​College football announcers by game: Meet the broadcasters on Fox, ESPN and more for Week 1 originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Week 1 of the college football season is finally here, with most teams beginning their seasons over Labor Day weekend.As has been the case recently, college football games will be spread across several networks, with ESPN picking up a heavy load of games. Every network has tweaked its group of announcers entering the year, with notable names changing employers in the spring.The biggest announcing change belongs to CBS, which has Charles Davis replacing Gary Danielson alongside Brad Nessler. Other big moves include Jason Benetti going from Fox to NBC and Connor Onion being elevated to replace Benetti on Fox.As a result, the first week of full college football coverage can be a little abrupt after a long offseason, so here’s a list of which announcers are calling which games this weekend.MORE: Predicting the 2026 College Football season   Week 1 college football announcersThursday, Sept. 3ABC/ESPNMatchupChannelTime (ET)AnnouncersColorado @ Georgia TechESPN7:30 p.m.Matt Barrie, Chase Daniel, Paul CarcaterraNBCMatchupChannelTime (ET)AnnouncersEastern Illinois @ MinnesotaPeacock/NBCSN8:00 p.m.Jason Benetti, Yogi RothThe schedule kicks off on Thursday with two notable games, including Colorado’s season debut at Georgia Tech. Benetti will then make his NBC college football debut after returning to the network earlier this year.Friday, Sept. 4ABC/ESPNMatchupChannelTime (ET)AnnouncersNo. 7 Miami at StanfordESPN9:00 p.m.Mike Monaco, Jordan Rodgers, Dana BoyleFoxMatchupChannelTime (ET)AnnouncersToledo @ Michigan StateFS18:00 p.m.Noah Reed, Petros PapadakisFresno State @ No. 14 USCFox9:00 p.m.Connor Onion, Robert Griffin III, Alexa LandestoyFriday’s slate features two ranked teams in Miami and USC, both of which kick off later at night. Connor Onion will call the USC game with Robert Griffin III for their first game together as a broadcast crew.Saturday, Sept. 5ABC/ESPNMatchupChannelTime (ET)AnnouncersEast Carolina @ No. 13 AlabamaABC12:00 p.m.Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Stormy BuonantonyOregon State @ No. 23 HoustonESPN12:00 p.m.Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Morgan UberBaylor @ AuburnABC3:30 p.m.Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Taylor McGregorTexas State @ No. 5 TexasESPN3:30 p.m.Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler, Sherree BurrussMissouri State @ No. 8 Texas A&MESPN7:00 p.m.Lowell Galindo, Kirk Morrison, Dawn DavenportClemson @ No. 11 LSUABC7:30 p.m.Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, Laura RutledgeUCLA @ CaliforniaESPN10:30 p.m.Tom Hart, Roddy Jones, Quint KessenichFoxMatchupChannelTime (ET)AnnouncersNorth Texas @ No. 6 IndianaFox12:00 p.m.Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny TaftOhio @ NebraskaFS112:00 p.m.Eric Collins, Spencer TillmanBoston College @ CincinnatiFox3:30 p.m.Tim Brando, Devin Gardner, Josh SimsMarshall @ No. 18 Penn StateFS13:30 p.m.J