Behind the Mic: Ernie Johnson To Lead The Match: Tiger vs. Phil ; ESPN, Fox Sports Reveal CBB Broadcast Teams By Kristian Hernandez, Assistant Editor
Friday, November 16, 2018 - 12:29 pm
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Behind the Mic provides a roundup of recent news regarding on-air talent, including new deals, departures, and assignments compiled from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week's edition, Turner Sports releases cast of personalities for The Match: Tiger vs. Phil, a pair of networks announced their broadcast teams for the college basketball season Jennifer Botterill joins MSG Networks for their Islanders coverage, and Fox Sports names their on-air crew for FS1 UFC Fight Night: Magny VS. Ponzinibbio.
Turner Sports' live PPV coverage of Capital One's The Match: Tiger vs. Phil, the highly-anticipated showdown between the iconic Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, will be led by Sports Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Ernie Johnson providing play-by-play, alongside analysts Darren Clarke - 2011 Open Championship winner - and NBC Sports/Golf Channel's Peter Jacobsen, and reporters Shane Bacon and LPGA veteran Natalie Gulbis. The broadcast team will provide commentary throughout the winner-take-all $9 million match play competition, to be held Friday, Nov. 23, at Noon PT / 3 p.m. ET from the exclusive Shadow Creek in Las Vegas.
Additionally, Turner Sports will produce The Pre-Match Show Presented by Capital One - Friday, Nov. 23, at 2 p.m. ET - offering fans a look inside the preparation of Woods and Mickelson immediately preceding the main event. The pre-show coverage - including footage of Woods and Mickelson warming up on the putting green and driving range - will be a combination of sports and entertainment.
Bleacher Report's Adam Lefkoe will host the one-hour, pre-match show with three-time PGA Tour winner Pat Perez, along with Samuel L. Jackson and Charles Barkley, among other special guests. The pre-show commentator team will also be integrated into the live event coverage at select moments during the competition
ESPN's college basketball coverage will boast some of the most prominent voices in the sport.
New additions to the roster include former Ole Miss head coach Andy Kennedy, Jordan Cornette, former Notre Dame standout who holds the school record as all-time leading shot blocker, and veteran NBA head coach Stan Van Gundy, all serving as game and studio analysts. ESPN also welcomes back Carolyn Peck, who will be a fixture on SEC Network's women's college basketball coverage. Peck is the youngest national champion coach, winning a title at Purdue.
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, and Maria Taylor will call Saturday Primetime and marquee matchups throughout the season.
College GameDay covered by State Farm returns for the 15th season, with host Rece Davis and Bilas, Seth Greenberg, and Jay Williams, beginning January 19.
Adam Amin, Rebecca Lobo, Kara Lawson, and Holly Rowe return as the lead women's college basketball team and will call a number of NCAA Div. I Women's Championship games, as well as the Women's Final Four.
Longtime analyst Dick Vitale enters his 40th season with ESPN. The Hall of Fame veteran has called over 1,000 games for the network.
Men's Basketball Coverage
Big Monday: The team of Sean McDonough, Bilas or Vitale, and Allison Williams will work ACC games, while Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla, and Rowe cover Big 12 matchups
Super Tuesday voices include Dave Flemming, Dan Dakich, and Molly McGrath for Big Ten matchups, Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes, and Laura Rutledge calling SEC men's basketball games, and ACC matchups called by Davis and LaPhonso Ellis
The dynamic duo of Dave Pasch and Bill Walton will continue to call Pac-12 matchups
Wischusen and Vitale will partner to work on multiple conference matchups on Saturdays throughout the season
Amin and John Thompson III will work on a number of American Athletic Conference games
Play-by-by commentators include Jon Sciambi, Tom Hart, Jason Benetti, Mike Couzens, Kevin Brown, Doug Sherman, Roy Philpott, Rich Hollenberg, Beth Mowins, Courtney Lyle and Anish Shroff, among others
Analysts include Sean Farnham, Cornette, Cory Alexander, Deb Antonelli, Lawson, Robbie Hummel, Caron Butler, Chris Spatola and Dalen Cuff, and more
SEC Network will present more than 100 SEC games exclusively, and will include analysts Pat Bradley, Dane Bradshaw, Daymeon Fishback, Kennedy, and Jon Sundvold, as well as play-by-play commentators Richard Cross, Kevin Fitzgerald, Hart, Mike Morgan, Dave Neal, and Philpott
Studio coverage will be provided by Bradley, Dykes, and Antoine Walker
Longhorn Network will surround the network's exclusive Texas men's basketball games with studio programming that includes Game Plan with head coach Shaka Smart and Lowell Galindo. Galindo will call play-by-play for the network alongside analysts Lance Blanks, Reid Gettys, and others.
Ted Emrich and Paul Biancardi will call high school matchups
Women's Basketball Coverage
Big Monday and Showcase Thursday games will see the commentator team of Amin and Lawson/Lobo
Mowins and Deb Antonelli to partner to call a Big Monday doubleheader matchup and Sunday games throughout the season
Antonelli will work with Paul Sunderland on Thursday SEC Network games, and will also call games on ESPN2
Pam Ward will serve as a play by play commentator for several games throughout the season, working with Peck on ESPN2 and SEC Network
SEC Network boasts more than 70 games on ESPN's network dedicated to the Southeastern Conference
Nell Fortner will appear in studio on Thursdays with Andy Landers and Taylor
Monday games will be called by Brenda VanLengen and Andraya Carter
SEC game coverage to include analysts Antonelli, Fortner, Landers, and Steffi Sorensen, a
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Behind the Mic: Ernie Johnson To Lead The Match: Tiger vs. Phil ; ESPN, Fox Sports Reveal CBB Broadcast Teams By Kristian Hernandez, Assistant Editor 
