Raised in Oxford, Mississippi, Aschoff graduated from the University of Florida in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
[1] Aschoff joined ESPN in 2011 as an SEC reporter, where he rapidly distinguished himself as a "rising star.
[1] Aschoff died on his thirty-fourth birthday of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, a complication of pneumonia and underlying undiagnosed stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
[7][8][9][2][10][11] Colleagues remembered Aschoff as a dapper dresser, "one of the smartest, brightest reporters I've ever had the pleasure of working with" and a "ray of light" who "brought joy to the job.
[13] The Football Writers Association of America created the Edward Aschoff Rising Star Award to "recognize one promising journalist no older than 34, who has not only the talent and work ethic it takes to succeed in this business, but also the passion to make it better.