ESPN letting ‘SportsCenter’ anchor Stan Verrett go after 25 years

A longtime “SportsCenter” anchor is departing the Worldwide Leader. 

Stan Verrett is leaving ESPN later this summer after 25 years with the network, according to a report from Front Office Sports.  

ESPN is reportedly not planning to renew his contract. 

“We’re grateful for Stan’s many contributions and all he has brought to SportsCenter over the years,” ESPN exec Dave Roberts told FOS in a statement. “We thank him and wish him continued success.”

Verrett took to social media on Wednesday after news broke of his departure. 

ESPN anchor Stan Verrett during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl between the Washington Huskies and the Alabama Crimson Tide on December 31, 2017. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

“My life is in Los Angeles is now,” Verrett wrote on X. “Nothing but gratitude for 25 years of living a dream at ESPN. I’m not retiring. Really excited about the future and some incredible opportunities. Stay tuned.”

Verrett has worked for the company since 2000 and served as the 1 a.m. ET “SportsCenter” host since 2009. 

He worked alongside longtime co-host Neil Everett in ESPN’s Los Angeles studio for roughly 14 years before the latter stepped away from the network in June 2023. 

Stan Verrett attends the 21st Annual Emmys Golf Classic Tournament to benefit the Television Academy Foundation’s Education Programs held at Riviera Country Club on October 25, 2021 in Pacific Palisades, California. Getty Images

In March, ESPN announced it would be moving the Los Angeles edition of “SportsCenter” to its headquarters in Bristol, Conn.

On Monday night, Verrett and Linda Cohn co-hosted the last episode in LA and got a special guest appearance from Everett.