"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
"I couldn't be more excited to come back to the place where it all began for me, once upon a time, as a wide-eyed intern," he said in a tweet announcing the move.
“I’m excited. Chris has been great and Amanda Gifford and Justin Craig and everybody at ESPN has been absolutely amazing so I can’t wait to get going.”
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”