College Football TV Primer: Part 1 ESPN/ABC

Yesterday ESPN unveiled their game assignments for their 2013 College Football season. With few cosmetic changes in the lower tier of their broadcasts, the top talents will essentially remain the same. Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit, the defacto voices of College Football will return to call ABC's prime time showcase. Heather Cox will also be back to man the sidelines for the biggest games of the season over the air.   Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge with also return for ESPN's prime time telecast along with Holly Rowe. ESPN and ABC's afternoon games will see minimal changes with Shannon Spake joining Sean McDonough and Chris Spielman and Rod Gilmore (analyst) and Quin Keessnich (reporter) joining Bob Wischusen. Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer and David Pollack will be back for Thursday night's game with rising star Samantha Ponder back on the sidelines.

ESPN's College Football Gameday returns, with an expanded hour now starting at 9AM until noon kick off. Chris Fowler returns as host with the usual cast of Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and reporter Tom Rinaldi at the school hosting the game of the week. New reporters joining the telecast will be Pollack, Ponder, Scott Van Pelt and Gene Wojciechowski.
ESPN and ABC will be the host for over 30 bowl games this year. This includes all of the BCS match up and the National Championship from Rose Bowl in Pasedena, California.

Five games to watch:
Saturday, August 31 - Georgia at Clemson [ABC]
Saturday, September 7 - Notre Dame at Michigan [ABC]
Saturday, September 14 - UCLA at Nebraska [ABC]
Saturday, October 26 - Penn State at Ohio State [ABC]
Saturday, November 30 - Ohio State at Michigan [ABC]

ESPN 2013 College Football Schedule

Game Assignments

Saturday Night Football on ABC: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit; Reporter: Heather Cox

ESPN College Football Primetime: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge; Reporter: Holly Rowe

ESPN Primetime: Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen; Reporter: Maria Taylor

ESPN2 Primetime: Mark Jones, Brock Huard; Reporter: Jessica Mendoza/Kalyee Hartung

ESPNU Primetime: Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb; Reporter: Dawn Davenport

ABC/ESPN Afternoon: Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman; Reporter: Shannon Spake

ABC/ESPN Afternoon: Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham; Reporter: Jeannine Edwards

ABC/ESPN Afternoon: Bob Wischusen, Rod Gilmore; Reporter: Quint Kessenich

ESPN Noon: Dave Pasch, Brian Griese;; Reporter: Tom Luginbill

ESPN2 Noon: Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway; Reporter: Paul Carcaterra

ESPNU Afternoon: Tom Hart, John Congemi

ESPNU Afternoon: Anish Shrof, Kelly Stouffer

ESPNU Late Saturday: Joe Davis, David Diaz-Infante;

SEC Network: Dave Neal, Andre Ware; Reporter: Cara Capuano

AAC Network: Eamon McAnaney, Anthony Beck Reporter: Brooke Weisbrod

ESPN Radio Game of the Week: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie; Reporter: Joe Schad

Saturday Pre Game/Studio Shows

ESPN College Gameday: Saturday 9AM to Noon

Talent: Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Tom Rinaldi, Reporters: Samantha Ponder, David Pollack, Scott Van Pelt, Gene Wojciechowski

ABC College Football Countdown: John Saunders, Jesse Palmer, Robert Flores

ESPN College Football Scoreboard/Final: Rece Davis, Mark May, Lou Holtz              

ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard: Wendi Nix, Todd McShay, Robert Smith
ESPNU College Football Whiparound: Dari Nowkhah, Kevin Carter
ESPNU Saturday Evening: Matt Schick, Jason Sehorn and Charles Arbuckle

 

Midweek Assignments

ESPN Thursday: Rece Davis, David Pollack, Jesse Palmer; Reporter: Samantha Ponder

ESPN Thursday Studio: Scott Van Pelt, Mark May, Brian Griese        

ESPN/ESPN2 Friday: Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell; Reporter: Allison Williams

ESPN Friday Studio: Chris Cotter, Mark May, Lou Holtz              

ESPNU mid-week games: Mark Neely, Ray Bentley