"You'll get plenty of more opening days. Let Howie and Keith Raad finish it the right way with 40,000 people, with optimism, hope, and then Howie can drop the mic and say I'm out."
"If there’s something that stands out to me, I’ll mention it to him, but not necessarily the day after the game. It might be in a series of conversations we have a week later."
"He truly wanted to just create his own identity there, and finally once he was established, things changed - dynamic changed - and he started saying his full name."
"With their collective college football experience and great enthusiasm for the game, Todd, Noah and Kathryn join a production team that can’t wait to kick off the Big Ten season.”
Blackledge will work as the color commentator for ESPN Radio's coverage of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game as his final assignment for the network on Monday.
"People are excited. People are happy for him. I'm glad to hear it. He's worked his tail off and it's well deserved for the long, illustrious career he's had."
"You'll get plenty of more opening days. Let Howie and Keith Raad finish it the right way with 40,000 people, with optimism, hope, and then Howie can drop the mic and say I'm out."