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Fox College Football is the branding used for broadcasts of NCAA Division I FBS college football
produced by Fox Sports
.
As of the 2011 season
, Fox Sports airs games from the Pac-12 Conference, Big 12 Conference
, and Conference USA
telecasts which are aired on FSN
affiliates, Fox College Sports
, and FX. Additionally, the Fox network
also airs college football games, but as of the 2011 season, its coverage is limited to the Cotton Bowl Classic and two conference championship games.
does not air regular season college football games. However, since the 1998 season, Fox has been the official broadcaster of the Cotton Bowl Classic. Fox's current contract for the game was renewed in 2010, and lasts until the 2014 season.
Sister cable channel FX began to air a weekly Saturday game in the 2011 season, featuring match-ups from the Big 12, Pac-12, and Conference USA
conferences.
Beginning in the 2011 season, Fox will air the new Big Ten Championship Game
as a compliment to Fox's continuing involvement with the Big Ten Network. Additionally, Fox will also alternate with ESPN
to broadcast the new Pac-12 Championship Game, which will also debut in 2011. Additionally, Fox will add regular season Pac-12 games to its lineup beginning in the 2012 college football season.
(under the title BCS on Fox) from the 2006 through the 2009 seasons
, covering all BCS bowl games (including the Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl and Orange Bowl as well as the BCS Championship Game) except for those held at the Rose Bowl stadium
(the Rose Bowl Game
and the 2010 BCS Championship Game), as the organizers of the games already had a separate broadcasting arrangement with ESPN on ABC. Fox paid close to $
20 million per game to televise the BCS. ESPN would become the exclusive broadcaster of all BCS games (including the Rose Bowl) beginning in the 2010-11 season.
broadcast teams for the 2011 season on FX, Fox Sports Net (FSN)
, and Fox College Sports (FCS)
.
was the studio host for Fox's BCS coverage. In 2007
, Fox NFL Sunday
had a new feature, a pre-recorded segment named "Grumpy Old Coaches", where Jimmy Johnson
and fellow former Cowboys
head coach Barry Switzer
talked about the week in football. A segment of highlights and commentary of the previous day's college football
games is also featured, as a gesture to Fox's then recent acquisition of the Bowl Championship Series
(BCS). This segment lasted on the show for only the 2007 season.
From Fox Sports, December 4, 2007.
Eddie George
served as a pre-game analyst for the 2007 BCS Championship Game on Fox. He was well known for handing out Ohio State University
hats and apparel to fellow analysts during the Buckeyes' 41–14 loss to the University of Florida
. He could be seen cheering on the sidelines during most of the game.
telecasts of the time (along with a red variant of its logo for BCS games), and telecasts on FSN had used the current FSN graphics package. Telecasts began to use the 2010
NFL on Fox graphics (but with a score box using written team names instead of purely logos) as of the 2011 Cotton Bowl Classic
, with FSN following suit for the 2011 regular season.
Due to Fox's standardization around the theme for all sports telecasts, college football games on Fox and FX also began to use NFL on Fox theme music as of 2011. Telecasts on FSN utilize different theme music, which as with all other Fox Sports themes, is based on the NFL on Fox theme.
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
produced by Fox Sports
Fox Sports (USA)
Fox Sports is a division of the Fox Broadcasting Company . It was formed in 1994 with Fox's acquisition of broadcast rights to National Football League games...
.
As of the 2011 season
2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level, began on Thursday, September 1, 2011...
, Fox Sports airs games from the Pac-12 Conference, Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
, and Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
telecasts which are aired on FSN
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...
affiliates, Fox College Sports
Fox College Sports
Fox College Sports is a group of three United States digital cable networks, FCS Atlantic, FCS Central and FCS Pacific owned by News Corporation, that specialize primarily in showing collegiate programming, live events, coaches shows & various DI, DII, & DIII content surrounding college athletics...
, and FX. Additionally, the Fox network
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
also airs college football games, but as of the 2011 season, its coverage is limited to the Cotton Bowl Classic and two conference championship games.
Coverage history
As of the 2011 season, the Fox networkFox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
does not air regular season college football games. However, since the 1998 season, Fox has been the official broadcaster of the Cotton Bowl Classic. Fox's current contract for the game was renewed in 2010, and lasts until the 2014 season.
Sister cable channel FX began to air a weekly Saturday game in the 2011 season, featuring match-ups from the Big 12, Pac-12, and Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
conferences.
