College football Week 4 announcer pairings

Sep 5, 2015; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Kirk Herbstreit gives the thumbs up prior to the live broadcast of ESPN College GameDay at Sundance Square. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 5, 2015; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Kirk Herbstreit gives the thumbs up prior to the live broadcast of ESPN College GameDay at Sundance Square. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports

We take a look at the announcer pairings for a loaded college football Week 4 schedule.

With another thrilling week of college football action set to get underway, fans around the nation will be curious to see which announcers are calling the games of their favorite teams.

Verne Lundquist and the CBS No. 1 crew will be in Knoxville for the prime SEC game of the week between Florida and Tennessee. The Gators have won 10 straight games in the rivalry, but are a touchdown underdog with quarterback Luke Del Rio out with a knee injury.

Arkansas and Texas A&M have played two consecutive overtime games, and a third seems possible with Joe Tessitore handling play-by-play on Saturday evening. The top crew for ABC will get a look at Christian McCaffrey and Stanford in the Cardinal’s prime time trip to UCLA.

The announcer pairings for every ranked match-up in Week 4 are as follows:

Thursday

No. 3 Clemson at Georgia Tech 7:30 p.m. ET

  • Network: ESPN
  • Play-By-Play: Dave Flemming
  • Color Commentary: Jesse Palmer
  • Sideline Reporter: Laura Rutledge

Friday

USC at No. 24 Utah 9:00 p.m. ET

  • Network: FS1
  • Play-By-Play: Joe Davis
  • Color Commentary: Brady Quinn
  • Sideline Reporter: Jenny Taft

Saturday

Kent State at No. 1 Alabama 12:00 p.m. ET

  • Network: SEC Network
  • Play-By-Play: Tom Hart
  • Color Commentary: Andre Ware
  • Sideline Reporter: Cole Cubelic

No. 11 Wisconsin at No. 8 Michigan State 12:00 p.m. ET

  • Network: Big Ten Network
  • Play-By-Play: Kevin Kugler
  • Color Commentary: Matt Millen
  • Sideline Reporter: Lisa Byington

No. 12 Georgia at No. 23 Mississippi 12:00 p.m. ET

  • Network: ESPN
  • Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch
  • Color Commentary: Greg McElroy
  • Sideline Reporter: Tom Luginbill

No. 13 Florida State at South Florida 12:00 p.m. ET

  • Network: ABC
  • Play-By-Play: Bob Wischusen
  • Color Commentary: Brock Huard
  • Sideline Reporter: Allison Williams

Penn State at No. 4 Michigan 3:30 p.m. ET

  • Network: ABC
  • Play-By-Play: Dave Flemming
  • Color Commentary: Brian Griese
  • Sideline Reporter: Todd McShay

No. 19 Florida at No. 14 Tennessee 3:30 p.m. ET

  • Network: CBS
  • Play-By-Play: Verne Lundquist
  • Color Commentary: Gary Danielson
  • Sideline Reporter: Allie LaForce

No. 18 LSU at Auburn 6:00 p.m. ET

  • Network: ESPN
  • Play-By-Play: Mark Jones
  • Color Commentary: Rod Gilmore
  • Sideline Reporter: Quint Kessenich

No. 6 Houston at Texas State 7:00 p.m. ET

  • Network: ESPNU
  • Play-By-Play: Anish Shroff
  • Color Commentary: Ahmad Brooks
  • Sideline Reporter: Alex Corddry

Oklahoma State at No. 16 Baylor 7:30 p.m. ET

  • Network: FOX
  • Play-By-Play: Gus Johnson
  • Color Commentary: Joel Klatt
  • Sideline Reporter: Shannon Spake

No. 20 Nebraska at Northwestern 7:30 p.m. ET

  • Network: Big Ten Network
  • Play-By-Play: Eric Collins
  • Color Commentary: Glen Mason
  • Sideline Reporter: Michelle McMahon

No. 3 Louisville at Marshall 8:00 p.m. ET

  • Network: CBS Sports Network
  • Play-By-Play: Carter Blackburn
  • Color Commentary: Aaron Taylor
  • Sideline Reporter: Jenny Dell

No. 7 Stanford at UCLA 8:00 p.m. ET

  • Network: ABC
  • Play-By-Play: Chris Fowler
  • Color Commentary: Kirk Herbstreit
  • Sideline Reporter: Samantha Ponder

No. 17 Arkansas at No. 10 Texas A&M 9:00 p.m. ET 

  • Network: ESPN
  • Play-By-Play: Joe Tessitore
  • Color Commentary: Todd Blackledge
  • Sideline Reporter: Holly Rowe

No. 9 Washington at Arizona 10:30 p.m. Eastern

  • Network: Pac-12 Network
  • Play-By-Play: Roxy Bernstein
  • Color Commentary: Anthony Herron
  • Sideline Reporter: Lewis Johnson

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