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ESPN Unleashes MegaCast Production for Ohio State-Indiana; Begins 2017 College Football Season with Unrivaled Fan Viewing Experience
·Multi-Network Production Makes Regular-Season Debut; Seven Productions across Networks and Platforms
·Fan FavoritesCoaches Film RoomandHomers TelecastReturn; All-22 Angle Offered for First Time
·College GameDay Built by The Home DepotHighlights Five-Hours of Pregame Coverage From Inside Indiana’s Memorial Stadium; ESPNU Airs Alternate Pregame Show
ESPN will unleash its MegaCast production for Ohio State at Indiana on Thursday, Aug. 31 (8 p.m. ET), beginning the 2017 college football season with the most extravagant regular-season game presentation the sport has ever experienced. Themulti-network creation will feature the traditional telecast on ESPN and six alternate offerings for fans on ESPNU, ESPNEWS and ESPN3. All previous versions of ESPN’s MegaCast have been reserved for the College Football Playoff Semifinals and National Championship games.
“The Buckeyes and the Hoosiers, a College Football Playoff contender on the road vs. an in-conference opponent, offered a special opportunity to start the season in a huge way,” said senior coordinating producer Ed Placey. “The importance of the game, combined with it being on a Thursday, provides us with ideal conditions to utilize the MegaCast production for college football fans.”
Kirk Herbstreit on the Traditional Telecast with Dave Flemming, Laura RutledgeThe traditional game telecast (ESPN) will feature the high-level presentation that fans are accustomed to and will experience once again throughout the college football season. ESPN’s main analyst Kirk Herbstreit makes a rare Thursday night appearance, ashe gears up for a busy opening weekend. Dave Flemming will be alongside Herbstreit in the booth and Laura Rutledge will on the sidelines. BothFlemming and Rutledge will call Thursday gamesthroughout the season, with the analyst to be determined on a game-to-game basis.
Coaches Film Roomto Feature National Championship Head Coaches, Limited Commercial BreaksA MegaCast fan favorite,Coaches Film Room(ESPNEWS) is headlined by National Championship-winning head coaches Mack Brown, Gene Chizik and Les Miles. Additionally, Mark Helfrich, who won the Pac-12 as the Oregon head coach and led the Ducks to the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship, will also join the specialized roomequipped with various camera angles, clicker technology and telestration. ESPN analysts Tom Luginbill and Greg McElroy,who regularly call games together, will be the “grad assistants” rounding out the squad.
A number of times throughout the night,Coaches Film Roomwill remain live during commercial breaks on the other networks, allowing for the former head coaches to discuss what has happened and predict what is coming during a pause in the action.
Homers TelecastCalls the Game from a Fan’s PerspectiveFor fans who don’t like their commentators to play it down the middle, theHomers Telecast(ESPNU) will be the destination of choice.Watching and reacting from the sidelines throughout the game, Dan Dakich (Indiana) and a to-be-named personality (Ohio State) will serve as thequasi-‘game analysts’ with a decidedly partisan view. Joe Tessitore and Adnan Virk will serve as the play-by-play commentators, with Tessitore paired with Dakich and Virk with the Ohio State homer. The two pairs will switch off calling the action based on game circumstances, while at times calling the game simultaneously.
All-22 Production Makes MegaCast Debut; Command Center, Data Center and Sky Cam ReturnThe new All-22 angle highlights alternate camera angles and/or supplemental information offerings on the MegaCast:
Lee Corso highlights the cast of pregame commentators, as the former Indiana head coach (1973-82) makes his own return to Bloomington, Ind. Rece Davis will hostCollege GameDayand be joined by all the regular analysts: Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, and David Pollack. Maria Taylor will make herCollege GameDaydebut in Atlanta.
Adnan Virk will host bothCollege Football LiveandCollege Football Countdown, joined by Joey Galloway and Jesse Palmer. The trio will beESPN’s main studio teamthroughout the entire 2017 season.
College GameDayFacts:
·Indiana is the 69th different school to hostCollege GameDayand Bloomington, Ind., is the 80th different city to host the show.
·This is the 38th Ohio State game from whichCollege GameDayhas originated (home and away), the most of any school except Alabama.
·Lee Corso has picked Ohio State 23 times with his headgear selection, resulting in a 16-7 record.
