The Michigan football broadcast team on the radio is being fully revamped, with Jim Brandstatter and Dan Dierdorf having retired after the 2021 season.
No longer on the sidelines, Doug Karsch and Jon Jansen move up to the broadcast booth, taking over play-by-play and color commentary duties, respectively. But, with them upstairs, who will take their role down on the field?
Former Michigan center Jack Miller will now join Brian Boesch in Karsch’s pregame, halftime, and postgame role, while former Michigan receiver Jason Avant returns to his alma mater to be the in-game sideline reporter.
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LEARFIELD and the University of Michigan Athletic Department announced on Wednesday (August 10) that two former Wolverines, wide receiver Jason Avant (2002-05) and center Jack Miller (2011-14), will join the 2022 Michigan Football broadcast team as sideline announcer and pre-, half- and postgame analyst, respectively.
The duo will join play-by-play announcer Doug Karsch and analyst Jon Jansen to form the broadcast team that will bring fans the 2022 Michigan Football season. Brian Boesch will host the pregame and postgame shows.
Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Avant ranks among Michigan’s greatest all-time receivers. He is fourth in program history with 169 career receptions and 10th with 2,247 career receiving yards. He registered at least one reception in 35 straight games, the third longest streak in U-M history. Avant was selected in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft (109th overall) by the Philadelphia Eagles and played 11 NFL seasons.
Following his playing career, Avant found success in the business world before turning his sights to coaching. He was part of the Eagles’ staff in 2020 through the Bill Walsh Diversity Fellowship. Avant has recently held television and radio roles with NBC Sports Philadelphia and 97.5 the Fanatic as part of Eagles’ game day broadcasts.
Miller anchored the U-M offensive line while appearing in 22 games with 16 starts at center. In his senior year, the Perrysburg, Ohio, native won the Hugh H. Rader Award given to the top Michigan offensive lineman. Miller works at Hylant Insurance Group, previously as a client executive and now as the Detroit Market President.
He has been in the broadcast booth as part of the University of Toledo’s Football radio broadcast for three seasons (2019-21) and has also held a role as part of Buckeye CableSystem television broadcasts in Ohio.
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