Class act: CBS Sports Adam Zucker sending condolences to an extended member of the CBS Sports family. Doris Nantz, mother of Jim Nantz, passed away at the young age of age 91.
Funniest comment: SEC Network’s Drew Carter, after a 30 minute 1st quarter between Vanderbilt/Ole Miss in Nashville, “These fans are gonna be at Tootsie's in a couple of hours at this rate!"
Top observation: SEC Network’s Matt Stinchcomb (Former Offensive Lineman) during Vanderbilt/Ole Miss: "If you're gonna hold, go ahead and hold -- keep 'em off your quarterback."
Top Stat: CBS Sports Tom McCarthy told viewers that 10 starting QB's in NFL are younger than UGA QB Stetson Bennett.
Funniest line: CBS Sports Rick Neuheisel, after UGA QB Stetson Bennett ran 64 yds for a TD on a QB draw, “The walk-on wasn't walking there!”
Best exchange: SEC Network’s Dave Neal pointing out Mississippi State leading Arkansas 27-17, “I wouldn't expect this, but Arkansas has out-gained Mississippi State today 391 to 389."
Deuce McAllister, “It's been the mistakes. The mistakes keep killing the Razorbacks efforts.”
Best line: ESPN’s Joe Tessitore had to get a shot on the Texas Fair fried food: "The fried lasagna, as the son of an Italian immigrant that makes me go out of here."
Unexpected Hats Off Award: Falcons Radio Broadcaster Dave Archer was a one man booth today for call between Falcons/Bucs. Wes Durham was stranded in Pittsburgh with plane issues. First time 19 years the duo didn’t call a game together.
Best line: Fox Sports Kevin Burkhardt, “This NFC East is looking Old School. The Eagles just won, they're 5-0. The Giants are 4-1, and then the Cowboys are 4-1 with Dak coming back. Bring on the old school rush."
Strongest comment: Fox Sports Kevin Burkhardt: "You know, as good as Dallas' D was last year, this years version might be even better."
Best stat: Fox Sports Brandon Gaudin pointed out that TE/QB Taysom Hill of New Orleans is only the second player to rush for 3 TD's and pass for 1 TD in the same game. The other: Archie Manning.
Best Timing Award: Fox Sports Kevin Burkhardt pointed out that the highly vaunted Rams offense had gone 16 straight series without a TD, the longest stretch in the league. They responded with a 79-yard touchdown that series.
OFFENSIVE WOES EXPOSED: CBS Sports Spero Dedes mentioned that one of the reasons the Jacksonville offense is struggling is this is the third different offense Trevor Lawrence has had to learn within 3 years time.
Top analysis: CBS Sports Adam Archuleta on the challenge faced by Chargers rookie offensive lineman Jamaree Salyer against the Browns: "If last week was Left Tackle 101 against the Texans, this week is Graduate School against Myles Garrett."
Best stat: CBS Sports Greg Gumble telling viewers Nick Chubb's 41-yard touchdown run against the Chargers was Cleveland's longest rush so far this season.
Best line: CBS Sports Adam Archuleta. on the offense-minded matchup between the Browns and the Chargers: "I have a feeling that if they play next year it's probably gonna be in a prime-time slot."
Best Timing: CBS Sports Andrew Catalon pointed out that Washington hadn't converted a 3rd Down vs. Tennessee (0/9) until they converted with :25 seconds left in the game.
Top observation: CBS Sports James Lofton pointed out that Long was down by contact after his interception and that time shouldn't have been expired. 6 seconds were placed back on the clock, and Tennessee was forced to run 1 more play.
Best stat: Fox Sports Kevin Kugler noted in 2017 the Giants didn't get their third win until New Years Eve. 5 years later they picked up their fourth win in early October.
Top analysis: Fox Sports Mark Sanchez, “The Packers come into this game 3-1, but they have yet to have won the turnover battle in any game. That's really difficult to do in this day and age.”
Best exchange: Fox Sports Tim Brando: (Referring to the opening of the Rose Bowl) "Can you believe it. It's been 100 years, and there's the debut in the Los Angeles Times. And no Spencer, I wasn't here in 1922."
Tillman jokingly retorts, “You just stole my thunder."
Best line: NBC Sports Jason Garett: "Jac, there's a great expression in football. What you've done before doesn't matter. It's all about now."
