One of the best and most widely-known college football broadcast crews will be on the call for this weekend’s pivotal ACC matchup between the No. 16 Clemson Tigers and Pitt Panthers.
ESPN’s No. 2 broadcast team of Sean McDonough (play-by-play) and Greg McElroy (analyst) will have the call of Clemson vs. Pitt Saturday at Acrisure Stadium, formerly Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. Molly McGrath will handle sideline reporting duties.
Kickoff is set for noon ET. The game will be televised on ESPN, which announced its Week 12 college football commentator assignments on Monday.
For McDonough and McElroy, it will be the third time this season the pair will call a Clemson game. The duo also called the Tigers’ season-opening loss to the Georgia Bulldogs in Atlanta, as well as their 59-35 romp over NC State in Death Valley in Week 4.
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McDonough is one of the most decorated and respected play-by-play broadcasters in ESPN’s arsenal, consistently ranking high on annual year-end surveys by fans of their favorite announcers. In my opinion, he’s the best play-by-play voice at ESPN.
A New England native and Syracuse alum from the Newhouse School of Communications, McDonough has been with ESPN since 2000. In addition to his work with ESPN, he calls select Boston Red Sox games for the team’s vast radio network.
Radio coverage for Saturday’s Clemson game will be carried on SiriusXM Channel 81, featuring the Clemson Athletic Network crew of Don Munson, Tim Bourret and Reggie Merriweather.
Clemson (7-2) moved up one spot to No. 16 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll after a 24-17 victory over Virginia Tech. Pitt (7-2) fell out of the Top 25 polls after a 24-19 loss to Tony Elliott and the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday. The Panthers have lost two straight.
Dabo Swinney’s Tigers trail the SMU Mustangs (8-1, 5-0) in the ACC standings entering the week. Clemson leads Miami (9-1, 5-1) by a half game in the standings but would need another Hurricanes loss to stay ahead of them. The Canes fell 28-23 at Georgia Tech on Saturday.
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