what happened to the bear on college gameday

According to the search results, "The Bear" is Chris Fallica, a former personality on ESPNs "College GameDay" show who left the network to join Fox Sports college football coverage. He was known for making against-the-spread betting picks and became a fan favorite and popular analyst for the likes of Rece Davis, Desmond Howard, David Pollack, Lee Corso, and Kirk Herbstreit. Fallicas role at Fox is on college football coverage, but he also worked on the World Cup coverage, the Belmont horse racing event, and other gambling-related content. After leaving ESPN, Fallica started a college football podcast under the umbrella of Fox Sports called "Bear Bets: A FOX Sports Gambling Podcast," which covers betting on both NFL and college football games. Stanford Steve Coughlin replaced Fallica as the College GameDay betting analyst.