Ryan McGee

{{Short description|American sportswriter}}

{{multiple issues|

{{notability|Biographies|date=August 2014}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2014}}

}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

Ryan McGee is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/keyword/search?searchString=ryan_mcgee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207041618/http://sports.espn.go.com/keyword/search?searchString=ryan_mcgee |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 7, 2007 |title=ESPN Search: Ryan Mcgee |publisher=ESPN |date= |access-date=March 16, 2009}} and formerly a television producer with ESPN, Fox Sports Net, and NASCAR Media Group.{{cite web |url=http://www.roadtoomahabook.com/ |title=The Road To Omaha Book Homepage |publisher=Roadtoomahabook.com |accessdate=March 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308234347/http://www.roadtoomahabook.com/ |archivedate=March 8, 2010 }} He covers a variety of American sports, but is best known for his motorsports work, particularly NASCAR, and college football. Before joining ESPN The Magazine he was a columnist for FoxSports.com. He was also editor-in-chief at NASCAR Media and wrote the script for the documentary Dale, that was narrated by Paul Newman.

In 2006 he published his first book, ESPN Ultimate NASCAR: 100 Defining Moments in Stock Car Racing History and his second, The Road To Omaha: Hits, Hopes, and History at the College World Series which was published in May 2009. The paperback version was published in May 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.roadtoomahabook.com |title=The Road To Omaha Book Homepage |publisher=Roadtoomahabook.com |accessdate=March 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308234347/http://www.roadtoomahabook.com/ |archivedate=March 8, 2010 }} In 2018, he co-authored the Dale Earnhardt Jr. book and New York Times bestseller Racing to the Finish. In 2020 he co-authored Sidelines and Bloodlines with father Dr. Jerry McGee and brother Sam McGee about Dr. McGee's longtime career as a college football official.

McGee was also an analyst/contributor to ESPN2's night studio show NASCAR Now before the show was canceled in early 2014. He is currently a commentator on ESPNU and the SEC Network, where he frequently guest hosts on The Paul Finebaum Show.

McGee co-hosts Marty & McGee alongside Marty Smith. In 2015 the podcast was promoted to a regular weekend time slot on ESPN Radio and in 2018 a TV version of the show began on the SEC Network.on air Mar 28, 2020, Marty and McGee show on ESPN Radio

McGee also writes a column for ESPN.com called the Bottom 10, where he ranks and explains the ten worst teams in College Football.{{cite web | last=McGee | first=Ryan | title=Bottom 10: Where everybody is a winner, at least once | website=ESPN.com | date=2022-10-19 | url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34824508/college-football-bottom-10-where-everybody-winner-least-once | access-date=2024-12-27}} The column is updated weekly.