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Laura Rutledge news
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The gist
Laura Rutledge joins ABC's crew for No. 1 Ohio State at No. 4 Texas.
Her Week 2 role and ESPN 'NFL Live' set show her on-air footprint.
Background
Rutledge, a former SEC Nation host, now works across ESPN's college football and NFL coverage. Week 2 of the 2026 college football season is headlined by a primetime matchup between No. 1 Ohio State and No. 4 Texas in Austin, and ABC is giving the game its top announcing crew. Around the same period, Rutledge also showed off ESPN's new 'NFL Live' set ahead of the 2026 season opener and sent a message to her old SEC Nation crew during 'Nation on Location.'
How it unfolded
- recentlyLaura Rutledge shows off the new ESPN 'NFL Live' set ahead of the 2026 season opener.
- Sep 9, 2026On3 reports the Week 2 announcer schedule, listing Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge on the ABC broadcast of Ohio State at Texas on Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
- Sep 10, 2026Week 2 of the 2026 college football season gets underway, headlined by No. 1 Ohio State at No. 4 Texas in Austin, with ABC's A-team of Fowler, Herbstreit, Rowe and Rutledge on the call.
- Sep 2026Rutledge, a former SEC Nation host, sends a special message to her old crew during 'Nation on Location' as ESPN reporters preview the biggest Week 2 matchups.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- SEC Sports highlights that former SEC Nation host Rutledge sent a special message to the team as ESPN reporters previewed the biggest Week 2 matchups.