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College football viewing picks for August 29, 2026: How to watch Week 0
All Times Eastern noon Aer Lingus Classic ACC vs. Big XII, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Announcers: Mike Monaco/Jordan Rodgers//Dana Boyle North Carolina vs. TCU — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited Fairmont State at Dayton — YouTube Robert Morris at Wagner — ESPN+ 1 p.m. Georgetown (KY) at Butler — ESPN+ 2 p.m. Central Connecticut State at South Dakota…
TV and streaming viewing picks for August 29, 2026: How to watch college volleyball tournaments
All Times Eastern Editor’s Note: College Football Viewing Picks will publish at 7:30 a.m ET on Saturdays Australian Rules Football AFL Women’s — Round 3 Melbourne Demons vs. Brisbane Lions — Fox Soccer Plus, 11 p.m. Gold Coast Suns vs. Geelong Cats — FS2/Fox One, 1 a.m. (Sunday) Collingwood Magpies vs. Hawthorn Hawks — Fox…
ACC expanding enhanced replay during 2026 college football season
Enhanced replay was a welcome addition to ACC broadcasts last season, and the league is expanding it for the 2026 college football season. As noted by ESPN’s David Hale, the ACC became the first league to give viewers behind-the-scenes access to the conference’s replay center in Charlotte, North Carolina, during in-game reviews. Last year, the…
Tributes pour in for ‘Voice of Montreal Expos’ Jacques Doucet, dead at 86
Broadcaster Jacques Doucet, who was the radio voice of the Montreal Expos for 33 years, has died at the age of 86. His daughter Martine confirmed on social media that Doucet passed away Thursday evening. The Montreal native began his sports media career as a journalist in 1959 at La Presse Canadienne, covering the Major…
Seahawks owner Vinod Khosla snaps back at media over Steelers fandom admission
When Vinod Khosla admitted in his first press conference as the new owner of the Seattle Seahawks that he has been — and continues to be — a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, it was the quote that launched a thousand reactions. Media outlets and social media accounts had a field day with the comments made Wednesday,…
Ryan Ruocco wishes WNBA media would ‘feel comfortable being critical’ beyond Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese
As women’s basketball has blown up into a bona fide national sports story, the vast majority of commentary has centered on Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, dating back to their rivalry in college. The league continues to grow, and its television viewership regularly rivals the NBA’s. When the league and its fans and media aren’t…
Stephen A. Smith denies right-wing leaning, claims Democrats are ‘scared’ to come on his show
For the past several years, as Stephen A. Smith has developed a voice in political media and flirted with a run for office, many have noted a rightward shift in the themes of his coverage and in his slate of guests. Smith is insistently centrist, staging debates, criticizing both parties, and welcoming guests from across…
Fox unveils college football broadcasting roster for 2026 season
Fox Sports officially announced its 2026 college football broadcast teams on Friday, with a few minor changes. The biggest one is that Connor Onion has been confirmed as Jason Benetti’s successor in Fox’s No. 2 booth, pairing with analyst Robert Griffin III and reporter Alexa Landestoy, as previously reported by The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand. Fox’s…
Keith Olbermann announces return of podcast after surgery to address atrial fibrillation
Keith Olbermann is returning to his podcast after a prolonged health scare. The former ESPN and MSNBC star, who more recently has hosted a political talk show for iHeartMedia, stepped away from the podcast in May. Less than a week later, Olbermann revealed on his YouTube channel that he was suffering from atrial fibrillation and…
Noah Eagle explains what won Luke Kuechly the job as Netflix’s No. 1 analyst
Noah Eagle didn’t need much time with Luke Kuechly to know Netflix had found the right analyst. Eagle and Kuechly reportedly auditioned together in early July at NBC’s Stamford, Connecticut studios, with The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reporting at the time that the Hall-of-Fame linebacker “showed immediate chemistry” with Eagle, leading the streamer to select him…
Dan Fouts admires NFL running back’s ‘third leg’
NFL analysts might try their hardest to avoid accidentally drawing penises on the telestrator, but you still can’t overlook the accidental penis reference. The NFL preseason might not mean much to the players, but it still means something to the broadcasters. One benefit of the NFL preseason is that fans get to hear Dan Fouts…
Ryan Clark calls on WNBA to stop wasting time and energy on ‘ghosts’ seeking attention
After recently “declaring” his eligibility for the 2027 WNBA Draft in response to the current debate surrounding transgender athletes participating in women’s sports, former NBA player Enes Kanter sat courtside at last weekend’s Chicago Sky game against the Indiana Fever wearing a shirt that read “Woman” on it. Ultimately, he was ejected from the game…
Good Good CEO Matt Kendrick says marketing team behind controversial Callaway ad has been removed
