Dick Vitale back to his old self; will be announcing at OU-Texas game Saturday

On Saturday night, he’ll be in Austin, Texas, to broadcast the OU-Texas game at 8 p.m. for ESPN. He will be joined by play-by-play announcer Dan Shulman and sideline reporter Erin Andrews.

"It should be a real interesting battle in terms of the Sooners pursuing No. 1 in America,” Vitale said.

ESPN’s "College GameDay” also will be there for shows at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. Host Rece Davis will be joined by Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps, Hubert Davis and Bob Knight.

Vitale’s outlook wasn’t quite so rosy last season when throat surgery and a prostate procedure forced him to miss two months of telecasts. Although he’s cut back a bit on his schedule — no doubleheaders, few back-to-back nights, fewer interviews — he says he’s pretty much back at full strength.

"I was really down, because I felt so good other than that (voice problems),” Vitale said. "All of sudden, I got some great news. I got inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame and then the College Hall of Fame. It’s been an incredible run.”

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