Former college football coach Brian Kelly is “in discussions with CBS Sports to join its college football coverage,” according to a source cited by Ralph Russo of THE ATHLETIC. The source said that Kelly’s full role with the network is “still to be determined and a deal is not done.” Russo notes Kelly worked as a studio analyst for CBS Sports Network for its NFL Draft coverage this spring. CBS airs a weekly Big Ten game, and it also has deals with the Mountain West, Pac-12, Conference USA and MAC, plus Army, Navy and UConn. The network moved Charles Davis from NFL game analysis to be its “lead Big Ten game analyst alongside Brad Nessler” after the retirement of Gary Danielson. Front Office Sports first reported that Kelly is expected to call games for CBS (THE ATHLETIC, 6/24).
