Jeannine Edwards will step down from her role as a reporter for ESPN later this week, the network announced Tuesday.
Edwards joined the network in 1995 as a horse racing analyst and over time saw her portfolio branch out to include college football reporting. Edwards’s final assignment will be to cover Friday night’s Cotton Bowl tilt between No. 5 Ohio State and No. 8 USC for SportsCenter.
“I’ve made this decision after a lot of thought and careful consideration,” Edwards said in a statement. “It wasn’t easy, and I still can’t believe I’m saying the word ‘retire,’ but I felt the time was right.”
Edwards said her retirement will primarily be to spend time with aging parents. Her father passed away in June.
She is married to Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer. Spencer recorded this video message for Edwards.
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