Samantha Sainte-Claire Ponder (
née Steele) (born December 11, 1985) is an
American sportscaster from
Phoenix, Arizona who is currently a reporter/host for
ESPN college football and basketball sideline reporter. Ponder is best known as the replacement for
Erin Andrews on
College GameDay Saturdays at 10 AM ET on ESPN, as well as co-host of the Saturday 9 AM ET edition on ESPNU. In addition to her duties on College Gameday, Ponder has been the regular sideline reporter for ESPN's Thursday Night College Football with
Rece Davis,
Jesse Palmer, and
David Pollack since August 2012, replacing
Jenn Brown on the sidelines. Ponder also appears on the ESPN-owned Texas-oriented regional network
Longhorn Network.