There are some updates coming to ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown this fall.
Former LSU football players [autotag]Marcus Spears[/autotag] and [autotag]Ryan Clark[/autotag] are joining the show as analysts. Spears and Clark have risen to prominence on ESPN the last few years after lengthy NFL careers.
Spears got his start on the SEC Network in 2014 but quickly rose through the ranks to become one of ESPN’s go-to voices. Both Clark and Spears have appeared on ESPN’s morning show “Get Up.”
Another former LSU player, [autotag]Booger McFarland[/autotag], will not be part of ESPN’s Monday Night Football coverage this year.
SportsCenter host Scott Van Pelt is also set to join the production.
Scott Van Pelt is the new host of Monday Night Countdown. Joining him on MNCD for the first time will be Emmy-winner Ryan Clark and Marcus Spears, while Robert Griffin III, Michelle Beisner-Buck, Larry Fitzgerald and Alex Smith also return to the show.
MNCD tonight at 7 pm. pic.twitter.com/MpKWdK6gpx
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 21, 2023
LSU head coach Brian Kelly took to social media to offer his congratulations.
Congratulations Ryan and Marcus! Two LSU greats that represent our program with pride every day. https://t.co/9NSdTPJKNv
— Brian Kelly (@CoachBrianKelly) August 21, 2023
Spears and Clark were teammates on the 2001 LSU team that won the SEC championship on its way to a Sugar Bowl victory.
Spears won a national title with LSU in 2003.
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