The 2023 XFL season is finally upon us, but who will be the voices we hear throughout the XFL schedule? Let’s take a look at the XFL announcers for Week 1 of the new season and which group will be heading to which stadium for the first round of games.
Prior to the season, ESPN announced the 16 announcers that will make up their XFL team. Those 16 are split into four teams of four, with each team having a play-by-play announcer, a booth analyst, a field reporter, and a field analyst. Those four teams will work across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and FX over the 10-week XFL regular season.
ABC Announcers for Week 1
The opening week of the XFL season will see ABC kick off festivities with a game between the Vegas Vipers and Arlington Renegades at 3 p.m. ET. ABC will then also broadcast the game between the St. Louis Battlehawks and San Antonio Brahmas on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.
Vegas Vipers vs. Arlington Renegades
Saturday, Feb. 18 | 3 p.m. ET
- Play-by-Play: Tom Hart
- Analyst: Greg McElroy
- Field Reporter:Â Katie George
- Field Analyst:Â Cole Cubelic
St. Louis BattleHawks vs. San Antonio Brahmas
Sunday, Feb. 19 | 3 p.m. ET
- Play-by-Play: Matt Barrie
- Analyst: Joey Galloway
- Field Reporter:Â Tiffany Blackmon
- Field Analyst:Â Eric Mac Lain
ESPN Announcers for Week 1
In the first week of the season, ESPN will broadcast two games on their main channel. The first will be a Saturday night game between the Orlando Guardians and Houston Roughnecks.
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They will then broadcast the game that closes out Week 1 between the Seattle Sea Dragons and D.C. Defenders. Both of these games will also be broadcast on ESPN Deportes with a dedicated broadcast crew.
Orlando Guardians vs. Houston Roughnecks
Saturday, Feb. 18 | 8:30 p.m. ET
- Play-by-Play: Lowell Galindo
- Analyst: Sam Acho
- Field Reporter:Â Taylor McGregor
- Field Analyst:Â Ian Fitzsimmons
Seattle Sea Dragons vs. D.C. Defenders
Sunday, Feb. 19 | 8 p.m. ET
- Play-by-Play: John Schiffren
- Analyst: Tom Luginbill
- Field Reporter:Â Stormy Buonantony
- Field Analyst:Â Harry Douglas
FX Announcers for Week 1
Week 1 will see FX simulcast the Saturday night game between the Guardians and Roughnecks, which is also being broadcast on ESPN. Therefore, they will share announcers for this game instead of having their own.
