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  • AJ McCarron and Katherine Webb Engaged

    AJ McCarron and Katherine Webb Engaged

    Former University of Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron got engaged to long-time model girlfriend and former Miss Alabama Katherine Webb Friday. McCarron popped the question at Coast Restaurant at The Beach Club in Gulf Shores, Alabama which was witnessed by other patrons.

    McCarron, 23, a Heisman trophy runner-up, is noted for being the first quarterback to win back-to-back consensus national championships in the BCS era, following the 2013 BCS National Championship Game against Notre Dame. McCarron has also been a part of three national title teams under Alabama coach Nick Saban in 2009, 2011, and 2012.

    Katherine Webb, 24, gained national notoriety during the 2013 BCS National Championship Game broadcast, in which announcer Brent Musburger began gushing over her as a camera zeroed in on her face as she sat watching the game in the stands. Musburger called a “lovely lady” and “beautiful,” and remarked to his broadcast partner Kirk Herbstreit, “You quarterbacks get all the good-looking women.”

    After the proposal, Webb quickly took to Twitter, showing off the ring which McCarron had designed himself:

    Judging by the size of the diamond, McCarron is likely banking on a lucrative NFL contract, though some analysts are unsure of how well the quarterback’s collegiate success will translate in the NFL. McCarron is currently ranked fifth heading into the 2014 NFL Draft by NFL Draft Countdown.

    After Musburger’s BCS comments, Webb gained a bit of a celebrity status, and appeared as a model in the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Some had regarded Musburger’s comments as sexist, and ESPN spokesperson issued an apology. Though, Webb wasn’t offended and told Matt Lauer that “I think the media has been really unfair to (Musburger). I think that if he would have said that we were hot or sexy or made any derogatory statements like that, I think that would have been a little bit different. But the fact that he said we were beautiful and gorgeous, I don’t see why any woman wouldn’t be flattered by that.”

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  • Brent Musburger Joins The SEC Network, Along With Jesse Palmer

    All sorts of television news has been announced lately, and part of that, is who will be calling the college football games in the fall, and on which network. Brent Musburger is one that will be making a change.

    Brent Musburger has been calling games on ABC for a long time, but is now set to switch to the SEC Network. Fans who have become used to seeing him call the “Saturday Night Football” games on ABC with Kirk Herbstreit will now see Chris Fowler, who hosts ESPN’s College Gameday, replacing Musburger.

    Some of the biggest games of the season happen on Saturday night, and while Brent Musburger will no longer be calling them, perhaps it is time for a younger guy to take over. The newly launched SEC Network will be available starting on August 22nd, just in time for the 2014 college football season.

    Musburger will serve as the lead college football commentator during the 2014 season on the network, along with Jesse Palmer. Before joining the SEC Network, he has established himself as a Hall Of Fame sportscaster, and he is also a former quarterback for Florida, making him feel at home with the SEC.

    Speaking on the opportunity to join the SEC Network, and call games with Jesse Palmer, Musburger said “‘I’m delighted to be staying with ESPN, thrilled to be able to call the best football conference in the nation every week and am really looking forward to working with Jesse, who I covered while he was at Florida. Jesse has tremendous football knowledge, knows this league very well and does his homework.”

    While his name may not be known as well as some other sports commentators such as Jay Bilas or Kirk Herbstreit, Brent Musburger is one of the most recognized voices in the history of college sports on television. In addition to his extensive work with college football, he also works as a play-by-play announcer for Big 12 men’s basketball games across ESPN networks.

    Despite being a brand new entity, the SEC and ESPN have a 20-year agreement through 2034 to create and operate a multiplatform network. Another former player from Florida, Tim Tebow, has also been hired as a commentator for the network, after he was unable to have success in the NFL.

    Brent Musburger will call his first game for the network with Jesse Palmer on August 28th, when Texas A&M meets South Carolina in the first meeting between the two SEC powerhouses in 2014.

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