"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."
Ohio State/Maryland was ABC's most watched game since week one and the most-watched afternoon game since Michigan played Florida to open the 2017 season.
“The magnitude of the position is intimidating, but when we actually got on the air to do it, it just felt like Jon and I doing a show where there wasn’t a script."
"We almost went through it -- almost rehearsed it -- because I was convinced we were looking at 35-10 at the half. That's just the way the Ohio State games go."
"You waited till (sic) your hit piece was done and now you just need to say you gave me a fair chance to speak even though you have no interest in the truth and your article is already written".
"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."