"Not only are we bringing back a show that so many fans have woken up to and loved for years, we are giving it a state-of-the-art new home with even more resources and space for our talent to showcase their signature segments and fun takes on the game of football."
Spake had been the host of NASCAR coverage, including anchoring coverage of NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity race broadcasts. She also worked the sidelines for NFL broadcasts where she was teamed with Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma.
"The CW set a network record with its most-watched sports broadcast ever, as August’s New Mexico State – Florida State football game outperformed three of the major broadcast networks in primetime among Adults 25–54."
"According to a report by ProFootballTalk, Russini has told people around the league she’ll return to work as soon as next week. She resigned from The Athletic in April."