So as college football is about to get underway, ESPN has sent us a press release on the studio programming devoted to the sport this season. Overall, there will be 15 studio shows including College GameDay, College Football Live, College Football Final and CFB Daily.
Hosts will include Chris Fowler (College GameDay), Rece Davis (ESPN Saturday game studio and College Football Final), Scott Van Pelt (ESPN Thursday night game studio), Wendi Nix (ESPN2 Saturday game studio) and John Saunders (ABC Saturday game studio).
We have the details for you below.
ESPN’s 2013 College Football Studio Shows
New This Season
- College GameDay’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.
Studio Shows (all times are Eastern)
CFB Daily
Weekdays1 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
College Football Live
Weekdays5 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 Mobile Studio from college campuses
College GameDay
Saturday9 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
College Football Whiparound (The Whip)
Saturday11 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
Goal Line
SaturdayNoon-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
College Football Final
Sunday1:30 a.m. (ESPN2)
- Hosted by Rece Davis, along with analysts Lou Holtz and Mark May
- § Recaps the day’s action
BCS Countdown
Sunday8:30 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
Crunch Time
Monday6 a.m. (ESPNU)
- One-hour real-time look at the final crucial moments of the best games from the previous week
Final Verdict
Monday4 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
#Great8Plays
Monday4:30 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
The Experts
Tuesday2:30 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
ESPNU All-Access
Wednesday5 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
ESPNU Film Room
Wednesday7 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
ESPNU Road Trip
Wednesday7:30 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
ESPN Recruiting Nation
Thursday6 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
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
Other Show
- Big 12 Weekly (Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. on ESPNU)
Upcoming Specials
- 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 – 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.)
That will do it.