Best line: ESPN’s Joe Tessitore: (Referring to the Red River Classic) "This is a classic. This is a fixture on the American sports calendar."
Top analysis: ESPN’s Greg McElroy: "Oklahoma can definitely run sideline to sideline. It is the vertical attack they've struggled with. "
Top analysis: ESPN's Greg McElroy: "Ultimately it doesn't matter what their offense does if their defense doesn't start playing better. "
Top observation: SEC Network's Deuce McAllister pointed out that Arkansas had 21 sacks going into the game against Georgia, but against Georgia they were only able to get 1 QB pressure.
Top information: ESPN’s Joe Tessitore, while sharing why he thinks Texas/Oklahoma is one of the best games, reveals that both the Texas and Oklahoma ROTC's run the game balls from their respective campuses to the Cotton Bowl every year.
Best stat: ESPN's Joe Tessitore pointed out that Oklahoma had scored a touchdown 167 consecutive games and avoided being shutout 311 consecutive games until they were beat down by Texas 49-0. He also pointed out that the 49-0 loss was the worst loss in Oklahoma history all-time.
Funniest line: ESPN’s Robert Griffin III I as Patrick Mahomes walked into the stadium, “That's what happens when you're worth half a billion, you wear a T-shirt and diamonds.
Best criticism: Fox Sports' Tim Brando pointed out that UCLA fans have had a very "berries and cream approach" when it comes to attending games despite their 5-0 start.
Best exchange: ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit referred to single coverage against Ohio State WR's as each being an island.
Herbstreit: "How dare you be out by yourself and on an island when you face Marvin Harrison. Or Egbuka. Even Julian Fleming."
Chris Fowler jokingly responded: "It's not the type of island you'd like to visit."
Best exchange: Fox Sports' Eric Collins tried to side with Tech fans on why a pass interference shouldn't be PI.
Eric Collins: "I could make the argument he was falling down."
Devin Gardner responded: "Of course, but even then putting a hand up in his face is just not allowed."
Collins concluded jokingly: "Come on. I'm trying to get a free meal out of my trips to Lubbock every so often."
Strong comment: Fox Sports' Eric Collins commented on the success of Cooper Rush and called out the Giants for not acknowledging his potential. "How about Cooper Rush and what he's done for those Dallas Cowboys. He's from Michigan and played for Central Michigan. The crazy thing is he was cut by the Giants. The Cowboys saw something in him they didn't."
Top observation: ESPN's Tom Hart shared that Kentucky's top 3 WR's were held to 19 yards receiving in the first half.
Throwing in the racing reference: ESPN's Tom Hart had to get a Kentucky Derby reference into the Kentucky game. "It's been a day of upsets. A lot of long shots have won out. Can Kentucky cross the finish line first tonight?"
Top Analysis: CBS Sports James Lofton pointed out that Long was down by contact after his interception and that time shouldn't have been expired. 6 seconds were placed back on the clock, and Tennessee was forced to run 1 more play vs. Washington.
Top stat: ESPN’s Joe Buck telling viewers the 59 yard FG by Matt Wright before the half was the longest in Arrowhead history.
Say what?: ESPN’s Joe Buck noted when Raiders LB Denzel Perryman made the Pro Bowl last year he was the first Raiders LB to make the Pro Bowl since Matt Millen back in 1988.
Strongest comment: ESPN’s Troy Aikman: "My hope is the [NFL] Competition Committee looks at this in the next set of meetings, and you know, we take the dresses off."
Best line: ESPN’s Troy Aikman, “I think at a minimum they got to make roughing the passer reviewable.
Best stat: Fox Sports Tim Brando revealed that UCLA had scored a touchdown for 30 consecutive quarters until it was broke in the 4th Quarter last week against Washington.
Best moment: Fox Sports Tim Brando, showed his true love of college football. He told viewers, “It took me 66 years to get here but there’s nothing better than the Rose Bowl.” Viewers could sense his passion and admiration calling a game at the Keith Jackson Broadcast Center.
AROUND THE DIAL
ESPN Radio will have the voice of ESPN Radio's Sunday Night Baseball, Jon "Boog" Sciambi, and Doug Glanville on the call for the the Padres/Dodgers NLDS.
ESPN Radio will have the voice of the World Series, Dan Shulman, and Eduardo Pérez on the call of the Guardians/Yankees ALDS.
ESPN Radio will have the voice of the Red Sox, Dave O'Brien, and Marly Rivera on the call for the Mariners/Astros ALDS.
