Utah Jazz putting celebrity power on broadcast crew

The 2021-22 Utah Jazz broadcast team will include a new yet familiar voice.

Anyone who has watched ESPN regularly at any point during the past 23 years ought to immediately recognize Holly Rowe. She has been a mainstay as a college football sideline reporter while covering various other sports during her tenure. Now, if you are a Utah Jazz fan, you are about to see her face much more often.

Rowe, a University of Utah graduate, will join the franchise’s broadcast team as an analyst for the upcoming season. But she plans to continue in her role at ESPN as well — at least for now, anyway.

Here’s what Rowe told NBA.com about the opportunity:

“My family is here. When the Jazz reached out to me…I was…