ESPN Unleashes MegaCast Production for Ohio State-Indiana; Begins 2017 College Football Season with Unrivaled Fan Viewing Experience
·Multi-Network Production Makes Regular-Season Debut; Seven Productions across Networks and Platforms
·Fan FavoritesCoaches Film RoomandHomers TelecastReturn; All-22 Angle Offered for First Time
·College GameDay Built by The Home DepotHighlights Five-Hours of Pregame Coverage From Inside Indiana’s Memorial Stadium; ESPNU Airs Alternate Pregame Show
ESPN will unleash its MegaCast production for Ohio State at Indiana on Thursday, Aug. 31 (8 p.m. ET), beginning the 2017 college football season with the most extravagant regular-season game presentation the sport has ever experienced. Themulti-network creation will feature the traditional telecast on ESPN and six alternate offerings for fans on ESPNU, ESPNEWS and ESPN3. All previous versions of ESPN’s MegaCast have been reserved for the College Football Playoff Semifinals and National Championship games.
“The Buckeyes and the Hoosiers, a College Football Playoff contender on the road vs. an in-conference opponent, offered a special opportunity to start the season in a huge way,” said senior coordinating producer Ed Placey. “The importance of the game, combined with it being on a Thursday, provides us with ideal conditions to utilize the MegaCast production for college football fans.”
Kirk Herbstreit on the Traditional Telecast with Dave Flemming, Laura RutledgeThe traditional game telecast (ESPN) will feature the high-level presentation that fans are accustomed to and will experience once again throughout the college football season. ESPN’s main analyst Kirk Herbstreit makes a rare Thursday night appearance, ashe gears up for a busy opening weekend. Dave Flemming will be alongside Herbstreit in the booth and Laura Rutledge will on the sidelines. BothFlemming and Rutledge will call Thursday gamesthroughout the season, with the analyst to be determined on a game-to-game basis.
Coaches Film Roomto Feature National Championship Head Coaches, Limited Commercial BreaksA MegaCast fan favorite,Coaches Film Room(ESPNEWS) is headlined by National Championship-winning head coaches Mack Brown, Gene Chizik and Les Miles. Additionally, Mark Helfrich, who won the Pac-12 as the Oregon head coach and led the Ducks to the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship, will also join the specialized roomequipped with various camera angles, clicker technology and telestration. ESPN analysts Tom Luginbill and Greg McElroy,who regularly call games together, will be the “grad assistants” rounding out the squad.
A number of times throughout the night,Coaches Film Roomwill remain live during commercial breaks on the other networks, allowing for the former head coaches to discuss what has happened and predict what is coming during a pause in the action.
Homers TelecastCalls the Game from a Fan’s PerspectiveFor fans who don’t like their commentators to play it down the middle, theHomers Telecast(ESPNU) will be the destination of choice.Watching and reacting from the sidelines throughout the game, Dan Dakich (Indiana) and a to-be-named personality (Ohio State) will serve as thequasi-‘game analysts’ with a decidedly partisan view. Joe Tessitore and Adnan Virk will serve as the play-by-play commentators, with Tessitore paired with Dakich and Virk with the Ohio State homer. The two pairs will switch off calling the action based on game circumstances, while at times calling the game simultaneously.
All-22 Production Makes MegaCast Debut; Command Center, Data Center and Sky Cam ReturnThe new All-22 angle highlights alternate camera angles and/or supplemental information offerings on the MegaCast:
- All-22(ESPN3): Viewers can watch the game the same way coaches and players review their performance. This angle, shot high above the end zone, will show all players on the field making it easier to diagnose plays and player performance.
- Data Center (ESPN3): On-screen graphic content ranging from analytics, real-time drive charts, win probability updates, curated social media reaction and more.
- Sky Cam (ESPN3):A continuous feed of the camera that maneuvers above the field of play and often provides a behind-the-offense look at game action.
Lee Corso highlights the cast of pregame commentators, as the former Indiana head coach (1973-82) makes his own return to Bloomington, Ind. Rece Davis will hostCollege GameDayand be joined by all the regular analysts: Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, and David Pollack. Maria Taylor will make herCollege GameDaydebut in Atlanta.
Adnan Virk will host bothCollege Football LiveandCollege Football Countdown, joined by Joey Galloway and Jesse Palmer. The trio will beESPN’s main studio teamthroughout the entire 2017 season.
College GameDayFacts:
·Indiana is the 69th different school to hostCollege GameDayand Bloomington, Ind., is the 80th different city to host the show.
·This is the 38th Ohio State game from whichCollege GameDayhas originated (home and away), the most of any school except Alabama.
·Lee Corso has picked Ohio State 23 times with his headgear selection, resulting in a 16-7 record.
