“I’m going to keep working. I don’t want to get up and watch Netflix. I know there’s some opportunities out there for me somewhere."
"Hopefully, I won’t get GameDay canceled – that’s my mission – that’s going to be tough to do, but I think I can handle that one.”
As part of the new deal, he will also call select matchups throughout the college basketball season.
In addition to his football roles, Fowler is calling the upcoming U.S. Open Tennis Championships from Flushing, N.Y., which commences on Aug. 28.
"For the record, ESPN did right by me during my entire career. No hard feelings. It was an honor to work there."
The discussion should end with that backflip into the Tennessee River during ESPN College GameDay, right?
"We get a billboard for three hours on Saturday morning. And it's phenomenal."
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College GameDay on ESPN, Big Noon Kickoff on FOX and Texas pregame on Longhorn Network will all emanate from just outside Royal-Memorial Stadium.
Cook is closely associated with college football, but he was an important figure in sports broadcasting.