Howard Arlen Schwab (September 17, 1960 – April 20, 2024) was an American television personality and sports researcher who worked for ESPN in various roles from 1987 to 2013.

[3] A 1982 graduate of St. John's University, Schwab served as the editor-in-chief of College & Pro Football News Weekly in the mid-1980s before joining ESPN in 1987 as a researcher.

[3] Beginning in 1998, Schwab served as a coordinating producer for ESPN studio production, which entailed duties on programs including SportsCenter and Outside the Lines.

[3] Schwab also served as the resident Couch Potato on ESPN's First Take, on which he discussed and evaluated the top sports TV programming with a 1–5 bags of chips rating system.

[3] After a period of declining health, Schwab died from a heart attack at a hospital in Aventura, Florida, on April 20, 2024, at the age of 63.