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So CBS will have to find some new eye candy for their SEC telecasts.
CBS' Arrington headed to ESPN
Jill Arrington is leaving CBS after four years to go to ESPN.
Arrington, 31, will add feature duties to the same college football reporter role she held at CBS.
Paid between $100,000 and $110,000 a year at CBS, Arrington sought a new contract close to $200,000, which CBS rejected.
"Jill's been a great member of our team," CBS Sports president Sean McManus said Sunday, "and we certainly wish her all the best."
Arrington, who once posed for the magazine FHM, has been a favorite of college fans, whom she sometimes acknowledges with a wave as she crosses the field. But too often she was unfamiliar with her material or her interview subjects, irritating others.
"With more repetitions and expansion of her responsibilities we believe she will be a key contributor to our college football portfolio," ESPN executive vice president Mark Shapiro said.
Though Arrington is definitely switching jobs, the future of Lisa Guerrero, who sometimes struggled in interviews on ABC's Monday Night Football, will be discussed in meetings in Los Angeles this week.
ABC MNF producer Fred Gaudelli said Sunday he was returning from a vacation and executive producer "Mike Pearl and I have not yet had discussions on (Guerrero)."
Pearl was not available for comment.
"We certainly are not planning on making any changes," said ABC vice president Mark Mandel.
Jill Arrington is leaving CBS after four years to go to ESPN.
Arrington, 31, will add feature duties to the same college football reporter role she held at CBS.
Paid between $100,000 and $110,000 a year at CBS, Arrington sought a new contract close to $200,000, which CBS rejected.
"Jill's been a great member of our team," CBS Sports president Sean McManus said Sunday, "and we certainly wish her all the best."
Arrington, who once posed for the magazine FHM, has been a favorite of college fans, whom she sometimes acknowledges with a wave as she crosses the field. But too often she was unfamiliar with her material or her interview subjects, irritating others.
"With more repetitions and expansion of her responsibilities we believe she will be a key contributor to our college football portfolio," ESPN executive vice president Mark Shapiro said.
Though Arrington is definitely switching jobs, the future of Lisa Guerrero, who sometimes struggled in interviews on ABC's Monday Night Football, will be discussed in meetings in Los Angeles this week.
ABC MNF producer Fred Gaudelli said Sunday he was returning from a vacation and executive producer "Mike Pearl and I have not yet had discussions on (Guerrero)."
Pearl was not available for comment.
"We certainly are not planning on making any changes," said ABC vice president Mark Mandel.
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