Todd McShay

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Todd McShay working for ESPN College GameDay in Austin, Texas.
Personal information
Full nameTodd Marshall McShay
Born (1977-03-22) March 22, 1977 (age 47)
Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse
Lauren Sullivan
(m. 2006)
Sport
Partner ESPN

Todd Marshall McShay (born March 22, 1977) is an American football television analyst and commentator. [1]

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Early life

McShay attended North Shore Christian School in Lynn, Massachusetts and then Swampscott High School in Swampscott, Massachusetts, where he played quarterback for the Big Blue, [2] and graduated in 1995. [3]

He then attended the University of Richmond, where he was a walk-on for the Spiders in 1995 and served as a scout-team quarterback [4] before sustaining a back injury that ended his college career.

He graduated from Richmond in 1999 with a B.A. from the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. [5]

Professional career

McShay had worked as an undergraduate team equipment manager at the University of Richmond before landing an internship with former NFL scout Gary Horton in 1998. Following graduation, McShay worked full-time for "The War Room", (1999–2006) a start-up publication created by Horton eventually bought by ESPN and renamed "Scouts Inc." [6]

He joined ESPN in 2006 as a football analyst, providing in-depth scouting information on college football players across the country. He makes regular appearances on a number of ESPN programs, including ESPNU Coaches Spotlight, SportsCenter , and ESPN Radio focusing on the NFL Draft. He is often featured alongside ESPN college football analyst Mel Kiper, Jr. [7]

On September 7, 2021, McShay announced he was taking a break from ESPN "to focus on my health and my family". This came three days after an unsteady performance while working as a sideline reporter on an ESPN college football broadcast, during which viewers expressed concern on social media about his well-being during an on-air segment. [8] McShay returned to on-air work with ESPN on October 27, 2021. [9] He was laid off on June 30, 2023. [10]

Personal life

McShay is married to Lauren "Lo" (Sullivan) McShay, a Boston University graduate and current owner of LoLo Event Design in Boston. [11] [12] [13]

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