Sideline reporting can be a pretty tough, thankless job (as this week’s discourse has hopefully reaffirmed), and sometimes, you really do take one for the team while you’re working.
That’s what happened to ESPN’s Molly McGrath, who happened to get caught in a celebratory Gatorade bath that was intended for Louisville coach Jeff Brohm after his team took down Miami on Saturday to make the ACC title game.
McGrath was interviewing Brohm postgame when a few Cardinals players dumped a cooler of Gatorade on their coach. However, the ESPN reporter happened to catch a bit of that bath while she was doing her job.
How Molly McGrath's unintended Gatorade bath looked on the broadcast. pic.twitter.com/oIjXJWMxtG
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McGrath is a pro’s pro for being able to continue doing her job after getting inadvertently soaked by the Gatorade bath, as this is just not what you want to happen to you while you’re conducting an interview.
Hopefully this is another good reminder of how hard it is to be a sideline reporter in sports, and just how unpredictable sports broadcasting can be.
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
