Ivan Maisel | ESPN Sr. Writer & “College Football 150” Editor-At-Large

Episode 101: Ivan Maisel | ESPN Senior Writer & “College Football 150” Editor-At-Large Subscribe on Apple Podcast | Google Play | Stitcher Rich Take On Sports 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 News Dad 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 announcer Loved 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-8 English 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 in 1987 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 football Words 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.” Social Media: To Follow Rich Take On Sports on Twitter: @richtakesports To Follow Richmond Weaver on Twitter: @richmondweaver To Follow Rich Take On Sports on Instagram: @richtakeonsports To Follow Richmond Weaver on Instagram: @richmondweaver93 To Follow Rich Take On Sports on Facebook: @richtakeonsports To Follow Ivan Maisel on Twitter: @Ivan_Maisel To Learn more information about “College Football 150”: College Football 150 Featured Image Photo Credit: Melissa Macatee