With the 2017 college football season just around the corner, ESPN has made the decision to lock up five of the network’s analyst prior to the start of the season.
Friday afternoon, ESPN announced Dusty Dvoracek, Rod Gilmore, Brock Huard, Tom Luginbill and Greg McElroy have all been signed to new deals.
The following bios for each analyst have been provided by ESPN Media Zone.
- Dvoracek, who joined ESPN in 2016, primarily called games on ESPNU last season. The former Oklahoma Sooner was a two-time Big 12 champion, and also served as a team captain.
- Gilmore continues to be a notable voice on ESPN after more than two decades with the network. Gilmore will remain in his role as a game analyst for ESPN/ABC Saturday telecasts, as well as a contributor to other ESPN platforms.
- Huard enters his 10th season with ESPN and continues to call games on ABC and ESPN.
- Luginbill has provided in-depth analysis for both college and high school football, and serves as a national recruiting analyst for ESPN. Working on ESPN/ABC college football Saturdays, he will continue to work as a field analyst. He has been a staple in ESPNU’s Signing Day Special for the last 12 years.
- Last season, McElroy moved to a weekly regular-season ESPN/ABC Saturday game assignment, and will continue as a game analyst this season.
ESPN has yet to announce the broadcast teams for either ESPN or ABC’s coverage of college football.
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