On this week’s episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes interviews ESPN SEC football analyst and co-host of McElroy & Cubelic in the Morning, Cole Cubelic. Brandon and Cole discuss a wide range of topics, including Lane Kiffin going to LSU, SEC football as a whole, Paul Finebaum’s consideration and decision not to run Read more... The post AA Podcast: Cole Cubelic on Lane Kiffin, SEC football, Paul Finebaum, and more appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Aaron Rodgers created some controversy after Sunday’s heavy home defeat to the Buffalo Bills. But it didn’t stop there as it spilled over into a dispute between Steelers beat reporters and NBC’s Mike Florio. After the Bills game, the aging quarterback seemed to call out teammates for not putting in effort by implying that his Read more... The post Brooke Pryor corrects Mike Florio after criticism of Steelers reporters appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Netflix shocked the sports world when they won the rights to televise the 2027 and 20231 Women’s World Cup tournaments in the US. They may not be televising the men’s World Cup in 2026, but that doesn’t mean they won’t be an active participant in the world’s biggest sporting event. And they are bringing in Read more... The post Gary Lineker to host daily World Cup podcast for Netflix appeared first on Awful Announcing.

It seems like the College Football Playoff committee comes under fire for loopholes in their logic and weekly rankings explanations, but it’s reaching never-before seen levels of anger and angst in 2025. And you can include Bruce Feldman in that category. Feldman has been one of the preeminent voices in college football for years, first for Read more... The post Bruce Feldman is mad as hell with the College Football Playoff and not going to take this anymore appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Roger Goodell wants more Friday games. The NFL commissioner told the Wall Street Journal’s Joe Flint this week that the league is considering adding a second Black Friday game, along with other scheduling changes. “We’re going to look at everything, I would expect there will be changes going forward,” Goodell said. The NFL’s been hoarding Read more... The post Roger Goodell doesn’t rule out second Black Friday game as NFL eyes more schedule changes appeared first on Awful Announcing.

The Thanksgiving NFL lead-out has become a prime opportunity to showcase college basketball, and this year was no exception. Last week, Fox announced that 5.5 million viewers tuned in for North Carolina-Michigan State following the network’s Green Bay Packers-Detroit Lions game on Thanksgiving (a figure that has since been revised up to 6.5 million). And Read more... The post Duke-Arkansas sets 30-year college hoops viewership record with Thanksgiving NFL lead-in appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Chris Fowler says ESPN isn’t pulling the strings on College Football Playoff selection, whether you believe him or not. Dan Patrick asked Fowler on Wednesday how much brand plays into the committee’s rankings, specifically about Notre Dame. When the Irish have 10 wins, does the committee see a good football team, or do they see Read more... The post Chris Fowler promises ESPN ‘plays no part’ in pulling strings for CFP committee appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Craig Carton is joining WFAN for the third time, and with a third co-host, because Boomer Esiason and Evan Roberts aren’t interested in looking back. Carton is coming back to WFAN after losing his FS1 morning TV show, and according to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, he’s eyeing overnight host Chris McMonigle to join him Read more... The post Evan Roberts declined to reunite with Craig Carton: ‘He left’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Nick Khan revealed a pretty remarkable detail about Pat McAfee’s ongoing power struggle with ESPN executives during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday. After an executive was pushed out of the network (Khan didn’t name who, but it would be hard not to connect this story to Norby Williamson’s departure at ESPN), Read more... The post Pat McAfee told mystery ESPN exec ‘you’re next’ when they tried making amends appeared first on Awful Announcing.

As part of ESPN’s new deal with Major League Baseball, the Worldwide Leader will lose its signature Sunday Night Baseball marquee national window. And now, it appears as if it could lose a top game analyst as well. David Cone has been a color commentator on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball since 2022, when he and Eduardo Perez Read more... The post David Cone could reportedly leave ESPN after new agreement with MLB appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Dan Le Batard understands why Spotify’s new partnership to put The Ringer podcasts on Netflix has been reported as a positive for Bill Simmons. The Meadowlark Media co-founder, however, is confident that Simmons doesn’t see it that way. On Wednesday’s episode of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, Le Batard discussed the ever-shifting landscape Read more... The post Dan Le Batard confident Bill Simmons ‘is not happy’ with Spotify’s Netflix partnership appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Pat McAfee acknowledged on Wednesday that College GameDay considered Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship. But ultimately, it was never going to happen. During The Pat McAfee Show, the former Indianapolis Colts punter said the Big Ten title game between No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana came up in conversations. Still, Atlanta and Read more... The post Pat McAfee: ‘College GameDay’ considered being in Indianapolis for Big Ten Championship appeared first on Awful Announcing.