Beginning in the 2011 season, Fox will air the new Big Ten Championship Game
Big Ten Football Championship Game
The Big Ten Football Championship Game is a college football game that will be held by the Big Ten Conference each year to determine the conference's season champion. The inaugural game will be held on December 3, 2011. The games during the next two seasons will be held on December 1, 2012 and...
as a compliment to Fox's continuing involvement with the Big Ten Network. Additionally, Fox will also alternate with ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
to broadcast the new Pac-12 Championship Game, which will also debut in 2011. Additionally, Fox will add regular season Pac-12 games to its lineup beginning in the 2012 college football season.
Past coverage
Fox previously aired the Bowl Championship SeriesBowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...
(under the title BCS on Fox) from the 2006 through the 2009 seasons
2009–10 NCAA football bowl games
The 2009–10 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision College Football Post-Season followed the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It comprises 34 team-competitive bowl games, and three all-star games. The games began play on December 19, 2009 and included the 2010 BCS National Championship...
, covering all BCS bowl games (including the Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl and Orange Bowl as well as the BCS Championship Game) except for those held at the Rose Bowl stadium
Rose Bowl (stadium)
The Rose Bowl is an outdoor athletic stadium in Pasadena, California, U.S., in Los Angeles County. The stadium is the site of the annual college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl, held on New Year's Day. In 1982, it became the home field of the UCLA Bruins college football team of the Pac-12...
(the Rose Bowl Game
Rose Bowl Game
The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2...
and the 2010 BCS Championship Game), as the organizers of the games already had a separate broadcasting arrangement with ESPN on ABC. Fox paid close to $
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
20 million per game to televise the BCS. ESPN would become the exclusive broadcaster of all BCS games (including the Rose Bowl) beginning in the 2010-11 season.
Commentators
The following are weekly regular season college footballCollege football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
broadcast teams for the 2011 season on FX, Fox Sports Net (FSN)
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...
, and Fox College Sports (FCS)
Fox College Sports
Fox College Sports is a group of three United States digital cable networks, FCS Atlantic, FCS Central and FCS Pacific owned by News Corporation, that specialize primarily in showing collegiate programming, live events, coaches shows & various DI, DII, & DIII content surrounding college athletics...
.
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst | Field analyst/reporter |
|---|---|---|---|
| FX Game of the Week | Gus Johnson Gus Johnson (sportscaster) Augustus Cornelius "Gus" Johnson, Jr. is an American sportscaster. Formerly employed by CBS Sports, he currently calls play-by-play for Fox Sports, Showtime, the Big Ten Network and EA Sports.-Education:... |
Charles Davis | Tim Brewster Tim Brewster Tim Brewster is an American football player and coach. He most recently served as the head coach of the University of Minnesota from 2007 until he was fired midway through the Golden Gophers' 2010 season.-Playing career:... |
| Pac-12 2011 Pacific-12 Conference football season The 2011 Pacific-12 Conference football season began on September 1, 2011 with Montana State at Utah and UC Davis at Arizona State. The conference's first game was played on September 10 with Utah at USC, and the final game played will be the Pac-12 Championship Game on Friday, December 2, Oregon... on FSN Fox Sports Net The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :... |
Craig Bolerjack Craig Bolerjack Craig Bolerjack is an American sportscaster. He is currently an announcer for FOX Sports, working mostly college football and college basketball games.-Biography:... |
Joel Klatt Joel Klatt Joel Klatt is no longer a talk radio personality on 102.3FM "The Ticket" in Denver, Colorado, partnered with fellow former University of Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Charles "C.J." Johnson. Klatt played college football for the University of Colorado Buffaloes before turning professional... |
Petros Papadakis Petros Papadakis Petros Papadakis is an American television personality and radio co-host of the Petros and Money Show on Fox Sports Radio. He is a former tailback and American football team captain for the University of Southern California Trojans football team. He is also known as "The P."Papadakis's family... |
| Big 12 on FSN Fox Sports Net The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :... |
Joel Meyers Joel Meyers Joel Meyers is an American sportscaster and former play-by-play announcer of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association on Fox Sports West and KCAL. Meyers left the Lakers at the end of the 2010-2011 season when the team did not renew his contract.-Career:Meyers joined the Lakers... |
