Chase Daniel Joins SEC Nation and Gets Thursday Night ESPN Games

Overview

• Media reports published June 23 say Chase Daniel will replace Jordan Rodgers on SEC Nation and will call Thursday-night ESPN college football games alongside Matt Barrie.
• ESPN declined to comment on the reports and the network has not publicly confirmed specific assignments for Jordan Rodgers.
• Matt Barrie was previously announced as the new SEC Nation host and the planned pairing with Daniel links Barrie’s studio role to the Thursday-night broadcast team.
• Daniel joined ESPN last year, was a 2007 Heisman finalist and is expected to maintain an NFL studio presence on shows such as NFL Live.
• The move reflects ESPN’s effort to align studio and game coverage across a large college-football schedule and could lift Rodgers into a higher-profile national role once his assignments are disclosed.