{"id":928233,"date":"2026-06-25T07:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T07:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/928233\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T07:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T07:24:15","slug":"from-his-texas-roots-to-ravens-radio-kyle-youmans-earned-his-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/928233\/","title":{"rendered":"From his Texas roots to Ravens radio, Kyle Youmans earned his shot"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 25, 2026, 12:13 a.m. ET<\/p>\n

Before he ever became the voice of the Ravens<\/a>, Kyle Youmans was just a kid in Texas growing up in a house where sports were always on. Football wasn\u2019t background noise \u2014 it was the schedule. That early exposure eventually turned into a career path built on repetition, preparation, and a willingness to step into any broadcast moment presented to him.<\/p>\n

While joining Garrett Downing and Clifton Brown on\u00a0The Lounge<\/a> podcast, Youmans traced the long road that led him to Baltimore, starting with his upbringing in Waco, Texas, and continuing through his time at the University of North Texas, where he began sharpening his broadcasting identity in a competitive sports market.<\/p>\n

\u201cSports for me was everything growing up,\u201d he said. \u201cWe were always playing something in the backyard, and then the Dallas Cowboys were on the TV. That\u2019s just what we did.\u201d<\/p>\n

That foundation eventually led to a major break with the Dallas Cowboys media team in 2019, where he built out a multi-layered role as a TV host, pregame and postgame anchor, and fill-in play-by-play voice. Over time, that responsibility expanded into national opportunities with ESPN and FOX Sports, calling college football and basketball games across the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had the opportunity to join their media team back in 2019,\u201d Youmans said. \u201cAnd ultimately established myself as the TV host while also doing plenty of freelance play-by-play.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What stands out in his path isn\u2019t just the re\u0301sume\u0301 \u2014 it\u2019s the versatility. He wasn\u2019t locked into one lane. Instead, he built credibility by being ready when opportunities shifted, including moments where he had to step into live broadcasts with little notice and perform at the NFL level.<\/p>\n

That adaptability is part of what makes this Ravens hire more than symbolic. Baltimore isn\u2019t getting someone introduced to play-by-play \u2014 they\u2019re getting someone who has already been tested in real-time situations where preparation met pressure.<\/p>\n

Now that the journey shifts from building a resume to building a legacy tied directly to one franchise\u2019s biggest moments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"June 25, 2026, 12:13 a.m. ET Before he ever became the voice of the Ravens, Kyle Youmans was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":928234,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2052],"tags":[95878,184,117,2282,7,6,169,119281,96963,96964,95882,95898,95892,96255,96082,95896,95888,95895,95906,106370,95883,97438,123605,95881],"class_list":["post-928233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-baltimore-ravens","tag-accessfree","tag-baltimore","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-baltimoreravens","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-ravens","tag-sourceravens-wire","tag-sstssportsnflravens","tag-sstsnravens","tag-tagamerican-football","tag-tagbaltimore-ravens","tag-tagespn-inc","tag-tagfox-sports","tag-taglocal-affiliate-arts-entertainment","tag-tagnational-sports","tag-tagnfl","tag-tagnfl-hub","tag-tagoverall-positive","tag-tagradio","tag-tagsports-news","tag-tagtexas","tag-taguniversity-of-north-texas","tag-typestory"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116809555246030475","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=928233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/928234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=928233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=928233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=928233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}