Stan Verrett, an American sportscaster on the ESPN and ESPNEWS networks is the cousin of American football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL), Jason Verrett.
Stan a radio DJ on WOWI 103 Jamz in the Hampton Roads, VA area was popularly known as “Stan The Man”.
While in the area, Stan was a sports anchor on ABC affiliate WVEC-TV 13 and also had a stint on local NBC affiliate WAVY-TV 10.
Stan began working from ESPN’s then-new L.A. Live studios, anchoring the 10:00 p.m. PST SportsCenter along with Neil Everett in April 2009.
In August 2016, he was named studio host for ESPN’s college football coverage airing on sister network ABC. He replaced John Saunders, who died earlier in the month.
His cousin Jason played college football at TCU and was drafted by the San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers in the first round (25th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.
He was the fourth cornerback drafted in 2014, behind Justin Gilbert (8th overall), Kyle Fuller (14th overall), and Darqueze Dennard (24th overall).
