence."
ESPN wants to reduce emphasis on College Football Playoff, cover more schools for the sport’s benefit
ESPN's Lee Fitting says "it’s time to take a little reset."
