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ESPN has a 4K broadcast for the College Football Playoff National Championship game that features no commercials. Yes, a commercial-free experience, and it simply shows a view of the stadium during commercial breaks. It’s a beautiful thing. Well, for the Miami-Indiana CFP national title game on Monday night, a couple happened to be standing right in front of the camera during commercial breaks on the 4K broadcast. I NEED ALL MY TWITTER INVESTIGATORS! I’m watching the 4K feed of the #NationalChampionship game and this Indiana couple standing in front of the camera is adorable Twitter needs to find them because I don’t know if they know they are on camera, but they are too cute #Hoosiers… pic.twitter.com/uqao2IdlN9 — Courtney Mims (@MimsCourtney) January 20, 2026 After that was the case for an hour, the couple was alerted with text messages showing that they were right in front of the camera. The couple on the skycam feed seem to have been alerted that they will be on many people’s televisions tonight. https://t.co/FMCmHdcIkg pic.twitter.com/Co98eLOkG2 — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 20, 2026 Live footage of the couple on ESPN’s 4K stream opening texts of themselves and realizing they’ve been the center of this camera for the last hour. This is hilarious pic.twitter.com/WDeHrnedmK — Ira Gorawara (@IraGorawara) January 20, 2026 Their reaction went viral. And after the situation went viral, ESPN adjusted the camera so that it was above the couple. ESPN made a camera adjustment after the couple was right in front of the stadium view of the 4K broadcast during commercial breaks. #CFP #NationalChampionship https://t.co/YmVDiWnTeQ pic.twitter.com/Lngf8zqHlr — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 20, 2026 Regardless of what the camera is showing, viewers will gladly take it over watching commercials. The post Couple realizes they’re starring in ESPN CFP 4K broadcast commercial breaks appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Both head coaches were expecting an intense, physical College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday night, but it was Indiana’s Curt Cignetti who thought it crossed a line. During an interview with ESPN’s Holly Rowe heading into halftime, a typically ostentatious Cignetti trashed the referees, especially in the way they were supposedly overlooking hard hits on his quarterback. “There’s three personal fouls on the quarterback not called in one drive that need to be called because they’re obvious personal fouls,” Cignetti said. “I’m all for letting them play. But when you cross the line, you gotta call it. They were black and white calls.” Curt Cignetti: “There’s three personal fouls on the quarterback not called in one drive that need to be called because they’re obvious personal fouls. I’m all for letting them play. But when you cross the line, you gotta call it. They were black and white calls.” #CFP pic.twitter.com/bHaOMTtAiw — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 20, 2026 Networks have added significantly more in-game interviews over time, but they rarely generate meaningful insights. In this case, Cignetti did not hold back laying into the referees at Hard Rock Stadium. The drive in question would appear to have been around the six-minute mark of the first quarter, when Mendoza received hits on a pass attempt and as a blocker that had fans chattering online. Mendoza takes a hit pic.twitter.com/EyJwvEHG5r — LandonTengwall (@LandonTengwall) January 20, 2026 Of course, the officials wouldn’t hear Cignetti’s comments on the broadcast. But CFP staffers certainly will, and the head coach might have a fine waiting for him on Tuesday morning after so directly challenging the referees’ decisions on live television. The post Curt Cignetti trashes CFP officiating during in-game interview with ESPN’s Holly Rowe appeared first on Awful Announcing.

It was only a matter of time before legendary college football coach Nick Saban got the docuseries treatment. ESPN, in partnership with production studio Words + Pictures, has commenced production on Saban, a six-episode docuseries “chronicling the life, legacy, and seminal impact of the most successful college football coach of all time, Nick Saban.” “Directed by Russell Dinallo and produced by Words + Pictures’ Connor Schell, Libby Geist, Aaron Cohen, and Alexa Conway along with Tom Rinaldi, with Gabe Honig serving as co-executive producer and showrunner, the series will tell the story of Nick Saban’s extraordinary career, highlighted by his 17 seasons at Alabama, where he led the team to six national titles and reestablished the Crimson Tide as the preeminent program in college football,” reads the press release. “The series will peel back the curtain on the long, closely guarded world of Saban, with hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage from the locker room and practice fields, as well as many other behind-the- scenes moments in his career at Alabama, and prior to that, LSU, the Miami Dolphins, and Michigan State, among other stops. There’s also a wealth of present-day interviews with Saban and his wife, the legendary Ms. Terry Saban, whose own influence and impact played a massive role in Nick’s success as a coach and leader.” Nick Saban began his head-coaching career with one season at Toledo before moving to Michigan State. He parlayed that into a job leading LSU, where he won his first national title. Following a brief stint with the Miami Dolphins, he returned to college and took over Alabama. Saban coached the Crimson Tide from 2007 to 2023, leading the team to six national championships in nine championship appearances, as well as 9 SEC titles and 10 SEC West Division championships. A five-time SEC Coach of the Year, Saban is widely considered one of the greatest football coaches of all time, if not the greatest. After retiring, Saban has quickly cemented himself as a cornerstone of ESPN’s College GameDay and as a prominent leadership voice in college football. “With my coaching days behind me, Ms. Terry and I have been doing a lot of reflection and realized we were ready to tell our story,” said Saban in a statement. “The team at Words + Pictures has encouraged me to really look back not just at my time at Alabama, but every stop along the way – and not just reflect on what happened but consider the process which made it happen. I interacted with a lot of players and coaches along the way, and I’m happy to see that so many of them have contributed to this docuseries. There’s a lot to tell, and I’m excited to share it all.” Per the announcement, the docuseries will draw on over 30 hours of interviews with Saban and more than 80 with former players, assistant coaches, rivals, family, friends, and observers. Details about premiere timing and episode rollout will be announced at a later date. The post ESPN announces six-episode docuseries about Nick Saban in production appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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