ESPN's Ready For Some Football!

Sweet. Here comes the football!!

The cable sports network this fall takes over ABC's venerable prime-time pigskin program, complete with Hank Williams Jr. and his opening theme song, and plans to surround fans with as much news and information about the National Football League as they can stand.

"There's a big appetite for NFL football, and we try to service our viewers," said Norby Williamson, executive VP of remote and studio production for ESPN.

Obviously, football has always been important to ESPN, whether its on shows like "SportsCenter" or on ESPN News or on its Web, broadband and mobile services. ESPN also used to broadcast NFL games on Sunday nights.

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