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Former Pitt RB LeSean McCoy Candidate to Join 'Undisputed'

The former Pitt Panthers running back could fill the vacant spot on FS1's "Undisputed".

Stephen Thompson

Former Pitt RB LeSean McCoy Candidate to Join 'Undisputed'
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PITTSBURGH -- Shannon Sharpe's decision to leave FS1's "Undisputed" leaves a massive hole in one of the channel's flagship shows. To fill that vacant host role, FS1 is expected to consider former Pitt Panthers running back LeSean McCoy. 

McCoy, who's No. 8 in career rushing yards at Pitt and in total points scored, will receive an "extended audition" with potential co-host Skip Bayless once Sharpe officially takes his buyout from Fox Sports, according to a report from Front Office Sports' Michael McCarthy and A.J. Perez. 

McCoy is not a complete stranger to television but took his first job in media just last September. He was a co-host of the talk show "Speak", sharing the camera with Emmanuel Acho and Joy Taylor, who are also candidates for the Undisputed job. 

Fox Sports is also expected to try and lure ESPN's Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson and Michael Irvin away from their current employers to fill Sharpe's soon-vacant position. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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