About Me
I'm a Jersey girl, which means I'm always going to speak my mind ... and also that it took me until I was 22 years old to learn how to pump my own gas.
I've loved sports for as long as I can remember. When I wasn't playing softball, tennis or basketball, I was plopped on the couch watching games with my father. By middle school, I was the only girl I knew asking for a Peyton Manning jersey for Christmas — and by high school, I was in all my friends' fantasy football leagues.
Nothing felt forced; it all came so naturally. I loved competition, appreciated athleticism and devoured features on my favorite athletes, eager to understand them better off the field or court.
A strike of fortune during my first week on campus in college is what led me down this path, into this field. I'd always loved sports and reading about sports, yet I'd never made the connection that it was something I could pursue ... until a brand-new friend suggested I give it a try. I'm grateful for her encouragement every day.
Writing
The Athletic: (08/17 to present)
USA TODAY Sports: (09/11 to 08/17)
The Boston Globe: (06/11 to 08/11)
Television
NBC Sports lead college football insider (08/23 to present)
Big Ten Network studio analyst (08/14 to present)
Radio
SiriusXM host, College Sports Radio (Ch. 84)
Awards
2023 Insider of the Year, The Big Lead
2020 National Sportswriter of the Year, National Sports Media Association (NSMA)
Top-10 columnist, Associated Press Sports Editor writing awards
Top-10 national beat writer, Associated Press Sports Editor writing awards
2017 U.S. Basketball Writers Association Rising Star