Jason McIntyre, the cohost of The Herd with Colin Cowherd on FS1, is celebrating his 10-year anniversary at the network. He spoke to Front Office Sports about the full-circle nature of working with Cowherd after the host infamously crashed his web site, The Big Lead (disclosure: I worked for McIntyre for several years), nearly two decades ago, and persevering through a several-year stretch coming off FS1’s proverbial bench. McIntyre also discussed how he linked up with an ownership group to acquire minority stakes in a New Zealand basketball team and, in 2021, Liga MX’s Nexaca.
Front Office Sports: You’ve invested in minority stakes in multiple international teams. Can you walk me through how this started, what investments you’ve done, and, what’s that been like?
Jason McIntyre: It’s been an incredible run, and we’re still enjoying it. So when I was living in Pennsylvania, I would go to the gym every day, and I would see this huge, like 6’7 white guy shooting threes and dunking. I’m like, “‘Is this guy in the pros? How do I not know him?” So eventually, I approached him. I found out he’s an international basketball player playing in Italy. I told him, “I should do a story on you for this website, The Big Lead.” And he’s like, sure, “Talk to my agent.” So I call up his agent and I’m like, “Hey, my name’s Jason McIntyre. I’ve got this website.” He’s like, “Hold on. Jason McIntyre of The Big Lead? I read the site all the time.”
