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RGIII bolts from CFP analyst duty after learning wife is in labor

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Robert Griffin III has been an excellent addition to ESPN’s college football broadcasts the last two seasons, but Saturday during the College Football Playoff semifinal game between No. 2 Michigan and No. 3 TCU, he had to bail early — because of an excellent excuse.

On one of ESPN’s many broadcasts of the Fiesta Bowl, Griffin got a call at the end of the third quarter telling him that his wife, Grete Griffin, was in labor.

While his broadcast partners were a little confused by his on-air phone call — “What are we doing?” — it was obviously important. He probably wouldn’t have taken the call otherwise.

But RGIII quickly explained: “I gotta go! Wife is going into labor!” And after a round of congratulations, Griffin absolutely bolted off the football field.

Grifffin later tweeted that he had made it on a Southwest flight and was heading home.

A+ for effort from the camera person chasing Griffin as he ran off the field.

Congrats to the Griffins on the newest member of their family!

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