▁M ck end ry ▁replacing ▁John ▁Bu cc ig ross ▁who ▁moves ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 1 : 0 0 PM ▁slot . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁hosted ▁some ▁horse ▁racing ▁tele cast s ▁for ▁ESP N . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁C raw ford ▁was ▁laid ▁off ▁from ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Sport sc enter ▁ 1 1 am - 1 pm ▁host ▁in ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁cut s ▁including ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁ESP N ▁employees . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁B GS U ▁announced ▁that ▁C raw ford ▁would ▁join ▁the ▁university ▁as ▁an ▁executive ▁in ▁residence . ▁C raw ford ▁will ▁be ▁sharing ▁his ▁expert ise ▁with ▁students ▁and ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Media ▁and ▁Communic ation , ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Sport ▁Management ▁and ▁with ▁student - ath let es . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁The ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns ▁announced ▁that ▁C raw ford , ▁alongside ▁former ▁Brow ns ▁quarter back ▁Tim ▁C ouch , ▁would ▁call ▁the ▁Brow ns ▁pr ese ason ▁games ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ; ▁T eg na ▁owned ▁N BC ▁affili ate ▁W K Y C ▁in ▁Cleveland ▁announced ▁that ▁C raw ford ▁will ▁become ▁the ▁ 5 ▁p . m . ▁news ▁anchor ▁when