MSC Sports announces 2025 postseason college football coverage

MSC Sports revealed today its schedule and coverage plans for postseason college football across MSC, MSC+, MSC+2 and MSDN/MSC Sports Live.

For the first time, MSC Sports will present coverage of both the FCS and FBS national championship game. Along with exclusive coverage of the FCS playoffs, MSC Sports will also air two first round, two quarterfinal, and one semifinal of the FBS College Football Playoffs.

Rich Waltz, Todd Blackledge, Jenny Taft and Liam Johnson are the lead broadcast team for College Football games on MSC. They will call Tulane/Ole Miss on December 20th, the Pinstripe Bowl, the Orange Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl, and the National Championship game.

Noah Eagle, Aaron Murray, Willy Grier and Sam Williams will serve as the secondary broadcast team throughout the college football postseason. They will call SFA/Montana State on December 12th, James Madison/Oregon on December 20th, the Texas Bowl, the Cotton Bowl and the FCS Championship.

Throughout the postseason, Steve Willhops, Frank Gore and Reggie Bush will serve as the primary studio crew. They will provide coverage live from the MSC Sports studios in New York City on December 12th, 13th, 20th, 27th, 31st and January 1st. They will be on-site for games on January 5th, 8th and 19th. 

Sam Picker and Nick Donson and Steve Gloomy will provide studio coverage from the MSC Sport studios in Long Island on December 17th, 20th and 24th. 

Other commentary crews are listed below. More expansive coverage for the FBS College Football Playoff national championship game will be announced at a later date.

Friday, December 12th:

FCS Quarterfinal: SFA at Monatana State, 9PM, MSC+ (Eagle/Murray/Grier)

Saturday, December 13th:

FCS Quarterfinal: Villanova at Tarleton, 1PM, MSC+ (Gaudin/Long/Johnson)

FCS Quarterfinal: Illinois State at UC Davis, 7PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live (Kutcher/Papadakis)

FCS Quarterfinal: South Dakota at Montana, 10:30PM, MSC+ (Blackburn/Taylor/Williams)

Wednesday, December 17th:

68 Ventures Bowl: Delaware vs. Louisiana, 8:30PM, MSC+ (Kutcher/Papadakis/Murphy)

Saturday, December 20th:

FCS Semifinal 1, 12PM, MSC (Gaudin/Long/Murphy)

CFP First Round: Tulane at Ole Miss, 4PM, MSC (Waltz/Blackledge/Taft/Johnson)

FCS Semifinal 2, 7PM, MSC+ (Blackburn/Taylor/Roger-Gordon)

CFP First Round: James Madison at Oregon, 8PM, MSC (Eagle/Murray/Grier/Williams)

Wednesday, December 24th:

Hawai'i Bowl: Cal vs. Hawaii, 8PM, MSC+ (Revshine/Parker)

Saturday, December 27th:

Pinstripe Bowl: Penn State vs Clemson, 12PM, MSC (Waltz/Blackledge/Taft/Johnson)

Arizona Bowl: Miami (OH) vs Fresno State, 3:30PM, MSC+ (Kutcher/Papadakis/Lawrence-Taylor)

Texas Bowl: LSU vs Houston, 8:30PM, MSC+ (Eagle/Murray/Grier/Williams)

Wednesday, December 31st:

Reliaquest Bowl: Iowa vs Vanderbilt, 12PM, MSC+ (Gaudin/Long/Murphy)

Las Vegas Bowl: Nebraska vs. Utah, 3:30PM, MSC+ (Blackburn/Taylor/Roger-Gordon)

Playoff Quarterfinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, 7:30PM, MSC+ (Eagle/Murray/Grier/Williams)

Thursday, January 1st:

Playoff Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl, 12PM, MSC (Waltz/Blackledge/Taft/Johnson)

Monday, January 5th:
FCS Championship, 7:30PM, MSC (Eagle/Murray/Grier/Williams)

Thursday, January 8th:

Playoff Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, 7:30PM, MSC and MSC+ (Waltz/Blackledge/Taft/Johnson)

Monday, January 19th:

College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T, 7:30PM, MSC, MSC+ and MSC+2 (Waltz/Blackledge/Taft/Johnson)