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Breaking: Major CFB Head Coach Gets Apology Following Wildly Inaccurate Report
It might be challenging to get about in the world of sports journalism. It can be challenging to keep track of things because of the college football transfer portal’s volatility and the quantity of windows that players can move between.
That was the situation on Tuesday morning when 247 Sports journalist Brandon Marcello reported on several departing Louisville Cardinals players during the first few hours of the Spring transfer portal window.
After discovering he had been given false information regarding the Cardinals’ roster, he apologized to Louisville head coach Jeff Brohm in a subsequent article.
I’m pulling the original article that said multiple offensive lineman from Louisville were anticipated to join the portal. To be completely transparent, following the initial report, I was given contradicting information (5 OL, 1 DL), and a source seemed unsure about the initials of a name.
It became evident from additional conversation with one of the sources that inaccurate information had been supplied and that several of the names were misspelled. Additionally, I apologized over the phone this morning to Louisville head coach @JeffBrohm,” Marcello added.
It takes a lot of humility, as another sports writer I know, to own up to your mistakes. Being quick and precise is key, but knowing when to make a correction is just as crucial. Marcello is a trustworthy source for recruiting news, and it is seen from his willingness to own up to his mistakes.