Brian Baldinger Brian Baldinger Brian David "The Facemask Fingerer" Baldinger is a former professional American football player and former color commentator for National Football League telecasts on the Fox network. He also covers Atlanta Falcons preseason games as an analyst on WXIA-TV with Randy Waters... |
Jim Knox |
| Conference USA Conference USA Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports... on FSN Fox Sports Net The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :... |
Ron Thulin | JC Pearson | Jeremy Bloom Jeremy Bloom Jeremy Ryan Bloom is a three-time World Champion, two-time Olympian and eleven-time World Cup gold medalist in freestyle moguls skiing. In 2005, he won a record six straight World Cup events, the most in a single season in the sport's history.... |
| Big 12/Conference USA Conference USA Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports... on FSN Fox Sports Net The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :... |
Bill Land | Dave Lapham Dave Lapham Dave Lapham , is a former professional football offensive lineman for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1974 to 1983 and the United States Football League's New Jersey Generals... |
Emily Jones |
| FCS Game of the Week Fox College Sports Fox College Sports is a group of three United States digital cable networks, FCS Atlantic, FCS Central and FCS Pacific owned by News Corporation, that specialize primarily in showing collegiate programming, live events, coaches shows & various DI, DII, & DIII content surrounding college athletics... |
Steve Physioc | Yogi Roth Yogi Roth Yogi Roth is an American football coach. He played high school football at Lackawanna Trail High School in Dalton, PA and college football at Pitt, where he was a wide receiver. After working as a video assistant at the University of Southern California, he was promoted to Quarterbacks graduate... |
Desmond Purnell |
BCS on Fox commentators
Chris RoseChris Rose
Christopher Rose is an American sportscaster.-Early life and career:Rose attended University School in Hunting Valley during high school. Rose attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and graduated in 1993...
was the studio host for Fox's BCS coverage. In 2007
2007 NFL season
The 2007 NFL season was the 88th regular season of the National Football League.Regular-season play was held from September 6 to December 30....
, Fox NFL Sunday
FOX NFL Sunday
Fox NFL Sunday is the pregame show for the TV show NFL on Fox. The program is broadcast on Fox television affiliates nationwide. The audio portion of the show is broadcast over the Fox Sports Radio network, distributed by Premiere Radio Networks...
had a new feature, a pre-recorded segment named "Grumpy Old Coaches", where Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson or Jim Johnson or Jimmie Johnson may refer to:In sports:* Jim Johnson , NFL assistant coach most notably with the Philadelphia Eagles...
and fellow former Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
head coach Barry Switzer
Barry Switzer
Barry Switzer is a former football coach, active in the college and professional ranks between 1962 and 1997. He has one of the highest winning percentages of any college football coach in history, and is one of only two head coaches to win both a college football national championship and a...
talked about the week in football. A segment of highlights and commentary of the previous day's college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
games is also featured, as a gesture to Fox's then recent acquisition of the Bowl Championship Series
Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...
(BCS). This segment lasted on the show for only the 2007 season.
2009-10 announcers
| Game | Date, Time (ET) | Play-by-play | Color analysts | Sideline reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Bowl 2010 Sugar Bowl The 2010 Sugar Bowl Game was an American college football bowl game that was part of the Bowl Championship Series for the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was the 76th Sugar Bowl... |
Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. | Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Brian Billick Brian Billick Brian Harold Billick is a National Football League game analyst for Fox, and is also an analyst for the network's Bowl Championship Series coverage. He was previously an NFL coach, most recently with the Baltimore Ravens from January 19, 1999 to December 31, 2007... |
Chris Myers Chris Myers Christopher Patrick "Chris" Myers ) is an American sportscaster.-Biography:With more than 20 years in broadcasting, Chris Myers has covered premiere events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Four, The Masters and U.S... |
| Fiesta Bowl 2010 Fiesta Bowl The 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game between the #4 TCU Horned Frogs, champions of the Mountain West Conference, and the #6 Boise State Broncos, champions of the Western Athletic Conference. The game was played Monday, January 4, 2010, at University of... |
