KSR’s favorite announcing team will call Kentucky vs. Southern Miss
Are you having Tom Hart withdrawal? You’re in luck because KSR’s favorite play-by-play announcer will be back in the Bluegrass soon.
ESPN just released its commentator assignments for Weeks 0 and 1 of the college football season and Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, and Cole Cubelic will call Kentucky vs. Southern Miss on the SEC Network on August 31 (7:45 p.m. ET). I believe Tom shared this news while guest-hosting KSR a few weeks ago, but it’s nice to see it in print. The trio of Hart, Rodgers, and Cubelic will anchor SEC Saturday Night on SEC Network for the eighth straight season. In fact, according to the release, Hart just signed a new contract with ESPN, so congrats to him on that.
In other ESPN commentator news, Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Holly Rowe will return as the top team calling marquee matchups on ABC. This year, that will include SEC games as the SEC on ABC deal begins. The other ABC/ESPN top teams are Sean McDonough/Greg McElroy/Molly McGrath and Joe Tessitore/Jesse Palmer/Katie George. Those three groups will rotate the SEC on ABC 3:30 p.m. games this season. Kentucky will play at least two games on ABC this year, the Weeks 2 and 3 matchups vs. South Carolina and Georgia at Kroger Field.
ESPN College Football Commentator Assignments for Weeks 0 & 1
College football begins on Saturday with No. 10 Florida State vs. Georgia Tech in Ireland. Here is ESPN’s entire schedule for Weeks Zero and One so you can plan accordingly.
DateTime (ET)Matchup/CommentatorsPlatformSat, Aug 24NoonAer Lingus College Football Classic: No. 10 Florida State vs. Georgia Tech (from Dublin, Ireland)
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie GeorgeESPN 3:30 p.m.McNeese at Tarleton State
Lowell Galindo, Fozzy WhittakerESPN2 7 p.m.FCS Kickoff: North Alabama vs. Southeast Missouri State (from Montgomery, Ala.)
Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman, Morgan UberESPN 7:30 p.m.Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kick-Off: Florida A&M vs. Norfolk State (from Atlanta, Ga.)
Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker, Quint KessenichABC/ESPN+Thu, Aug 297 p.m.Western Carolina at No. 24 NC State
Wes Durham, Tom Luginbill, Dana BoyleACC Network North Carolina A&T at Wake Forest
Matt Schick, Charles ArbuckleESPN+/ACCNX New Hampshire at UCF
Robert Lee, Rene IngogliaESPN+ Central Connecticut at Central Michigan
Dan Gutowsky, Randy BuffingtonESPN+ Lafayette at Buffalo
Anthony Lima, Jordan ReidESPN+ Fordham at Bowling Green
Joey Lindstrom, Ryan CavanaughESPN+ Jackson State at UL MonroeESPN+ 7:30 p.m.Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas (from Little Rock, Ark.)
Jay Alter, Rocky BoimanESPNU Duquesne at Toledo
Michael Reghi, Marcus RayESPN+ 8 p.m.North Dakota State at Colorado
Mark Jones, Roddy Jones, Quint KessenichESPN Murray State at No. 11 Missouri
Matt Barrie, Dan Mullen, Harry Lyles JrSEC Network Lindenwood at No. 22 Kansas
Shawn Kenney, Taylor McHargueESPN+ Alcorn State at UAB
Nate Gatter, Jay SonnhalterESPN+ SE Louisiana at Tulane
Doug Sherman, Tyoka JacksonESPN+ Northwestern State at Tulsa
James Westling, Leger DouzableESPN+ 9 p.m.Southern Utah at No. 12 Utah
Richard Cross, Barrett Brooks, Shane SparksESPN+Fri, Aug 307 p.m.Temple at No. 16 Oklahoma
Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul CarcaterraESPN 7:30 p.m.Elon at Duke
Clay Matvick, Steve Addazio, Justin WaltersACC Network 10:30 p.m.TCU at Stanford
Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Stormy BuonantonyESPNSat, Aug 3111:30 a.m.No. 8 Penn State at West Virginia
Mike Couzens, Max Starks, Mike PeasleyESPN Radio NoonAflac Kickoff: No. 14 Clemson vs. No. 1 Georgia (from Atlanta, Ga.)
Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrathABC/ESPN+ Virginia Tech at Vanderbilt
Roy Philpott, Sam Acho, Taylor DavisESPN Kent State at Pittsburgh
Matt Schumacker, Dustin FoxESPNU Austin Peay at Louisville
Jorge Sedano, Orlando Franklin, Morgan UberACC Network 12:45 p.m.Chattanooga at No. 15 Tennessee
Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa LangSEC Network 2 p.m.South Dakota State at No. 17 Oklahoma State
Shawn Kenney, Taylor McHargue, Tori PetryESPN+ 2:30 p.m.Towson at Cincinnati
Eric Rothman, Je’rod CherryESPN+ 3:30 p.m.No. 19 Miami at Florida
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie GeorgeABC/ESPN+ Colorado State at No. 4 Texas
Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison, Dawn DavenportESPN Ohio at Syracuse
Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Coley HarveyACC Network Western Illinois at Northern Illinois
Kelsie Kasper, Ryan CavanaughESPN+ Kennesaw State at UTSA
Jack Benjamin, LaDarrin McLaneESPN+ Eastern Michigan at MassachusettsESPN+ East Tennessee State at Appalachian StateESPN+ 4 p.m.Boise State at Georgia Southern
Mike Corey, Rene IngogliaESPNU 4:15 p.m.Old Dominion at South Carolina
Dave Neal, Aaron Murray, Ashley ShahAhmadiSEC Network 5 p.m.UC Davis at California
Roxy Bernstein, Craig Haubert, Sherree BurrussESPN+/ACCNX North Texas at South AlabamaESPN+ Campbell at LibertyESPN+ 6 p.m.Eastern Kentucky at Mississippi State
Kevin Fitzgerald, Charlie StrongESPN+/SECN+ Richmond at Virginia
Chris Carlin, Forrest ConolyESPN+/ACCNX Norfolk State at East Carolina
Joe Tordy, Reggie WalkerESPN+ South Carolina State at Florida A&M
Noah Reed, Byron ChamberlainESPN+ 7 p.m.Western Kentucky at No. 5 Alabama
Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregorESPN Furman at No. 6 Ole Miss
Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman, Ashley StroehleinESPN+/SECN+ UT Martin at No. 18 Kansas State
Mark Neely, Ahman GreenESPN+ Tarleton State at Baylor
Peter Sousa, Brad HopkinsESPN+ North Alabama at Memphis
James Westling, Leger DouzableESPN+ Sam Houston at Rice
Chuckie Kempf, Doc HolidayESPN+ Bethune-Cookman at South Florida
AJ Ricketts, Patrick MurrayESPN+ Tennessee Tech at Middle TennesseeESPN+ Central Arkansas at Arkansas StateESPN+ Nevada at TroyESPN+ 7:30 p.m.No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 20 Texas A&M
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly RoweABC/ESPN+ Alabama A&M at Auburn
Lowell Galindo, Fozzy WhittakerESPN+/SECN+ Abilene Christian at Texas Tech
Ted Emrich, Dave SteckelESPN+ 7:45 p.m.Southern Miss at Kentucky
Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole CubelicSEC Network 8 p.m.James Madison at Charlotte
Justin Kutcher, Charles ArbuckleESPNU Georgia State at Georgia Tech
Wes Durham, Tom Luginbill, Dana BoyleACC Network Houston Christian at SMU
Doug Sherman, Tyoka Jackson, Marilyn PayneESPN+/ACCNX Southern Illinois at BYU
Richard Cross, Barrett BrooksESPN+ Nicholls at Louisiana TechESPN+ Grambling at LouisianaESPN+ Lamar at Texas StateESPN+ 9 p.m.Southeast Missouri State at New Mexico StateESPN+ 10:30 p.m.New Mexico at No. 21 Arizona
Brian Custer, Rod Gilmore, Lauren SislerESPNSun, Sep 13 p.m.Denny’s Orange Blossom Classic: North Carolina Central vs. Alabama State (from Miami Gardens, Fla.)
Tiffany Greene, Jay WalkerESPN 7 p.m.Red Tails Classic: Tuskegee vs. Johnson C. Smith (from Montgomery, Ala.)
Jason Ross Jr, Marcus RayESPNU 7:30 p.m.Modelo Vegas Kickoff Classic: No. 23 USC vs. No. 13 LSU (from Las Vegas, Nev.)
TV: Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
Radio: Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian FitzsimmonsABC/ESPN+/ESPN RadioMon, Sep 27:30 p.m.Boston College at No. 10 Florida State
Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Kris BuddenESPN
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