Ivan Maisel | ESPN Sr. Writer&“College Football 150” Editor-At-Large - a podcast by Richmond Weaver

Episode 101: Ivan Maisel | ESPN Senior Writer&“College Football 150” Editor-At-Large

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Show Notes:Rich Spotlight: Ivan Maisel

Met his wife Meg in NY while he was a fact checker for Sports Illustrated and when they moved to Dallas she eventually said that she wanted to move back to the northeast

Learned how to read by  reading the Sporting NewsDad was a high school basketball coach and sports was always big in his family because of Alabama football and Bear Bryant

Wanted to be the Atlanta Braves play-by-play announcerLoved college football and baseball but like college sports so much better than MLB and learned that when was a fact checker for SI

Went to Stanford because it was at the same level of Ivy league schools but had football and it was in the Pac-8English teacher in high school encourage him to be a writer and chooses stories based on does it interest him and what are some of the main points that he would tell his brother

Was hired by Dallas Morning News in1987 and coaches always called him back because the Morning News covered more college football than any other paper in the country

Thinks in words, not in pictures and connections are emotional with college sports especially footballWords of Wisdom from Ivan Maisel:“Regarding mental health, don’t be scared to reach out to someone either if someone is struggling or you’re struggling yourself.”





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