With the Clemson Tigers and Stanford Cardinal set to meet for the first time as ACC opponents, ESPN is sending a new broadcast crew to Death Valley for the Week 5 conference matchup.
ESPN’s broadcast crew of Mark Jones (play-by-play) and Roddy Jones (analyst) will have the call of Clemson vs. Stanford from the booth. Quint Kessenich will serve as the network’s sideline reporter. Kickoff for Clemson vs. Stanford is set for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.
It’s the first time this season the Jones and Jones crew will call a Tigers (2-1) game. While the duo is in their first season doing play-by-play and color commentary/analysis together, Mark Jones is no stranger to college football viewers or sports fans in general.
An ESPN veteran, Jones has served as either a play-by-play announcer or sideline/courtside reporter for the network for more than three decades. He also serves as one of the lead play-by-play announcers for ESPN’s coverage of the NBA. On football broadcasts, Jones teamed with veteran analyst Louis Riddick last year.
Broadcast team for the Clemson-Stanford game on Saturday night (7 p.m., ESPN): Mark Jones (play by play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline). First time that group’s called a Tigers game this year
— Chapel Fowler (@chapelfowler) September 23, 2024
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Clemson moved up four spots in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 Poll, reaching No. 15 in the Coaches Poll and No. 17 in the AP poll. Stanford (2-1) is unranked but is coming off a 26-24 victory over Syracuse last Friday at JMA Wireless Dome.
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