Dave Revsine is the lead studio host of the Big Ten Network. He has been with BTN since its inception in 2007. He is the host for the network’s pregame, halftime and postgame coverage for men’s basketball and football, including its Emmy Award-winning football pregame show. Hired from ESPN, where he spent more than a decade as an anchor and play-by-play man, Revsine has reported from numerous Rose Bowls, Final Fours and National Championship football games. He was named one of the top sportscasters of the decade by Sports Illustrated in 2009. Revsine is also an accomplished writer, having served as a columnist on espn.com and btn.com. His work has also appeared in the New York Times. He lives in Oak Park, Illinois, with his wife, Michele, and their three daughters. The Opening Kickoff is his first book.