Jan. 4, 8 p.m. | Sam Rosen Sam Rosen (sportscaster) Sam Rosen is an American sportscaster, best known as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Rangers games on MSG. On June 8, 2008, Rosen was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.... |
Tim Ryan Tim Ryan (American football) Timothy Edward Ryan is a former National Football League defensive tackle. He is currently an NFL analyst on the NFL on Fox and the host of "Movin' the Chains" on Sirius XM NFL Radio.-College career:... |
Chris Myers Chris Myers Christopher Patrick "Chris" Myers ) is an American sportscaster.-Biography:With more than 20 years in broadcasting, Chris Myers has covered premiere events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Four, The Masters and U.S... |
| Orange Bowl 2010 Orange Bowl The 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl game featured the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Iowa Hawkeyes on Tuesday, January 5, 2010, at Land Shark Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida... |
Jan. 5, 8 p.m. | Dick Stockton Dick Stockton Dick Stockton is an American sportscaster. He is currently employed by Fox Sports and Turner Sports as a football, baseball, and basketball play-by-play announcer.-Early life and career:... |
Charles Davis | Chris Myers Chris Myers Christopher Patrick "Chris" Myers ) is an American sportscaster.-Biography:With more than 20 years in broadcasting, Chris Myers has covered premiere events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Four, The Masters and U.S... and Laura Okmin |
2008-09 announcers
| Game | Date, Time (ET) | Play-by-play | Color analysts | Sideline reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Bowl 2009 Orange Bowl The 2009 FedEx Orange Bowl game was the 75th edition of the annual college football bowl game known as the Orange Bowl. It pitted the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference champion Virginia Tech Hokies against the Big East Conference champion Cincinnati Bearcats on January 1, 2009 at Dolphin Stadium in... |
Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. | Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Charles Davis | Chris Myers Chris Myers Christopher Patrick "Chris" Myers ) is an American sportscaster.-Biography:With more than 20 years in broadcasting, Chris Myers has covered premiere events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Four, The Masters and U.S... |
| Sugar Bowl 2009 Sugar Bowl The 2009 Allstate Sugar Bowl was the 75th annual edition of the annual college football bowl game that is part of the 2008–09 bowl season of the Bowl Championship Series 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season... |
Jan. 2, 8 p.m. | Kenny Albert Kenny Albert Kenny Albert , is an American sportscaster, and the son of sportscaster Marv Albert and the nephew of sportscasters Al Albert and Steve Albert... |
Daryl Johnston Daryl Johnston Daryl Peter "Moose" Johnston is a former National Football League fullback who played his entire career with the Dallas Cowboys from 1989 to 1999.-High school career:... |
Chris Myers Chris Myers Christopher Patrick "Chris" Myers ) is an American sportscaster.-Biography:With more than 20 years in broadcasting, Chris Myers has covered premiere events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Four, The Masters and U.S... and Charissa Thompson Charissa Thompson Charissa Thompson is an American television host and sportscaster, currently for ESPN.-Education and early career:Thompson grew up in Seattle, Washington... |
| Fiesta Bowl 2009 Fiesta Bowl The 2009 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Texas Longhorns on Monday, January 5, 2009, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona... |
Jan. 5, 8 p.m. | Matt Vasgersian Matt Vasgersian Matt Vasgersian is an American sportscaster and television host. Vasgersian is a host for the MLB Network and has served as an announcer for NBC Sports' coverage of the Olympics, and on Fox Sports' MLB coverage... |
Tim Ryan Tim Ryan (American football) Timothy Edward Ryan is a former National Football League defensive tackle. He is currently an NFL analyst on the NFL on Fox and the host of "Movin' the Chains" on Sirius XM NFL Radio.-College career:... |
Chris Myers Chris Myers Christopher Patrick "Chris" Myers ) is an American sportscaster.-Biography:With more than 20 years in broadcasting, Chris Myers has covered premiere events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Four, The Masters and U.S... and Laura Okmin |
| BCS National Championship 2009 BCS National Championship Game The 2009 BCS National Championship Game, sponsored by FedEx, was an American football game played at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on January 8, 2009. It was the national championship game for the 2008 college football season, and featured the second-ranked Florida Gators against the... |
