2013 ESPN College Football Studio Syllabus

Rachel Margolis Siegal

August 19, 2013

2013 ESPN College Football Studio Syllabus [.pdf]

Course Objectives
Develop skills and insights necessary to be a college football expert with an emphasis on national news and updates from watching a surplus of ESPN programming.

At the end of this course, you will:

Become fully connected to ESPN’s college football programming schedule
Possess the knowledge of the national college football landscape

Course Requirements

Consistent involvement utilizing ESPN platforms, including but not limited to – ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPNEWS, ESPN Radio, WatchESPN and ESPN.com
Comfortable seating, large screen television and network connection for your mobile and gaming devices
Tailgating and college football rules knowledge

New to Curriculum

College GameDay Built by The Home Depot’s 9 a.m. ET hour moves to ESPN
Weekday College Football Live moves to ESPN2 at 5 p.m.
Colin Cowherd joins Kirk Herbstreit for College Football Live on Tuesdays
#Great8 Plays added to the ESPNU lineup on Mondays at 4:30 p.m.

Course Topics (all times are Eastern)

CFB Daily Weekdays 1 p.m. (ESPNU)	Three-hour show (1.5 hours Tuesdays) with the latest news, the voice of the fan via social media and call-in interviews with ESPN analysts, as well as players and coaches Hosted by Dari Nowkhah with rotating analysts Jason Sehorn, Tom Luginbill, Mike Bellotti, Kevin Carter or Matt Stinchcomb
College Football Live Weekdays 5 p.m. (ESPN2) 5:30 p.m. (ESPNU)	Daily destination for news & updates Primary hosts include Joe Tessitore, Colin Cowherd and John Saunders Rotation of in-studio analysts including Danny Kanell (Monday) and Trevor Matich (Wednesday & Thursday), plus Desmond Howard (Monday) and Kirk Herbstreit (Tuesday) via satellite Live from site of College GameDay on most Fridays Interviews from ESPN DIRECTV Mobile Studio from college campuses
College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Saturday 9 a.m. (ESPN)	Three-hour show typically originates from site of the week’s best story Hosted by Chris Fowler, GameDay features analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and David Pollack Samantha Ponder, Tom Rinaldi, Scott Van Pelt and Gene Wojciechowski contribute with reports, interviews and features In its 27^th overall season and 21^st on the road
College Football Whiparound (The Whip) Saturday 11 a.m. (ESPNU)	The show whips around to ESPN analysts and sideline reporters across the country for the most-up-to-the-minute game-day updates Dari Nowkhah hosts with analyst Kevin Carter
Goal Line Saturday Noon-Midnight	Hosted by Zubin Mehenti and Jorge Andres, Jon Berger will provide analysis Provides live cut-ins and highlights from games airing across ESPN networks, as well as syndicated and locally-produced matchups Housed in a new studio this season, the surroundings will enable the anchors to better track the games in each window
College Football Final Sunday 1:30 a.m. (ESPN2)	Hosted by Rece Davis, along with analysts Lou Holtz and Mark May Recaps the day’s action
BCS Countdown Sunday 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) 9 p.m. (ESPNU) Monday 6 p.m. (ESPNU)	Sunday show beginning Oct. 13 Concludes on Dec. 8 with BCS Selection Show, followed by the College Football Bowl Selection Special Weekly release of the BCS Standings, plus breakdown and analysis Sunday edition hosted by Rece Davis with a variety of analysts including Jesse Palmer and David Pollack in studio and Kirk Herbstreit via satellite Monday show hosted by Matt Schick with rotating group of analysts
Crunch Time Monday 6 a.m. (ESPNU)	One-hour real-time look at the final crucial moments of the best games from the previous week

*Final Verdict* Monday 4 p.m. (ESPNU)	Half-hour spin-off of weekly segment on College Football Final ESPNU host moderates debate as two analysts make their best case on the past weekend’s action
*#Great8 Plays* Monday 4:30 p.m. (ESPNU)	New 30-minute show taking the best eight plays from the previous weekend and pitting them against each other in a bracket challenge Expert panelists decide which plays move on and fans also have a voice through various social media platforms Rotating group of ESPN analysts
*The Experts* Tuesday 2:30 p.m. (ESPNU)	A discussion and debate show (2.5 hours) featuring a revolving panel of top college football experts and guests Rotation of analysts including Tom Luginbill, Mike Bellotti, Matt Stinchcomb, Kevin Carter and insiders Brett McMurphy and Mark Schlabach
*ESPNU All-Access* Wednesday 5 p.m. (ESPNU)	30-minutes behind-the-scenes of the nation’s leading football programs, including tours of practice facilities and campus, as well as interviews and coaches mic’ed during practices
*ESPNU Film Room* Wednesday 7 p.m. (ESPNU)	Go inside the game plan of the week’s top matchups walking viewers through the X’s and O’s of the game Tom Luginbill, Mike Bellotti and Matt Millen, plus additional analysts
*ESPNU Road Trip* Wednesday 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU)	30-minute weekly series that taps into the tradition, rivalry and revelry in college towns on game day Niki Noto and Ali Nejad host the road show
*ESPN Recruiting Nation* Thursday 6 p.m. (ESPNU)	Hour-long discussion of the nation’s leading recruits and their potential future impact Recruiting director Tom Luginbill and recruiting analyst Craig Haubert
Studio Commentators	ESPN Thursday – Scott Van Pelt, Mark May and Brian Griese ESPN Friday – Chris Cotter, Lou Holtz and May College GameDay – Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, David Pollack, Samantha Ponder, Tom Rinaldi, Van Pelt and Gene Wojciechowski ABC Saturday – John Saunders and Jesse Palmer with Robert Flores ESPN Saturday – Rece Davis, Holtz and May ESPN2 Saturday – Wendi Nix, Todd McShay and Robert Smith ESPNU Saturday Morning – Dari Nowkhah and Kevin Carter ESPNU Saturday Evening – Matt Schick, Jason Sehorn and Charles Arbuckle

Extra Credit

Big 12 Weekly (Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. on ESPNU)

Extracurricular Activity

College Football National Preview Show (Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 8 p.m. on ESPNU)
The Herbie Awards: 2013 College Football Preview – Kirk Herbstreit honors the best-of-the-best in the 13^th annual awards show (Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 10 p.m. on ESPN2)
ESPNU Film Room: Heisman Preview – Breaks down the top Heisman contenders on film (Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 10 p.m. on ESPNU)
Heisman Trophy Preview Show Presented by Nissan – Expert analysts preview the lead Heisman Trophy contenders for the upcoming season (Sunday, Aug. 25, at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN)
ESPNU College Football Kickoff Special (Thursday, August 29, at 6 p.m.)
ESPNU College Football Conference Preview Shows – Big 12 (Monday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m.); SEC (Monday, Aug. 19, at 8 p.m.); Big Ten (Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m.); ACC (Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 8 p.m.); Pac-12 (Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 9 p.m.) and American (Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 7:30 p.m.)