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College Football: 8 great announcers, analysts, reporters you may not know

By Michael Collins

Oct 25, 2014; Lexington, KY, USA; Joe Tessitore and Tim Tebow and Marcus Spears and Paul Finebaum share a laugh during the SEC Nation pre game show before the game with the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 25, 2014; Lexington, KY, USA; Joe Tessitore and Tim Tebow and Marcus Spears and Paul Finebaum share a laugh during the SEC Nation pre game show before the game with the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 25, 2014; Lexington, KY, USA; Joe Tessitore and Tim Tebow and Marcus Spears and Paul Finebaum share a laugh during the SEC Nation pre game show before the game with the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 25, 2014; Lexington, KY, USA; Joe Tessitore and Tim Tebow and Marcus Spears and Paul Finebaum share a laugh during the SEC Nation pre game show before the game with the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /

College football announcers are the warm security blanket of a football fan’s Saturday. But beyond the voices we all know there are some quality broadcasters out there to whom you should give a good long listen.

You know the names – Brent Musburger, Rece Davis, Tim Brando, Kirk Herbstreit, Mike Patrick, Samantha Ponder, Chris Fowler, Holly Rowe and many others – their faces and voices are iconic, and have become a routine part of a college football weekend.

Whether you listen on radio, stream on the internet or watch on traditional broadcast TV, the number of people employed to bring you these games is staggering. But beyond those names which we’ve all come to know so well, there is a wealth of talent you may not be as familiar with.

Some work strictly as analysts, others do play-by-play during games, some on the sideline and some bouncing around wherever the network needs them.

Here are eight college football broadcasters you should get used to hearing more of, because as the old guard begins to retire (we’re already losing the great Verne Lundquist after this season) these golden throats will inevitably become the new faces and voices of our sport.

Next: Number 8

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