Jan. 8, 8 p.m. | Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Charles Davis | Chris Myers Chris Myers Christopher Patrick "Chris" Myers ) is an American sportscaster.-Biography:With more than 20 years in broadcasting, Chris Myers has covered premiere events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Four, The Masters and U.S... |
2007-08 announcers
| Game | Date, Time (ET) | Play-by-play | Color analysts | Sideline reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Bowl 2008 Sugar Bowl The 2008 Allstate Sugar Bowl Game was an American college football bowl game. It was part of the Bowl Championship Series for the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and was the 74th Sugar Bowl... |
Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. | Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Charles Davis | Chris Myers Chris Myers Christopher Patrick "Chris" Myers ) is an American sportscaster.-Biography:With more than 20 years in broadcasting, Chris Myers has covered premiere events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Four, The Masters and U.S... |
| Fiesta Bowl 2008 Fiesta Bowl The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl was a college football bowl game sponsored by Tostitos. It was part of the 2007–2008 Bowl Championship Series of the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Played annually since 1971, first at Sun Devil Stadium on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe,... |
Jan. 2, 8 p.m. | Matt Vasgersian Matt Vasgersian Matt Vasgersian is an American sportscaster and television host. Vasgersian is a host for the MLB Network and has served as an announcer for NBC Sports' coverage of the Olympics, and on Fox Sports' MLB coverage... |
Terry Donahue Terry Donahue Terry Donahue is a former American football, player, coach, and executive and, currently, a football analyst. He served as the head football coach at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1976 to 1995, compiling a record of 151–74–8. From 2001 to 2005, Donahue served as... and Pat Haden Pat Haden Patrick Capper "Pat" Haden is the athletic director at the University of Southern California. He played quarterback for the USC Trojans before playing professionally in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams from 1976 to 1981... |
Laura Okmin |
| Orange Bowl 2008 Orange Bowl The 2008 FedEx Orange Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Kansas Jayhawks on January 3, 2008, at Dolphins Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Spread bettors favored Virginia Tech by three points, but in a game dominated by defensive and... |
Jan. 3, 8 p.m. | Kenny Albert Kenny Albert Kenny Albert , is an American sportscaster, and the son of sportscaster Marv Albert and the nephew of sportscasters Al Albert and Steve Albert... |
Daryl Johnston Daryl Johnston Daryl Peter "Moose" Johnston is a former National Football League fullback who played his entire career with the Dallas Cowboys from 1989 to 1999.-High school career:... and Barry Alvarez Barry Alvarez Barry Alvarez is a former American football player and coach and currently the Director of Athletics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served as the head football coach at Wisconsin for 16 seasons from 1990 to 2005, compiling a career college football record of 118–73–4... |
Jeanne Zelasko Jeanne Zelasko Jeanne Zelasko is a journalist and sportscaster who took over as the pre-game host of Fox's MLB games in 2001 after the departure of Keith Olbermann until October 2008. She also covered pre-game for MLB 2K6, MLB 2K7, and MLB 2K8 alongside Steve Physioc... |
| BCS National Championship 2008 BCS National Championship Game The 2008 Allstate BCS National Championship Game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, January 7, 2008, and featured the #1 and #2 college football teams in the United States as determined by the BCS Poll to decide the BCS National Championship for the 2007... |
Jan. 7, 8 p.m. | Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Charles Davis | Chris Myers Chris Myers Christopher Patrick "Chris" Myers ) is an American sportscaster.-Biography:With more than 20 years in broadcasting, Chris Myers has covered premiere events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Four, The Masters and U.S... |
From Fox Sports, December 4, 2007.
2006-07 announcers
With this broadcast, the Fiesta Bowl became the first bowl game to air on all the "big four" television networks (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC) - the Orange Bowl became the second, the following night.Eddie George
Eddie George
Edward Nathan "Eddie" George, Jr. is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He played for the Tennessee Titans both in Tennessee and in Houston when the franchise was known as the Houston Oilers, and spent his final season with the Dallas Cowboys...
served as a pre-game analyst for the 2007 BCS Championship Game on Fox. He was well known for handing out Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
hats and apparel to fellow analysts during the Buckeyes' 41–14 loss to the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
. He could be seen cheering on the sidelines during most of the game.
