:Todd McShay
{{Short description|American football television analyst and commentator (born 1977)}}
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Todd Marshall McShay (born March 22, 1977) is an American football television analyst and commentator.{{cite book|last=Kluck|first=Ted A.|title=Game Time: Inside College Football|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RYbv-uJwF8gC&pg=PA103|access-date=April 29, 2011|date=October 1, 2007|publisher=Globe Pequot|isbn=978-1-59921-199-2|pages=103–}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Early life
McShay attended North Shore Christian School in Lynn, Massachusetts and then Swampscott High School in Swampscott, Massachusetts, where he played quarterback for the Big Blue,{{Cite web |url=https://www.familyid.com/swampscott-high-school |title=Swampscott High School | FamilyID | the Marketplace for Programs and Activities |access-date=November 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105234400/https://www.familyid.com/swampscott-high-school |archive-date=November 5, 2014 |url-status=dead }} and graduated in 1995.{{Cite web |url=http://www.itemlive.com/sports/swampscott-high-class-of-members-cooking-up-success/article_82f45d47-28b3-5d93-b83a-513a855247e7.html |title=Swampscott High Class of '95 members cooking up success - Itemlive.co… |access-date=November 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141105203010/http://www.itemlive.com/sports/swampscott-high-class-of-members-cooking-up-success/article_82f45d47-28b3-5d93-b83a-513a855247e7.html |archive-date=November 5, 2014 |url-status=dead }} In high school he was friends and classmates with Dave Portnoy, owner of Barstool Sports.
He then attended the University of Richmond, where he was a walk-on for the Spiders in 1995 and served as a scout-team quarterback.{{Cite web |url=http://www.richmondspiders.com/fls/26800/football/pdf/14MediaSupplement.pdf?SPSID=629561&SPID=91932&DB_OEM_ID=26800 |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105230303/http://www.richmondspiders.com/fls/26800/football/pdf/14MediaSupplement.pdf?SPSID=629561&SPID=91932&DB_OEM_ID=26800 |archive-date=November 5, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
He graduated from Richmond in 1999 with a B.A. from the Jepson School of Leadership Studies.{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=John |date=December 21, 2013 |title=TV football analyst Todd McShay got start at Richmond |url=http://www.timesdispatch.com/sports/college/football/tv-football-analyst-todd-mcshay-got-start-at-richmond/article_c77e2c38-e95e-587f-bb9c-fd8aa68d0964.html |access-date=July 13, 2018 |website=Times Dispatch}}
Professional career
McShay had worked as an undergraduate team equipment manager at the University of Richmond before landing an internship with former NFL scout Gary Horton in 1998. Following graduation, McShay worked full-time for "The War Room", (1999–2006) a start-up publication created by Horton eventually bought by ESPN and renamed "Scouts Inc."{{Cite web |url=http://legacy.barstoolsports.com/article/interview_with_todd_mcshay_espn/1279/ |title=Barstool Sports: Interview with Todd McShay (Mr. ESPN) |access-date=November 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105221244/http://legacy.barstoolsports.com/article/interview_with_todd_mcshay_espn/1279/ |archive-date=November 5, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
He joined ESPN in 2006 as a football analyst, providing in-depth scouting information on college football players across the country. He made regular appearances on a number of ESPN programs, including ESPNU Coaches Spotlight, SportsCenter, and ESPN Radio focusing on the NFL Draft. He was often featured alongside ESPN college football analyst Mel Kiper, Jr.{{cite web|url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/mcshay_todd/|title=Todd McShay - ESPN MediaZone U.S.|website=Espnmediazone.com|access-date=July 13, 2018}}
On September 7, 2021, McShay announced he was taking a break from ESPN "to focus on my health and my family". This came three days after an unsteady performance while working as a sideline reporter on an ESPN college football broadcast, during which viewers expressed concern on social media about his well-being during an on-air segment.{{cite web |last1=Schad |first1=Tom |title=ESPN reporter Todd McShay stepping away from network to 'focus on my health and my family' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/media/2021/09/07/espn-todd-mcshay-stepping-away-focus-health-family/5757330001/ |website=USA Today |access-date=October 4, 2021 |date=September 7, 2021}} McShay returned to on-air work with ESPN on October 27, 2021.{{cite web | url=https://barrettsportsmedia.com/2021/10/27/todd-mcshay-return/ | title=Todd McShay Makes Return to ESPN | Barrett Media | date=October 27, 2021 }} He was laid off on June 30, 2023.{{Cite news |last=Tapp |first=Tom |date=June 30, 2023 |title=ESPN Layoffs: Here's The List Of On-Air Talent Who Were Let Go |work=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/espn-layoffs-list-talent-fired-1235428485/ |access-date=June 30, 2023}}
In the fall of 2024, McShay joined the Ringer as a full time host of his own eponymous podcast, the McShay Show. McShay had previously been a frequent guest on other podcasts at the Ringer, including the Ryen Russillo Podcast with Ryen Russillo.{{cite web | last=Kleen | first=Brendon | title=The Ringer adds Todd McShay, David Jacoby and more new hires | website=Awful Announcing | date=2024-10-21 | url=https://awfulannouncing.com/ringer/hire-todd-mcshay-joel-anderson-david-jacoby-kirk-goldsberry.html | access-date=2025-01-25}}
Personal life
McShay was married to Lauren "Lo" (Sullivan) McShay, a Boston University graduate and current owner of LoLo Event Design in Boston.{{Cite web |last=Keene |first=Cindy Atoji |date=August 26, 2012 |title=Event designer Lo McShay sweats the details |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2012/08/25/event-designer-mcshay-sweats-details/SSq1xGjvLaTArS6TUMIc8O/story.html |access-date=July 13, 2018 |newspaper=The Boston Globe}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/lauren.mcshay|title=Lauren Sullivan McShay|website=Facebook.com|access-date=July 13, 2018}}
{{cite tweet |last=McShay |first=Todd |author-link=Todd McShay |user=McShay13 |number=1253373371854786561 |date=April 23, 2020 |title=https://t.co/d5ZNqgwEqJ |language=en |access-date=September 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309063707/https://twitter.com/McShay13/status/1253373371854786561 |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |url-status=live}} He recently spoke about being newly engaged.{{Cite web |title=The McShay Show |url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bnXxS8WOMoH4LH1ITJkQY?si=JhYFVIMhSgO-fxGbFc6eOA&context=spotify:show:6b22qPe8Q4uV8YB9QbKuEr |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=open.spotify.com}}
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100706143821/http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2010/03/mcshay_todd/ Todd McShay ESPN MediaZone (March 10, 2010)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110430122044/http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2010/03/10/mcshay_todd/ ESPN MediaZone (June 2, 2011)]
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