Merril Hoge

Football Analyst

Former NFL fullback Merril Hoge is an analyst for a wide variety of NFL programs on television and ESPN Radio. These include ESPN2’s NFL Live; NFL Match-Up, which is aired on ESPN and ESPN2; ESPNEWS Football Friday; The NFL on ESPN Radio, which is heard Sunday afternoons throughout the season; and the NFL Draft. Hoge also occasionally provides reports for Sunday NFL Countdown. Hoge joined ESPN in 1996, working as game analyst and sideline reporter for ESPN2’s college football coverage.

An eight-year NFL veteran, Hoge spent 1987-93 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was the team’s starting fullback for five of those seasons. He set the team record for most receptions by a running back, totaling 50 in ‘88. He concluded his career in 1995 with the Chicago Bears.

A 1987 Idaho State graduate with a degree in education, Hoge set 11 school records, including career rushing attempts, career rushing yards, career all-purpose yards, season rushing attempts, season rushing yards and season all-purpose yards. He also scored 44 touchdowns, a Big Sky Conference record.

Each summer, Hoge runs the successful Merril Hoge Football Camps for youths at various sites. The camps feature a multitude of NFL standouts.

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