Longtime ESPN college football sideline reporter Allison Williams will not be part of the network’s coverage this season after refusing the company’s policy requiring on-site employees be COVID-vaccinated.
“While my work is incredibly important to me, the most important role I have is as a mother,” Williams wrote in a statement posted on Twitter. “Throughout our family planning with our doctor, as well as a fertility specialist, I have decided not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at this time while my husband and I try for a second child.”
“This was a deeply difficult decision to make and it’s not something I take lightly,” she continued.