Samantha Ponder Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2012 she became the host of "College GameDay" and sideline reporter for the Thursday night college football games on ESPN
• Serves as a reporter for college basketball
• Joined ESPN and Longhorn Network in 2011
• While attending Liberty University, she worked as a sideline reporter and host for the university's football and basketball games
• Married Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder in 2012
• Married Christian Ponder of the Minnesota Vikings in St․ Croix County Court in 2012
• Served as an intern with ABC Sports Radio and assisted with research for the College Football Studio show in New York
• Sideline reporter and host for college football and basketball while a student at Liberty University
• Worked as an intern at New York City's ABC Sports Television and ABC Sports Radio for three years
• Worked as a reporter and host for Fox Sports and the Longhorn Network
• On ESPN, she became a host and reporter for a number of programs focusing on football and basketball
• Played volleyball, softball, tennis and basketball and ran track in high school
• Spends time working with her family's non-profit organization M․A․D․ (Make a Difference) Ministries which is geared toward inner city in Phoenix, Palestine and Zimbabwe
• Was one of the first three talents hired by Longhorn Network