- Football Friday
Infobox Television | show_name=Football Friday
format =American football
runtime = 60 min.
starring =Stan Verrett Merril Hoge
country = USA
network =ESPN2 (2004-)
first_aired =September 3 2004
last_aired = Present"Football Friday" is a football news and analysis television show on
ESPNEWS every Friday, year-round, at 8pm ET to 9pm ET and reairs at noon ET, on Saturdays. Since debuting in2004 , the show has been hosted byStan Verrett along with analysis from former pro fullbackMerril Hoge . Originally the show just ran through the football season, but sinceSeptember 1 ,2006 , it has run on Fridays year-round."Football Friday" is a fast-paced program that covers everything from
college football to theNational Football League and even high school football. Throughout the show, Stan and Merril run through all the highlights, injury updates, interviews and analysis to preview the upcoming weekend in football.egments
*Merril's Playbook: Merril breaks down the defense and offense of teams to find out how to beat them.
*Office Pool:Hank Goldberg joins the gang via satellite to make his picks for the upcoming NFL games.
*Hoge Podge: Merril shares a random or off-the-wall story from the NFL.
*Bold Prediction: At the end of each show, Merril and Sean go out on a limb and predict the score of at least one game.References
* [http://media.espn.com/ESPNToday/index.jsp?content=2004/Aug_04/football_friday.htm Press Release: FOOTBALL FRIDAY PREMIERES ON ESPNEWS SEPTEMBER 3]
External links
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnShow?showID=NIFF Official show page]
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