FOX Sports Unveils 2021 College Football On-Air Roster

FOX owns the fall, starting with college football Saturdays, led by some of college football’s best and brightest. Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, and Jenny Taft reunite for the fifth consecutive year to call BIG NOON SATURDAY, the network’s biggest game of the week @ 12PM ET. Today’s announcement was made by Brad Zager, Executive Producer, Executive Vice President/Head of Production and Operations, FOX Sports.

Johnson, Klatt, and Taft open the season Thursday, September 2, @ 8PM ET when Ohio State takes on Minnesota in Minneapolis before heading to Madison, WI, on Saturday, September 4, for Penn State at Wisconsin @ 12PM ET on FOX.

The trio is joined in Minneapolis and Madison by the BIG NOON KICKOFF crew, featuring host Rob Stone, alongside college football legends Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart, Brady Quinn, and Bob Stoops. BIG NOON KICKOFF is on-site for the first four weeks of FOX Sports’ college football season, bringing the show on the road to stadiums and tailgates across the nation.

In addition, Clay Travis serves as a special correspondent on BIG NOON KICKOFF, interviewing top players, coaches, and fans from the biggest games in the south each week. Co-host of FS1’s SPEAK FOR YOURSELF, Emmanuel Acho, and former University of Washington head coach, Chris Petersen, also contribute to FOX Sports’ college football studio coverage. College football insider Bruce Feldman makes regular studio appearances and reports from the sidelines throughout the season.

Play-by-play announcer Joe Davis and former NFL quarterback and analyst Brock Huard kick off FOX Sports’ 2021 live college football coverage with a highly anticipated Week 0 matchup between Nebraska and Illinois this Saturday, August 28, @ 1PM ET on FOX. The duo then heads to Los Angeles for LSU-UCLA on Saturday, September 4, @ 8:30PM ET on FOX from the Rose Bowl.

Broadcast partners Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman enter their seventh year together for FOX Sports, opening the season in Austin, TX, with a Louisiana-Texas tilt on Saturday, September 4, @ 4:30PM ET on FOX.

On Friday, September 3, analyst and former University of Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner makes his FOX Sports debut alongside play-by-play broadcaster Eric Collins for South Dakota State-Colorado State @ 9PM ET on FS1.

Former Oregon head coach and Pac-12 champion Mark Helfrich provides analysis with play-by-play announcer Aaron Goldsmith beginning with Stanford vs. K-State at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, Saturday, September 4, @ 12PM ET on FS1.

Veteran analyst and former NFL running back Robert Smith partners with play-by-play announcer Cory Provus for Oregon State-Purdue, Saturday, September 4, @ 7PM PM ET on FS1.

Rounding out FOX Sports’ Week 1 coverage, play-by-play broadcaster Alex Faust and former USC standout and analyst Petros Papadakis are on the call when Nevada takes on Cal, Saturday, September 4, @ 10:30PM ET on FS1.

FOX Sports’ confirmed 2021 fall college football schedule is available here. The remainder of the schedule will be announced as the season progresses.

For more information on FOX Sports’ college football coverage, visit FOX Sports Press Pass and follow @FOXSportsPR and @CFBonFOX on Twitter.