ABC names broadcast team for Penn State-Pitt

Another major college football rivalry game will be at center stage this weekend, as No. 10 Penn State travels to Pitt for a Week 2 clash.

The in-state rivalry game between the two teams will be aired in primetime on ABC, with kickoff set for 8 p.m. ET. On Monday, ABC announced the broadcast crew for the early-season showdown.

Sean McDonough will be the play-by-play guy while Todd Blackledge, an ex-Pen State quarterback, will be the analyst. Holly Rowe will be the sideline reporter for the game.

ABC broadcast team for Saturday's Pitt-Penn State game is Sean McDonough, Holly Rowe and Todd Blackledge (who beat Pitt twice as Penn State's quarterback in 1981-82).

— Mark Wogenrich (@MarkWogenrich) September 3, 2018

Saturday will mark the 99th meeting between Penn State and Pitt, who have recently renewed a longstanding rivalry. The Nittany Lions lead the all-time series 53-41-4 but the two teams have split the last two matchups.

Pitt won the 2016 game 42-39 and Penn State took last year’s contest 33-14.

Both teams enter Saturday with a 1-0 record.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB