For the past 4-5 months, Jake Marsh has been mulling over one of the hardest decisions that many people have to make. Marsh has been with Barstool Sports for five years. During that time, he has been a big part of the Pardon My Take podcast. The day has come that he will be moving on however.
In the article that he wrote. He states that doing play-by-play is his dream.
“This isn’t a decision that was made in the last few days or weeks. Big Cat, PFT, and I have been talking a lot behind the scenes over the last 3-4 months about what is best for me and my career in the long run. And at the end of the day, it’s simple: I am moving on to go all-in on pursuing my dream.”
Barstool is no longer pursuing broadcasting opportunities, so the decision to stay wouldn’t make sense. Jake Marsh served as the play-by-play broadcaster for the Arizona Bowl (for two years) and the Barstool’s College Basketball Invitational. The company no longer has the rights to the bowl game after it’s now being branded by Snoop Dogg.
“One of the dominoes for this happening right now is the direction that Barstool’s going in,” Marsh said. “Live broadcasting rights are no longer a priority for this company. And that’s not a secret. (Big Cat’s) talked about it, Dave’s talked about it. And, obviously, that was my bread and butter here. That was where I thrived the most. I am so fortunate that I got to call multiple bowl games on national television, college basketball, hockey, and professional golf, which led to these PGA Tour events from the connections I made there.”
As of now, it is unclear where Marsh plans to go. Whether or not, he lands with a National network. All of that is still up in the air.
“I’ve accomplished a lot, thanks to you guys, and it’s been an incredible ride. But doing it right now and making this jump, we all agree it makes the most sense because it’s the beginning of the summer. It’s kind of like the offseason in sports and broadcasting. If I make myself publicly, fully available right now, best-case scenario, I’m in the booth calling college football this fall. Is that going to happen? Is that reality? I don’t know, but the odds are to increase by making this jump right now.”
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