Get used to seeing Joy Taylor on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd." Taylor is poised to succeed Kristine Leahy as Cowherd's news desk/update anchor partner on the FS1 show, sources tell Sporting News.
Taylor, who has served as moderator of "Undisputed" with Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe since the show's debut, guest-hosted with Cowherd on "The Herd" Friday. The question is who, if anybody, takes her place on "Undisputed?"
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If and when Taylor leaves "The Herd," two possible candidates to succeed her on "Undisputed" are Jenny Taft and Holly Sonders, sources said. Fox Sports declined to comment Monday.
Taft has served as a fill-in host on both "Undisputed" and "The Herd." This summer, she'll contribute to Fox Sports' coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The former college lacrosse player has also worked as a sideline reporter for the network's college football and soccer coverage, and as field reporter at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Sonders made her name on The Golf Channel before joining Fox Sports. She's currently one of the announcers on Fox's USGA golf coverage. She also serves as a sideline reporter for NFL on Fox game telecasts.
A move over to "The Herd" from "Undisputed" would be seen as a promotion for Taylor. As Cowherd's partner she would be able to inject more of her own opinions and personality into the show. Leahy, for example, drew national headlines for her on-air battle with LaVar Ball on "The Herd" last year.
Leahy, meanwhile, announced in April that she'll headline her own show on FS1 this fall.
"I am so excited to share details in the coming weeks, and I hope you’ll watch," she tweeted.
Cowherd has told executives and colleagues at FS1 that he plans to step down as co-host of "Speak for Yourself" with Jason Whitlock later this year.
Cowherd has been doing triple duty at Fox, with "The Herd," "Speak for Yourself" and his "Fox NFL Kickoff" show with Charissa Thompson. He's expected to focus just on "The Herd" and "NFL Kickoff."
The newfangled "Speak for Yourself" is expected to expand to two hours from the current one hour.
The question now is whether FS1 boss Charlie Dixon elevates another co-host to succeed Cowherd alongside Whitlock — or makes Whitlock the sole host with a rotating series of guests.