College Football Countdown Explained

ESPN College Football Countdown on ABC (branded for sponsorship purposes as ESPN College Football Countdown on ABC presented by Walmart) is a college football television show that typically airs at 3:00 PM on Saturday afternoons during football season on ABC. The programs precede game action on the network and have been doing so ever since 1981. ESPN College Football Countdown on ABC is a presentation of the American Broadcasting Company's (ABC) regular season American college football television package.

Hosts

See also: List of ESPN College Football on ABC personalities.

• Jim Lampley

(1981 - 1987)^[1]

• Al Trautwig

(1988)

• Roger Twibell

(1989 - 1991)

• John Saunders

(1992 - 2015)

• Stan Verrett

(2016)

• Kevin Negandhi

(2017 – present)

Analysts

See also: List of ESPN College Football on ABC personalities.

• 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, 2020 - present)

• Jonathan Vilma

(2018 - 2019)

• Mark Sanchez

(2019 - 2020)

• Dan Orlovsky

(2023 - present)

Notes and References

1. News: TV SPORTS; Lampley's New Look Raises (2) Eyebrows. The New York Times. 21 August 1992. Sandomir. Richard.
2. News: The College Football Crew at CBS Includes a Point-Spread Maven. The New York Times. 23 August 1996. Sandomir. Richard.