College football analyst Danny Kanell laid off as part of ESPN cuts

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Danny Kanell, a notable ESPN college football analyst and co-host of ESPN Radios russillo & kanell, has been laid off.

the former Florida State quarterback announced the news on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon. He is one of numerous ESPN employees being let go this week, including college football insider Brett McMurphy.

Kanells co-host, Ryen Russillo, reportedly is staying with the company. However, The Hollywood Reporters Marisa Guthrie reports Russillo, SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm and Baseball Tonight host Karl Ravech will have significantly reduced roles.

Other notable personalities out at ESPN include NFL reporter Ed Werder, college basketball reporter Dana ONeil and college football recruiting writer Jeremy Crabtree. The network reportedly is laying off as many as 100 employees, with most of those cuts affectingon-air talent and writers.

From CNNs report on the layoffs:

ESPN declined to comment on the job cuts. In a note to employees, however, ESPN president John Skipper mentioned the changing habits of viewers.

These decisions impact talented people who have done great work for our company, he wrote. I would like to thank all of them for their efforts and their many contributions to ESPN.

Earlier in the day, possiblybefore he learned of his fate, Kanelltweeted a positive message about the layoffs.

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