ESPN Radio will have the voice of Sunday Night Baseball, Karl ravech, and the always interesting interviewer Tim Kurkjian on the call for the Phillies/Braves NLDS.
Turner Sports will have legendary broadcaster Bob Costas Ron Darling and Lauren Shehadi on the call for the Yankees' ALDS. Costas will then move to the studio for the ALCS.
Turner Sports will have Brian Anderson, Jeff Francouer and Matt Winer on the call for the ALDS.
CBS Sports will have Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, and Tracy Wolfson on the call for huge matchup between the Bills/Chiefs.
CBS Sports will have Andrew Catalon, James Lofton, and Amanda Renner on the call for Jaguars/Colts.
CBS Sports will have Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta, and AJ Ross on the call for Bengals/Saints.
CBS Sports will have Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, and Melanie Collins on the call for Patriots/Browns.
CBS Sports will have Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, and Evan Washburn on the call Sunday for Ravens/Giants.
Fox Sports will have Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, and ace reporter Shannon Spake on the call for Vikings/Dolphins.
Fox Sports Kevin Burkhardt will have MLB playoff studio duties. However, if it conflicts with football, Matt Vasgersian will step in for studio duties. Burkhardt won’t miss an NFL broadcast.
Fox Sports will have the “voice of generations” to come in Noah “Baby Bird” Eagle and Mark Helfrich on the call Thursday night for the matchup between Baylor/West Virginia. Game airs on FS1 with a 7pm kickoff.
Fox Sports will have Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, and Jenny Taft on the call Saturday for the first game of a triple-header between Penn State/Michigan. Kickoff is a high noon.
Fox Sports will have Tim Brando and his tag team partner for 4 decades in Spencer Tillman on the call Saturday for Wisconsin/Michigan State. These two calling from the Keith Jackson Broadcast Center on Saturday was memorable.
Touchdown Radio will utilize the always energetic Brett Dolan and the Heisman champion Gino Torretta for their call of Wisconsin/Michigan State Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled at 4pm ET.
Fox Sports will have Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, and Allison Williams on the call Saturday for the last game of triple-header for the matchup between USC/Utah.
Compass Media will have Matt "Money" Smith and Chad Brown on the call Saturday for USC/Utah. Kickoff is scheduled at 8pm ET.
Fox Sports will have Jeff Levering and the keen analysis of Petros Papadakis on the call Saturday night between San Jose State/Fresno State. Game airs on FS1 with a 10:45pm late night kickoff.
UPDATE: Game has moved to FS2 due to the MLB Playoffs.
Fox Sports will have Joe Davis, John Smoltz, and Ken Rosenthal on the call for the NLDS between the Phillies/Braves.
Fox Sports will have Adam Amin, AJ Pierzynski, and Tom Verducci on the call for the NLDS between the Padres/Dodgers.
ESPN will have Tiffany Green and Jay Walker on the call between Morgan State/North Carolina Central. Game airs Thursday night on ESPN2 with a 7:30pm ET kickoff.
ESPN will have Eric Frede and Jack Ford on the call Friday night with the Ivy League matchup between Brown/Princeton. Game airs on ESPNU with a 7pm ET kickoff.
ESPN will have Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick and Harry Lyles Jr on the call Thursday night for Temple/UCF. Kickoff is 7pm ET.
ESPN will have Roy Philpott, Andre Ware, and Paul Carcaterra on the American Athletic matchup between Navy/SMU. Game kicks off at 7:30pm ET on Friday night.
ESPN Radio will have the astute Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, and ace reporter Ian Fitzsimmons on the call Saturday for the Big Ten matchup between Penn State/Michigan. Coverage begins at 11:30am ET.
ESPN will have Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, and Quint Kessenich on the call Saturday for the Big 12 matchup between Iowa State/Texas. Game airs on ABC with a high noon kickoff.
ESPN will have Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, and Kris Budden on the call for the SEC matchup between Auburn/Ole Miss. Kickoff is high noon.
ESPN will have Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, and Tiffany Blackmon the call Saturday for the Big 12 showdown between Kansas/Oklahoma. Game airs on ESPN2 with a high noon kickoff.
ESPN will have Clay Matvick and Rocky Boiman on the call Saturday for the Sun Belt matchup between Old Dominion/Coastal Carolina. Game airs on ESPNU with a high noon kickoff.
