The Oregon Ducks will be playing in the Rose Bowl against the winner of Saturday night’s game between Tennessee and Ohio State. Oregon is the No. 1 overall seed in the College Football Playoff, so they will have a first round bye and not be in action this weekend.
Who will be on the call for ESPN in the Rose Bowl when the Ducks take the field?
The announcers for the 1st round and the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff have been released by ESPN's Amanda Brooks. ESPN’s A-team of Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Holly Rowe will be on the call for Oregon’s playoff opener in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day.
The Rose Bowl is arguably the most iconic event in all of college football. Over the years, ESPN has consistently had their top announcing crew call the game. That will once again be the case this year. Oregon has not yet played a game on ESPN or ABC this season due to the new TV deal with the Big Ten.
Fowler and Herbstreit will also be in action this weekend, and will call Saturday night’s first round matchup between Tennessee and Ohio State.
Who is on the call for the remaining first round games and quarterfinals?
The first ever 12-team College Football Playoff kicks off on Friday night between Indiana and Notre Dame. The first round will finish up and Saturday night. The quarterfinals will be played on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
Here’s the full TV announcing schedule for this games.
No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame
Date: Dec. 20 at 5 p.m. PT
TV: ESPN
Announcers : Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath
No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State
Date: Dec. 21 at 9 a.m. PT
TV: TNT/Max
Announcers: Mark Jones, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich
No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas
Date: Dec. 21 at 1 p.m. PT
TV: TNT/Max
Announcers: Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor
No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State
Date: Dec. 21 at 5 p.m. PT
TV: ESPN
Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
No. 3 Boise State vs. SMU/Penn State
Date: Dec. 31 at 4:30 p.m. PT
TV: ESPN
Announcers: Bob Wischten, Louis Riddick, Kris Budden
No. 4 Arizona State vs. Clemson/Texas
Date: Jan. 1 at 10 a.m. PT
TV: ESPN
Announcers: Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George
No. 1 Oregon vs. Tennessee/Ohio State
Date: Jan. 1 at 2 p.m. PT
TV: ESPN
Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
No. 2 Georgia vs. Indiana/Notre Dame
Date: Jan. 1 at 5:45 p.m. PT
TV: ESPN
Announcers: Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath
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