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ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit Tests Positive For Covid-19, Will Call Sugar Bowl From Home

Kirk Herbstreit revealed via Twitter on Tuesday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. As a result, the ESPN analyst will be working from home on New Year's Day, taking part in the network’s College GameDay and the its telecast of Sugar Bowl between No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Ohio State. This is the second time…

Rose Bowl Ratings Slip, But Game Still Second Most-Watched Non-Semifinal New Year’s Six Game

Ratings for the Rose Bowl Game featuring Oregon vs. Wisconsin on New Year’s Day were down four percent from last year. But the game was still the second most-watched non-semifinals game of the College Football Playoff era. ESPN and ESPN2 aired the Rose Bowl, which had an audience of more than 16.3 million viewers. The…

Rose Bowl Delivers Fifth-Best Cable Audience Ever As ESPN Posts ‘New Year’s Six’ Records

The 2018 Rose Bowl was an instant classic, and the ratings are coming up roses for ESPN. The Worldwide Leader said today that Monday’s College Football Playoff semifinal in Pasadena was the fifth-most watched cable program of all time, huddling with 26.8 million viewers in the ESPN/ESPN 2 simulcast, according to…