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ESPN names Louis Riddick its Robert Griffin III replacement on college football broadcasts
By Andrew Battifarano,
4 hours ago
ESPN has found an analyst to replace Robert Griffin III on college football game coverage.
The network announced a slew of broadcasting decisions for the 2024 season on Tuesday, including the addition of Louis Riddick to the ESPN and ABC college football crew that includes play-by-play man Bob Wischusen and sideline reporter Kris Budden.
The Worldwide Leader said Riddick will still call “select” “Monday Night Football” games in addition to the slate of ESPN’s studio coverage.
Griffin had worked on Wischusen’s broadcast team during the 2023 season.
Griffin, 34, had joined ESPN three years ago and was part of both college football and NFL coverage.
Days after the news broke, the former Baylor star and 2011 Heisman winner said he was grateful for the support he’s gotten, saying questions would be soon answered , linking to his personal YouTube account.
“YOU GUYS ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST. Your support means everything to us, and I can’t wait to connect with you all directly about everything,” Griffin wrote on X on Sunday. “I’ll be sitting down soon to chat with YOU, so make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel, drop all your questions here and under my latest video and I’ll be answering them soon.”
Last Friday, ESPN radio host Paul Finebaum said he had no “insight” into why Griffin and the network parted ways.
“Everybody always thinks that people that sit in chairs like this don’t ever want to comment on it,” he said. “I mean, I’ve got strong opinions on a lot of people I work with, and some of them might blow you away.
“If I had some insight, I would be happy to share it with you. I know him. I know him pretty well and he was completely different than most of the paint-by-number analysts.”
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