Samantha Steele To Replace Erin Andrews on College GameDay on ESPNU

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Samantha Steele To Replace Erin Andrews on College GameDay on ESPNU

by Ken, under College Gameday, ESPN, ESPNU, Samantha Steele

Give props to The Big Lead for breaking this story last week. ESPN has announced that Samantha Steele, formerly of Fox College Sports, Fox Sports Net and the Longhorn Network, has been promoted to the Mothership. She’ll be the host of the first hour of College GameDay replacing Erin Andrews who as we all know went to Fox Sports.

Steele has been on the fast track at ESPN. She has received a few high profile assignments in her first year under the ESPN umbrella. Besides being buried on the Longhorn Network, Samantha worked some Friday Night College Football games for ESPN and ESPN2 last season and also was on the National Spelling Bee.

She’ll host the first hour of College GameDay mostly from the site of ESPN’s or ABC’s primetime game. Previously, she was announced as the ESPN Thursday Night Football sideline reporter.

Here’s the announcement from ESPN.

Samantha Steele Joins College GameDay on ESPNU

Samantha Steele will join the first hour (9 – 10 a.m. ET) of College GameDay on ESPNU each Saturday this college football season. In addition, she will provide features and updates for the 10 a.m. – noon hours of GameDay on ESPN.

Alongside host Chris Fowler and analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard and David Pollack, Steele will preview the week’s best matchups, teams and storylines from the site of that weekend’s biggest game. She will travel to GameDay at the conclusion of the ESPN Thursday Night Football game, where it was announced earlier this month she will serve as the sideline reporter with the booth of Rece Davis and analysts Jessie Palmer and Pollack, who will also be in his first year with the Thursday night crew.

“In a short time, Samantha has established herself as a credible host and reporter,” said Lee Fitting, ESPN senior coordinating producer. “Her enthusiasm, energy and connections within the college football landscape will be a great addition to our already deep and talented lineup.”

Prior to this role, Steele had been a reporter for Longhorn Network. Her LHN replacement will be announced in the coming weeks.

Back later.

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