ESPN releases 2024 college football broadcast teams, Louis Riddick to replace Robert Griffin III

Just a few days before Week 0 gets underway, ESPN has announced the broadcast teams for the 2024 college football broadcast teams. That includes the replacement for Robert Griffin III next to Bob Wischusen in the booth.

Louis Riddick will now move in to Griffin’s seat alongside Wischusen and Kris Budden after ESPN surprisingly parted ways with the former Baylor star last week. Riddick previously worked alongside Mark Jones, who will now have Roddy Jones at his side with Quint Kessenich reporting from the sidelines.

Dave Pasch and Dusty Dvoracek will also be back together, with Taylor McGregor sliding into Tom Luginbill’s role on the sideline. Luginbill will work the ACC Network Primetime game with Wes Durham and Dana Boyle, rounding out the movement in the marquee ESPN booths.

After some shuffling last season following Todd Blackledge’s departure, ESPN’s top booths all stayed the same. Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit remain the No. 1 booth, along with Holly Rowe as the sideline reporter, while Sean McDonough and Greg McElroy enter their second season together with Molly McGrath in the No. 2 booth.

Joe Tessitore will also continue his college football play-by-play duties as he gets ready to join WWE as a commentator, as well. He will stay with Jesse Palmer and Katie George.

Other notable booths include Matt Barrie and former Florida coach Dan Mullen, who are entering their second year together, along with the duo of Anish Shroff and Andre Ware. But an interesting newcomer is former Texas star Sam Acho, who will work alongside Roy Philpott as he continues his college football coverage for ESPN. Acho replaces Roddy Jones as he gets ready to work with Mark Jones this season.

ESPN is ushering in a new era this year as the exclusive home of the SEC once the conference’s media rights deal kicks in. The first broadcast of the agreement will be Aug. 31, featuring new graphics and a new theme song as the SEC moves on from is longtime partnership with CBS, which will now air Big Ten games in the lucrative 3:30 p.m. ET time slot.

This season will also mark the 11th for ESPN’s coverage of the College Football Playoff, including the national championship. The new 12-team format debuts this year with games at campus sites, but the network will sublicense two first-round games to TNT Sports through the new media rights agreement with the CFP.