Hard-core NFL fans who enjoy "NFL Matchup," which has aired since 1994 on ESPN, got good news when SportsBusiness Daily and profootballtalk.com reported that the show would return for the coming season.
The fairly intense and enjoyable Xs-and-Os show will air at 7:30 a.m. Sundays during the regular season on ESPN. Late in the season and during the playoffs it will re-air at 8:30 a.m. on ESPN2.
Hosts Merril Hog, Ron Jaworski and Sal Paolantonio will return to the show that allows Hoge and especially Jaworski to showcase their film study skills and truly analyze one game each week.
The show is taped at a studio at NFL Films in New Jersey. According to reports of the deal, ESPN will sell the show's ads.