TNT Sports college football analyst Champ Bailey

Episode 459 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Champ Bailey, a TNT Sports studio host for its college football coverage. TNT Sports will exclusively present No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State and No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas on Dec. 21 on TNT, TBS, truTV and Max. The pregame coverage begins at 11:00 AM ET. In this podcast, Bailey discusses how he got hired by TNT Sports; what he enjoys about sports broadcasting; whether sports broadcasting was something he thought of as a player; his preparation for the four teams; working with Adam Lefkoe, Takeo Spikes and Victor Cruz; the challenge for Bill Belichick at North Carolina; the 12-team playoff, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.