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Best History: ESPN's Dave Flemming shared that Navy/Notre Dame started because Notre Dame enrollment dropped below 3,000 during WW2, threatening their football program's existence until Navy agreed to play them. To repay the favor, ND served as a Naval recruitment site in the 1950's & 60's.
Funniest line: ESPN’s Joe Tessitore, as the 3rd Quarter was winding down and Greg McElroy notes , “I would have an answer for #40 (LSU’s Harold Perkins) “He’s been a nightmare." Tessitore quips, "Well he can't sack you during commercial break.”
Running is key to regaining momentum: After expounding on North Texas' 2nd Qtr stats, Stadium's Chris Hassell broke out on a UAB power run, "That's not McBride. That's the little guy, Jermaine Brown Jr. 5' 8", 185, squatting the entire North Texas defense."
Funniest line: Stadium's Chris Hassell. "And on the tackle is North Texas' Jordan Brown. He's saying I'm not having any of that dancing, SIT DOWN!"
Best info: Stadium's Chris Hassell revealed that a North Texas win over UAB would clinch them a spot in the CUSA title game, likely setting up a rematch in San Antonio against UTSA.
Funniest line: ESPN's Rod Gilmore. "This Clemson student section will give anyone a run for their money. They got here early, early. I got here 3 hours early, and it felt like I went a couple of miles and took an hour to get in."
Ominous Foreshadowing: ESPN's Rod Gilmore asked which was a bigger risk: a hail mary or a 57-yard FG attempt. The answer: Neither. Louisville QB Malik Cunningham chose to scramble and instead suffered an injury.
Funniest exchange: ESPN- When football becomes wrestling...
Rod Gilmore, "There's a little horse collar."
Wes Durham: "Jordan McFadden 2-point takedown on Quincy Riley."
Best stat: ESPN's Wes Durham revealed that Louisville's 54-yard pass from Brock Domann to Tyler Hudson was the first 50+ yard play Clemson gave up this season.
Best transition: ESPN's Wes Durham, "So the big play to Hudson leads to a FG, but Clemson's still 2 TD's ahead when we continue."
Best quip: CBS Sports Ross Tucker threw out a random stat claiming Radson Jane is the smallest 26 year old lineman in CFB this year and then stated,
Tucker: "Somebody check that for me."
Chris Lewis: "You might be safe in saying that."
Tucker: "That's the beauty in saying a random stat like that. No one's going to take the time to look that up."
Best Positive Outlook: CBS Sports Chris Lewis stated one of the positive reasons for expanding the CFB Playoff is the current 4 team playoff becomes regionalized and oftentimes causes G5 fans to not tune in.
Best statement: CBS Sports Chris Lewis stated you don't have a 27-8 record over 3 seasons unless you have a high standard of discipline like AFA head coach Troy Calhoun (who was calling players to the sideline and telling them to stop celebrating a blowout win).
Best insight: CBS Sports Ross Tucker shared that a lot of the times when a WR goofs on a play, it's because a WR has to read the coverage and adjust the routes based off of what they see once a play has already started.
Best shared interview: CBS Sports Chris Lewis shared that UNM football players went without access to weight rooms from March 2020- January 2022.
Ross Tucker responded, "It's tough to develop young players that way when they're trying to train to win."
Funniest line: After Tank Smith made some plays, Fox Sports Tim Brando stated, "I had a guy lower than me that size that tried to make me into a soprano. It helped me make my decision. The next year I was calling games with my dad."
Funniest comment: Fox Sports Tim Brando in the snowstorm at Penn State, "So you say you want to be a mascot? It's lonely. I will say this, he's continuing to move. On the other side, I'm ready for Studio 54 once this game's over."
Best stat: Fox Sports Tim Brando revealed the Maryland/Penn State football game heavily effects recruiting. 9 players from Virginia are on Maryland's roster compared to 7 for Penn State, but even bigger: 6 players from Pennsylvania are on Maryland's roster compared to 13 from Maryland appearing on Penn State's.
Best exchange: Fox Sports Tim Brando revealed that a power cord nearly kept him from having any info tonight. After thanking the individual who provided a cord, Tim Brando stated, "Without them I wouldn't have any insight tonight."
Spencer Tillman responded, "That's good, because I wouldn't have shared my power cord."
Funniest line: Fox Sports Spencer Tillman After true freshman Penn State RB Tyler Holzworth was given a running play, "Once again the bucket list is officially empty."
