Dari Nowkhah

In a live televised interview after the 2019 semi-final game, Nowkhah asked LSU quarterback Joe Burrow about the death of McCord, daughter-in-law of LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger. Burrow was surprised by the news of the death, having not known beforehand, and Nowkhah drew criticism and apologized on Twitter.

Since January 2011, Nowkhah has hosted a weekly four-hour show titled "Dari and Mel" on ESPN Radio alongside NFL draft expert Mel Kiper, Jr. He also fills in as a host on a variety of other ESPN Radio programs. Before working at ESPN, Nowkhah worked at KCFW-TV in Kalispell, Montana as well as KLKN-TV in Lincoln, Nebraska and KOTV in Tulsa.

Nowkhah is married to his wife Jenn, with whom he has three children. On Tuesday, September 20, 2011, Dari announced his infant son, Hayden died from complications arising from myocarditis, a viral infection that compromised the heart. Nowkhah and his wife have since set up Hayden's Hope, a foundation dedicated to helping families cover expenses due to their children's organ transplants.

Nowkhah graduated from Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and then from the University of Oklahoma in 1998 with a degree in broadcast journalism.

Darius Behzad "Dari" Nowkhah (born June 23, 1976) is the lead anchor at SEC Network, an American sports television network. On August 21, 2014, The SEC Network began airing, and Nowkhah was chosen to be the head anchor. Nowkhah hosts extensive college football and college basketball programming for the collegiate network. Nowkhah also provides play-by-play for the network's college basketball and college baseball coverage.

Nowkhah is the son of Cy Nowkhah, a 1975 University of Tulsa graduate who immigrated to the United States from Iran in 1969.