ESPN’s morning show Get Up likes to position itself as a fast-paced, fun-loving program with a multitude of analysts and personalities. But things got tense last week when Ryan Clark called out Peter Schrager for giving his opinion on the NFL as a “non-player.”
The controversial moment spread like wildfire across the internet and social media. Clark tried to shut down Schrager from giving an opinion since he was sharing the set as an analyst with former players. When Schrager stood his ground and told Clark not to belittle him, things got real awkward real fast.
Clark later apologized for the incident (which apparently also spilled over into another encounter off the air) and it led to widespread support for Schrager and widespread criticism for the former Pittsburgh Steelers star for the way he handled things.
We almost had a sequel on on Get Up on Thursday morning, thankfully with laughs and jokes about it this time around.
The program was in the middle of a discussion calling out Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens for his lack of effort during the team’s season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, which is ironic because the Clark-Schrager incident originated in a conversation about another Cowboys receiver in CeeDee Lamb.
This time it was Adam Schefter as the non-player on set joined by ESPN mainstay Dan Orlovksy and new contributors Will Compton and Taylor Lewan from the popular Bussin’ with the Boys podcast.
When Schefter said, “I haven’t played the game, so I don’t know what I’m talking about,” both Compton and Lewan didn’t miss the opportunity to jump right in.
Adam Schefter, Will Compton, and Taylor Lewan have a laugh while ALMOST re-enacting the infamous Ryan Clark-Peter Schrager dispute. pic.twitter.com/sF8AilIp6M
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 11, 2025
This was a great, hilarious moment and shows that Compton and Lewan can definitely add something to ESPN’s morning show routine with their humor and personality. Maybe some ESPN regulars wouldn’t be quite as ready to jump in and make a joke about the tension between Ryan Clark and Peter Schrager, but that’s why the Bussin’ with the Boys stars are on the set. It’s refreshing to see ESPN analysts not take themselves or their takes too seriously.
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