ESPN is preparing for the third iteration of the XFL, and today announced its broadcast crews for the upcoming spring football league.
“Each ESPN team brings extensive expertise and their backgrounds in college football make them incredibly informed about the players who will be stars at the pro level in the XFL,” said ESPN Vice President of Production Steve Ackels.
“This talented group of voices, combined with the many on-field production innovations we have planned for this season, will provide fans with unprecedented access to all facets of the XFL.”
The league and network jointly announced last week the schedule, as well as the networks games would air on. ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, and FX will be the linear television home of the XFL, while each game will be streamed on ESPN+.
Team One
Play-by-play: Tom Hart
Analyst: Greg McElroy
Reporter: Katie George
Field Analyst: Cole Cubelic
Hart has served as the voice of SEC Saturday Night games on the SEC Network. Meanwhile McElroy could be auditioning to be ESPN’s number two college football analyst, according to a report this week. George works as the sideline reporter for ABC/ESPN college football broadcasts, and Cubelic is an analyst for the SEC Saturday Night games, in addition to teaming with McElroy for a sports radio show on WJOX in Birmingham.
Team Two
Play-by-play: Matt Barrie
Analyst: Joey Galloway
Reporter: Tiffany Blackmon
Field Analyst: Eric Mac Lain
Barrie is the co-anchor of the weekday Noon ET SportsCenter, and has worked as the play-by-play voice of ESPN’s college football broadcasts on Thursdays. Galloway has been with ESPN since 2011 as a college football studio and game analyst. Blackmon joined ESPN in 2021 and is a college football sideline reporter. Mac Lain played collegiately at Clemson and is a studio analyst for the ACC Network.
Team Three
Play-by-play: John Schriffen
Analyst: Tom Luginbill
Reporter: Stormy Buoantony
Field Analyst: Harry Douglas
Schriffen has announced college football, basketball, baseball, and softball since joining ESPN in 2020. Luginbill is a noted college football recruiting analyst and was a quarterback coach in the original XFL, winning the title in 2001. Buonantony is the co-host of VSiN Final Countdown and also works as a sideline reporter for ESPN’s college football broadcasts. Douglas recently launched a new ESPN Radio show, Fitz & Harry, and continues to host digital shows for ESPN after playing in the NFL for a decade.
Team Four
Play-by-play: Lowell Galindo
Analyst: Sam Acho
Reporter: Taylor McGregor
Field Analyst: Ian Fitzsimmons
Galindo serves as the lead anchor for the Longhorn Network, as well as play-by-play broadcasts for Texas football and basketball games. Acho played in the NFL for nearly a decade and joined ESPN as a contributor to studio shows in 2021. McGregor is a college football sideline reporter for ESPN, and the lead Cubs reporter for Marquee Sports Network. Fitszimmons hosts Freddie and Fitzsimmons on ESPN, and has worked the sidelines for college football coverage on ESPN Radio since joining the network in 2009.
