Dennis Franchione Returns To Big 12 As Analyst
Former Texas A&M football coach joins BusterSports.com’s insider team
RALEIGH, N.C., May 27 – Former Texas A&M head football coach Dennis Franchione has agreed to join BusterSports.com’s extensive insider team as the network’s lead Big 12 expert. Franchione becomes the final addition in rounding out full BCS conference coverage through a team of former NCAA coaches who will provide engaging, informative and interactive content for passionate college football fans.
Franchione, whose teams won eight conference titles during his 23 years as head coach at Texas A&M, Alabama, New Mexico and Texas Christian, will be joined by host Dave Nathan each week to examine recent results and look ahead to upcoming conference matchups. The tandem will chat with Big 12 coaches and players, banter about hot topics with college football journalists and interact directly with BusterSports.com followers. Franchione Big 12 coverage completes an insider team that consists of former coaches Jim Donnan covering the national scene, Terry Donahue – PAC 10, Tommy Tuberville - SEC, Tommy Bowden - ACC, Glenn Mason – Big 10, and Mike Gottfried covering the Big East.
“I’m looking forward to diving deep into the Big 12 and sharing my experience and opinion with fans of the conference,” Franchione said. “There’s nothing like football Saturday in the Midwest and I can’t wait to build up Big 12 football excitement each and every show we do.”
“Having been in the heart of the beast serving as a college football coach in the state of Texas, we can’t wait for Coach Fran to offer all of his insight to our audience,” said Dan Ballard, CEO of Buster Sports Communications. “His college football knowledge is respected not just around the Big 12, but throughout the entire country.”
About Dennis Franchione
Franchione most recently served as the head coach of the Texas A&M football team from 2003-2007. He previously coached Alabama (17-8), Texas Christian (25-11) and New Mexico (1997 WAC Mountain Division champs), helping to develop eventual NFL Pro Bowlers Brian Urlacher and LaDanian Tomlinson. In his 23 seasons as head coach, Franchione has won eight conference championships and one divisional crown. He most recently served as a color commentator for ESPN Radio.
About Buster Sports
With the mantra, “Being A Fan is No Longer a Spectator Sport,” BusterSports.com is the ultimate participation site for fans of BCS/NCAA football and basketball conferences. BusterSports.com is the place where fans get exclusive expert coverage of their teams and conferences through audio and video podcasts, reports and editorials. The rest of the site is devoted to fan-generated content in the form of entertaining and rivalry-induced videos, rants, messages and more that compete for top billing on the site. BusterSports.com was founded in 2008 by Buster Sports Communications Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina.
