New KMTV Weekend Sports Anchor Is USC Grad

New KMTV (Cox Channel 5) weekend sports anchor Matt Seigel will be the first to admit he has some homework to do when it comes to covering the University of Nebraska football team.

After all, the Northbrook, Ill., native spent four years watching and reporting on the University of Southern California Trojans. A 2003 USC grad, Seigel made his "Action 3 News" debut over the weekend and will report sports three days a week.

"I'm a Big 10 and Pac 10 guy, but eagerly anticipate covering the Big 12," Seigel said.

So what has he learned in less than a week on the job?

"I know that Tom Osborne is a living legend, and that Coach Callahan is successfully implementing a West Coast offense that seems to work," he said. "I also know that the team lost its best running back last season, and that Memorial Stadium is arguably the best venue in college football."

After working for USC's campus TV station, "Annenberg TV News," Seigel landed his first full-time job as sports director at KCFW-NBC in Kalispell, Mont. (Nielsen Market No. 168) He comes to Omaha after seven months in Terre Haute, Ind., as a sports reporter. He has also freelanced at Fox Sports Chicago.