College Football: Week 7 announcer pairings

Find out which announcers, experts, and reporters will be providing the commentary as you watch the biggest and best games of Week 7.

This week has the potential to tell us the most about who will win the College Football Playoff so far. The consensus two best two teams in the country through six weeks, No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Ohio State, face off against fellow Top 10 teams. CBS and ESPN/ABC have sent their best announcer pairings to cover the games.

ESPN’s College GameDay is headed north of the Mason-Dixon Line for just the second time this year and the first time since Week 1. Both trips out of the Southeast have been to Wisconsin. The Buckeyes go to Madison for their first real test of the season against the eighth-ranked Badgers. After another post-show flight last week, Sam Ponder and Kirk Herbstreit get to take it easy this week as they will work the primetime game at Camp Randall alongside Chris Fowler.

GameDay, if not for Tennessee fatigue, could have easily ended up back in Knoxville for the matchup between the top-ranked Crimson Tide and the No. 9 Volunteers. CBS snatched up the game for the announcer dynamic duo of Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson. Tennessee will be a part of the SEC on CBS for the fourth Saturday in a row.

The only other game of Week 7 that features two teams in the Top 25 is No 12 Ole Miss at No. 22 Arkansas. The crew headed by ESPN’s No. 2 play-by-play announcer, Joe Tessitore, is on the call for the 7 p.m. kick.

Friday

Duke at No. 7 Louisville 7 p.m. ET

Network: ESPN
Play-by-Play: Adam Amin
Color Commentator: Mack Brown
Sideline Reporter: Molly McGrath

Saturday

NC State at No. 3 Clemson- 12 p.m. ET

Network: ABC
Play-by-Play: Steve Levy
Color Commentator: Brian Griese
Sideline Reporter: Todd McShay

No. 20 West Virginia at Texas Tech- 3:30 p.m. ET

Network: FS1
Play-by-Play: Gus Johnson
Color Commentator: Joel Klatt
Sideline Reporter: Shannon Spake

Oct 8, 2016; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick (29) intercepts a pass against the Arkansas Razorbacks and returns it for a touchdown during the fourth quarter at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Alabama defeated Arkansas 49-30. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 1 Alabama at No. 9 Tennessee– 3:30 p.m. ET

Network: CBS
Play-by-Play: Verne Lundquist
Color Commentator: Gary Danielson
Sideline Reporter: Allie LaForce

No. 24 Western Michigan at Akron- 3:30 p.m. ET

Network: CBS Sports Network
Play-by-Play: John Sadak
Color Commentator: Randy Cross
Sideline Reporter: Taylor Rooks

North Carolina at No. 16 Miami- 3:30 p.m. ET

Network: ESPN
Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch
Color Commentator: Greg McElroy
Sideline Reporter: Tom Luginbill

Missouri at No. 18 Florida- 4 p.m. ET

Network: SEC Network
Play-by-Play: Brent Musberger
Color Commentator: Jesse Palmer
Sideline Reporter: Kaylee Hartung

No. 12 Ole Miss at No. 22 Arkansas- 7 p.m. ET

Network: ESPN
Play-by-Play: Joe Tessitore
Color Commentator: Todd Blackledge
Sideline Reporter: Holly Rowe

Stanford at Notre Dame- 7:30 p.m. ET

Network: NBC
Play-by-Play: Dan Hicks
Color Commentator:Doug Flutie
Sideline Reporter: Kathryn Tappen

Oct 8, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett (16) takes in the touchdown run during the 2nd quarter against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State Buckeyes lead 24-10 at half. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 2 Ohio State at No. 8 Wisconsin- 8 p.m. ET

Network: ABC
Play-by-Play: Chris Fowler
Color Commentator: Kirk Herbstreit
Sideline Reporter: Samantha Ponder

Colorado State at No. 15 Boise State- 10:30 p.m. ET

Network: ESPN2
Play-by-Play: Mark Neely
Color Commentator:Ray Bentley
Sideline Reporter: Cole Cubelic

Announcer pairings courtesy of Daniel Ormsby of Eye on Sky and Air Sports.

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