ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff died on Tuesday, his 34th birthday.”We are very sorry to have to share the devastating news of the tragic passing of friend and ESPN colleague Edward Aschoff,” the outlet said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with his loved ones, including his fiancée Katy.”
Known for his deep and compassionate reporting — one of his most recent stories was about LSU halfback Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s relationship with his father and stepfather — and his snappy attire, Aschoff was a magnetic figure around any college football team, contemporaries said in remembrances Wednesday.
His death is an emotional blow both to those colleagues and to the network, which continues cultivating new on-air talent to replace the retiring generation of ESPN veterans who helped build its reputation as the “worldwide leader in sports.”
Indeed, following news of Aschoff’s tragic passing, his colleagues flooded social media with memories of their fallen friend.
