CBS Sports making March Madness coverage change for 2026
Nate Burleson will add NCAA Tournament host to his ever-growing résumé at CBS.
The community announced Thursday morning that Burleson will host males’s March Madness coverage for CBS Sports and TNT Sports, changing beloved basketball broadcaster Ernie Johnson for the primary two weeks of the match.
Burleson will even function studio host for Sunday’s recreation between Ohio State and Michigan State on CBS.
“It’s the first sport I fell in love with, the first sport I learned how to play,” Burleson stated through the announcement on “CBS Mornings.” “As everyone knows, my brother coaches in the NBA. So basketball, the sport is close and dear to myself and my family, and I’ve been trying to contribute to basketball coverage under the CBS Sports umbrella, and finally I get to do that.”
Burleson joins a studio host group that features Johnson, Adam Lefkoe and Adam Zucker.
The former NFL wideout will share internet hosting duties with Zucker from the community’s New York studios.
Kefkoe will host in Atlanta.
Johnson introduced he would take a step again from the primary few rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
But he will probably be again to host the Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
“Of course, I’m ready. Shout out to Ernie — the legend,” Burleson stated. “I’ll just be keeping his seat warm.”
CBS has not introduced official plans for its March Madness coverage this 12 months.
Burleson has been an analyst for the community’s NFL coverage since 2017 and now serves as a co-host on “CBS Mornings.”
He is anticipated to proceed together with his function on the morning information program throughout March Madness, Sports Business Journal reported.
Prior to his profitable media profession, Burleson, taken 71st general within the 2003 NFL Draft, spent 11 seasons within the NFL, taking part in for the Vikings, Seahawks and Lions.
