Samantha Ponder (née Steele), born December 11, 1985, is an American sportscaster from Phoenix, Arizona. She is currently the host of Sunday NFL Countdown on ESPN.
Before hosting Sunday NFL Countdown, Ponder worked as a reporter and host for ESPN college football and as a basketball sideline reporter. She replaced Erin Andrews on College GameDay Saturdays at 10 AM ET on ESPN and co-hosted the Saturday 9 AM ET edition on ESPNU. From August 2012 until 2014, Ponder was the regular sideline reporter for ESPN's Thursday Night College Football. She also appeared on the ESPN-owned Longhorn Network.
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