The broadcast crew for New Year’s Eve’s Fiesta Bowl between Penn State and Boise State have been revealed and it features a Pitt grad.
Louis Riddick, who played at Pitt in the late 1980s before playing in the NFL for nearly a decade and spending another decade-plus as a scout/executive, now works for ESPN and will be part of the Fiesta Bowl’s TV crew.
ESPN PxP crews for the College Football Playoff semifinals:
— Penn State vs. Boise State: Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Kris Budden
— Texas vs. Arizona State: Joe Tess, Jesse Palmer, Katie George
— Ohio State vs. Oregon: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
— Notre…
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Riddick will be the color commentator.
Bob Wischusen will be on play-by-play. Kris Budden will be the sideline reporter. This will be the first time Penn State has been on ESPN all season since ESPN no longer has the rights to Big Ten games.
THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN
Beaver Stadium — David Hague
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.Penn State-Boise State is unique for a number of reasons. It will be the first time the schools have ever played against each other, the first time either team has played in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal and in a bowl game where neither program has ever lost. Penn State is 7-0 in Fiesta Bowls. Boise State is 3-0. It will also be unique because, of the four College Football Playoff quarterfinals, it will be the only one played on New Year’s Eve, not New Year’s Day. Much like the first round of the playoff, where Notre Dame and Indiana played Friday, Dec. 20, and the other three games were played Dec. 21, the three remaining quarterfinal games will be played Jan. 1. No. 1 Oregon plays No. 8 Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, No. 2 Georgia plays No. 7 Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl and No. 4 Arizona State plays No. 5 Texas in the Peach Bowl.
THE OTHER CREWS
September 05, 2015: Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit during the ESPN College GameDay built by The Home Depot at Sundance Square in Fort Worth, Texas.
Here are the other announcing crews for the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.
- Peach Bowl: Joe Tessitore (PXP), Jesse Palmer (color), Katie George (sideline)
- Rose Bowl: Chris Fowler (PXP) Kirk Herbstreit (color), Holly Rowe (sideline)
- Sugar Bowl: Sean McDonough (PXP), Greg McElroy (color), Molly McGrath (sideline).
No. 6 Penn State and No. 3 Arizona State are scheduled to kick off at 7:30 on ESPN from Arizona.
