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Jeff Goodman Is Leaving ESPN For Another Opportunity

As a fan of this game I've always preferred college to the pro game. 

Jeff Goodman has been one of my favorites to cover the game on ESPN through the years  and now he is moving on to a new opportunity. 

Jeff Goodman is leaving ESPN and joining the upstart Stadium, The Big Lead has learned from a person with direct knowledge of the news. Unauthorized to speak publicly on the matter, the person requested anonymity. Goodman and an ESPN spokesperson declined to comment. "according to https://thebiglead.com/2018/06/12/jeff-goodman-leaving-espn-whats-next/

Goodman has signed a multi-year deal with Stadium, which started as a streaming platform and is making a big financial commitment toward an editorial push. Former ESPN college football reporter Brett McMurphy will also be joining Stadium, as Richard Deitsch reported in late April. "according to https://thebiglead.com/2018/06/12/jeff-goodman-leaving-espn-whats-next/

Goodman joined ESPN in 2013 after having spent time at CBS and FOX Sports. He never quite found an indispensable role at ESPN; his writing was behind the ESPN Insider paywall. In the last year, his television airtime decreased; he was no longer in the college basketball studio and ESPN decreased daily SportsCenter, where he appeared as a reporter, on its flagship network by four hours a day to make way for Get Up and High Noon."according to https://thebiglead.com/2018/06/12/jeff-goodman-leaving-espn-whats-next/