ESPN's Holly Rowe Calls Out EA Sports For Not Including Any Women In New College Football Video Game

With the long-awaited comeback of EA Sports' college football game becoming a reality later this year, details about the newest iteration of the series are beginning to be released, including the announcers who will be included in the game.

ESPN's Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit, who are recognized by most as ‘the voices of college football,' will be a part of the commentary team in the game. Five other personalities have been confirmed to be in the game including Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, Desmond Howard, Kevin Connors, and David Pollack.

Beyond all seven names being among the most well-known in the sport, all seven also happen to be men, and ESPN's Holly Rowe isn't exactly thrilled about that.

The longtime ESPN personality took to X, formerly Twitter, to ask EA Sports to include some women in the game.

Fellow ESPN broadcaster Molly McGrath also took to X to ask EA Sports to include female voices in the game.

EA SPORTS Omits Women In College Football Game

If we're being honest, it is surprising to see seven confirmed voices for the game and not one of them being a female. Not only would Rowe, McGrath, or ESPN's Laura Rutledge each deserve a role in the game, but it's a shock to see an all-male cast in the year 2024 when all things in the public eye have to be politically correct, even in the world of video games.

Having said that, the constant critics of the world would be upset if a female was put in the game in the ‘stereotypical’ sideline reporter role and inevitably label the move sexist.

EA Sports is set for a full reveal of the new college football game in May with an expected release date coming sometime in July. Developers would certainly be working against the clock to put a female reporter in the game before May, but it's safe to say a female voice being added to the game isn't off the table. 

Nobody with a properly functioning brain would be upset, or even have an opinion, if a female broadcaster was a part of the game. Gamers simply want a college football game back in their lives, the broadcasters inside the game simply do not matter.