Connor Onion to replace Jason Benetti as Fox college football No. 2 play-by-play

Connor Onion will succeed Jason Benetti as Fox Sports activities’ No. 2 faculty soccer play-by-play announcer, teaming with analyst Robert Griffin III, sources informed The Athletic on situation of anonymity as a result of the deal has not but been publicly introduced.

Benetti moved on to NBC, the place he’s its lead MLB broadcaster and is predicted to name faculty soccer and basketball.

Fox Sports activities declined remark.

Onion has known as video games for Fox and the Huge Ten Community. Fox’s No. 1 faculty soccer crew stays Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt.

Final season, Griffin joined Fox Sports activities as a recreation analyst after being fired by ESPN. Benetti helped steer Griffin’s second act in broadcasting. After retiring from the NFL, Griffin impressed ESPN and Fox in tryouts. He selected ESPN, however after a fast rise, he fizzled out in Bristol.

When Benetti’s transfer to NBC grew to become official, Griffin wrote that Benetti had earned the brand new function, including that he made Griffin higher displaying “the sports activities world {that a} sales space doesn’t must sacrifice information for leisure.”

Now, it’s Onion’s flip to make it work.