Good Good Golf CEO Matt Kendrick addressed the company’s controversial, since-deleted Callaway driver ad in an interview with Front Office Sports, saying he never saw the spot before it went live and that marketing teams at both companies had signed off on it independently of him. “Our marketing team saw it. Callaway said they approved it, and…
Cody Campbell-backed group launches ad blitz aimed at Congressional Black Caucus over Protect College Sports Act
A vote on the Protect College Sports Act, a bipartisan bill intended to regulate college athletics, didn’t come ahead of the U.S. Senate’s annual five-week August recess, pushing the fate of the proposed legislation to September. The bill’s backburnering indicates it lacked the requisite support, with opposition from more than a dozen Republican senators, several…
WNBA reporter announces temporary break after harassment
WNBA reporter Roberta F. Rodrigues, who covers the league as a contributor for Forbes, announced her intentions to take a “small, temporary break” from women’s basketball coverage over the coming weeks in a post on social media. While explaining her decision, Rodrigues cited the current tenor of conversation around the league, as well as harassment…
Bulls, CHSN to use analyst rotation to replace late Stacey King
After winning three NBA titles as a forward for the Chicago Bulls alongside Jordan in the ’90s, Stacey King went on to become the franchise’s beloved color commentator, a role he held for nearly 20 years until his tragic passing at the age of 59 in June after suffering a fall in his home. “It…
Frank Caliendo attempted to keep John Madden lawsuit a secret
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but in the case of Frank Caliendo and John Madden, it may have been worthy of a lawsuit. Caliendo is a very successful comedian and impressionist who undoubtedly saw his stardom skyrocket once sports fans took notice of his Madden impression. But while sports fans loved Caliendo’s version…
Ryan Fitzpatrick guarantees that Deshaun Watson will fail
The NFL community was stunned when first-year Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken named veteran Deshaun Watson the starting quarterback for Cleveland’s Week 1 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Just days earlier, Watson turned in a poor preseason performance against the Buffalo Bills and then challenged fans during a contentious postgame presser. “I didn’t have a reaction,” Watson…
Matthew Berry talks possibility of hiring Dianna Russini: ‘She’s really, really talented and good on air’
It’s still unclear whether Dianna Russini will return to sports media after stepping down from The Athletic amid an extremely public “hand-holding scandal” with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel. In a recent interview with Outkick, Matthew Berry, Russini’s former colleague at ESPN, was asked whether he’d consider hiring her to join him at Fantasy…
Top editor Roxanna Scott reportedly out at ESPN
Roxanna Scott is out at ESPN. Scott, who was hired to oversee the Worldwide Leader’s TV and digital news-gathering operation, lasted just eight months in the newly created role, according to Front Office Sports. As SVP and editor-in-chief, a title designed to consolidate ESPN’s editorial leadership under one person for the first time, Scott oversaw…
Lane Kiffin wants a Big Ten-SEC football challenge
The conference superiority debate between the Big Ten and the SEC has raged for years. And LSU coach Lane Kiffin has an idea that could finally provide more data points to consider. Given that the SEC and the Big Ten dominate the college football world after conference realignment, much of the top contenders compete in…
ESPN to debut new studio this weekend
ESPN has changed a lot since its humble beginnings in 1979. And the network’s founders probably could never have imagined what the Bristol, Connecticut, company would become. But ESPN’s latest announcement is the latest reminder that the company means it when it says it is the worldwide leader in sports. ESPN has given a makeover…
Apple TV latest streamer to raise prices
Like gas stations on the same busy street raising their prices in unison, so to are most of the big streamers. On the heels of Peacock and ESPN Unlimited giving customers a price hike, Apple TV is now following suit. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Apple TV is upping the monthly subscription price by two…
CBS Sports HQ is a throwback in the best way possible
This originally appeared in Friday’s edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing’s daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here and be the first to know everything going on in the sports media world. We here at Awful Announcing are probably in the top 0.1% of sports studio show…
Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit advocate for Deshaun Watson’s ‘second’ chance
Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit did their best to run some positive Deshaun Watson propaganda at a time where the Cleveland Browns quarterback has few apologists. Against most football fans’ wishes, the Browns went ahead and controversially named Watson their starting quarterback for the upcoming season. The announcement came just days after he lashed out…
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