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Who is Molly McGrath?

ESPN reporter Molly McGrath has been covering the network's college sports broadcasts since joining the team in 2016.

She is often seen on the sidelines of college football and college basketball games, and now viewers want to know more about her.

Molly McGrath joined ESPN in 2016
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Molly McGrath joined ESPN in 2016Credit: Getty

Who is Molly McGrath?

Molly McGrath is a sideline reporter and host for ESPN.

Over the years, she has been seen covering the network's college football and college basketball games in addition to serving as a sideline reporter for select XFL games.

Along with serving as a sideline reporter, McGrath is also a regular host on College Football Live and College Basketball Live.

She got her start in the industry back in the early 2010s after graduating from Boston College with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.

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Prior to ESPN, she had stints with the Boston Celtics and Fox Sports.

When she's not behind a camera, she can often be found at home, spending time with her husband, Max Dorsch, and their son, Ray.

Was Molly McGrath a cheerleader?

Before McGrath moved to the sidelines, she was on the field, representing Boston College as a cheerleader.

In 2016, she returned to her alma mater with ESPN, an experience she called "surreal."

"[Alumni Stadium] was where I experienced the most exciting and heartbreaking moments of my college career," McGrath said prior to her homecoming broadcast, via ESPN Front Row.

"It was on that very field that I watched Matt Ryan lead the Eagles to a No. 2 ranking in the country, watched my close friend Mark Herzlich lead the 2010 team out of the tunnel after overcoming bone cancer, and where I myself became a leader for my program and established comfort on the sidelines.”

Along with competing as a cheerleader, she also served as a student reporter, covering all things BC Athletes.

"My senior year, I requested a meeting with then-Athletic Director Gene DeFilippo to pitch a student reporter position and asked him for access to the school’s coaches and players. He was supportive and quite honestly bemused by my request and said yes — as long as I did the extra work myself, I would be allowed to interview them, and post those interviews to the school’s website," McGrath recalled.

Those interviews were later turned into a demo reel, which helped her land an on-air role with the Celtics, ESPN Front Row notes.

"I don’t know if I would be in this amazing position at ESPN if it weren’t for the experiences I had at Boston College," McGrath said.

Molly McGrath works as an ESPN sideline analyst
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Molly McGrath works as an ESPN sideline analystCredit: Instagram / @mollyamcgrath

What is Molly McGrath's net worth?

Thanks to the success of McGrath's career, she has been able to amass a fortune over the years.

At this time, her exact net worth is unclear, but online reports claim it could be as high as $1million.

This estimate comes from her ESPN contracts as well as other business ventures.

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