He said he’s looking forward to the season opener against Vanderbilt on Sept. 26.

“I think I probably will change a little bit, only because it’s football,” Fitch said. “Since the renovation of Kyle Field, I think people are looking for a little more of a show, and I say that with every intent of kind of just getting my feet underneath me at first before I start getting out there on a ledge. I’ll get my feet underneath me to just make sure I’m on track and do everything they ask.”

Fitch, who has been a transcript analyst in the A&M office of admissions for the last five years, is a longtime season ticket holder for football.

“I understand what an incredible opportunity this is, and I’m really looking forward to it,” Fitch said. “It’s going to be a little different this year, obviously, with the reduced capacity, but that will give me a chance to get my feet underneath me a little bit.”

A&M will have five home games, its fewest since 1980 when it also had five.

A&M hired Wright in 2017 as Kyle Field’s public address announcer to replace Chace Murphy, who held the job from 2001-16. Longevity became the theme for the position after CK Esten (1954-1976) and Roger Feldman (1977-2000) combined for almost five decades of service.

Wright also called A&M Consolidated football games on the radio for 28 seasons and called A&M women’s basketball games for seven seasons, including the 2011 national championship season. Wright, who regularly served as emcee, speaker or moderator for community events, continued to be the play-by-play announcer for some A&M women’s basketball games on ESPN’s SEC Network Plus the past few seasons.