Bill Simmons’ pitch to Kevin Clark was totally unexpected
"The Ringer was the no-brainer for me."
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AA Podcast: Kevin Clark on the Knicks, The Ringer, Bill Simmons, Stephen A. Smith, and more
On this week’s episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes interviews Kevin Clark of ESPN and...
Awful Announcing’s sports media rising stars of 2026
Kevin Clark warns 24-team College Football Playoff ‘would be a disgrace’
"It's not about the Playoff. It will never be about the Playoff."
Kevin Clark believes college football doesn’t need fixing
"And I actually do think there's a happy medium and I kind of think we're in it, guys."
The sports media dreams of college football All-22 film
"This is the bane of our existence."
Adam Schefter is an elite-level texter: ‘I have zero [unread messages]’
"Sometimes I look back in a day, I'm like, Holy cow, that was a lot of texting. Holy cow."
Jim Nantz helps Kevin Clark grieve the loss of his father
"I can’t think of anything that is more fitting of a tribute than to do this."
Mike Tannenbaum admits to changing ‘Get Up’ take after angry texts from Bill Parcells
"I did a complete 180."
Despite looking like a Geek Squad member, Kevin Clark gets Stephen A. Smith’s full endorsement
"You look like a member of the Geek Squad from Best Buy. But let me tell you something man, you're pretty damn good."
ESPN’s Kevin Clark: Jerry Jones wouldn’t trade his press conferences for 3 Super Bowls
"If you don't want to change, nothing's going to change."
Kevin Clark’s ‘This is Football’ expanded to hour on ESPN2
"This is Football" has aired on ESPN2 since September.
ESPN NFL analyst Kevin Clark celebrates wife Emily Glazer’s Pulitzer on ‘Around the Horn’
"I knew Emily was gonna win a Pulitzer since the day I met her."
Kevin Clark suspects Colts’ relationship with Anthony Richardson may be ‘beyond repair’
"I'm afraid it's beyond repair."
ESPN NFL Draft analyst compares Cam Ward to ‘prime Russell Westbrook’
"In you know he's gonna give it his all every single night. There's gonna be some electrifying plays, but there's going to be some plays like, 'Man, what the hell was he doing on that play?'"
Woody Paige wins ‘Around the Horn’ Tournament of Champions in 2024 finale
"2025 is going to be even better for all of us. Especially for Around the Horn."
Adam Schefter broke NFL story after having sex
"Got the job done... in every which way."
Reporters question NFL players’ locker room interview pushback: ‘These tough-a** dudes saying their privacy is being violated’
"The NFL has the best, most accurate, most nuanced local coverage, and it’s because beat writers can go up to a guy."
Joel McHale, Kevin Clark make plea to stop Pike Place fish market shots during Seattle sporting events
Joel McHale and Kevin Clark had a PSA for sports broadcasters about their overuse of Pike Place fish market shots during games in Seattle.
Domonique Foxworth wishes media understood positional responsibilities more
"Our jobs are hard enough, don't start blaming us for other sh*t, please."
Kevin Clark on the evolution and growth of ‘This is Football’
"It's an amazing experience and an amazing opportunity. I'm just so happy to be able to do it."
Devin McCourty explains how Bill Belichick’s knowledge of wind patterns factored into coaching excellence
"I was drinking the Kool-Aid after that."
Kirk Herbstreit: NFL at a ‘crossroads’ at QB position
Kirk Herbstreit blames the lack of quality NFL play in 2024 on teams struggling to adapt their offensive schemes to the rise of dual-threat quarterbacks.
Kevin Clark’s ‘This is Football’ podcast/show to air on ESPN2
After a successful year on ESPN's digital platforms, Kevin Clark's "This is Football" show is making its TV debut on ESPN2.
Kirk Herbstreit shares regrets about Les Miles, Michigan reporting incident: ‘I would never do that again’
"I'm glad it ended well for Les and LSU, and I apologize for saying anything about it."
