Good Riddance

Jackson calls a decent game, but I, for one, will certainly not miss this guy's anti-ND bias and his pro Big10/Pac10 stance. He was a USC homer for sure.

That's one down. Now we've got to get rid of Brent Musburger, a schlock-miester, and Sean McDonough, another virulet ND hater. Then we go after Chis Collinsworth and Michael Irvin.

By the way, the best college football announcer out there is Vern Lundquist. The guy is great and it would be a dream if NBC could get him off the SEC college football package on CBS.

April 27, 2006

NEW YORK (Ticker) - Keith Jackson apparently has signed off for the last time.

The legendary voice of college football over the last 40 years, Jackson announced that he is retiring from broadcasting, according to a story published in Thursday's edition of The New York Times.

"I'm finished with play-by-play forever," Jackson told the newspaper. "I'm going out to learn to be a senior citizen and find a president I can vote for and believe in. ... I'm not angry, I'm just going off like an old man and sitting by the creek."

In addition to serving as the primary voice of college football since 1967, the 77-year-old Jackson also was the voice of "Monday Night Football" in its inaugural season of 1970 and has called NBA and Major League Baseball games as well.

Jackson originally planned to retire after the 1998 college football season but decided to return to the broadcast booth, focusing his announcing duties on West Coast games. Still, Jackson insists this retirement is for real.

"This is different," he said. "I'm 77."

"When he expressed to us that he was considering retirement, we repeatedly tried to convince him otherwise, but completely respect his decision," said executive vice president of ABC Sports and ESPN Norby Williamson.