ESPN Radio Unveils 2017 College Football Broadcast Schedule, NFL Plans

Kickoff

ESPN RADIO has unveiled its 2017-18 regular season college football schedule, which kicks off with a doubleheader on SATURDAY (9/2), with FLORIDA taking on MICHIGAN at AT&T STADIUM in ARLINGTON, TX followed by ALABAMA vs. FLORIDA STATE at the new MERCEDES BENZ STADIUM in ATLANTA.  BILL ROSINSKI, DAVID NORRIE, and IAN FITZSIMMONS are returning as the primary ESPN RADIO college football announcing crew this season.

The schedule:

• SEPTEMBER 2: FLORIDA-MICHIGAN; ALABAMA-FLORIDA STATE
• SEPTEMBER 4: GEORGIA TECH-TENNESSEE
• SEPTEMBER 9: STANFORD-USC; OKLAHOMA-OHIO STATE
• SEPTEMBER 16: TEXAS-USC
• SEPTEMBER 23: UCLA-STANFORD; TCU-OKLAHOMA STATE
• SEPTEMBER 30: CLEMSON-VIRGINIA TECH
• OCTOBER 7: OREGON STATE-USC
• OCTOBER 14: AUBURN-LSU
• OCTOBER 21: LOUISVILLE-FLORIDA STATE
• OCTOBER 28: FLORIDA-GEORGIA
• NOVEMBER 4: AUBURN-TEXAS A&M; OREGON-WASHINGTON
• NOVEMBER 9: NORTH CAROLINA-PITTSBURGH
• NOVEMBER 11: MICHIGAN STATE-OHIO STATE; ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI STATE
• NOVEMBER 18: UCLA-USC; KANSAS STATE-OKLAHOMA STATE
• NOVEMBER 24: BAYLOR-TCU
• NOVEMBER 25: TEXAS A&M-LSU; FLORIDA STATE-FLORIDA
• DECEMBER 1: PAC 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
• DECEMBER 2: BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME; ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

ESPN RADIO's SATURDAY afternoon (noon-7p (ET)) COLLEGE GAMEDAY with DOUG KEZIRIAN, BRAD EDWARDS, and TREVOR MATICH returns with six on-site broadcasts scheduled this season;MARIA TAYLOR, MYRON MEDCALF, ANDREA ADELSON, and HEATHER DINICH return as weekly contributors.
 
And THE RYEN RUSSILLO SHOW will go on the road for ESPN RADIO’s Fall Football Tour, with broadcasts from the UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT (RUSSILLO's alma mater) on OCTOBER 6th, DALLAS on OCTOBER 13th, and COLUMBUS, OH on NOVEMBER 27th.

NFL, Too

As for the pros, ESPN RADIO's NFL broadcasts will start on SEPTEMBER 10th with a doubleheader including PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON, called by ADAM AMIN and BILL POLIAN, and INDIANAPOLIS at the LOS ANGELES RAMS, with MARC KESTECHER and HERM EDWARDS on the call.  

The network announced its slate for the first five weeks of the season, which also includes MINNESOTA at PITTSBURGH and SAN FRANCISCO at SEATTLE on SEPTEMBER 17th; MIAMI at NEW YORK JETS and SEATTLE at TENNESSEE on SEPTEMBER 24th; CAROLINA at NEW ENGLAND and NEW YORK GIANTS at TAMPA BAY on OCTOBER 1st; and LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at NEW YORK GIANTS on OCTOBER 8th,

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