ESPN To Offer Megacast, Four Hours Of Live Pregame Coverage For IU-OSU
ESPN is ramping up its presentation of IU-Ohio State even further.
On Tuesday, the network announced it will implement a trimmed-down version of its megacast - traditionally used for the college football playoff championship game - for its broadcast of the Hoosiers' Aug. 31 season-opening home matchup against the Buckeyes.
In total, viewers will have seven ways to watch the game.
In addition to the main broadcast airing on ESPN, the network will also televise a Coaches' Film Room on ESPNews hosted by Greg McElroy and Tom Luginbill with former college football coaches Mack Brown, Mark Helfrich, Gene Chizik and Les Miles.
There will also be a "homer's broadcast" on ESPNU with play-by-play announcer Joe Tessitore and analyst Dan Dakich on the call. On ESPN3, the network will also debut a new All-22 view which will allow viewers to see the entire field from above the endzone. ESPN3 will also offer a Skycam perspective and Data Center perspective, while ESPN Goal Line will televise Command Center, a split-screen broadcast with multiple camera views at the same time.
Additionally, the network will have four hours of live pregame coverage leading up to kickoff from Bloomington, beginning at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN, followed by a special Thursday night edition of College GameDay at 6 p.m. ET up until kickoff. Field Pass, an alternate pregame show featuring Tessitore, Joey Galloway, Adnan Virk and Jesse Palmer which will broadcast inside the stadium at field level, will air at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
IU-Ohio State kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN on Aug. 31.
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