Less than a week after reports emerged that he was set to take over as the new host of Monday Night Countdown, ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt addressed the issue on Monday and denied that he accepted the position.
The popular SportsCenter host discussed the situation while appearing as a guest on the Dan Patrick Show. Though he refuted that he’s even been offered the job, he acknowledged that there have been “conversations” about him taking over as the pregame show’s host and that it could still happen.
“It was reported that I was the guy, and other than me not having been offered the job or accepting the job that I haven’t been offered, it was spot on,” Van Pelt quipped. “God, that was weird. I mean, you read things and you’re like, ‘Whoa.’ People were congratulating me, and things of that nature.”
