Former Fox Sports NFL analyst Matt Millen is rejoining the network. In other news, ESPN NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy is a candidate for an open coaching job, and comedian Joel McHale will host the ESPY Awards.
Millen Leaving ESPN For Fox Sports
- ESPN football analyst Matt Millen has left the network to join Fox Sports in a similar capacity, Sports Business Journal reported Monday. Millen will primarily serve as the lead game analyst for college football on the Fox-owned Big Ten Network, but will also have roles on Fox Sports 1 and potentially FOX covering the pro and college game. Millen served as analyst for the NFL on FOX prior to his tenure with the Detroit Lions. (Sports Business Journal)
ESPN’s Van Gundy Candidate For Coaching Job
- ESPN NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy is a candidate for the open New Orleans Pelicans head coaching job, according to multiple media reports. Van Gundy has been with ESPN since 2007 and trails only Hubie Brown as the network’s longest-tenured NBA game analyst. He last re-entered the NBA coaching ranks in 2003, leaving his position as TNT’s lead NBA analyst to join the Houston Rockets. (ESPN.com)
Comedian McHale to Host ESPYs
- Comedian Joel McHale has been named the host of ESPN’s annual ESPY Awards, it was announced last week. McHale is the first comedian to host the show since Rob Riggle three years ago. This year’s ESPY Awards, as previously noted, will be the first to air on ABC. (ESPN Media Zone)