Best forsight: Fox Sports Devin Gardner, "In my keys to the game I said K State needed to make Schaben beat them, something he's been unable to do so far."
Adam Alexander responded, "Outside of the opening drive to the endzone he's thrown 2 interceptions and had a series of punts. "
Best stat: With 9 minutes left until Halftime ABC's Kirk Herbstreit said Texas and TCU have combined for 49 yards on offense in the first half but had 55 yards combined in penalties.
Funniest comment: ESPN’s Chris Fowler. after referee Michael VanderVelde announces yet another penalty in TCU/Texas, "We'd like to welcome Michael VanderVelde, part of the broadcast team tonight," adding to partner Kirk Herbstreit: "He's getting more air time than either one of us."
Call to action: With 6 minutes remaining in the 1st Half, ABC's Chris Fowler asked ESPN stats to perform a quick research on when the last time was that 2 Big 12 teams had a scoreless first half. Within a minute stats provided a graphic showing it was Oct 27, 2007: Kansas vs. Texas A&M.
Best interview: ABC's Kirk Herbstreit said he talked to TCU coach Sonny Dykes about analytics, and Dykes told him the thing with analytics is that common sense must always come first.
Best stat: ABC's Chris Fowler said Texas has trended to score inside 2 minutes in the first half. They've scored within 2 minutes in 5 of the last 6 games.
Best exchange: ESPN's Courtney Lyle and Ryan Leaf...
Leaf: "Kansas State is dominating Baylor. If they and TCU hold out, it's looking like an all purple final."
Lyle: "Do you like purple?"
Leaf: "I hate purple. Or at least a certain shade of it."
Lyle: "Says the former Wazzu Coug."
Best forsight: Fox Sports' Petros Papadakis stated one of the things that makes Wisconsin's D successful is they disguise coverage and blitzes with lots of activity upfront.
Biggest surprise: Fox Sports' Dan Hellie and Petros Papadakis spent the entire pregame discussing how Wisconsin and Iowa rely on their running games and always have a back present only for Iowa to have 5 WR's and no RB out on their first 3rd Down.
Top information: Dave Neal told SEC Network viewers that Vanderbilt, playing at Kentucky, has 2 players with over 100 yards rushing for the 1st time in an SEC game since 2002 vs. Ole Miss.
Strongest comment: SECN Deuce McAllister, after Kentucky RB Chris Rodriguez goes to the sidelines following 2 strong runs againstVanderbilt. “I know that you're beat up as a running back but your offense needs you. You can't come out of the game after 1 or 2 plays."
Top call: SECN Dave Neal, as Vanderbilt ends a conference losing streak dating back to 2019 with a 24-21 victory at Kentucky, “It's intercepted by Vanderbilt, and let the celebration begin -- the streak is over at 26!"
Best stat: CBS Sports John Sadak telling viewers that the Wyoming/Colorado State rivalry has spanned 3 different centuries.
Best stat: CBS Sports John Sadak, after Colorado State scored a touchdown on a punt return that it was their first since November of last year.
Clever line: Fox Sports Tim Brando, on a replay of Penn State TE Brenton Strange catching a TD, “Nothing strange about your TE effectively at Penn State.”
Top analysis: Fox Sports Spencer Tillman noted that Maryland stayed in this single look so they could affect the run game. They need to be more aggressive.
Top observation: Fox Sports Tim Brando told viewers that Maryland QB Taulia (Tagovailoa) is not as verbal as his bother Tua. He’s more quiet. He leads by example. Right now the example is a little timid.
Best info: SECN Tom Hart, related a conversation w/ Texas A&M’s Antonio Johnson where Johnson said he grew up in East St. Louis, a rough & tumble town, & it impacted his recruiting because they didn’t play Friday nights. They played Saturday afternoon, which affected teams ability to visit since they usually had their teams games during that time.
Best interview: SECN Cole Cubelic interviewing a joyful Auburn HC Carnell Williams. Cubelic perfectly let Williams express his joy and thanks without interruption.
Top observation: CBS Sports Randy Cross noted Wyoming instead of twisting and going sideways on stunts wants to get up the field. They want to get in the A and B gaps and penetrate.
AROUND THE DIAL
All assignments listed are preliminary and are subject to change.
