College Football Countdown
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| College Football Countdown | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Pre-game show |
| Presented by | Various commentators |
| Theme music composer | John Colby (main theme) Bob Christianson (SEC home games only) |
| Opening theme | ESPN College Football theme (main theme) SEC on ABC theme (SEC home games only) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 46 (through 2026 season) |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Various NCAA stadiums (game telecasts) ESPN Headquarters Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. (pre-game, halftime and post-game shows) ABC and ESPN Studio 7 Hudson Square, Manhattan, New York City (alternate pre-game, halftime and post-game shows) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | ABC Sports (1981–2006) ESPN (2006–present) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 1, 1981 – present |
| Related | |
| College Football on ABC College GameDay Saturday Night Football | |
College Football Countdown is a college football television show that typically airs at 3:00 p.m. ET on Saturday afternoons during football season on ABC. The programs precede game action on the network and have been doing so ever since September 1, 1981. College Football Countdown is a presentation of the American Broadcasting Company's (ABC) regular season American college football television package.
Hosts
[edit]- Jim Lampley: (1981–1987)[1]
- Al Trautwig: (1988)
- Roger Twibell: (1989–1991)
- John Saunders: (1992–2015)
- Stan Verrett: (2016)
- Kevin Negandhi: (2017–present)
Analysts
[edit]- Beano Cook: (1982–1985)
- Bo Schembechler: (1991)
- Todd Blackledge: (1996–1998)[2]
- Terry Bowden: (1999–2003)
- Craig James: (2003–2008)
- Aaron Taylor: (2004–2005)
- Doug Flutie: (2006–2008)
- Jesse Palmer: (2009–2013)
- Mack Brown: (2014–2018)
- Danny Kanell: (2014)
- Mark May: (2015–2016)
- Booger McFarland: (2017 and 2020–present)
- Jonathan Vilma: (2018–2019)
- Mark Sanchez: (2019–2020)
- Dan Orlovsky: (2023–2025)
- Jordan Rodgers: (2026–present)
References
[edit]- ↑ Sandomir, Richard (August 21, 1992). "TV SPORTS; Lampley's New Look Raises (2) Eyebrows". The New York Times.
- ↑ Sandomir, Richard (August 23, 1996). "The College Football Crew at CBS Includes a Point-Spread Maven". The New York Times.
Categories:
- American Broadcasting Company original programming
- ABC Sports
- 1981 American television series debuts
- 1980s American sports television series
- 1990s American sports television series
- 2000s American sports television series
- 2010s American sports television series
- College football studio shows
- Sports telecast series