ESPN’S 2014 College Football Studio Lineup

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ESPN’S 2014 College Football Studio Lineup

ESPN will once again offer a bevy of studio programming throughout the college football season on all of its networks. Provided is a summary of regularly schedule college football programming across ESPN, ESPN2, Goal Line, ESPNU, SEC Network, and Longhorn Network

ESPN and ESPN2
(All times ET)

College Football Live
Weekdays
2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
4:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
  • Daily destination to debate college football’s biggest topics
  • Hosted by Chris Cotter
  • Rotation of in-studio analysts including Joey Galloway, Brian Griese, Desmond Howard, Danny Kanell, Trevor Matich, Todd McShay, David Pollack and Robert Smith
  • Live from site of College GameDay on most Fridays
  • Interviews from ESPN DIRECTV Mobile Studio from college campuses
College GameDay Built by The Home Depot
Saturdays
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, George Whitfield and Gene Wojciechowski contribute with reports, interviews and features
  • In its 28th overall season and 22st on the road
College Football Final
Sundays
1:30 a.m. (ESPN2)
  • Hosted by Rece Davis, along with analysts Lou Holtz and Mark May
  • Recaps the day’s action

Championship Drive: Who’s In?
Sundays
8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Weekly show beginning Sept. 28
  • Hosted by Chris Cotter with analysts Danny Kanell, Butch Davis, Heather Dinich and Brad Edwards
  • Show will analyze current college football landscape in relation to the College Football Playoff

College Football Playoff Top 25
Tuesdays
7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Weekly show beginning Oct. 14
  • Hosted by Rece Davis with analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Danny Kanell and David Pollack, in which they debate and discuss possible matchups and scenarios leading into the College Football Playoff Selection Committee’s first rankings released on October 28
  • Each Tuesday night thereafter, the half-hour show will reveal the weekly rankings through December 2
  • A final program announcing the four teams participating in the College Football Playoff National Semifinal matchups will air Sunday, Dec. 7
  • On November 18 & 25, and December 2, the show airs at 7 p.m.

Goal Line Channel


Goal Line
Saturdays
Noon-Midnight
  • Hosted by Zubin Mehenti and Chris Hassel with analyst Pete Najarian
  • Provides live cut-ins and highlights from games airing across ESPN networks, as well as syndicated and locally-produced matchups


College Football Games

Studio Commentators

  • ESPN Thursday – Scott Van Pelt, Mark May and Brian Griese
  • ESPN Friday – Chris Cotter, Lou Holtz and May
  • ABC Saturday – John Saunders, Mack Brown and Danny Kanell
  • ESPN Saturday – Rece Davis, Lou Holtz and Mark May
  • ESPN2 Saturday – Adnan Virk, Butch Davis and Robert Smith
  • ESPNU Saturday – Matt Schick, Kevin Carter, Jason Sehorn, and Charles Arbuckle


ESPNU

CFB Daily
Weekdays
1 p.m.

  • Three-hour show 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 Anish Shroff and Matt Schick with rotating analysts including Mike Bellotti, Kevin Carter, Tom Luginbill, and Jason Sehorn.
Crunch Time
Mondays
6 a.m.
  • One-hour look at the final crucial moments of the best games from the previous week

Final Verdict
Mondays
4:30 p.m.

  • Matt Schick moderates debate as two analysts make their best case on the past weekend’s action.
  • Analysts will include Charles Arbuckle, Mike Bellotti, Kevin Carter, Tom Luginbill, and Matt Stinchomb

#Great8 Plays
Mondays
5:30 p.m.

  • Half-hour 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
  • Tom Luginbill and Jason Sehorn will appear on most shows

ESPNU Championship Drive
Mondays
6:00 p.m.

  • New show analyzes the college football landscape in relation to the College Football Playoff
  • Matt Schick hosts and analysts speculate on the top four teams in the nation during the current week and how the remainder of the season will unfold
  • Analysts will include Charles Arbuckle, Mike Bellotti, Kevin Carter, Tom Luginbill, and Matt Stinchomb
CFB Daily: The Experts
Tuesdays
1 p.m.
  • A discussion and debate show featuring a revolving panel of top college football experts and guests

College Football Featured
Tuesdays
4:30 p.m.

  • A compilation of stories that have aired on various ESPN programming in the past week, including SportsCenter, College GameDay, and College Football Live
  • Program begins September 16

ESPNU All-Access

Tuesdays
6 p.m. 
  • Provides an all-encompassing look a college football team, including interviews with players and coaches, videos from practices and meetings, and tours of the facilities and campus

Big 12 This Week

Wednesdays
4:30 p.m.
  • A 30-minute show focusing on the latest news in the Big 12

ESPNU Road Trip

Wednesdays
6 p.m.
  • 30-minute weekly series that taps into the tradition, rivalry and revelry in college towns on game day
  • Jordan Eichenblatt and Rayven Tirado host the road show

ESPNU Film Room

Wednesdays
6:30 p.m.
  • Show goes inside the game plan of the week’s top matchups walking viewers through the X’s and O’s of the game
  • Mike Bellotti, Tom Luginbill, and Matt Millen plus additional analysts

Recruiting Nation
Thursdays
6 p.m.