ESPN2 will have Chris Cotter, Dustin Fox, and Taylor Davis on the call of Ohio/Ball State Tuesday. Game kicks off at 7pm ET.
ESPNU will have the voice of high school football Connor Onion making his College Football TV debut with Rocky Boiman on the call of Bowling Green/Toledo Tuesday. Game kicks off at 7pm ET.
ESPN2 will have Bill Roth, Cole Cubelic, and Taylor McGregor on the call of Eastern Michigan/Kent State Wednesday. Game kicks off at 6pm ET.
CBSSN will have Alex Del Barrio and Donte Whitner on the call of Miami (OH)/Northern Illinois Wednesday. Game kicks off at 7pm ET.
ESPNU will have Drew Carter and Jay Walker on the call of Western Michigan/Central Michigan Wednesday. Game kicks off at 8pm ET.
ESPN+ will have Jack Benjamin and Wayde Keiser on the call of Southeastern Louisiana/Nicholls Thursday. This Nicholls production kicks off at 7pm ET.
ESPN will have Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick, and Harry Lyles Jr. on the call of SMU/Tulane Thursday. Game kicks off at 7:30pm ET.
ESPN2 will have Roy Philpott, Andre Ware, and Paul Carcaterra on the call of South Florida/Tulsa Friday. Game kicks off at 9pm ET.
Fox Sports will have underrated Dan Hellie and the analyst that knows players high school background of everyone in Petros Papadakis on the call Friday for San Diego State/New Mexico. Game airs on FS1 with coverage beginning at 9:45pm ET.
ESPN2 will have Brian Custer, Dustin Fox, and Dana Boyle on the call of Navy/UCF Saturday. Game kicks off at 11am ET.
ABC will have Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath, and Todd McShay on the call of Illinois/Michigan Saturday. Game kicks off at high noon.
ESPN Radio will have Marc Kestecher, Ian Fitzsimmons, and Kelly Stouffer on the call of Illinois/Michigan.
Fox Sports will have Jason Benetti and Brock Huard on the first game of the triple-header for the matchup between TCU/Baylor. Coverage begins at high noon.
ESPN will have Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, and Quint Kessenich on the call of Wisconsin/Nebraska Saturday. Game kicks off at high noon.
ESPNU will have Eric Frede and Jack Ford on the call of Harvard/Yale Saturday. Game kicks off at high noon.
Fox Sports will have Eric Collins and Devin Gardner on the call Saturday for Northwestern/Purdue. Game coverage begins at high noon on FS1.
SEC Network will have Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, and Alyssa Lang on the call of Florida/Vanderbilt Saturday. Game kicks off at high noon.
ACC Network will have Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, and Lericia Harris on the call of Duke/Pitt Saturday. Game kicks off at high noon.
Bally Sports/Raycom Sports will have the astute Tom Werme, James Bates, and Wiley Ballard on the call Saturday for Louisiana/FSU. Game coverage starts at high noon.
CBSSN will have Jason Knapp, Ross Tucker, and Tina Cervasio on the call of UConn/Army West Point. Game kicks off at high noon.
SEC+ and ESPN+ will have Mike Morgan, Dave Steckel, and Lauren Sisler on the call of Austin Peay/Alabama. Game kicks off at high noon.
SEC+ and ESPN+ will have Mike Corey, Brian Kinchen, and Tera Talmadge on the call of East Tennessee State/Mississippi State Saturday. Game kicks off at high noon.
SEC+ and ESPN+ will have Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason, and Marilyn Payne on the call of UMass/Texas A&M Saturday. Game kicks off at high noon.
ESPN+ will have Matt Warner, Joe Jauch, and Emily Austen on the call of Virginia Tech/Liberty. This Liberty production kicks off at high noon.
ESPN+ will have David Saltzman and LaDarrin McLane on the call of UTSA/Rice. This Rice production kicks off at high noon.
ESPN3 will have Justin Kutcher and Charles “Buck” Arbuckle on the call of Howard/Morgan State Saturday. Game kicks off at high noon.
ESPN+ will have Tom Franklin and John Harris on the call of Southern Utah/Sam Houston Saturday. Originally also airing on AT&T SW, this Sam Houston production is now an ESPN+ exclusive and will kickoff at 1pm ET.
ESPN+ will have Ted Emrich and Leger Douzable on the call of North Alabama/Memphis Saturday. Game kicks off at 2pm ET.
