ESPN unveils coverage plans ahead of CFP rankings reveal
By Keith Farner
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As the first official rankings are set to be released Tuesday night, ESPN has announced how it plans to cover the event each week leading up to Selection Day on Dec. 2.
Many of the same personalities will be involved as in previous years, including Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Joey Galloway, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, Paul Finebaum and Chris Fowler. Most episodes will air at 7 p.m. ET from the network’s Bristol, Conn., studios.
The Nov. 6 episode will be live from Bankers Life Fieldhouse, at about 9 p.m., in between games of the State Farm Champions Classic. The first (Oct. 30), third (Nov. 13), and fourth (Nov. 20) weekly reveals will be an hour, with the second (Nov. 6) and fifth (Nov. 27) shows being a half hour.
The College Football Playoff committee’s top 25 will be revealed within the first 20 minutes of the show, according to a release from ESPN.
The show will also include an interview with CFP selection committee chair Rob Mullens, and coaches that are among the ranked teams.
ESPN will also have a “Rankings Reactions” show on Twitter at the @ESPN handle each week immediately following the conclusion of reveal show. Mike Golic Jr. and Jason Fitz will co-host that one hour show.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
