Sean McDonough Archives

Sean McDonough delivers announcer jinxes on LSU-Alabama broadcast

"Announcer jinx No. 1. More to come." And there was.

ABC broadcast eagerly relaunches Arch Manning’s Heisman campaign

"...he might be reigniting candidacy with this performance!"

Sean McDonough: Bill Belichick’s legacy ‘already in question’ before North Carolina tenure

"The narrative around here is record with Tom Brady and the record without Tom Brady. And it is pretty stark."

Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy rib Alabama’s Ty Simpson for being ‘fake’ Yankees fan

"Apparently, maybe he's a bit of a fair-weather fan."

Sean McDonough, Todd Frazier praise Tom Hamilton during Wild Card broadcast

"One of those voices you will never forget."

Todd Frazier briefly forced to call Wild Card game solo on ESPN

"Not much really going on here"

Schedule, announcers for MLB Wild Card Series revealed

The postseason begins on Tuesday.

ABC rules analyst: Oklahoma should have been penalized for substitution trick on touchdown

"To me, this is a hideout play, and it should be an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty."

Sean McDonough perfectly explained why Billy Napier is on the hot seat

"Those are the things that make people say it's not a well-coached team."

Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy call out Mark Stoops’ clock management: ‘These are kinds of things that get you fired’

"The offense and the game management is an issue, at least recently."

Sean McDonough baffled by Jeremiyah Love being in ‘witness protection program’

Preseason All-American Jeremiyah Love had a shocking lack of carries and Sean McDonough spoke for everyone with this quip.

ABC reveals announce teams for LSU-Clemson, Notre Dame-Miami

ABC will air two of college foootball’s biggest games in Week 1 in the top-10 matchups between LSU...

Sean McDonough on former roommate Kevin Harlan: ‘I knew he was going to be a great broadcaster’

"We've kept in touch through the years, and I think we're both happy for each other's career path."

Sean McDonough has no plans of slowing down anytime soon

"But why would you stop doing this when you get to do games like that?"

Joe Buck praises Sean McDonough, Kenny Albert after wild Game 7s: ‘I’m in awe of your talent!’

Joe Buck praised Sean McDonough and Kenny Albert for their electric NHL Game 7 calls, calling them two of the best play-by-play announcers in any sport.

NHL fans praise Sean McDonough for call of Avalanche-Stars Game 7

"So much more fun with Sean McDonough on the call for that game."

Sean McDonough says 4 Nations Face-Off ‘right there with anything I have called’

ESPN's Sean McDonough says the 4 Nations Face-Off was among the greatest sporting events that he has ever called.

Jay Bilas nails impersonations of Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery

Bilas shared a tale of how he, McDonough and Raftery met for lunch, doing great impersonations of both men.

Sean McDonough on navigating politics at 4 Nations Face-Off: ‘I felt like I had to say something’

"There needed to be some acknowledgment."

Sean McDonough pays tribute to late Penguins announcer Mike Lange with perfect call

"Scratch my back with a hacksaw!"

Sean McDonough on Americans booing Canadian anthem: ‘Let’s be better than that’

"...let's be better than that and be respectful of their anthem and cheer like hell for our own."

Sean McDonough out for USA-Finland game due to flu

ESPN's lead NHL play-by-play voice hopes to be back for USA-Canada on Saturday.

Sean McDonough ‘felt bad’ for panning Indiana during ESPN CFP broadcast

“What I said was, because they didn’t play well and the game was so one-sided, that I do think it was going to spur on debate. Which maybe I started.”

Greg McElroy says Drew Allar ‘not likely a guy that’s gonna put the ball in harm’s way’ right before ruinous interception

"I trust him, I think he can do it."

ESPN criticized for focus on Georgia walk-on who committed sideline penalty

Given everything else that happened in the game, that penalty was the least of Georgia's problems.