Rachel Nichols to Join FS1’s ‘Undisputed’ With Skip Bayless, per Report

Published 11:08 am Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Skip Bayless’s show Undisputed will return to Fox Sports 1 later this month with a new cast of characters. Former Pro Bowl cornerback Richard Sherman is one name who has already been reported as a cohost to Bayless, but it doesn’t stop there.

According to a report from Sports Business Journal‘s John Ourand, former ESPN host Rachel Nichols will be a regular panelist on the program when it returns Aug. 28.

Nichols will join Sherman and renowned rapper Lil Wayne alongside Bayless, while Undisputed also looks for additional panelists to rotate in as part of the next iteration of the show.

In addition to Nichols, Ourand also reported that executives overseeing the program are looking into possibly adding Keyshawn Johnson or Michael Irvin into the fold. ESPN recently laid off Johson as part of the network’s budget cuts. Irvin remains on suspension from NFL Network after an alleged inappropriate incident with a hotel employee during Super Bowl week.

As for Nichols, she has been working with Showtime after departing ESPN nearly two years ago. Nichols and ESPN parted ways after a private phone call was leaked in which she complained about the rise of Maria Taylor’s prominence within the network.

Undisputed has been off the air for nearly two months as Bayless and fellow show executives began looking for a replacement for Shannon Sharpe, who left FS1 following a contract buyout.

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