Ivan Maisel

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.