Karl Ravech to call Alabama-Auburn exhibition with former players as analysts
Ravech will handle play-by-play for The Feud in Birmingham, joined by former Alabama player Richard Hendrix and former Auburn player Daymeon Fishback. The game is set to stream free on YouTube.
Karl Ravech will call the Alabama-Auburn basketball exhibition on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, with former players from each school joining the broadcast. The rivalry game, billed as The Feud, is scheduled to stream free on Knight Eady’s YouTube channel, giving viewers a way to watch the teams’ final preseason meeting before their regular-season games.
Who is calling the Alabama-Auburn exhibition
Ravech will handle play-by-play, The Tuscaloosa News reported. Richard Hendrix, a former Alabama standout, and Daymeon Fishback, a former Auburn standout, will serve as analysts. The three-person team puts voices with ties to both rivals on the call for the inaugural exhibition.
Ravech has called baseball and basketball for ESPN, including Sunday Night Baseball from 2022 through 2025, according to The Tuscaloosa News. He also called select ESPN broadcasts after being included in the network’s July 2026 layoffs, the paper reported. The exhibition gives him another college basketball assignment alongside two former players closely associated with the teams on court.
How to watch The Feud in Birmingham
Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Central Time. On3 reported that the event announced the live, free stream on Tuesday evening. Viewers can watch on Knight Eady’s YouTube channel without a subscription, login or cable package, On3 said. At Legacy Arena, Alabama and Auburn fans are set to sit on opposite sides of a court divided along the center line, according to On3.
Where the exhibition fits in the rivalry
The exhibition will not count toward either team’s official record, On3 reported. It is the first of three scheduled meetings between Alabama and Auburn this season; two Southeastern Conference regular-season games are due to follow, according to The Tuscaloosa News. Alabama won both regular-season meetings last season, 96-92 away and 96-84 at home, On3 reported.
Alabama coach Nate Oats said at SEC Tip-off ’27 that the lack of an official result would do little to reduce the game’s intensity. ‘I don’t think anybody in the game is going to realize the record doesn’t go on your record,’ he said, according to On3. ‘It’s going to count in the state of Alabama.’
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Sources and context
- Karl Ravech to call Alabama-Auburn basketball exhibition with former stars from both sidesThe Tuscaloosa News (republished by Yahoo Sports)
- How to watch: Alabama vs. Auburn preseason exhibition in BirminghamOn3
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