Jason Benetti is a play-by-play announcer for NCAA Football broadcasts on Westwood One Sports.
Benetti has also called the action for the NCAA Lacrosse championship weekend on the network, as well as the regional finals of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. He also anchored updates during Winter Olympics coverage from Sochi, Russia.
In addition, Benetti handles play-by-play for college football games on ESPN and college basketball on both ESPN and Fox Sports. Benetti currently works as an adjunct professor at Syracuse University, where he teaches sports broadcasting. He’s also a 2011 graduate of the Wake Forest University School of Law.
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First Round Highlights: Rhode Island handles Creighton in First Round upset, 84-72
SACRAMENTO, CA – Eleventh-seeded Rhode Island took control early and kept Creighton at arm’s length throughout the affair, on their way to an 84-72 First Round upset. All five ram starters scored in double figures, led by freshman… Read More »
First Round Highlights: Oregon blows past 14th-seeded Iona 93-77 on their way to the second round
SACRAMENTO, CA – The Iona Gaels have the three-point shooting skills to stay with anyone in the nation, and but it wasn’t enough today as they fell short against Oregon 93-77 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Jordan Bell took up the slack for the injured Chris Boucher,… Read More »
NEC Championship Highlights: Robert Morris 66 – St. Francis Brooklyn 63
BROOKLYN, NY – Robert Morris is headed back to the NCAA Tournament for an eighth time, while St. Francis Brooklyn is still waiting for its first trip, after the Colonials defeated the Terriers 66-63 on Tuesday night in the NEC Championship Game. Robert Morris was led by Rodney Pryor, who… Read More »
NCAA Basketball Highlights: Virginia 59 – Syracuse 47
SYRACUSE, NY – For nearly 14 minutes at the outset of Monday night’s game at the Carrier Dome, #2 Virginia couldn’t buy a bucket. For the next 26 minutes, they could barely do wrong. The Cavaliers scored just 2 points in the game’s first 13:55, but rallied back and even… Read More »
NCAA Basketball Highlights: Gonzaga 82 – Memphis 64
SPOKANE, WA – Przemek Karnowski scored 17 points and Domantas Sabonis had 13 points and 11 rebounds as Gonzaga rolled to an 82-64 victory over Memphis on Saturday night. Kyle Wiltjer added 15 points for the Bulldogs, who improved to 22-1 on the season. Gonzaga led 43-25 at the half… Read More »
NCAA Football Highlights: Arizona 42 – Arizona St. 35
TUCSON, AZ – Nick Wilson ran for 178 yards and three touchdowns as Arizona defeated Arizona State 42-35 on Friday afternoon. The victory, coupled with UCLA’s defeat to Stanford, gave the Wildcats the Pac-12 South title and set up a date with Oregon in the conference championship game next weekend.… Read More »
NCAA Football Highlights: Georgia 34 – Auburn 7
ATHENS, GA – Todd Gurley returned from suspension and the Georgia offense ran all over Auburn in a 34-7 win on Saturday night. The Bulldogs’ running back combo of Gurley and Nick Chubb dominated the game, combining for 282 yards and three touchdowns. Auburn opened the scoring with a touchdown… Read More »
NCAA Football Highlights: Kansas St. 23 – Texas 0
MANHATTAN, KS – Kansas State put on a dominating defensive display in a 23-0 victory over Texas on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats defense held Texas to just 196 yards on the game and the K-State offense controlled the clock, with more than 39 minutes of possession to just 21 for… Read More »
