Road To Signing Day: Kevin McReynolds Pt. 1

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ESPN Rise hired Elite Studio Productions to do a documentary style video on high school defensive lineman Kevin McReynolds. Kevin was a top 100 recruit in the country and had scholarship offers from 41 Division I colleges before he decided to attend UCLA.

Created as part of a larger project intended to integrate ESPNRise (ESPN's original name for its high school site) with ESPNU. I pitched the idea during a conference call to film top high school athletes during their recruiting process. Kevin McReynolds was an Under Armour All-American and had yet to make his college choice. I conceptualized the idea, hired the crew and worked with McReynolds, coaching staff and St. John's College University on times and locations for the shoot. The video was showcased during the Under Armour All-American Game on ESPNU just before National Signing Day.

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Mike Loveday

I started my journalism career in college as an entertainment writer and eventually moved into the Sports Editor position. After graduation I worked as a Stringer for the Wilmington Star-News and covered Track & Field and Lacorsse. After eight months I was hired as a General Assignment Reporter for the Topsail Voice. In 2006, I was hired by Student Sports as a general assignment writer and moved into the role of Editor for MDVarsity.com. Purchased by ESPN in July 2008, Student Sports relaunched as ESPNRISE.com and I was promoted to the Contact Sports Editor in charge of football and lacrosse. In 2009, I took over lacrosse full-time. I am currently the Founder and COO of LaxRecords.com and the Mid-Atlantic reporter for US Lacrosse and where I manage the Nike/US Lacrosse Top 25 voting panel and a staff of four freelance journalists.