  • Hour-long discussion of the nation’s leading recruits and their potential future impact
  • Features recruiting director Tom Luginbill and recruiting analyst Craig Haubert

ESPNU Weekend Kickoff
Thursday Nights

  • Previews the weekend slate of college football
  • Anchor Brendon Fitzgerald and analyst Charles Arbuckle will appear regularly on the program

CFB Daily: The Edge
Fridays
1 p.m.

  • Heading into the weekend, host Matt Schick and analysts Jason Sehorn and Jon Berger take a look at team trends and player breakdowns with an emphasis on analytics.

First Take: College Football
Fridays
5:30 p.m.

  • The hottest topics in college football are debated heading into the weekend
  • Analysts Robert Smith and Jason Sehorn will appear regularly on the show

Dari and Mel
Saturdays
9 a.m.
  • Simulcast of Dari Nowkhah and Mel Kiper Jr.’s weekly ESPN Radio program

The Edge
Saturdays
11 a.m.
  • New one-hour pregame show previews the college football slate, looking at analytics, team trends, player breakdowns and injury updates

 

SEC Network

SEC Now
Mondays and Tuesday
7 p.m.

Thursday and Fridays
9 p.m.
  • News & information show featuring SEC Network hosts Peter Burns, Dari Nowkhah or Maria Taylor and network analysts, discussing all the SEC news of the day
The Paul Finebaum Show
Weekdays
3 p.m.
  • Paul Finebaum brings his legendary radio show to TV, taking callers to talk all things SEC
SEC in 60
Wednesdays
9 p.m.
  • Re-live two games and the sights and sounds that surrounded them over the weekend in a compact one-hour format

SEC Film Room
Wednesdays
10 p.m.
  • Every week analyst David Greene visits with a different head football coach in the SEC for an exclusive film session, breaking down the X’s and O’s of game footage
SEC Walkthrough
Fridays
11 p.m.

Saturdays
7 a.m.
  • Get prepared for the weekend’s upcoming games with a look back at relevant matchups

SEC Nation
Saturdays
10 a.m.
  • Analysts Marcus Spears and Tim Tebow join host Joe Tessitore, Paul Finebaum and Kaylee Hartung on a different SEC campus each week in the SEC Network pre-game show

SEC Scoreboard
Saturdays
10:30 p.m.
  • Saturday evening recap show featuring highlights and analysis of all the day’s SEC football games
SEC Rewind
Sundays
10 p.m.
  • Take a look back at an historic game from the SEC’s history

 

Longhorn Network

Longhorn Extra: Upon Further Review
Mondays
7 p.m.
  • An hour-long, in-depth review of the Longhorns last game. Lifetime Longhorns David Thomas and Dan Neil give you Texas Xs and Os, helping fans understand the game from an expert perspective.
Rewind with Charlie Strong
Mondays
8 p.m.
  • Coach Strong joins Lowell Galindo to break down Texas’ last football game, featuring analysis, highlights and interviews
Texas Football Press Conference LIVE
Mondays
12 p.m.
  • Coach Strong, his staff and Texas football players meet with the media
Texas Football Overdrive
Tuesdays 8 p.m.
  • A 60 minute enhanced game replay featuring players interviews and press conference sound
Texas All Access
Wednesdays
9 p.m.
  • All Access takes you behind the scenes and inside the locker room with the Texas Longhorns
Game Plan with Charlie Strong
Thursdays
9 p.m.
  • Coach Strong talks strategy as he breaks down Texas’ next football matchup
Longhorn Weekly with Charlie Strong LIVE
Thursdays
8 p.m.
  • Charlie Strong, Craig Way and weekly guests discuss all things Texas Football

Texas GameDay LIVE
Football Game Days

  • Flagship Saturday pre-game show airs in advance of all Texas football games. Show will be two and a half hours before home games and two hours prior to away games.

Texas GameDay Final
Football Game Days

  • The Texas GameDay crew presents complete postgame coverage – breaking down the game with highlights, analysis, live interviews and special on-set guests.

 

 

Derek Volner

I currently lead ESPN’s NFL Communications, including Monday Night Football, NFL Draft and studio programming. Previously, I did the same for ESPN’s vast college football portfolio. I have been with ESPN since 2013.
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