Who is Jenny Taft? Get to know FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff sideline reporter
By Josie Rohach
Jenny Taft is a television personality for FOX Sports where she can be seen on UNDISPUTED during the week and as the sideline reporter for FOX’s college football game of the week as part of their Big Noon Kickoff.
Jenny Taft knows a lot about sports. The Edina, Minnesota native was a three-sport varsity athlete at Edina high school. She played hockey, lacrosse and tennis before attending college at Boston University where she played on the Terriers lacrosse team.
After graduating in 2010 with a broadcast journalism degree, Taft returned home to Minnesota and began working with the local FOX sports affiliate, FOX Sports North. She covered the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Wild until she was promoted to a role with FOX Sports 1 in Los Angeles in 2013.
Jenny Taft is on FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff crew
College football fans will recognize Taft for her work on FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff. Taft has been the sideline reporter for the top team at FOX since 2017 alongside Gus Johnson on play-by-play and Joel Klatt on color commentary.
Jenny Taft is a versatile talent for FOX Sports
Now in her eighth year, Taft has a range of roles for FOX Sports. She is a sideline reporter for college football and soccer as well as a host for UNDISPUTED alongside Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless. Taft also covers the NFL, MLB, XFL, and Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
According to her website, Taft shares her love of sports with her husband Matt Gilroy who played for the 2018 U.S. Men’s Olympic Hockey Team and is a former NHL defenseman. With so much passion for sports shared with those around her, Taft is a name to remember if you follow sports at all, especially college football.
Jenny Taft Twitter
You can follow her on Twitter: @JennyTaft
Jenny Taft Instagram
You can follow her on Instagram: @jennytaft
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