This weekend 11th ranked Alabama and 15th ranked LSU face off underneath the lights of Tiger Stadium in the biggest matchup of the week. College Gameday returns to Baton Rouge as these teams face off in a game that will eliminate the loser from College Football Playoff contention. Paul Skenes and Livvy Dunne will be this weeks guest pickers and once the game ends some of the crew will stick around to call the game.
When the teams kick off, it'll be ESPN's big game crew of Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Fowler, and Holly Rowe broadcasting the game.
For the fourth time this season, LSU will get ESPN's A Team of Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Fowler, and Holly Rowe. This crew was on the call for LSU's season opener against USC, against South Carolina, and for the game against Texas A&M. For the game, Fowler will provide the play by play while Kirk Herbstreit provides the color with Holly Rowe checking in from the sidelines. Kirk Herbstreit will be calling the game with a heavy heart as his dog Ben who became a icon on College Gameday passed away on Thursday.
This is really hard to write but so many of you have loved and cared about Ben that I wanted to let you know. We found out today the cancer had spread throughout Bens organs and there was nothing left we could do-we had to let him go. I’ve had dogs my whole life but Ben was 1 on… pic.twitter.com/jDvPTbNv2M
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) November 7, 2024
Herbstreit is one of the faces of College Football as he's been with ESPN since 1996 and has been a staple on College Gameday and in the booth for the biggest games in the sport. Herbstreit also calls Thursday Night Football on Amazon. Fowler was also a longtime host on College Gameday until 2015 but, has been calling College Football games since 1988 starting as a sideline reporter. Rowe is another ESPN mainstay starting as a Sideline reporter for ESPN in 1995 working games across numerous sports including College Football.
There isn't a better crew to have on the call for the game and we'll see which team comes out on top keeping their playoff hopes alive.