Entering Week 5 of the 2025 college football season, the Penn State Nittany Lions were riding high, ranked No. 3 in the country in the AP Poll (and No. 2 in the Coaches Poll). Since then, Penn State has lost three straight games and is unranked. And one day after an embarrassing home loss to Northwestern, Read more... The post Sports media world reacts to Penn State firing James Franklin appeared first on Awful Announcing.

The canceled Hulu's North Carolina docusieres would have just been PR fluff anyway, so what's the point of sports documentaries anymore?

Fox Sports continues to explore ways to maximize its partnership with Barstool Sports, and Sunday featured two Barstool personalities starring in a comedy segment on Fox NFL Sunday. Dan “Big Cat” Katz and Mike Katic showcased their acting skills in a parody skit about the AFC South division. Barstool personalities are starring in skits for Read more... The post Barstool Sports’ Dan ‘Big Cat’ Katz, Mike Katic star in ‘Fox NFL Sunday’ skit appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti hasn’t exactly made himself a popular figure among college sports traditionalists. Petitti made waves earlier this year by advocating for a College Football Playoff format that would allocate 13 automatic bids in a hypothetical 16-team format, rather than simply awarding one automatic bid to each power conference winner, with an Read more... The post Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti favors ‘straight seeding’ for expanded March Madness appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Al Michaels might be 80 years old, but you’ve probably noticed Kirk Herbstreit keeping Thursday Night Football young with hip terms.

First-year New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn hasn’t done much to endear himself with the fanbase through five games this season. An 0-5 start will do that. But some of the mind-boggling decisions during the first half of the Jets’ game against the Denver Broncos in London would understandably drive Jets fans up a Read more... The post Rich Eisen and Kurt Warner couldn’t believe ugly Jets-Broncos first half finish appeared first on Awful Announcing.

DAZN is adding another league to its international portfolio. Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal recently reported that DAZN, the sports-focused streaming service, has reached a multiyear deal with the Big Ten to distribute its games to international markets. The agreement begins during football season, with the Big Ten Championship and all conference football games Read more... The post Big Ten, DAZN ink international distribution deal appeared first on Awful Announcing.

So far, October baseball has been delivering in a big way. MLB postseason viewership has had a bit of a renaissance this fall. The league has touted a number of records during both the Wild Card round and the Division Series. Per MLB PR, Wild Card round viewership averaged 4.6 million viewers between ESPN and Read more... The post Rob Manfred pleased with MLB postseason viewership thus far appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Security footage obtained by TMZ sheds new light on the circumstances surrounding the altercation that led to Mark Sanchez being arrested.

Fox Sports NFL analyst Mark Sanchez has officially been booked into the Marion County Jail. A video from Max Lewis, a reporter for Fox 59 and CBS 4 in Indianapolis, shows Sanchez arriving at Marion County Jail, where his fingerprints were taken and a mugshot was captured on Sunday morning. #EXCLUSIVE: Former NFL Quarterback and Read more... The post Video shows Mark Sanchez booked in Indiana jail after release from hospital appeared first on Awful Announcing.

David Newton, ESPN’s Carolina Panthers beat reporter, has offered an apology to wide receiver Xavier Legette over an insensitive question about his father. As the Panthers prepare to take on the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Newton was among a group of reporters speaking with Legette in the locker room on Thursday. The receiver, who is Read more... The post ESPN reporter apologizes for insensitive question about Xavier Legette’s father appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Dan Orlovsky has stopped posting his popular NFL breakdown videos on social media at the behest of the NFL.

The Indiana Hoosiers can’t play the “nobody believed in us” card because Pat McAfee went out of his way to pick them on College GameDay. The No. 7 Hoosiers ended up pulling off the historic victory on Saturday, ending No. 3 Oregon’s 18-game home win streak and inking their first-ever road victory over a Top Read more... The post Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza shouts out Pat McAfee and Boston Connor following Oregon win appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Rob Gronkowski had a devil of a time trying to pronounce the name of Tampa Bay Buccaneers star receiver Emeka Egbuka. So, he went to the source to find out how to do it properly. Breaking down the NFL Week 5 slate for Fox’s The OT last weekend, Gronkowski was attempting to praise the rookie receiver. Read more... The post Emeka Egbuka helps Rob Gronkowski pronounce his name: ‘I’ve heard a lot worse’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Season-long viewership for LIV Golf proved disastrous compared to the PGA Tour, with the Saudi-funded league struggling to attract viewers.

After reports emerged last month that the new David Ellison-run Paramount had submitted a bid to takeover Warner Bros. Discovery, it seems the two sides are at a disagreement over price. According to a report by Bloomberg late Saturday night, Warner Bros. Discovery has “rebuffed” an initial takeover offer from Ellison’s Paramount, with the offer Read more... The post Warner Bros. Discovery denies initial Paramount takeover bid appeared first on Awful Announcing.

The Ringer founder Bill Simmons ripped FloSports for nightmare streaming experiences from his daughter's college soccer games.

NBC Sports rules analyst Terry McAuley was not a fan of a controversial call in Saturday’s game between the NC State Wolfpack and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. With a minute and a half remaining in the second quarter and the score tied 7-7, NC State’s Terrell Anderson tried to make a diving catch on a Read more... The post NBC rules analyst Terry McAulay slams refs following NC State catch review appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Kevin Harlan might be thankful for finding NBA life after TNT, but fans are just as grateful that he’ll be calling games for Prime Video.

The Indiana Hoosiers football team did something on Saturday that they’d never done in their entire history. The No. 7 Hoosiers defeated the No. 3 Oregon Ducks in Eugene, Oregon, marking their first-ever road victory over a Top 5 team in 47 tries. In doing so, they ended Oregon’s 23-game regular-season win streak and 18-game Read more... The post Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is college football’s best interview appeared first on Awful Announcing.