Did Jac Collinsworth play football?

Collinsworth attended Highlands High School and played on the football team. However, a back injury sidetracked him from playing football in college. As a high school student, Collinsworth first got involved with broadcasting by recording, editing and producing videos.

Which Collinsworth played at Notre Dame?

Jac Collinsworth’s last name and NBC family lineage surely didn’t hurt him in getting the Notre Dame play-by-play job, but he struggled Saturday as much as the Fighting Irish, who were upset by Marshall.

Is Jac Collinsworth kin to Chris Collinsworth?

Collinsworth, the son of NBC Sunday Night Football analyst Cris Collinsworth, began working on Notre Dame Football for NBC Sports while he was a student at Notre Dame as part of the sideline production team for Fighting Irish Football games on NBC from 2013-17.

Did Chris Collinsworth replace John Madden?

13 years ago, Cris Collinsworth was tasked with replacing arguably the most popular analyst in sports history: John Madden.

Are Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth leaving?

His longtime partner Cris Collinsworth is remaining there this season, and will be joined by Mike Tirico. Maria Taylor will then replace Tirico as the host of their pregame show. Michaels, 77, also called “Monday Night Football” games for ABC starting in 1986.

Who is the highest paid commentator in football?

Joe Buck – $15 million Best known for his NFL and MLB play-by-play role on FOX’s premiere broadcasts, Buck calls games for an array of sports. After ESPN hired Troy Aikman to be the lead analyst for Monday Night Football, Buck followed suit, inking a 5 year, $75 million contract with the World Wide Leader in Sports.