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David Hale

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  • College Football Reporter, ESPN
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Covers:  College sports, mostly football and basketball.
Doesn't Cover: The beauty of writing about sports is that you're really writing about everything - politics, finance, health, science, tech. It's always an adventure.
Raconteur, gadfly, man about town. writes sports thingies for ESPN. Talks on TV for ACCN. email me or whatever at david.hale@espn.com

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I'm a reporter with ESPN. I cover college sports. Before that, I wrote about the Philadelphia Phillies. Before that, UGA football and basketball. Before that... ah, who can remember that far back? I'm passionate about journalism and storytelling, and I'm eternally grateful for the opportunity to dip my toe into the lives of so many fascinating people who've allowed me the chance to tell their stories.

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'They're in a deep, deep hole': Inside the 6-year unraveling of Florida State football

'They're in a deep, deep hole': Inside the 6-year unraveling of Florida State football

John Thrasher knew how the words would sound. He even warned his audience in advance that "I shouldn't talk m…

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Life, love and loss in a coaching family: The story of Blake and Wendy Anderson

Life, love and loss in a coaching family: The story of Blake and Wendy Anderson

It was quiet inside the truck as Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson drove along Interstate 55. He wasn't sur…

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The Tao of Dabo Swinney

The Tao of Dabo Swinney

It's entirely possible that the college football world will be forever changed because of a movie that garner…

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Hale: Florida State's Terrance Smith holds on to the memory of a father he barely knew

Hale: Florida State's Terrance Smith holds on to the memory of a father he barely knew

A few years ago, back when Brentson Buckner was still training athletes who were preparing for the NFL, a fri…

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Freeman, Eskridge are bonded brothers

Freeman, Eskridge are bonded brothers

In their neighborhood, sneakers were status, so Devonta Freeman and Durell Eskridge took their shoes seriousl…

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Meet Ryan Finley, the best quarterback you don't know

Meet Ryan Finley, the best quarterback you don't know

Ryan Finley is on the floor. It's midsummer, before his sixth and final season at NC State, and his seating a…

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Be boring? Lane Kiffin is anything but as he enters a new era at LSU

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By David Hale Verified
| MSN Verified
MAKING THE ROUNDS at SEC media days in July, Lane Kiffin patted his jacket pocket and joked that, inside, there was a card on which he had written a reminder to himself: "Be boring." Or, maybe it wasn't a joke. With Kiffin, it's hard to tell. Everything he says or posts online tends to come with a wink, a smirk and the historical context that implies he might be full of it.
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Be boring? Lane Kiffin is anything but as he enters a new era at LSU

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By David Hale Verified
| Effingham Radio
Kiffin chose LSU as the path of least resistance to win a title. Anything short of that will bring a legion of critics.
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Be boring? Lane Kiffin is anything but as he enters a new era at LSU

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By David Hale Verified
| ESPN Verified
MAKING THE ROUNDS at SEC media days in July, Lane Kiffin patted his jacket pocket and joked that, inside, there was a card on which he had written a reminder to himself: "Be boring." Or, maybe it wasn't a joke. With Kiffin, it's hard to tell. Everything he says or posts online tends to come with a wink, a smirk and the historical context that implies he might be full of it.
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