Fowler, Herbstreit, Howard and Andrews to Work ESPNU Thursday Night Telecast

On Saturday, Nov. 20, College GameDay Built by The Home Depot — beginning on ESPNU at 9 a.m. and continuing on ESPN at 10 a.m. every Saturday and simulcast on ESPN Radio — will originate from Chicago’s famed Wrigley Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs and site of the neutral site showdown between Big Ten rivals Illinois and Northwestern. ESPNU will televise the game at 3:30 p.m., the first college football game played at Wrigley Field since 1938.

Chris Fowler hosts the Emmy Award-winning program with analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard. Erin Andrews anchors several segments of the first hour on ESPNU and contributes reports, interviews and features during the ESPN portion.

Fowler, Herbstreit, Howard and Andrews will call ESPNU’s telecast of Georgia State at Alabama on Thursday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m.  Georgia State head coach Bill Curry led Alabama from 1987-89 and is a former ESPN analyst.

 This week’s schedule will include undefeated No. 4 Boise State against WAC rival Fresno State Friday, Nov. 19 at 9 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com. Highlights for Saturday, Nov. 20:

• Telecasts of two one-loss Big Ten teams in the BCS top 10: No. 7 Wisconsin at Michigan at noon on ESPN and No. 9 Ohio State at No. 20 Iowa at 3:30 p.m. on ABC.
• Saturday Night Football on ABC at 8 p.m. will feature one-loss No. 8 Nebraska at No. 19 Texas A&M at 8 p.m. The split national broadcast will include No. 25 Florida State at Maryland and USC at Oregon State.
• ESPN will televise No. 16 Virginia Tech at No. 25 Miami in a showdown between ACC rivals at 3:30 p.m.
• ESPN’s game at 7 p.m. will pit ranked SEC teams: No. 18 Arkansas at No. 21 Mississippi State.

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