ESPN hopes to make Peter Schrager its first homegrown star in over a decade | Bobby Burack

If you speak to anyone in or around ESPN, they will tell you the same story about Peter Schrager: ESPN wants him to be its next big star.

On Thursday, the network will debut "Big Day with Peter Schrager." The program will air weekdays at 2 p.m., as OutKick first reported in July.

Schrager joins a short list of individuals with ESPN television shows in 2026 built specifically around their personality. Pat McAfee, Stephen A. Smith, Mike Greenberg and Scott Van Pelt are the others. That...