By Shawn Stewart

ESPN had officially announced their commentating teams for the upcoming season.
Commentator Parings #1: Joe Tessitore | Jordan Rodgers | Tom Luginbill* | Sam Acho*
Joe Tessitore will be joined by former Vanderbilt QB and SEC Network analyst Jordan Rodgers in the booth, both making their UFL debut. College football insider and 2001 XFL Championship-winning QB coach Tom Luginbill, and NFL veteran and college football analyst Sam Acho will return as sideline analysts. Both are spring football experts who contributed to ESPN’s 2024 UFL and 2023 XFL coverage.
Commentator Parings #2: Mark Jones | Roy Philpott* | Roddy Jones | Cole Cubelic* | Harry Douglas*
Veteran ESPN college football and NBA voice Mark Jones will split play-by-play duties in his debut UFL season with returning commentator Roy Philpott. They will be joined by former Georgia Tech standout and ESPN college football analyst Roddy Jones in the booth. From the field, former Auburn offensive lineman/captain and SEC Network analyst Cole Cubelic and 10-year NFL veteran Harry Douglas bring a deep level of collegiate and NFL expertise as they return to their UFL analyst roles for the 2025 season.
Commentator Parings #3: Lowell Galindo* | Kirk Morrison* | Eric Mac Lain* | Aaron Murray
Lowell Galindo alongside analyst and NFL veteran Kirk Morrison, returning for their third and second seasons of spring football coverage on ESPN, respectively. The duo will be joined on the field by former college football standouts at Clemson and Georgia, respectively, with returning UFL analyst, ACC Network’s Eric Mac Lain, and SEC Network’s Aaron Murray, making his spring football debut.
ESPN’s schedule gets underway during UFL’s 2025 opening weekend on Sunday, March 30, with a doubleheader featuring the Michigan Panthers at the Memphis Showboats (12 p.m. ET), followed by the defending UFL Champion Birmingham Stallions traveling to take on the D.C. Defenders (3 p.m.).
ABC’s 12-game slate begins Week 2 on Saturday, April 5, when the Defenders host the Showboats under the lights in primetime at 8 p.m. It all culminates with ABC and ESPN+’s inaugural presentation of the UFL Championship in primetime (June 14 | 8 p.m.).