The following article mentions domestic violence.
Samatha Ponder is a former ESPN sportscaster who spent her entire career in sports entertainment.
“I knew I wanted to be a sports broadcaster.
However, after taking a giant leap of faith, she ended up a member of the ESPN team.
The second of four children, Ponder grew up in a large and deeply religious household.
“We didn’t go on all the fun vacations and eat out,” she said.
The Steeles' relationship with Christianity did not begin with Jerry and Cindi.
Ponder dedicated herself to her faith in her teenage years.
There, she ended up scoring an internship for ABC Sports.
As she told theArizona Republic, she landed the gig while working at ESPN’s restaurant in Times Square.
“But it worked.”
During her internship, her duties included interviewing accomplished athletes and holding cue cards for reporters during games.
After spending two years at The King’s College, it was no longer financially feasible.
So, Ponder returned to her home state to study at Arizona State University.
She remained dedicated to her work with ABC Sports and regularly flew back to NYC to fulfill her internship.
All of her effort and the travel costs were worth it.
That internship led to a football broadcasting job offer from Liberty University.
She received her degree from Liberty University in 2009.
Funny enough, Ponder originally planned on going to Liberty University when she was in high school.
However, she evidently had a change of heart.
She had everything that I was looking for, but she was basically untried.
After her graduation from Liberty University, Samantha Ponder spent a year working for FOX Sports.
After spending 2010 with Fox, Ponder embarked on her decade-plus career with ESPN in 2011.
“There’s really nothing like ‘College GameDay,'” she said.
“College GameDay” wasn’t Ponder’s only hosting responsibility at that time.
She was also among the roundtable of personalities facilitating “College Football Live.”
What do you know, Samantha Ponder also found love with an NFL player.
The pair dated for three months before Christian popped the question.
“I pretty much knew [he was the one] immediately,” Samantha told thePioneer Press.
“Look, you get to the point where you’ve dated enough and you know yourself well enough.
It all happened really fast.”
We drove the 20 minutes to Hudson or whatever it was, walked in, got married.”
The baby girl was named in honor of Christian’s former college football coach, Bobby Bowden.
Though the Ponders love being parents, it hasn’t been an easy journey.
The woman said, ‘You know, that is terrible for a baby.
The immune systems are not ready for this.’
You have to love her and you have to feed her.’
I was like, ‘Okay, I can do those things.'"
It’s a whole lot more work in the studio.
The lifestyle for me as a mom and wife, though, is night and day."
“Sam Ponder is an idiot.
“Bottomline is guys thinking chicks are hot is natural.
Ponder was not thrilled.
The show was axed after just one episode.
Barstool president Dave Portnoy seemed to believe Ponder had something to do with the online grid’s decision.
However, there are some who suspect there’s more to Ponder’s departure.
“Sam Ponder, no grudge.
“So, good luck to her in her next step.”
