Saturday Night Football announcers include Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit. Rece Davis will join Kirk for the Notre Dame vs. Duke game.
Fowler won’t be in the booth to call the Week 5 Saturday game. Instead, he will head to the Wembley Stadium in London to call the NFL international matchup between Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars.
He will accompany Louis Riddick, Dan Orlovsky, and Laura Rutledge for the game. The contest is scheduled for the 1st of October and will air on ESPN+ at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Likewise, Davis has been in the sports commentary scenario since 1983. He majored in Broadcast News and Public Affairs at the University of Alabama and started his journey with WRBL in Columbus, Georgia. He worked there till 1993.
From 1993 to 1995, he was with WJRT-TV. After that, he commenced his new chapter with ESPN2 as he was part of the SportsSmash.
He has served in SportsCenter, college basketball, college football, and horse racing. He also announced games for ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime.
Following a six-year contract extension in 2015, he was handed over the College GameDay host duty.
Saturday Night Football Cast
Saturday Night Football cast are Holly Rowe, Louis Riddick, Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich, Molly McGrath, Jay Walker, and others.
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Liginbill, Harry Lyles Jr., and Tiffany Greene are other broadcasting crew members.
Chris Fowler
The alma mater of the University of Colorado Boulder began his broadcasting career in Denver at KCNC-TV. It is an NBC-affiliated network.
He worked there for approximately two years as a sports reporter, producer/writer, and production assistant.
The play-by-play broadcaster made his entry into ESPN in 1986. He hosted the Scholastic Sports America.
Four years later, in 1990, he started hosting the College GameDay. Later, he was also given the play-by-play duty for Saturday Night Football and College Football Playoffs.
His other involvement comprises College Basketball, Wimbledon, the French Open, Monday Night Football, SportsCentury, and the Australian Open.
Sean McDonough
Mr. McDonough has a broadcast journalism degree from Syracuse University. His journey as a sportscaster commenced at the university with WAER-FM.
He interned at Enterprise Radio Network 1981 and did play-by-ply for Syracuse Chiefs in 1982.
In 1990, he joined CBS Sports and began covering college basketball, college football, NFL, NHL, tennis, and the Olympics.
It helped him transition into a proper sportscaster who did every sport. His play-by-play role commenced in 2013 at ESPN with NFL on ESPN Radio.
After that, he was seen in Monday Night Football. Currently, he is part of ESPN’s Saturday Night Football.
Mark Jones
Mark joined ESPN in 1990 and worked in the NBA Today as the host. His signature style of throwing imaginary basketball at the show’s end was popular.
After that, he did play-by-play and hosted KIA NBA Shootaround. He became the lead commentator for the NBA Sunday Showcase.
His inclusion in college football teamed him up with Robert Griffin III. The experienced play-caller was handed a multi-year contract extension in 2022.
He was last heard in the 10th September fixture where the Washington State Cougars beat Wisconsin Badgers 31-26.
Dave Pasch
Pasch is a veteran sports commentator who has been actively working since 1994. His time with the ESPN network started in 2003.
Initially, he called the NBA, college basketball, and college football. Since 2002, he has been announcing games for the Arizona Cardinals.
The 51-year-old was partnered with Trevor Matich and Rod Gilmore when he joined the Friday Night Football in 2004. After that, he added NCAA women’s basketball, the WNBA, MLB, and arena football to his resume.
He will be doing the play-by-play for the Clemson Tigers vs. Syracuse Orange. ABC will telecast the game on the 30th of September at 12 p.m.
Dusty Dvoracek and Tom Lunginbill will be his commentary partners.
ESPN College Football Commentators
ESPN College Football commentators are Matt Barrie, Dan Mullen, and Harry Lyles Jr. for the ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime show.
Matt is the show host, Dan is the color commentator, and Harry is the sideline reporter.
