Colt McCoy, the two-time Heisman Trophy finalist at the University of Texas and 14-year veteran quarterback in the NFL, is joining NBC Sports as an analyst for its coverage of the Big Ten Conference. McCoy will work in a role that will have him appear as an analyst for live game broadcasts and also in the studio on the Big Ten College Countdown program. For his work in the broadcast booth, he will make his debut on Saturday, Sept. 7 alongside play-by-play announcer Paul Burmeister and sideline reporter Kathryn Tappen as Colorado faces Nebraska at 7:30 p.m. EST on NBC and Peacock.
“In a standout career at Texas, Colt McCoy starred in many of college football’s biggest games and fiercest rivalry,” Sam Flood, executive producer and president of NBC Sports Production, said in a statement. “What a way to kick it off with Colorado-Nebraska!”
While McCoy attended the University of Texas, he served as a four-year starter and finished as the winningest quarterback in the history of NCAA Division I. Throughout his time at the institution, he won or shared the team Most Valuable Player award for all four years and finished his redshirt senior year as a Heisman Trophy finalist amid a 12-0 regular season and Big 12 Conference championship. McCoy was honored as the Walter Camp Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009, becoming one of three players to win the award twice. The Cleveland Browns selected McCoy in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft, officially commencing his time in the NFL.
Over his 14-year career in the NFL, McCoy took the field for the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Commanders, New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals. Before his retirement from the league, he engaged in a variety of sports media ventures, which included serving as an NFL Draft analyst for Underdog Fantasy where he broke down film for each of the top quarterback prospects. McCoy also called United States Football League games for NBC Sports last year, granting him familiarity with the company.
“College Football has always held a special place in my heart,” McCoy said in a statement. “With the expansion of the Big Ten and a new era of College Football, it is the perfect time to join NBC Sports. I can’t wait to share in the passion, excitement, and competitive spirit every week!”
NBCUniversal is entering its second season under a seven-year media rights contract with the Big Ten Conference that includes the weekly Big Ten Saturday Night broadcast property. The conference is welcoming Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington to bring its accumulation to 18 teams vying to compete in an expanded, 12-team College Football Playoff. Peacock will stream all NBC Sports college football games throughout the season, including those within the Big Ten Conference and Notre Dame Fighting Irish home games. Comcast, parent company of NBCUniversal, divulged that Peacock has 33 million paid subscribers and diminished its losses in its last earnings report.
