Stephen A. Smith, who was clad in a cowboy hat while smoking a cigar, introduced Cornette after his over-the-top intro that was centered around throwing shade at America’s team. “Can y’all give a round of applause to our new host” Smith said of the former “SportsCenter” anchor.

Shae Cornette made her big debut as the new cohost of First Take on the show’s Monday, November 3, episode. It was quite a way to make an entrance, too, as the show was broadcasting live from Texas ahead of the Dallas Cowboys’ Monday Night Football game.

If the Cowboys fall short of the playoffs for the second year in a row, the August trade of Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers will loom as a major reason. But considering how the Cowboys played with Parsons aboard last season, would that be fair?

Shae Cornette made her debut as new “First Take” host on Monday as the ESPN morning show embarks on a new era. Cornette, 39, is replacing Molly Qerim after the former host abruptly left the network in September.