NESSLER RETURNS TO CBS

In many ways, the only thing changing for Brad Nessler is the blazer he will wear in the booth. Nessler is preparing for his first season as the voice of the Southeastern Conference on CBS, filling the seat held for 17 years by friend Verne Lundquist and returning to the network where he first went national. His partner is Gary Danielson, with whom Nessler worked for seven years at ESPN and ABC. He hopes viewers will be as content with him as they were with his predecessor. “You know you can’t be Uncle Verne, right?” Nessler said. “Maybe I’ll be Cousin Ness or something?”