Similarly, here is a list of every commentator from ESPN shows covering college football:
ESPN College Football Friday Primetime
- Anish Shroff – play-by-play
- Andre Ware – analyst
- Paul Carcaterra – sideline reporter
ABC/ESPN Saturdays
- Joe Tessitore – play-by-play
- Bob Wischusen – play-by-play #2
- Jesse Palmer – analyst
- Katie George – reporter
- Robert Griffin III – analyst
- Dave Pasch – play-by-play
- Dusty Dvoracek – color commentator
- Tom Luginbill – reporter
ESPN/ESPN2 Saturdays
- Roy Philpott – play-by-play
- Brian Custer – play-by-play
- Clay Matvick – play-by-play
- Rocky Boiman – analyst
- Lauren Sisler – reporter
- Roddy Jones – analyst
- Alex Chappell – reporter
ESPN2/ESPNU Saturdays
- Drew Carter – play-by-play
- Dustin Fox – analyst
- Eric Frede – play-by-play
- Jack Ford – analyst
- Courtney Lyle – play-by-play
- Hutson Mason – analyst
ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime
- Sean McDonough – play-by-play
- Greg McElroy – color commentator
- Molly McGrath – sideline reporter
Saturday Night Football on ABC
- Chris Fowler – play-by-play
- Kirk Herbstreit – color commentator
- Holly Rowe – sideline reporter
ACC Network
- Christ Cotter – play-by-play
- Mark Herzlich – analyst
- Marilyn Payne – reporter
- Wes Durham – play-by-play
- Jorge Sedano – play-by-play
- Orlando Franklin – analyst
- Tim Hasselbeck – analyst
- Sherree Burruss – reporter
- Taylor Tannebaum – reporter
SEC Network
- Dave Neal – play-by-play
- Matt Stinchcomb – color commentator
- Alyssa Lang – reporter
- Tom Hart – play-by-play
- Jordan Rodgers – color commentator
- Cole Cubelic – reporter
- Taylor Zarzour – play-by-play
- Derek Mason – analyst
- Taylor Davis – reporter
Saturday College Football TV Schedule
NCAA Saturday Football TV schedule covers ESPN 12 p.m. coverage of Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats and UAB Blazers at Tulane Green Wave.
ESPNU will air South Alabama Jaguars at James Madison Dukes. ESPN+ will stream Buffalo at Akron, ABC will show Clemson at Syracuse, Big Ten Network (BTN) will televise Penn State at Northwestern, and Louisiana at Minnesota.
SEC Network (SECN) will broadcast Texa A&M at Arkansas, while CBSSN will air Utah State at UConn, and Fox will telecast USC at Colorado.
FBS College Football schedule for the week 5 Saturday game with the assigned TV network is listed below:
NCAA Saturday Afternoon Games
- Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan: 1.30 p.m. ESPN+
- Virginia at Boston College: 2 p.m. CW
- Miami (Ohio) at Kent State: 2.30 p.m. ESPN+
- Arizona State at California: 3 p.m. Pac-12 Network (PACN)
The 3:30 Slot
- Indiana at Maryland: BTN
- Wagner at Rutgers: BTN
- Georgia at Auburn: CBS
- South Florida at Navy: CBSSN
- Old Dominion at Marshall: ESPN+
- Northern Illinois at Toledo: ESPNU
- Michigan at Nebraska: Fox
- Kansas at Texas: ABC
- Illinois at Purdue: Peacock
- Bowling Green at Georgia Tech: ACC Network (ACCN)
- Baylor at UCF: FS1
- Ball State at Western Michigan: ESPN+
- Arkansas State at UMass: ESPN+
- Houston at Texas Tech: FS2
The 4 p.m. slot
- New Mexico at Wyoming: Mountain West Network (MWN)
- Missouri at Vanderbilt: SECN
- Boise State at Memphis: ESPN2
NCAA Saturday Evening Games
- LSU at Ole Miss: 6 p.m. ESPN
- Oregon at Stanford: 6:30 p.m. PACN
The 7 p.m. contests
- Troy at Georgia State: ESPN+
- East Carolina at Rice: ESPN+
- Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern: NFL Network
- Texas State at Southern Miss: ESPN+
- Iowa State at Oklahoma: FS1
Saturday Night Games
- South Carolina at Tennessee: 7:30 p.m. SECN
- Notre Dame at Duke: 7:30 p.m. ABC
- Michigan State at Iowa: 7:30 p.m. NBC
- Charlotte at SMU: 7:30 p.m. ESPNU
- West Virginia at TCU: 8 p.m. ESPN2
- San Diego State at Air Force: 8 p.m. CBSSN
- Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech: 8 p.m. ACCN
- Appalachian State at UL Monroe: 8 p.m. ESPN+
- Alabama at Mississippi State: 9 p.m. ESPN
- Washington at Arizona: 10 p.m. PACN
- Nevada at Fresno State: 10.30 p.m. FS1
What Channel Is Saturday Night Football On?
Saturday Night Football will be available on ABC, NBC, ESPN, SEC Network, Pac-12 Network, ACC Network, NFL Network, and FS1.
ESPN and its entities like ESPN+, ESPN2, and ESPNU have acquired the broadcasting rights for most matches.
ESPN+ will carry four, and ESPN, ESPNU, and ESPN2 will telecast one each. Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs will air on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET.
FS1 will air the Iowa State Cyclones vs. Oklahoma Sooners at 7 p.m. and Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Fresno State Bulldogs at 10:30 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats will host Washington Huskies for a 10 p.m. fixture. Pac-12 Network will televise the match.