| Game | Date, Time (ET) | Play-by-play | Color analysts | Sideline reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiesta Bowl 2007 Fiesta Bowl The 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl was a college football bowl game played as part of the 2006–2007 Bowl Championship Series of the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season... |
Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. | Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Barry Alvarez Barry Alvarez Barry Alvarez is a former American football player and coach and currently the Director of Athletics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served as the head football coach at Wisconsin for 16 seasons from 1990 to 2005, compiling a career college football record of 118–73–4... and Charles Davis |
Chris Myers Chris Myers Christopher Patrick "Chris" Myers ) is an American sportscaster.-Biography:With more than 20 years in broadcasting, Chris Myers has covered premiere events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Four, The Masters and U.S... |
| Orange Bowl 2007 Orange Bowl The 2007 FedEx Orange Bowl game is a college football bowl game. It is part of the 2006-2007 Bowl Championship Series of the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange Bowl was first played in 1935. The 2007 game was played on January 2, 2007, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens,... |
Jan. 2, 8 p.m. | Matt Vasgersian Matt Vasgersian Matt Vasgersian is an American sportscaster and television host. Vasgersian is a host for the MLB Network and has served as an announcer for NBC Sports' coverage of the Olympics, and on Fox Sports' MLB coverage... |
Terry Donahue Terry Donahue Terry Donahue is a former American football, player, coach, and executive and, currently, a football analyst. He served as the head football coach at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1976 to 1995, compiling a record of 151–74–8. From 2001 to 2005, Donahue served as... and Pat Haden Pat Haden Patrick Capper "Pat" Haden is the athletic director at the University of Southern California. He played quarterback for the USC Trojans before playing professionally in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams from 1976 to 1981... |
Laura Okmin |
| Sugar Bowl 2007 Sugar Bowl The 2007 Allstate Sugar Bowl Game was a college football bowl game, which formed part of the 2006–2007 Bowl Championship Series of the 2006 NCAA Division I-BS football season. Played on January 3, 2007, in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, it was the 73rd Sugar Bowl... |
Jan. 3, 8 p.m. | Kenny Albert Kenny Albert Kenny Albert , is an American sportscaster, and the son of sportscaster Marv Albert and the nephew of sportscasters Al Albert and Steve Albert... |
Terry Bradshaw Terry Bradshaw Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday... and Howie Long Howie Long Howard "Howie" Matthew Moses Long is an American former National Football League defensive end and actor. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000... |
Jeanne Zelasko Jeanne Zelasko Jeanne Zelasko is a journalist and sportscaster who took over as the pre-game host of Fox's MLB games in 2001 after the departure of Keith Olbermann until October 2008. She also covered pre-game for MLB 2K6, MLB 2K7, and MLB 2K8 alongside Steve Physioc... |
| BCS National Championship 2007 BCS National Championship Game The 2007 BCS National Championship Game, sponsored by Tostitos, was an American football game played at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on January 8, 2007. The BCS No. 2 Florida Gators defeated the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes, 41–14. The Buckeyes secured a spot by finishing... |
Jan. 8, 8 p.m. | Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Barry Alvarez Barry Alvarez Barry Alvarez is a former American football player and coach and currently the Director of Athletics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served as the head football coach at Wisconsin for 16 seasons from 1990 to 2005, compiling a career college football record of 118–73–4... and Charles Davis |
Chris Myers Chris Myers Christopher Patrick "Chris" Myers ) is an American sportscaster.-Biography:With more than 20 years in broadcasting, Chris Myers has covered premiere events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Four, The Masters and U.S... |
On-screen graphics and theme music
Until 2011, telecasts of college football games on the Fox network have always variants of the graphics used by NFL on FoxNFL on FOX
NFL on Fox is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company's coverage of the National Football League's National Football Conference games, produced by Fox Sports...
telecasts of the time (along with a red variant of its logo for BCS games), and telecasts on FSN had used the current FSN graphics package. Telecasts began to use the 2010
2010 NFL season
The 2010 NFL season was the 91st regular season of the National Football League.The regular season began with the NFL Kickoff game on NBC on Thursday, September 9, at the Louisiana Superdome as the New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl XLIV champions, defeated the Minnesota Vikings 14–9.Tom Brady,...
NFL on Fox graphics (but with a score box using written team names instead of purely logos) as of the 2011 Cotton Bowl Classic
2011 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 2011 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic was the 75th edition of the annual post-season college football bowl game that was part of the 2010–11 bowl season of the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game featured the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference who defeated the Texas A&M Aggies of...
, with FSN following suit for the 2011 regular season.
Due to Fox's standardization around the theme for all sports telecasts, college football games on Fox and FX also began to use NFL on Fox theme music as of 2011. Telecasts on FSN utilize different theme music, which as with all other Fox Sports themes, is based on the NFL on Fox theme.
See also
- College football on televisionCollege football on televisionCollege football on television includes the broadcasting of college football games, as well as pre- and post-game reports, analysis, and human-interest stories. Within the United States, the college version of American football annually garners high television ratings.College football games have...
- Bowl Championship Series on television and radioBowl Championship Series on television and radioWhen the Bowl Championship Series was formed in 1998, television coverage was consolidated on the ABC Television Network. Beginning with the 2006 season, the Fox Broadcasting Company took over television coverage of the Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Fiesta Bowl games. ABC retained the Rose Bowl game...
- The Official BCS Ratings ShowThe Official BCS Ratings ShowThe Official BCS Ratings Show is a show on FSN nationwide. The show began in 2006 and the crew announces the BCS Ratings for the week.-Personalities:*Barry Alvarez: Analyst *Gary Barnett: Host...