About the Author
Heather Dinich is a college football analyst for ESPN and a senior writer for ESPN.com, entering her 19th season covering the sport. She has cemented a reputation throughout the industry and the sport for her fairness, accuracy, and trust. While her expertise encompasses the entire sport, Dinich has created a niche reporting on the CFP since its inception in 2014. Dinich is a 2001 graduate of Indiana University, where she covered the controversial firing of former coach Bob Knight for the Indiana Daily student newspaper, and as a stringer for The Washington Post. From Nick Saban and Joe Paterno to Kirby Smart and Curt Cignetti, Dinich has covered championship coaches past and present. Prior to working for ESPN, Dinich covered the University of Maryland football and men’s basketball teams for the Baltimore Sun. She is a longtime Heisman voter and past president of the Football Writers Association of America.