ESPN+ will have Richard Cross and Taylor McHargue on the call of Houston/East Carolina Saturday. Game kicks off at 2pm ET.
ESPN+ will have Mark Neely, Barrett Brooks, and Tori Petry on the call of Kansas State/West Virginia Saturday. Game kicks off at 2pm ET.
ESPN2 will have Anish Shroff, Brock Osweiler, and Taylor McGregor on the call of Oregon State/Arizona State Saturday. Game kicks off at 2:15pm ET.
ESPN3 will have Tiffany Greene and Jay Walker on the call of the Florida Classic between Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M Saturday. Game kicks off at 2:30pm ET.
ABC will have Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, and Katie George on the call of Ohio State/Maryland Saturday. Game kicks off at 3:30pm ET.
Frank Frangie returns to his early roots to join Gino Torretta Saturday for Ohio State/Maryland on Touchdown Radio.
ESPN will have Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, and Kris Budden on the call of Miami/Clemson Saturday. Game kicks off at 3:30pm ET.
Fox Sports will have rising star Noah “Baby Bird” Eagle and Mark Helfrich on the call for Texas/Kansas. Game is the second game of a triple header on FS1. Coverage begins at 3:30pm ET.
ACC Network will have Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, and Taylor Davis on the call of NC State/Louisville Saturday. Game kicks off at 3:30pm ET.
NFL Network will have Jason Ross Jr. and Tyoka Jackson on the call of South Alabama/Southern Miss Saturday. Game kicks off at 3:30pm ET.
BYUtv will have Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Jarom Jordan on the call of Utah Tech/BYU Saturday. Game kicks off at 3:30pm and will be simulcast on ESPN3.
Fox will have Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman on the call of Iowa/Minnesota Saturday. Game kicks off at 4pm ET.
ESPNU will have Noah Reed and Rene Ingoglia on the call of Cincinnati/Temple Saturday. Game kicks off at 4pm ET.
SEC Network will have Dave Neal, Deuce McAllister, and Andraya Carter on the call of Western Kentucky/Auburn Saturday. Game kicks off at 4pm ET.
ESPN+ will have James Westling and Dylan McLemore on the call of Jacksonville State/Central Arkansas. This UCA production kicks off at 5pm ET.
ESPN2 will have Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, and Stormy Buonantony on the call of Georgia Tech/North Carolina Saturday. Game kicks off at 5:30pm ET.
ESPN will have Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, injury analyst Marty Jaramillo, and sideline reporter Holly Rowe on the call Saturday for Tennessee/South Carolina. Coverage starts at 7pm ET.
Learfield will have Sloane Martin and Mike Golic Jr. on the call of Tennessee/South Carolina Saturday.
Fox Sports will have Eric Collins and Devin Gardner on the call Saturday for Texas Tech/Iowa State. Game coverage begins at 7:00pm ET on FS1.
ABC will have Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, and Tom Luginbill on the call of Bedlam as Oklahoma State battles Oklahoma Saturday. Game kicks off at 7:30pm ET.
Compass Media will have Gregg Daniels and Chad Hill on the call of Bedlam Saturday.
ESPNU will have Drew Carter and Forrest Conoly on the call of New Mexico State/Missouri Saturday. Game kicks off at 7:30pm ET.
SEC Network will have Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, and Cole Cubelic on the call of Ole Miss/Arkansas Saturday. Game kicks off at 7:30pm ET.
Fox Sports will have the pipes of Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, and Allison Williams on the call for the matchup between USC/UCLA. Game coverage begins at 8pm ET.
ACC Network will have Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, and Kelsey Riggs on the call of Syracuse/Wake Forest Saturday. Game kicks off at 8pm ET.
ESPN2 will have Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, and Dawn Davenport on the call of UAB/LSU Saturday. Game kicks off at 9pm ET.
Fox Sports will have Guy Haberman and Will Blackmon on the call for Colorado State/Air Force. Game coverage begins at 9pm ET on FS2.
Fox Sports will have underrated Dan Hellie and the analyst that knows players high school background of everyone in Petros Papadakis on the call Saturday night for San Jose State/Utah State. Game airs on FS1 with coverage beginning at 9:45pm ET.
ESPN will have Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, and Tiffany Blackmon on the call of Utah/Oregon Saturday. Game kicks off at 10:30pm ET.
ESPN Radio will have Jorge Sedano and Tom Ramsey on the call of Utah/Oregon Saturday.
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