ESPN and NFL Network personalities will show up on both networks once Disney’s acquisition clears regulatory approval. Burke Magnus confirmed as much last week when Jimmy Traina asked the ESPN president of content directly about talent crossover between the two operations. “For sure,” Magnus said on the SI Media podcast when asked if Adam Schefter Read more... The post Burke Magnus: Expect talent to flow ‘both directions’ between ESPN and NFL Network appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Golf Channel is embracing the Kai Trump bump. The granddaughter of President Donald Trump, who made her LPGA Tour debut at The Annika last month and finished last in the field, will provide “guest commentary” for the upcoming Golf Channel Games, the made-for-TV competition captained by Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler. The broadcast will air Read more... The post Kai Trump to provide ‘guest commentary’ for Golf Channel Games appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Rodney Harrison froze on NBC’s Sunday Night Football pregame show, and the internet immediately assumed the worst. During Football Night in America before the Broncos-Commanders game, Jac Collinsworth asked Harrison how Denver should attack Washington’s defense. Harrison started to answer, stopped mid-sentence, asked for the question again, then struggled through a disjointed response before apologizing Read more... The post Rodney Harrison explains on-air freeze during ‘Sunday Night Football’ pregame show appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Debate sports on television for long enough and you’re bound to become a meme. And that’s exactly what happened to Max Kellerman in 2019, as when presented with the choice between Andre Iguodala or Steph Curry taking an open shot, he made it clear he preferred the former. “Of everyone on Golden State, open shot, Read more... The post Max Kellerman defends his infamous ‘I want Iguodala’ take appeared first on Awful Announcing.

One month after the future of Chad Powers still seemed up in the air, the show announced it has been renewed for a second season by Hulu. Not only will Chad Powers return, but Glen Powell is returning for a second season in the starring role as well. The comedy series is based on a Read more... The post ‘Chad Powers’ renewed for second season appeared first on Awful Announcing.

ESPN analysts Dan Orlovsky and Kirk Herbstreit send warning that SEC schools could start softening non-conference schedules if Texas gets snubbed.

Sports host Laura Woods announced she is doing okay after collapsing on-air during live coverage of a women’s soccer match Tuesday evening. The incident occurred during the first few minutes of ITV’s broadcast featuring England vs. Ghana, when Woods fell to her side and was quickly caught by co-hosts Ian Wright and Anita Asante. After Read more... The post ITV Sport host Laura Woods collapses live on-air appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has been spuriously tied to college coaching jobs in the past. He’s laughed them off at every step. But that didn’t stop his former star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger from suggesting this time is different. On a recent episode of his Footbahlin podcast, Big Ben addressed the recent criticism of Tomlin Read more... The post Ben Roethlisberger suggests Mike Tomlin should take Penn State job appeared first on Awful Announcing.

According to Todd McShay, agent Jimmy Sexton is 'messing around' with Penn State's coaching search due to the firing of James Franklin.

Three months after he first joined Fox Sports as a college football analyst, it appears Robert Griffin III’s role with the network could soon be expanding. Over the course of a wide-ranging interview with Barrett Media’s John Mamola, the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner discussed his first season at Fox, which came one year after he Read more... The post Robert Griffin III expected to call NFL games for Fox; also interested in college basketball and soccer appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Wednesday is Spotify Wrapped day, and many music and podcast lovers are opening up their apps to see what they listened to in 2025. No doubt, a big chunk of those people are sports lovers and used the platform to consume their favorite sports-related podcasts throughout the year. But it’s not often that we’re able Read more... The post Spotify reveals top sports podcasts of 2025 appeared first on Awful Announcing.

LeBron James extended his impressive double-digit scoring streak to 1,297 games, but some are questioning how he got there.