ESPN has held onto a key member of the College GameDay team despite a huge push from Fox.
The two networks have rival Saturday buildup shows ahead of their slate of live games.
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And Fox Sports made an all-out pitch to try and land a rival from the other network.
Rece Davis is the current host of College GameDay on Saturdays during the fall.
He features on a cast that includes Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and Kirk Herbstreit.
According to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, Fox made an all-out recruitment pitch to land him.
The move would’ve seen Davis replace Rob Stone as host of Big Noon Kickoff.
But Marchand reported that Davis has signed a seven-year contract with ESPN.
He added that it is worth tens of millions of dollars.
And it will keep Davis as the host of College GameDay until the end of the current media rights cycle in 2032.
Davis has been with ESPN for more than 25 years, according to their website.
He has completed nine seasons as presenter of College GameDay.
The host spoke to The U.S. Sun in Dublin, Ireland last summer.
College GameDay was broadcast from an international location for the first time ever.
The show’s set was placed in the heart of the city ahead of the season opener at Aviva Stadium on August 24.
McAfee held a live show with fans during the week before Florida State took on Georgia Tech.
Davis said, “I don’t think we were sitting up there without any energy, but McAfee energy is a different thing.
“It’s been sensational, he has worked really, really hard because in his first year, he came in and said ‘I’ve got to learn this stuff’.
“He has worked his rear end off to make sure that he knows the college game inside out. And he’s so smart that it didn’t take long.
“He’s learned it very quickly, he’s been terrific, an amazing teammate.
“He doesn’t have to be because he’s built an empire that is remarkable from a business standpoint and a sports broadcasting standpoint.
“But he has just been a sensational teammate, he has a connection with people and the crowd that frankly, I don’t think I’ve seen anyone in my 30 years at ESPN quite connect with the crowd the way he does.
“I’m really appreciative of the way he came in and wanted to be part of the team.
“He’s been offering suggestions and they’ve been welcomed and encouraged, but he didn’t come in and say ‘I need to make this show the image of my show.’
“He came in with ideas of how to make things better but he wanted to be part of it and was very respectful of the College Gameday brand and that’s made him a sensational teammate.”