{{Short description|American podcaster and reporter (born 1988)}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}}
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'''Kayce Smith''' (born October 25, 1988) is an American Podcast host for Barstool Sports and formerly a sports reporter with ESPN, Fox Sports, and NBC Sports.
== Early life and education == Kayce Smith was born on October 25, 1988 and raised in Arlington, Texas and graduated from Texas A&M University in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Driscoll |first=Steve |date=April 29, 2021 |title=Kayce Smith: In Photos, What To Know About The Barstool Sports Personality |url=https://thespun.com/sports-media/kayce-smith-in-photos-barstool-sports-age-married-husband-johnny-manziel-texas-am-nbc-sports-boston-csn |website=The Spun}}</ref> While at Texas A&M, Smith would often report on college football star, Johnny Manziel, who was a star football player while she went to school there.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radio |first=FOX News |date=2025-10-17 |title=Barstool's Kayce Smith on the CFB Coaching Chaos About to Explode |url=https://radio.foxnews.com/2025/10/17/barstools-kayce-smith-on-the-cfb-coaching-chaos-about-to-explode/ |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=FOX News Radio |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Media career == In 2014, Kayce Smith began working as a sideline reporter for Fox Sports South and the Atlanta Hawks.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Devika |date=2016-10-27 |title=Kayce Smith: From the Sidelines to the Studio |url=https://old.maroonweekly.com/zooming-in-on-the-aggie-network/ |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=Maroon Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref> Soon after, Smith left Fox Sports for ESPN where she worked for the SEC Network and ESPNU where she covered college football, basketball, and gymnastics.<ref name=":0" />
Kayce Smith started working at NBC Sports Boston in March 2017, hosting the Boston Sports Tonight talk show with Tom Curran, Michael Holley, and Tom Giles. Smith left NBC Sports Boston in 2018 to work for Barstool Sports.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Finn |first=Chad |date=2018-02-28 |title=Kayce Smith is jumping from NBC Sports Boston to Barstool Sports |url=https://www.boston.com/sports/media/2018/02/28/kayce-smith-is-jumping-from-nbc-sports-boston-to-barstool-sports/ |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=Boston.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Smith initially started a podcast with Johnny Manziel at Barstool, the Comeback SZN Podcast who she knew from her time at Texas A&M University.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blinn |first=Michael |date=2019-02-27 |title=Johnny Manziel eyeing up US football return: AAF or XFL? {{!}} New York Post |url=https://nypost.com/2019/02/27/aaf-or-xfl-johnny-manziel-already-looking-at-us-football-options/ |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=NY Post |language=en-US}}</ref> At Barstool, Kayce Smith is currently the host of the Barstool College Football Show with Dave Portnoy, Dan Katz, and Brandon Walker.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kessinger |first=Will |title=Why college tailgates and gameday shows are crucial to the future of American entertainment |url=https://usishield.com/43980/sports/why-college-tailgates-and-gameday-shows-are-crucial-to-the-future-of-american-entertainment/ |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=The Shield}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yoder |first=Matt |date=2025-09-06 |title=Fox welcomes 'Barstool College Football Show' to 'Big Noon Kickoff' |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/fox/barstool-college-football-show-big-noon-kickoff.html |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2025, the Barstool College Football Show began serving as a pre-show on Fox Sports 1 to Big Noon Kickoff.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08 |title=Cy-Hawk rivalry game brings Barstool Sports show to Iowa City |url=https://www.wqad.com/article/sports/barstool-sports-college-football-show-iowa-city-cy-hawk-rivalry/526-e4c72a55-b1ef-4659-a01c-06e73c19ad45 |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=wqad.com |language=en-US}}</ref> She is the host of the Pro Football Show with Dan Katz, Jon Gruden, and Fred Smoot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kayce Smith Barstool Sports |url=https://www.barstoolsports.com/bio/63376/kayce-smith |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=www.barstoolsports.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Amit Kumar |date=2025-11-15 |title=Jon Gruden Makes Bold Prediction About Mike McDaniels and Dolphins’ Future Amidst Talk of Coaching Return |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-dolphins-jon-gruden-makes-bold-prediction-about-mike-mcdaniels-and-dolphins-future-amidst-talk-of-coaching-return/ |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=EssentiallySports |language=en}}</ref> Kayce is also the host of the podcast, Unnecessary Roughness with Brandon Walker and T-Bob Hebert.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ragan |first=Zach |date=May 30, 2023 |title=College football personality says Georgia has one of the most sensitive fan bases |url=https://atozsports.com/nashville/college-football-georgia-tennessee-news-fan-bases/ |access-date=31 Dec 2025 |website=A to Z Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Austin |first=Brooks |date=2022-11-05 |title=Georgia's Home Field Advantage Comes Through After National Doubt |url=https://www.si.com/college/georgia/news/football-crowd-noise-cause-major-issues-tennessee-volunteers |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=Georgia Bulldogs On SI |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Barstool Sports}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Kayce}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American women journalists Category:21st-century American journalists Category:American sideline reporters Category:ESPN people Category:Barstool Sports people Category:American sports podcasters Category:Texas A&M University alumni Category:American women podcasters Category:People from Arlington, Texas Category:American podcasters on American football