Scott Hanson would love to host college football RedZone show

If a college football RedZone show is ever adopted, longtime NFL RedZone’s Scott Hanson would certainly be interested in the hosting job.

Hanson appeared on Monday’s episode of the Rich Eisen Show, which was guest-hosted by Tom Pelissero. During his appearance, Hanson made his interest in hosting such a network clear.

“As for college football RedZone, which is the big one that people are talking about,” he said. “If Bob Iger, Jimmy Pitaro, Burke Magnus want to hit me up, I love college every bit as much as I love pros.”

While the ESPN-NFL merger does open the door for a college football RedZone, there are some complications, particularly when compared to the NFL. One of those complications was detailed by Pelissero.

“Well, there’s way more games, too,” he said.

Hanson then addressed some of the other possible holdups.

First, he discussed college football’s scheduling and possible rights issues.

“There’s a lot of different dynamics,” Hanson said. “If you were to do a college football RedZone. First of all, ESPN doesn’t have the rights to every conference. Second of all, the kickoffs are not all synchronized. Yeah, you get a good batch kicking off at noon Eastern. But they’re not all synchronized. They come at different times. The games go throughout the day.”

Hanson also discussed the number of college teams leading to a possible lack of interest from viewers, at least compared to what NFL RedZone has.

“And then, here’s the other thing,” he said. “If your favorite team is the New York Giants, fine, you know the New York Giants. You can probably still name the other 31 starting quarterbacks in the NFL. If your favorite team is the Alabama Crimson Tide, you probably know the Alabama Crimson Tide. But you can’t name me 30 other quarterbacks in college football. You might be able to name the rest of the SEC, maybe, or maybe some of the big opponents. College is not quite as accessible to the frontal lobe of the American sports fan as it is in the NFL.”