David Pollack turned to faith and to the public on Tuesday night after a doctor’s visit brought unwelcome news for his family.
The former “College GameDay” analyst said his wife, Lindsey, is headed for a third surgery, though he did not share the new finding or say when the operation would happen. In his message, Pollack made clear the news hit hard, but he asked supporters to pray for Lindsey as the family braces for another round of treatment.
“We didn't get the best news today,” Pollack wrote before asking supporters to pray for Lindsey as the family prepares for another operation.
Pollack’s post carried the weight of the moment, but not the tone of someone giving in to it. He described Lindsey’s reaction after the appointment and said she told him God had been preparing her for this. He also noted that the timing lined up with a bye week, meaning their son, Nicholas, does not have a game Saturday.
“We didn't get the best news today at a doctors visit. Surgery #3 coming for my Babydoll(wifey).
She looked at me and said God has been building me for this, And thank goodness its on a bye week so Nicholas doesn't have game 🙄No blink! No doubt!
No fear! Just Jesus!
Its…”
Pollack added that the moment left him humbled and admitted he was more scared than Lindsey. He quoted 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, using the passage about strength in weakness as part of his response to the family’s situation.
“No blink! No doubt!
No fear! Just Jesus!”
Pollack wrote.
“She is weak right now, but our God isn't,” Pollack wrote.
Lindsey Pollack’s health battle began in March 2025, when sudden neurological symptoms led doctors to find a brain tumor. She was diagnosed with stage IV glioblastoma, and her first surgery at Duke lasted more than six hours.
Recovery after that operation was not easy. According to an account published by Aflac, she dealt with partial paralysis on her left side, severe fatigue and low blood pressure. She also had to relearn how to walk.
Even so, there were signs of progress. Five weeks after surgery, Lindsey was recovering at home, and David Pollack shared parts of that process publicly, including a video of her lifting an arm while worship music played from her hospital bed.
Then, one year after the original surgery, Pollack announced that Lindsey was cancer-free. Tuesday’s update brought a painful reversal, with another surgery now ahead after the family received difficult news at a doctor’s visit.
Faith has been the constant through all of it. It shaped the first prayer request, carried through Lindsey’s recovery and was again front and center in Tuesday’s message.
The college football world responded to Pollack’s first plea in 2025 with support from former ESPN colleagues Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit and Pat McAfee. Pollack, a former Georgia Bulldogs star, was an analyst on “College GameDay” from 2011 to 2023.
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