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Michelle R. Martinelli

College football announcers 2024: Who’s calling games for ESPN, ABC, Fox, NBC and more

The 2024-25 college football season is upon us, and long with some major changes to the conference landscape and the College Football Playoff expansion, there have been some changes to the broadcasts as well.

When you’re tuning in to watch your favorite team, a game you bet on or any random game because you’re a huge fan, you may end up wondering who’s on the call for some of these nationally televised games. Not everyone’s voice is as recognizable as Gus Johnson’s, after all.

We’re here to help with that.

Let’s dive in and go over who’s reporting and calling games in the 2024 season for the major college football broadcasters — though this is not an exhaustive list.

College football announcers for ESPN and ABC

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  • Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe
  • Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Molly McGrath
  • Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer and Katie George
  • Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick and Kris Budden
  • Mark Jones, Roddy Jones and Quint Kessenich
  • Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek and Taylor McGregor
  • Tiffany Greene and Jay Walker

College football announcers for the SEC Network

  • Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic

College football announcers for the ACC Network

  • Tom Luginbill, Dana Boyle and Wes Durham

College football announcers for Fox Sports

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  • Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft
  • Jason Benetti, Brock Huard and Allison Williams
  • Tim Brando, Devin Gardner and Josh Sims
  • Mark Helfrich and Connor Onion
  • Eric Collins and Spencer Tillman
  • Robert Smith and Alex Faust
  • Chris Myers and Petros Papadakis

Dan Hellie will also do some play-by-play for select games.

College football announcers for CBS Sports

  • Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jenny Dell
  • Rich Waltz, Ross Tucker and Tiffany Blackmon
  • Rich Waltz, Robert Turbin and Amanda Guerra

Luke Kuechly will be an analyst for select games.

Other CBS broadcasters include:

  • Play-by-play: Jordan Kent, Dave Ryan, Carter Blackburn, Chris Lewis, Alex Del Barrio, John Sadak and Jason Knapp
  • Analysts: Randy Cross, Taylor McHargue, Adam Breneman, Donte Whitner, Brock Vereen and Logan Ryan
  • Reporters: Tina Cervasio, Keiana Martin, Sheehan Stanwick Burch, Emily Proud and Brandon Baylor

College football announcers for NBC Sports and Peacock

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  • Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge and Kathryn Tappen
  • Dan Hicks, Jason Garrett and Zora Stephenson (Notre Dame games)
  • Paul Burmeister, Colt McCoy and Kathryn Tappen
  • Jac Collinsworth and Andrew Siciliano
  • Brendan Burke, Kyle Rudolph and Caroline Pineda

College football announcers for the Big Ten Network

  • Play-by-play: Jeff Levering, Guy Haberman, Mark Followill, Lisa Byington, Jason Ross Jr., Jason Horowitz, Pat Boylan and Joe Beninati
  • Analysts: Jake Butt, Yogi Roth, Anthony Herron, Lincoln Kennedy, Matt Millen and J Leman
  • Reporters: Brooke Fletcher, Rhett Lewis, Melanie Ricks and Taryn Hatcher and Kylen Mills

College football announcers for the CW

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