Report: Amazon set to target voice of college football for Thursday Night Football analyst role

He’s already the primary face of ESPN’s college football coverage, but Kirk Herbstreit may soon be adding some NFL work to his schedule – just with a different network.

According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Amazon is targeting Herbstreit to be its lead analyst for its Thursday Night Football broadcasts. As Marchand reports, Herbstreit would be able to continue working for ESPN in his college football role while also fulfilling his NFL duties with Amazon. ESPN would also want to be able to still use the analyst on some of its NFL broadcasts.

“If Amazon and Herbstreit were to make a deal, ESPN, according to sources, would want the option to still use Herbstreit on some NFL games,” Marchand reports. “While continuing as the home of “Monday Night Football,” it will extend to 25 games a year in the next two years.”

Herbstreit – the iconic face of ESPN’s College GameDay show and the primary analyst for the big-time college football games – is currently under contract with ESPN for nearly $6-plus million per year, according to Marchand.

While he’s being heavily compensated for his work in college football, Herbstreit may soon expand his horizons – and his bank account – as an NFL analyst for Amazon.

Amazon had reportedly already targeted names such as Troy Aikman, Sean McVay and John Lynch for its open role, but the network didn’t land any of the three. Now, it is expected to focus in on Herbstreit.

Kirk Herbstreit reveals future plans with College GameDay

Entering yet another season on College GameDay, Kirk Herbstreit – who’s pretty much been established as the voice of ESPN’s college football coverage – joined The Pat McAfee Show and revealed his future plans with the show and shared how excited he is for the upcoming college football season.

“Honestly, we’re excited for this season,” Herbstreit told McAfee. “College football – as much chaos as there is off the field, I don’t know if the game itself or the brand itself has ever been better. Think about last season. We finally had fans back after missing them in ’20. The excitement, the energy and the passion is there every single week. Like, from Week 1 you’re thinking, ‘Man, that was great.’ Then, the next week it’s even better.

“So, we were lucky as a sport that we had so much juice every single week and GameDay is right in the middle of it, obviously, every week. We hope to continue to do that, man.”