Ryan Leaf, the former Washington State star who washed out of the NFL and later served time in prison, will call college football games for ESPN.
Associated PressRyan Leaf has been hired by ESPN to be a college football analyst, another step in the remarkable comeback of the former Washington State star who has battled drug addiction and served time in prison.
Leaf told The AP on Saturday night that after he was released from prison in 2014 he tried to map out plans for his future and considered three paths: the entertainment industry, law school and sports casting. He took steps toward entering each one. “I realized two things: I really wanted to do it and I really felt like I could do a good job at it,” Leaf said.
Leaf shadowed ESPN’s Greg McElroy, another former college quarterback who has been a hit on television, when he called the Washington State-Southern California game in Los Angeles last season. That led to an audition in March.
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