As CBS Sports continues its media rights deal with the Big Ten Conference and airs college football games throughout the 2024 season, it is making an addition to its signature studio program. Aaron Taylor, former NFL offensive lineman and two-time All-American at the University of Notre Dame, is joining College Football Today for pregame, halftime and postgame coverage on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Taylor, who has been a member of CBS Sports’ college football coverage since 2008 as the lead analyst on CBS Sports Network and broadcasting select games on CBS, will join host Adam Zucker and analysts Brian Jones and Rick Neuheisel in the fall. The network will also expand its postgame studio show this fall and remain on the air until 7:30 p.m. EST.
“BJ, Rick, Adam and I have so much respect for the sport and for the platform we’re given to break down all the exciting twists and turns that college football offers,” Taylor said in a statement. “It gives us the freedom to not take ourselves too seriously and have some fun at each other’s expense. I can’t wait to sit with those guys on Saturdays and be the one person at the desk who isn’t battling a receding hairline.”
CBS Sports will broadcast a marquee Big Ten Conference matchup every Saturday at 3:30 p.m. EST, ending the season with coverage of the 2024 Big Ten Championship Game from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. on Saturday, Dec. 7. The company will air the matchup between Notre Dame and Purdue on Saturday, Sept. 14 followed by USC at Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 21. Taylor will join the coverage on College Football Today as a studio analyst to provide his insights and expertise regarding the action.
“Aaron’s extensive football IQ has been integral to our coverage for many years, and we look forward to him joining Adam, BJ and Rick on Saturdays given their deep chemistry cemented over the years on Inside College Football,” Harold Bryant, executive producer and executive vice president, production, at CBS Sports, said in a statement. “And as we extend our post-game coverage, Aaron’s personality and analysis will be a welcome addition with more runway to recap the most pivotal games and moments from earlier in the day.”
As Jones joins College Football Today, it will mark the 10th consecutive season working in studio together for Zucker, Jones and Neuheisel. CBS will broadcast college football on Saturdays and its slate of NFL on CBS matchups in the fall, which also includes the addition of Matt Ryan on The NFL Today. Ryan will be joined by host James Brown, who was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on Tuesday night at the 45th Annual Sports Emmy Awards, along with analysts J.J. Watt, Nate Burleson and Bill Cowher.
