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Charles Davis Looks to Build His Own Legacy Replacing Gary Danielson at CBS
Davis, sixty-one, takes over as CBS Sports' lead college football analyst after Danielson retired, and says the chemistry with the crew has been immediate; the chair stays warm.
At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Charles Davis Looks to Build His Own Legacy Replacing Gary Danielson at CBS”, with reporting from 247Sports and CBS Sports.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 12:32 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: CBS, King Charles.
- BBN covered this story before: Obama defends Omar; Texas Senate race a toss-up (October 18).
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- Yahoo SportsCharles Davis Looks to Build His Own Legacy Replacing Gary Danielson at CBS
- 247SportsCharles Davis embraces new assignment as CBS Sports' lead college football analyst facts used on air
- CBS SportsGary Danielson sets retirement as CBS Sports college football analyst; Charles Davis to take over in 2026 March 26, 2025 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorCBS has a new lead college football analyst. Charles Davis, who is sixty-one, replaces Gary Danielson, who retired at the end of last season.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo they traded a seventy-three-year-old for a sixty-one-year-old. Is that a rebuilding year?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorDanielson was hired in two thousand six, Vera. Twenty years in that chair. It's a dynasty, and now it's a succession crisis.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA crisis with a lovely attitude. Davis says the chemistry comes from his goodness as a human being.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHe also said, and I'm quoting, there is no replacing Gary, but he is honored and humbled to succeed him.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNo replacing him.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI sat on a bench for four seasons, and nobody ever told me that about my spot. They just handed it to a punter.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the chair is still warm, then.
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