Former NFL Head Coach Pete Carroll Joins ESPN As Studio Analyst To Cover BCS National Championship

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Posted by admin | Posted in HD Programming, Media News, Sports | Posted on 07-01-2010

Former National Football League head coach, and the current head coach of the University of Southern California Trojans football team Pete Carroll will join ESPN’s SportsCenter and College GameDay Built by The Home Depot team to provide analysis about the Citi BCS National Championship on January 6 and 7.

Pete Carroll will be available on the sports network evening editions of ESPN SportsCenter Wednesday, Jan. 6 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena and also on special one-hour College GameDay Thursday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. National Championship pre-game and halftime shows on ABC beginning at 8 p.m.; and for ESPN’s SportsCenter post-game coverage following the game.

Norby Williamson, ESPN executive vice president, production, said “Coach Carroll’s experience in games of this magnitude will provide fans with invaluable insight on the thoughts going through the mind of a coach and the preparation involved to be in a position to win, adding a new element in the analysis of the matchup.”

“I’m not only looking forward to seeing this great matchup between Alabama and Texas, but joining with the ESPN crew to offer my thoughts and perspectives after having played in the BCS Championship Game in the Rose Bowl” said Carroll.

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