Dave O’Brien, a Syracuse alumnus, returns to ESPN and joins ACCN with over 30 years of experience in tow.

O’Brien, who has been in the industry since 1987, including 15 years at ESPN, will call play-by-play alongside former NFL Live studio analyst Hasselbeck and former NBA sideline reporter Katie George for ACC Network Primetime Football.

The Massachusetts native worked for ESPN from 2002-17, handling play-by-play for a variety of sports, including MLB, NBA, college basketball and soccer. He became the voice of the Red Sox on the Boston Red Sox Radio Network in 2007 and has been with NESN since 2016 as the primary play-by-play announcer for Red Sox telecasts.