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ESPN announces hiring of Phil Steele as full-time college football, gambling analyst
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Arguably the most recognizable name in the world of annual college football preseason magazines, Phil Steele has just been brought on by ESPN in a full-time capacity. ESPN announced news of Steele’s hiring Friday morning along with the hiring of Joel Anderson, formerly of BuzzFeed.
Steele has a previous working relationship with ESPN, as he has written for ESPN Insider and ESPN the Magazine over the years. He also appears regularly on the network’s various college football television programs during the season.
According to a release from ESPN, Steele was brought on to bring expertise and experience covering the NFL, college football and sports betting.
Here’s a bio for Steele provided by ESPN:
Phil Steele joins ESPN full time as a reporter and analyst after contributing to ESPN Insider and ESPN The Magazine for the past several years, covering college football and sports betting. As a premiere voice in college football coverage, Steele has been producing what is commonly referred to as “the bible of college football” for the last 23 years and the go-to source for all things college football, the “Phil Steele College Football Preview.”
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
