About Ivan

Ivan Maisel is the dean of national college football writers, having been on the beat since 1987, the last six years for ESPN.com. He has covered 26 national championship games (yes, some years more than one) in his work for Sports Illustrated, Newsday, and The Dallas Morning News. He has won four Best Story Awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Football Writers Association of America. A native of Mobile, Alabama, Ivan and his family live in Fairfield, Connecticut.