
2013 ESPN College Football Studio Syllabus [.pdf]
Course Objectives
Develop skills and insights necessary to be a college football expert with an emphasis on national news and updates from watching a surplus of ESPN programming.
At the end of this course, you will:
- Become fully connected to ESPN’s college football programming schedule
- Possess the knowledge of the national college football landscape
Course Requirements
- Consistent involvement utilizing ESPN platforms, including but not limited to – ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPNEWS, ESPN Radio, WatchESPN and ESPN.com
- Comfortable seating, large screen television and network connection for your mobile and gaming devices
- Tailgating and college football rules knowledge
New to Curriculum
- College GameDay Built by The Home Depot’s 9 a.m. ET hour moves to ESPN
- Weekday College Football Live moves to ESPN2 at 5 p.m.
- Colin Cowherd joins Kirk Herbstreit for College Football Live on Tuesdays
- #Great8 Plays added to the ESPNU lineup on Mondays at 4:30 p.m.
Course Topics (all times are Eastern)
CFB Daily
Weekdays
1 p.m. (ESPNU) |
- Three-hour show (1.5 hours Tuesdays) with the latest news, the voice of the fan via social media and call-in interviews with ESPN analysts, as well as players and coaches
- Hosted by Dari Nowkhah with rotating analysts Jason Sehorn, Tom Luginbill, Mike Bellotti, Kevin Carter or Matt Stinchcomb
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College Football Live
Weekdays
5 p.m. (ESPN2)
5:30 p.m. (ESPNU) |
- Daily destination for news & updates
- Primary hosts include Joe Tessitore, Colin Cowherd and John Saunders
- Rotation of in-studio analysts including Danny Kanell (Monday) and Trevor Matich (Wednesday & Thursday), plus Desmond Howard (Monday) and Kirk Herbstreit (Tuesday) via satellite
- Live from site of College GameDay on most Fridays
- Interviews from ESPN DIRECTV Mobile Studio from college campuses
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College GameDay Built by The Home Depot
Saturday
9 a.m. (ESPN) |
- Three-hour show typically originates from site of the week’s best story
- Hosted by Chris Fowler, GameDay features analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and David Pollack
- Samantha Ponder, Tom Rinaldi, Scott Van Pelt and Gene Wojciechowski contribute with reports, interviews and features
- In its 27th overall season and 21st on the road
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College Football Whiparound (The Whip)
Saturday
11 a.m. (ESPNU) |
- The show whips around to ESPN analysts and sideline reporters across the country for the most-up-to-the-minute game-day updates
- Dari Nowkhah hosts with analyst Kevin Carter
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Goal Line
Saturday
Noon-Midnight |
- Hosted by Zubin Mehenti and Jorge Andres, Jon Berger will provide analysis
- Provides live cut-ins and highlights from games airing across ESPN networks, as well as syndicated and locally-produced matchups
- Housed in a new studio this season, the surroundings will enable the anchors to better track the games in each window
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College Football Final
Sunday
1:30 a.m. (ESPN2) |
- Hosted by Rece Davis, along with analysts Lou Holtz and Mark May
- Recaps the day’s action
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BCS Countdown
Sunday
8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
9 p.m. (ESPNU)
Monday
6 p.m. (ESPNU) |
- Sunday show beginning Oct. 13
- Concludes on Dec. 8 with BCS Selection Show, followed by the College Football Bowl Selection Special
- Weekly release of the BCS Standings, plus breakdown and analysis
- Sunday edition hosted by Rece Davis with a variety of analysts including Jesse Palmer and David Pollack in studio and Kirk Herbstreit via satellite
- Monday show hosted by Matt Schick with rotating group of analysts
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Crunch Time
Monday
6 a.m. (ESPNU) |
- One-hour real-time look at the final crucial moments of the best games from the previous week
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Final Verdict
Monday
4 p.m. (ESPNU) |
- Half-hour spin-off of weekly segment on College Football Final
- ESPNU host moderates debate as two analysts make their best case on the past weekend’s action
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#Great8 Plays
Monday
4:30 p.m. (ESPNU) |
- New 30-minute show taking the best eight plays from the previous weekend and pitting them against each other in a bracket challenge
- Expert panelists decide which plays move on and fans also have a voice through various social media platforms
- Rotating group of ESPN analysts
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The Experts
Tuesday
2:30 p.m. (ESPNU) |
- A discussion and debate show (2.5 hours) featuring a revolving panel of top college football experts and guests
- Rotation of analysts including Tom Luginbill, Mike Bellotti, Matt Stinchcomb, Kevin Carter and insiders Brett McMurphy and Mark Schlabach
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ESPNU All-Access
Wednesday
5 p.m. (ESPNU) |
- 30-minutes behind-the-scenes of the nation’s leading football programs, including tours of practice facilities and campus, as well as interviews and coaches mic’ed during practices
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ESPNU Film Room
Wednesday
7 p.m. (ESPNU) |
- Go inside the game plan of the week’s top matchups walking viewers through the X’s and O’s of the game
- Tom Luginbill, Mike Bellotti and Matt Millen, plus additional analysts
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ESPNU Road Trip
Wednesday
7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) |
- 30-minute weekly series that taps into the tradition, rivalry and revelry in college towns on game day
- Niki Noto and Ali Nejad host the road show
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ESPN Recruiting Nation
Thursday
6 p.m. (ESPNU) |
- Hour-long discussion of the nation’s leading recruits and their potential future impact
- Recruiting director Tom Luginbill and recruiting analyst Craig Haubert
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Studio Commentators |
- ESPN Thursday – Scott Van Pelt, Mark May and Brian Griese
- ESPN Friday – Chris Cotter, Lou Holtz and May
- College GameDay – Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, David Pollack, Samantha Ponder, Tom Rinaldi, Van Pelt and Gene Wojciechowski
- ABC Saturday – John Saunders and Jesse Palmer with Robert Flores
- ESPN Saturday – Rece Davis, Holtz and May
- ESPN2 Saturday – Wendi Nix, Todd McShay and Robert Smith
- ESPNU Saturday Morning – Dari Nowkhah and Kevin Carter
- ESPNU Saturday Evening – Matt Schick, Jason Sehorn and Charles Arbuckle
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Extra Credit
- Big 12 Weekly (Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. on ESPNU)
Extracurricular Activity
- College Football National Preview Show (Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 8 p.m. on ESPNU)
- The Herbie Awards: 2013 College Football Preview – Kirk Herbstreit honors the best-of-the-best in the 13th annual awards show (Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 10 p.m. on ESPN2)
- ESPNU Film Room: Heisman Preview – Breaks down the top Heisman contenders on film (Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 10 p.m. on ESPNU)
- Heisman Trophy Preview Show Presented by Nissan – Expert analysts preview the lead Heisman Trophy contenders for the upcoming season (Sunday, Aug. 25, at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN)
- ESPNU College Football Kickoff Special (Thursday, August 29, at 6 p.m.)
- ESPNU College Football Conference Preview Shows – Big 12 (Monday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m.); SEC (Monday, Aug. 19, at 8 p.m.); Big Ten (Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m.); ACC (Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 8 p.m.); Pac-12 (Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 9 p.m.) and American (Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 7:30 p.m.)
Online Reading
2013 College Football Team Yearbook (https://es.pn/12iS4ft) / Wall-to-Wall August Coverage (https://es.pn/13iqZWP)
Course Social Media Resources
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