Ivan Maisel
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Ivan Maisel has covered college football for more than four
decades, most prominently at ESPN from 2002-2021, where he wrote for
ESPN. com, appeared on television, ESPN Radio and on podcasts. He also
served as Editor-at-Large for ESPN College Football 150, the multi-platform
history project that in 2019 commemorated the sesquicentennial of the
sport. Prior to joining ESPN, Maisel covered national college football
for Sports
Illustrated, Newsday, and The Dallas Morning News. Most recently, he served
as Vice-President, Editorial, and part-owner of On3, the college sports
website/app. Maisel left the site in June 2023 to focus on writing books
but retains his share of ownership. He has been honored nine times for Best
Story by the Football Writers Association of America, and twice by The
Associated Press Sports Editors. He is a member of the Sports Hall of Fame
in Mobile, his hometown, and in 2025 began a three-year term as a member of
the College Football Playoff Selection Committee. Maisel has written five
books, including I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye, a memoir of dealing with
grief after the death of his son in 2015. Maisel earned a bachelor’s degree
in American Studies at Stanford University in 1981.
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