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Report: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit calling Week 1 Monday Night Football game
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The “A-Team” of college football broadcasting will be taking its talent to the professional ranks — at least for one night.
On Friday, James Miller reported that Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit are expected to call one game of the Monday Night Football double-header scheduled for the first week of the NFL season. It had been rumored that Fowler and Herbstreit could step into the NFL booth this season.
Fowler and Herbstriet traditionally work the ABC/ESPN “Game of the Week” in college football every Saturday night. The first date of Monday Night Football is scheduled for Sept. 14.
Hearing: New @NFL_MNF booth: @espnSteveLevy @briangriese @LRiddickESPN 2nd game @steelers vs. @Giants @cbfowler @KirkHerbstreit (If college football season is cancelled, this could change)
— james andrew miller (@JimMiller) July 31, 2020
There are two games on Sept. 14. The first game features the Pittsburgh Steelers against the New York Giants while the second game will be the Tennessee Titans battling the Denver Broncos.
The other broadcast crew will be Steve Levy, Louis Riddick and Brian Griese.
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