Yogi Roth has been driven by the power of sports and story for over 20 years, as an on-air college football analyst, Elite 11 coach, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, and New York Times and Amazon best-selling author. A former Pitt wide receiver and USC coach, he is also a motivational speaker, tv and event host, and world traveler. To talk football, family, and storytelling, connect with him @YogiRoth.

Yogi began his storytelling career after coaching football at USC, co-authoring the New York Times best-seller Win Forever with Pete Carroll, as well as his second book From PA to LA. In 2022 Yogi released 5-Star QB, which was an Amazon best-selling book as well as his first children’s book titled Finding Free Fun. Alongside publisher Vooks, Finding Free Fun is also an animated film. As a filmmaker, he recently Executive Produced and Hosted All American Stories on the CW and has produced or directed multiple documentaries with the Pac-12 Networks, NFL Films, Bleacher Report and ESPN, including the Emmy-nominated film Keep Climbing: 2013 Elite 11, and the award-winning film Life In A Walk. Recently, he was an executive producer on the educational documentary series ProtectHer, as well as directed and wrote the short films What Does It Mean to be Human?, What Does It Mean to Love? and What Does It Mean to Connect?. He also created and hosted the digital documentary series, We All Speak Ball, which chronicled American football in Israel in 2017. At the Pac-12 Networks, Yogi has produced and narrated the award-winning documentary series, The Drive, since 2013. In 2020, he won a Los Angeles Emmy on behalf of the Pac-12 Networks for the feature titled Fight On: A Jackson Family. His most recent film, The Cape, released in 2023 on Amazon.

As a media personality, Yogi has been a host/college football analyst for ESPN, Fox Pac-12 Network and in 2024, Big Ten Network, as well as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight on CBS, beach volleyball on TBS for the last decade and college football with NBC. In 2017, he co-hosted the podcast Season of Sam with USC and NFL quarterback Sam Darnold. In 2018, Yogi signed a deal with Sirius XM radio, in addition to his podcast The It Factory, where he interviews Pac-12 football players, alums and esteemed guests to learn more about their journey toward success on Saturdays on the Pac-12 Network. In 2024 he launched Y-Option: College Football through the lens of the West Coast as part of his new media company, BEST COAST MEDIA. He has also hosted the Elite 11 since 2009 on ESPN, Bleacher Report, NFL Network and YouTube. In 2022, Yogi also hosted the unscripted series, Fixing Us, on NBC.

Yogi, who gave a TEDx Talk at the TEDx Austin Women’s Conference, has spoken around the globe alongside brands such as Nike, World Surf League, JC Penny, NACDA, Dignity Health, PMK*BNC, IMG College, Capital One & dozens of colleges around the country. He has also spoken at the SXSW Festival addressing masculinity in sports. He also been a part of the Pac-12 Conference task force, formed to protect student athletes and address systemic issues threatening college athletics as well as advise on strategy as college realignment continues in sports. In the 2020 pandemic shortened season, Yogi added to his role within the Pac-12 conference as a lead role in football communications and strategy.

A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Yogi walked-on to the football team and earned a full athletic scholarship. He transitioned to coaching and joined the USC Football staff while earning magna cum laude with a master’s degree in Communications Management at the Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism. He also taught a class titled Storytelling: The Internship to Pac-12 student-athletes.

He was also the co-founder of Win Forever, LLC with Pete Carroll, which was a company dedicated to coaching coaches on the development of a philosophy.

As an actor Yogi has appeared on Comedy Central, multiple national commercials and in various independent films.

An explorer of over 30 countries Yogi enjoys unplanned adventures, surfing and a local latte.

To contact Yogi, start a conversation via Twitter, @YogiRoth.

Roth resides in Venice Beach, CA with his wife Amy, two sons and small dog.

CREDITS

ALL AMERICAN STORIES, EP and Host, CW

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BROADCASTS Color Analyst Big Ten Network, Pac-12 Networks, ESPN, Fox, NBC

FIXING US, Host, NBC

ONE ON ONE (series) Host Pac-12 Networks

OUR STORIES Pac-12 Networks

INSIDE PAC-12 FOOTBALL Analyst Pac-12 Networks

PAC-12 HALL OF HONOR (’14-’22)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL BROADCASTS Sideline Pac-12 Networks

CFB Live Analyst ESPN

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT Contributor CBS

NCAA Beach Volleyball Championships Sideline TruTV/TBS

ProtectHer, Executive Producer Documentary

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HUMAN? Director/Creator Short Documentary (partner with Blue Ox Productions)

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LOVE? Director/Creator Short Documentary (partner with Blue Ox Productions)

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO CONNECT? Host Short Documentary, E1 A1 Airlines

LIFE IN A WALK Director/EP Documentary

THE CAPE Director/EP Documentary

ELITE 11 (’09-’14) Host/Producer Documentary, ESPN

ELITE 11 (’15) Host/Director Documentary, Bleacher Report

ELITE 11 (’16) Host/Director/Producer Documentary, Bleacher Report/NFL Network

ELITE 11 (’17) Host Documentary, NFL Network

ELITE 11 (’18) Host Documentary, NFL Network

ELITE 11 (’19) Host Documentary, NFL Network

ELITE 11 (’20) Host Documentary, NFL Network

ELITE 11 (’21) Host Documentary, YouTube

Elite 11 (’22) Host Documentary, YouTube

Elite 11 (’23) Host Documentary, YouTube

Elite 11 (’23) Host Documentary, YouTube

THE OPENING (’18) Host/Play by Play, YouTube

THE DRIVE: All 12 Universities (’19) VO/Producer Pac-12 Networks

THE DRIVE: All 12 Universities (’18) VO/Producer Pac-12 Networks

THE DRIVE: All 12 Universities (’17) VO/Producer Pac-12 Networks

THE DRIVE: All 12 Universities (’16) VO/Producer Pac-12 Networks

THE DRIVE: OSU/Utah (’15) VO/Producer Pac-12 Networks

THE DRIVE: UCLA (’14) VO/Producer Pac-12 Networks

THE DRIVE: Cal/ASU (’13) VO/Producer Pac-12 Networks

Sirius XM: Host/Analyst

Y-OPTION, host – podcast (Best Coast Media)

THE IT FACTORY, host – podcast (Pac-12 Networks)

The Yogi Roth Show: LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS – podcast

SEASON OF SAM with Sam Darnold – podcast

TED & YOGI’s Pac-12 Adventure – podcast

Pac-12 Perspective – podcast

PETE CARROLL PROJECT Co-Creator/Producer NFL Films

DEPTH CHART Producer ESPN

3 FOR THE SHOW Producer ESPN

RISE UP: Seattle VO ESPN

YEAR OF THE QB Consultant ESPN

GATORADE/FOX Performer of the Week Director/Host Fox

THE PULSE OF CFB Creator/Host Fox

BALL TIME Creator/Host Fox

EXTREME COLLEGE RIVALS Co-Host Fox

WIN FOREVER Co-Author Book

FROM PA TO LA Author Book

5-STAR QB Author Book

Finding Free Fun Author Children’s Book

HUFFINGTON POST Author, Digital Contributor

ESPN The Magazine Author Magazine

NBC.com

Features (By Request) Host/Producer Fox/Pac-12 Networks

ACTING:

Television: Onion Sports Network – Comedy Central

Film: Vengeance – Carl

Film: Nuclear Family – Berserker

Film: The Hitchhiker – Crossing Guard

Commercial: FX and Fiat Promo

Commercial: FX and The League Promo

Commercial: Dogswell

Voice Over: FX and The League Promo

Voice Over: Rise Up (ESPN Original Series)

TRAINING:

The Performance Mindset: Joe Towne/Hillary Tuck

Personal Coaching: Bob Bancroft

Personal Coaching: Joe Towne

IMI Writers Workshop

Scene Study: Bobby Gene