ESPN will have Mike Morgan and Aaron Murray on the call Wednesday night for the Sun Belt matchup between Louisiana/Marshall. Game airs on ESPN2 with a 7.30pm ET
ESPN+ will have the pipes of Anthony Lima and keen insights of Ryan Shazier on the call Saturday for the MAC matchup between Central Michigan/Akron. Kickoff is at high noon.
ESPN+ will have Dan Gutowsky and Ryan Cavanaugh on the call for the MAC matchup between Miami (Ohio)/Bowling Green. Kickoff is at high noon.
ESPN will have Jim Barbar and Adam Breneman on the call Saturday for UConn/Ball State. Kickoff is at 2pm ET. Game airs on ESPN3.
ESPN will have multi-sport star Sean McDonough. that always has the viewers in mind, Todd Blackledge, and Molly McGrath on the call for Big 12 matchup between Oklahoma State/TCU. Kickoff on ABC is 3:30pm ET.
Learfield College Football Saturday will bring Sloane Martin and Mike Golic Jr. to Fort Worth for their call of Oklahoma State/TCU.
ESPN will have the broadcaster that can work with anyone in Dave Pasch, the insightful keen analysis of Dusty Dvoracek, and ace field reporter, Tom Luginbill, on the call Saturday for Arkansas/BYU. Kickoff is 3:30pm ET.
ESPN will have Anish Shroff, Brock Osweiler, and Taylor McGregor on the call Saturday for the Big Ten matchup between Maryland/Indiana. Game kicks off on ESPN2 at 3.30pm ET.
SEC Network will have Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, and Alyssa Lang on the call for the matchup between Vanderbilt/Georgia. Game kicks off at 3.30pm ET.
ACC Network will have Mike Monaco, Tim Hasselbeck, and Kelsey Riggs on the call Saturday for NC State/Syracuse. Game kicks off at 3.30pm ET.
ESPN+ will have Doug Sherman and Marcus Ray on the call Saturday for MAC action between Northern Illinois/Eastern Michigan. Game airs on ESPN3 with a 3.30pm ET kickoff.
ESPN+ will have Michael Reghi and JeRod Cherry on the call Saturday for the MAC matchup between Kent State/Toledo. Game kicks off 3:30pm ET.
ESPN will have Beth Mowins, insightful analysis of Kirk Morrison, and Stormy Buonantony on the call Saturday the American Athletic matchup between Tulane/South Florida. Game is on ESPNU with a 4:00pm ET kickoff.
ESPN will have Tiffany Greene and Jay Walker on the call Saturday for Harvard/Howard Game airs at 4pm ET on ESPN3.
ESPN+ will have long time SEC voice for decades in Dave Neal, Deuce McAllister, and star reporter Andraya Carter on the call Saturday for Jackson State/Bethune-Cookman. Kickoff is 4pm ET.
ESPN will have Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, and Katie George on the call Saturday for the matchup between LSU/Florida. Kickoff is 7pm ET.
NFL Network will have Jason Ross Jr. and Tyoka Jackson on the call Saturday for UL Monroe/South Alabama. Kickoff is 7pm ET.
ESPN will have Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Holly Rowe for an ACC matchup between Clemson/Florida State. Game airs on ABC with a 7:30pm ET kickoff.
SEC Network will have the best trio in the business in Tom Hart. Jordan Rodgers, and Cole Cubelic on the call Saturday night in primetime for Mississippi State/Kentucky. Game kicks off at 7:30pm ET.
ACC Network will Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, and Taylor Davis on the call Saturday night for the matchup between North Carolina/Duke. Kickoff is 8pm ET.
ESPN will have Drew Carter and Aaron Murray on the call Wednesday, October 19th, for the Sunbelt matchup between Georgia State/Appalachian State. Game airs on ESPN2 with a 7:30pm ET kickoff.
ESPN will have Brian Custer, Dustin Fox, and Lauren Sisler on the call Saturday for American Athletic matchup Memphis/East Carolina. Game airs on ESPNU with a 7:30pm ET kickoff.
Bally Sports will have longtime Raycom voice, Tom Werme. James Bates, and Wiley Ballard on the call Saturday for Miami/Virginia Tech. Kickoff is 12:45 ET.
Stadium will have Chris Hassel and Patrick Murray on the call for Charlotte/UAB. Kickoff is 3:30pm ET.
