Rece Davis will replace Chris Fowler as the host of ESPN’s popular “GameDay” show during college football season, according to a report.
James Andrew Miller, who co-authored the infamous ESPN book “Those Guys Have All the Fun,” reported the news via Twitter.
Come this fall, @ESPN_ReceDavis will replace @cbfowler on @CollegeGameDay @espn #CollegeGameday
— James Andrew Miller (@JimMiller) February 5, 2015
Remember, @cbfowler still has plenty of big assignments w/ @KirkHerbstreit @ESPNCFB Tennis majors, etc. @espn couldn't lose @ESPN_ReceDavis
— James Andrew Miller (@JimMiller) February 6, 2015
Fowler has been the host of “GameDay” since 1990, but things became complicated last season after he was elevated to the top play-by-play team with Kirk Herbstreit, replacing Brent Musburger. If “GameDay” were hosted in a different city from the evening game, Fowler would have to travel to make it on time for the late game. The double-duty is a tough thing to pull off, and ESPN apparently felt it was time to move Davis into that role. Davis already had a huge presence on ESPN’s college football coverage as the network’s studio host.
