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Barry Werner

Report: ESPN won’t audible to Chris Fowler-Kirk Herbstreit for MNF

The pieces are moving everywhere. On the field, off the field. College football, pro football. Sports is in a chaotic state due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It is no different with TV networks and broadcast teams. What will they do if the NFL shifts games from Sundays to playing some on Saturdays, too?

Well, according to one report, ESPN would stick with its still-to-be-announced “Monday Night Football” team of Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Louis Riddick, and keep its options open about having its premier college team if Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit available for the possibility of Saturday broadcasts.

With the potential of Saturday NFL games in the event of college football being totally canceled, ESPN’s current plan is to stick with its newly created, but yet to be announced “Monday Night Football” team of Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Louis Riddick, The Post has learned.

That doesn’t mean that its No. 1 college football broadcast team of Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit won’t do multiple NFL games.

If this were to happen, then ESPN/ABC would try to land Saturday games. Fowler and Herbstreit would be in line to call those telecasts.

The duo is already expected to be on the Giants-Steelers “Monday Night” opener on Sept. 14. Levy, Riddick and Griese will handle the second game of that night’s doubleheader between the Titans and Broncos.

 

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