- Two Overtime Mega-Tilt Filled with Dramatic, Highly Debated Plays and Moments
- Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard Conversation Added to Encore Presentation
- Throwback Thursday: CFB Classics to Continue in May
ESPN will air the 2016 rendition of Michigan-Ohio State, when both teams were ranked in the top 3, on Thursday, April 30 (7 p.m. ET), in the network’s latest installment of Throwback Thursday: CFB Classics. The Wolverines-Buckeyes encore presentation will be four hours, as the mega-tilt was filled with dramatic, highly debated plays and moments, taking two overtimes to decide a winner.
As fans re-live the showdown between the No. 3 Wolverines and No. 2 Buckeyes, additional musings from Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Desmond Howard will be interspersed throughout the presentation. Fowler and Herbstreit called the game, along with Sam Ponder and Tom Rinaldi, while Howard was in attendance with College Gameday Built by The Home Depot. Schedule is subject to change
ESPN’s Throwback Thursday: CFB Classics will continue in May, which will include the encore presentation of the 2002 Florida State-Miami game. The air date of the Seminoles-Hurricanes matchup, as well as other encore presentations, will be announced in the coming weeks. In order to maximize the length of the classics, CFB150 elements will no longer air in conjunction, but remain available on ESPN+.
2016 Michigan-Ohio State: A Game of Inches
The 2016 Michigan-Ohio State showdown was voted one of college football’s greatest games, as both teams came into the game with one loss and shared Big Ten Championship and College Football Playoff aspirations. After a scoreless first quarter, the Wolverines took the lead in the second quarter and would remain ahead until the Buckeyes forced overtime with a game-tying last second field goal in the final stanza. After trading touchdowns in the first overtime and a highly-debated Ohio State 4th-and-1 conversion in the second overtime, the Buckeyes would win the game on a 15-yard touchdown run.
Special Elements around Michigan-Ohio State Encore Presentation
- During the presentation, Fowler, Herbstreit and Howard will expound on the 2016 game specifically, but also the more than 115 year rivalry between the two schools.
- Leading into the game, Fowler, Herbstreit and Howard will join Maria Taylor for a special 20 minute social pregame show via the ESPN App and @ESPN Twitter handle.
- Personalities surrounding the game are scheduled to join ESPN shows and platforms, including former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer and then-Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett.
- ESPN’s College Football Twitter handle will also amplify the presentation
- ESPN’s BottomLine will add to the encore presentation, providing historical context and supplemental information throughout the night.
- On ESPN.com, Ivan Maisel will recounts his favorite moments from CFB’s fiercest rivalries over the past 20 years, while Bill Connelly and Mark Schlabach reminisce about their favorite games and moments of the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry
ESPN Primetime Programming
Throwback Thursday: College Football Classics is one part of ESPN’s primetime slate which includes Monday Night Classics (NFL), MLB Encore Tuesdays, and NBA Wednesday Nights.
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Media contact: Derek Volner at 860-384-9986; Derek.Volner@ESPN.com and @DerekVolner
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