BYU-Navy is the premier game of the opening weekend of college football, and they will get the top ESPN broadcasting crew as a result.
Kirk Herbstreit appeared on 1045 the Zone in Nashville on Monday and confirmed that he will be on the call for BYU-Navy. “They’re (ESPN) having me call BYU-Navy,” Herbstreit said. “It’s the first game on and the only game on that (first) weekend— at least for teams that you’ve heard of — and I don’t know if I’ve ever been more excited for a BYU-Navy game than I am for this game.