Fox Sports will have Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, and Tom Rinaldi on the call for Jets/Packers.
Fox Sports will have the best interviewer in the business in Chris Myers, Robert Smith, and Jen Hale on the call Sunday for Cardinals/Seahawks.
Fox Sports will have multi-sport star Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, and Laura Okmin on the call for Panthers/Rams.
Compass Media will have the astute Bill Rosinski reunited with Steve Beuerlein on Sunday for Jets/Packers. The tandem go back 20 years working together for the Panthers.
ESPN will have Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick, and Harry Lyles Jr. on the call, Thursday, October 20th, for the ACC matchup between Virginia/Georgia Tech. Kickoff is 7:30pm ET. (Week 8 game).
CBS Sports will have Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jenny Dell on the anticipated explosive match between Alabama/Tennessee Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled at 3:30pm ET.
Westwood One will bring down Sam Neidermann and Derek Rackley for their call of Alabama/Tennessee Saturday.
ESPN+ will have Ron Vaccaro and Jack Siedlicki on the call Saturday for Bucknell/Yale. This Yale production kicks off at high noon.
ESPN3 will have Paul Dottino and Kevin Gilbride on the call of the NEC Game of the Week, Wagner/Merrimack. This NEC Production kicks off at 1pm ET.
Pat Boyle and Gregg Caserta will be on the call Saturday for St. Francis/LIU. NEC Front Row will provide the LIU production at 1pm ET.
The always insightful Randy Brochu and ESPN's longtime broadcaster Freddie Coleman will be on the call Saturday for Stonehill/Sacred Heart. This Sacred Heart production can be found on NEC Front Row at 1pm ET.
ESPN+ will have Spencer Turkin and Dameion Banks on the call Saturday for Edward Waters/North Carolina A&T. This North Carolina A&T production will be on the air at 1pm ET.
ESPN+ will have Joe Tordy and Coffee Jones on the call Saturday for Columbia/Penn. This Penn production will go live at 1pm ET.
ESPN+ will have Barry Leonard and Buck Briggs on the call Saturday for Lehigh/Cornell. This Cornell production goes live at 1pm ET.
ESPN+ will have Nolan Alexander and Barclay Miller on the call Saturday for Central Arkansas/Kennesaw State. he call goes live at 1pm ET with production from Kennesaw State.
YurView will have Stone Freeman and Kyle Rowley on the call Saturday for Elon/Rhode Island. The game will be simulcast on FloFootball and kicks off at 1pm ET.
Davidson will have Jon Gross and Sam Goldfarb on the call Saturday for Morehead State/Davidson. The game will be live on Davidson All-Access with a 1pm ET kickoff.
ESPN+ will have Jim Noble, Tom Henson, and Van Hipp on the call Saturday for The Citadel/Wofford. Kickoff will be at 1:30pm ET and will be produced by Wofford.
ESPN+ will have Ernest Robinson and William "Bill" Hamilton on the call Saturday for Virginia U of Lynchburg/South Carolina State. Kickoff will be at 1:30pm ET and will be produced by South Carolina State.
ESPN+ will have Matt Corsetti and Steve Goldberg on the call Saturday for New Hampshire/Dartmouth. Kickoff will be at 1:30pm ET and will be produced by Northeast Sports Network.
HBCU Go will have the longtime voice of HBCU athletics Charlie Neal, Jon Kelley, and Ashley Holder on the call Saturday for Florida A&M/Grambling State. Kickoff will be at 2pm ET on HBCU Go and across the nation on local television stations carrying the package.
Nexstar will have Pete Yanity and Jared Singleton on the call of Western Carolina/Furman Saturday. Kickoff is at 2pm ET and will be simulcast on ESPN+.
MTN will have Ben Creighton, Ty Gregorak, and Ashley Washburn on the call for Montana State/Northern Colorado Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled at 3pm ET.
MTN will have Jay Kohn, Marty Mornhinweg, and Kyle Hansen on the call for Idaho/Montana Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled at 3pm ET and will be simulcast on ESPN+.
SWX will have Rob Jesselson and Bill Ames on the call Saturday for Sacramento State/Eastern Washington. Kickoff is scheduled at 7pm ET and will be simulcast on ESPN+.
ESPN+ will have Chris Mycoskie and D'Torian Smith on the call Saturday for Tarleton State/Stephen F. Austin. This Stephen F. Austin production is scheduled to kickoff at 7pm ET.
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