<P> It first aired in 1987 with Tim Brando as host and Lee Corso and Beano Cook as commentators , giving an overview of college football games , but the show underwent a radical transformation beginning in 1993 , and began incorporating live broadcasts . Today , the only original cast member remaining is Lee Corso . Rece Davis serves as host and Kirk Herbstreit is Corso 's counterpart . Desmond Howard was added to the cast of the show in 2008 . Craig James served as an analyst from 1990 to 1995 . Erin Andrews joined the GameDay crew as a co-host and contributor in 2010 , replaced in 2012 by Samantha Ponder ( and in 2017 by Maria Taylor after Ponder left to become host of Sunday NFL Countdown that same year ) . In 2015 , Rece Davis ( also host of the college basketball version of GameDay ) replaced Chris Fowler as host of the show . In 2010 , the program was expanded from two to three hours , with the opening hour broadcast on ESPNU until 2013 . </P>
<P> It first aired in 1987 with Tim Brando as host and Lee Corso and Beano Cook as commentators , giving an overview of college football games , but the show underwent a radical transformation beginning in 1993 , and began incorporating live broadcasts . Today , the only original cast member remaining is Lee Corso . Rece Davis serves as host and Kirk Herbstreit is Corso 's counterpart . Desmond Howard was added to the cast of the show in 2008 . Craig James served as an analyst from 1990 to 1995 . Erin Andrews joined the GameDay crew as a co-host and contributor in 2010 , replaced in 2012 by Samantha Ponder ( and in 2017 by Maria Taylor after Ponder left to become host of Sunday NFL Countdown that same year ) . In 2015 , Rece Davis ( also host of the college basketball version of GameDay ) replaced Chris Fowler as host of the show . In 2010 , the program was expanded from two to three hours , with the opening hour broadcast on ESPNU until 2013 . </P>
who is calling the college football playoff games
who is calling the college football playoff games
Lee Corso Kirk Herbstreit
Lee Corso Kirk Herbstreit