# Yogi Roth > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Yogi_Roth > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Yogi_Roth.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Roth > Source revision: 1337680962 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player, coach and analyst}}{{BLP more citations|date=November 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Yogi Roth | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|9|20}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | player_years1 = 2000–2003 | player_team1 = [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football) | player_positions = [Wide receiver](/source/Wide_receiver) | coach_years1 = 2005–2009 | coach_team1 = [USC](/source/USC_Trojans_football) (QB coach) | overall_record = | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = | coaching_records = }} '''Yogi Zohar Roth''' (born September 20, 1981) is an American [college football](/source/college_football) analyst, coach, and former player, and an author and filmmaker. He coaches [Elite 11](/source/Elite_11) quarterbacks, is a producer and host on the [Pac-12 Network](/source/Pac-12_Network), and hosts "The It Factory" podcast.{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Brooke |date=July 16, 2023 |title=Wanderlust in the Family – Former Pitt player re-creates ancestor's sailing adventure in documentary |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-wanderlust-in-th/158289150/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}} He is the co-author of the book ''5-Star QB.'' Roth has produced multiple documentary films including ''The Cape'', about setting sail around [Cape Horn](/source/Cape_Horn) to retrace the journey of his great-great-great-grandfather, and ''Life in a Walk'', about trekking through [Camino de Santiago](/source/Camino_de_Santiago) with his father. == Early life and education == Roth is a native of [Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania](/source/Lackawanna_County%2C_Pennsylvania), and has two sibilings. His parents, Will and Devorah, hosted foreign exchange students every summer from Germany, Kenya, Israel, and other countries. Roth attended [Lackawanna Trail Junior-Senior High School](/source/Lackawanna_Trail_High_School) in [Factoryville, Pennsylvania](/source/Factoryville%2C_Pennsylvania), where he played four sports.{{Cite news |last=Fawcett |first=Joby |date=April 12, 2000 |title=Roth, Glenn Blaze New Trails |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-tribune-roth-glenn-blaze-new/158288963/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |work=The Times Tribune |location=Scranton, Pennsylvania |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}} An all-state defensive back, he contributed to two successive Lackawanna Football Conference Division IV championship teams. He later earned a master's degree in communication management from the [Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism](/source/USC_Annenberg_School_for_Communication_and_Journalism). ==Career== Roth began his collegiate career as an athlete at the [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh) where he walked onto the football team, earning a full athletic scholarship as a wide receiver. His college roommate was [Larry Fitzgerald](/source/Larry_Fitzgerald). He then began a coaching career on the staff of [Pete Carroll](/source/Pete_Carroll) at USC. He rose through the coaching ranks, eventually becoming USC's assistant quarterbacks coach. After four years on the USC coaching staff he transitioned to media, where he began a career as a college football analyst and host for ESPN, Fox, and the Pac-12 Network. After pitching and producing his first documentary for ESPN, ''3 for the show'', which chronicled [Jake Locker](/source/Jake_Locker), [Cam Newton](/source/Cam_Newton) and [Tyrod Taylor](/source/Tyrod_Taylor)'s final season on the college gridiron and subsequent transition into the NFL, Roth became interested in storytelling. He co-wrote the book, ''Win Forever'' (2010) with Pete Carroll, which reached no. 7 on [the New York Times best-seller list](/source/the_New_York_Times_best-seller_list), as well as his own book, ''From PA to LA'' (2010). In 2011, he was a producer on ''Depth Chart'', an ESPN series that followed the Miami Hurricanes and their quarterbacks during training camp. Roth also hosted and produced the ''[Elite 11](/source/Elite_11)'' documentary series for ESPN from 2009 to 2014 (which was nominated for an Emmy in 2013), and in 2015, directed ''Dear football: the 2015 Elite 11 story'', which followed several high school quarterbacks on and off the field. He is a producer and narrator on the Pac-12 Network's series ''[The Drive](/source/The_Drive_(TV_series))'', which follows a football program from the conference throughout a season. Roth made his directorial debut with the documentary feature film, ''Life in a Walk'', which received the Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival. ''Life in a Walk'' follows Roth and his father, Will, on their trek along the [Camino de Santiago](/source/Camino_de_Santiago), a famous pilgrimage through Portugal and Spain. Roth has been an on-air correspondent for ''[Entertainment Tonight](/source/Entertainment_Tonight)'', is a regular on the speaking circuit for corporate, collegiate, and high school events. In 2013, he presented his first [TEDx Talk](/source/TED_(conference)), titled ''Love Wins''. Roth has acted in film and on television, appearing on Comedy Central, multiple national commercials, and in various independent films. ==Personal life== Roth lived in Australia after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website}} * {{IMDB name}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Roth, Yogi}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:American football wide receivers Category:American sports commentators Category:American television reporters and correspondents Category:American television sports anchors Category:American sports journalists Category:College football announcers Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football players Category:USC Trojans football coaches Category:USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism alumni Category:Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania Category:Players of American football from Wyoming County, Pennsylvania --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Yogi Roth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Roth) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Roth?action=history)). 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