It’s a good thing NBC had Ahmed Fareed warming up in the bullpen on Saturday so he could step in and relieve Mike Tirico.

Mike Tirico stepped away from his role as NBC’s host for the Kentucky Derby for at least a portion of the coverage due to an ...

It’s a good thing NBC had Ahmed Fareed warming up in the bullpen on Saturday so he could step in and relieve Mike Tirico. Tirico began hosting NBC’s coverage of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday ...

Ahmed Fareed filled in for Tirico — who was in his ninth year hosting the Derby for NBC — and revealed during a segment of the broadcast Saturday that Tirico has a nut allergy and had a reacti ...

Fareed began working with NBC Sports Network in 2019. He has provided college football and college basketball coverage for them, while also filling in on NBC’s NFL package occasionally.