PAC-12 NETWORKS ANNOUNCES ON-AIR FOOTBALL TALENT LINE-UP FOR THIRD SEASON OF LIVE GAME & STUDIO COVERAGE
Former Oregon defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti begins first full season with Pac-12 Networks as studio analyst
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. (July 22, 2014) – Pac-12 Networks coverage of the 2014 college football season will once again feature a bevy of veteran broadcasters and notable Pac-12 standouts to give fans more expert analysis and high-quality coverage across both live game and studio shows.
Former Oregon defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti, who served as a guest analyst on the Networks’ 2014 spring football coverage, will begin his first full season as a studio analyst. He will contribute to Pac-12 Football Weekly, plus pregame, halftime and postgame shows, joining Rick Neuheisel, Ronnie Lott, Curtis Conway, Jake Plummer, Glenn Parker, Yogi Roth and Anthony Herron to round out the Networks’ analyst lineup for its third season of live football coverage.
Known for his defensive expertise, Aliotti retired from his position as defensive coordinator for the Oregon Ducks following the 2013-14 season, completing a 36-year coaching career that spanned both the collegiate and professional levels. Under his watch, the Ducks consistently boasted one of the most productive defensive units in the Pac-12 year over year, finishing first in pass defense and second in scoring defense last season. Over his 22-year coaching career in Eugene, Aliotti mentored 32 defensive players who have gone on to play in the NFL, including 2013 first-round pick Dion Jordanand five-time All-Pro Haloti Ngata.
Pac-12 Networks’ 35 live game telecasts will be voiced by a team of veteran broadcasters including Ted Robinson, Kevin Calabro, Roxy Bernstein andJB Long. The game analyst team also includes Parker, Roth and Herron lending their expertise in the booth, while Ashley Adamson, Jill Savage andDrea Avent provide reports from the sidelines.
A one-hour Pac-12 Football Pregame Show, hosted by Mike Yam with Neuheisel, Conway and a rotation analysts each week from San Francisco sets the stage on game day. The group returns for halftime and postgame shows, providing highlights, recaps and analysis of all the action around the college football landscape.
Pac-12 Networks will cover 13 live football games in the first three weeks of the 2014 season, with 10 of the 12 Conference teams showcased. The football announcing teams and confirmed game assignments for those contests are as follows:
WEEK 1
August 28 ▪ Idaho State at Utah ▪ 4:30 p.m. PT
Kevin Calabro – play-by-play
Glenn Parker – analyst
Jill Savage – sideline
August 28 ▪ Weber State at Arizona State ▪ 7:30 p.m. PT
Roxy Bernstein – play-by-play
Yogi Roth – analyst
Ashley Adamson – sideline
August 30 ▪ UC Davis at Stanford ▪ 1:00 p.m. PT
Roxy Bernstein – play-by-play
Yogi Roth – analyst
Ashley Adamson – sideline
August 30 ▪ Portland State at Oregon State ▪ 1:00 p.m. PT
JB Long – play-by-play
Anthony Herron – analyst
Drea Avent – sideline
August 30 ▪ South Dakota at Oregon ▪ 7:30 p.m. PT
Kevin Calabro – play-by-play
Glenn Parker – analyst
Jill Savage – sideline
WEEK 2
September 6 ▪ E. Washington at Washington ▪ Noon PT
Roxy Bernstein – play-by-play
Anthony Herron – analyst
Drea Avent – sideline
September 6 ▪ Fresno State at Utah ▪ Noon PT
Kevin Calabro – play-by-play
Yogi Roth – analyst
TBD – sideline
September 6 ▪ Sacramento State at California ▪ Noon PT
JB Long – play-by-play
TBD – analyst
Ashley Adamson – sideline
September 6 ▪ Memphis at UCLA ▪ 7:00 p.m. PT
Ted Robinson – play-by-play
Glenn Parker – analyst
Jill Savage – sideline
WEEK 3
September 13 ▪ Wyoming at Oregon ▪ 11:00 a.m. PT
Ted Robinson – play-by-play
Glenn Parker – analyst
Jill Savage – sideline
September 13 ▪ Army at Stanford ▪ 2:00 p.m. PT
Roxy Bernstein – play-by-play
Anthony Herron – analyst
Ashley Adamson – sideline
September 13 ▪ Portland State at Washington State ▪ 5:00 p.m. PT
JB Long – play-by-play
TBD – analyst
Drea Avent – sideline
September 13 ▪ Nevada at Arizona ▪ 8:00 p.m. PT
Kevin Calabro – play-by-play
Yogi Roth – analyst
TBD – sideline