Stuart Scott was ‘pissed’ at Rich Eisen for wanting to work with Dan Patrick

Posted Jun 20, 2026
“That was a bad time,” Dan Patrick said of Keith Olbermann leaving the 11 p.m. SportsCenter for Fox Sports. Patrick explained it was a bad time because he knew no one was capable of succeeding Olbermann. Rich Eisen, however, wanted that challenge, even if it meant leaving Stuart Scott, who he was building his own SportsCenter partnership with. (Awful Announcing)

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