Taylor Rooks

About

Journalist who rose to widespread fame for her work on the Big Ten Network. She appeared as an on-air host of the popular BTN Live show between 2014-2016 and covered such momentous events as the Big Ten Football Championship. She has gained a large following on her TaylorRooks Twitter account for her journalistic insights. 

Before Fame

She earned her bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 

Trivia

She worked as a sideline reporter for CBS Sports between 2016-2017. She has seen her social media popularity balloon, and has amassed more than 650,000 followers to her taylorrooks Instagram account. 

Family Life

Her father is former football player Thomas Rooks. Her uncle is legendary MLB hall of fame outfielder Lou Brock. She has been dating Jesse Williams since 2018.

Associated With

She interviewed Dwyane Wade as part of her Timeout podcast in April 2018.