Friday was a brutal day at ESPN as a number of big-name on-air personalities lost their jobs in the latest round of layoffs at the sports network.
Lead NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy was the first stunner of the day and then we later learned that NBA analyst Jalen Rose and longtime NFL personality Suzy Kolber were also a part of the changes at ESPN.
One of ESPN's biggest shows, College GameDay, also suffered a huge loss as David Pollack was also reportedly laid off after spending the 12 years with the network. The former University of Georgia defensive tackle has become a fan favorite over the years.
NEWS: College GameDay's David Pollack has been let go by ESPN, The Post has learned. https://t.co/6DJxW6Ka6t
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) June 30, 2023
College football fans were bummed:
I really don’t understand ESPN being fully on board with the SEC and then firing their SEC alum on their most popular show to keep around 2 Big Ten alums and add a Big 12 alum? This makes 0 sense. https://t.co/V1shbQYn38
— JR Buckeye 🌰🅾️⭕️ (@itsJRBuckeye) June 30, 2023
Unbelievable. David Pollack brought an incredible energy and expertise to College Gameday that will genuinely be missed this season.
— Katie Adams (@Katie6Adams) June 30, 2023
Do better, @ESPN https://t.co/du5Vm5pNq0
What an L for ESPN https://t.co/yA7oUiv3tq
— Wyatt Fulton (@FultonW_) June 30, 2023
I am so sad to hear about all the @espn layoffs…wow… #collegefootball won’t be the same w/out this guy https://t.co/k9uLGcMtg5
— Nondas Davis Worthington (@nondas_davis) June 30, 2023
ESPN the one thing you could not do was break up the College Gameday crew, and here we are. https://t.co/tBpYjZdRAo
— MIZZOU 2023 (@NEWZOU23) June 30, 2023
Best guy on Gameday. ESPN should be ashamed of themselves https://t.co/eqvRMYTGa5
— Tommy O’Neill (@tommy1oneill) June 30, 2023
Good to see ESPN absolutely ruining college gameday. Smart guys over at corporate. Damn mouse https://t.co/ScNF6ZvzET
— Stan Him Boomer Sooner (Hunter Harjo) (@hunterharjo7) June 30, 2023
ESPN has gone TOO FAR messing with the College GameDay crew. This one really stings https://t.co/MrsomLEvcy
— Blake Heitman (@blake_heitman) June 30, 2023
One of the greatest, most gracious people I’ve ever worked with. A brutal blow to our CGD fam. https://t.co/5p25w0WqvA
— Jen Lada (@JenLada) June 30, 2023
Seriously? I thought Pollock was one of the best on College Gameday.
— RC Maxfield (@RCMB323) June 30, 2023
Insightful and knowledgable while also being funny and informative. Truly thought he was great on-air https://t.co/13sM2ZKONO
