Local TV Sports Pages Flooded With Republished College Football 'City Guides' for 2025 Kickoff
Centralized primers recycle last season’s explainers, displacing market-specific game coverage.
Overview
- Across WTTO, KEYE, WFGX and other affiliates, near-identical college football packages resurfaced during the Sept. 12–15 window as the season opened.
- Many items carry “a year ago” labels and 2024 framing, signaling archival reuse rather than newly reported material.
- The packages focus on tailgating foods, stadium histories, seating tips, rivalries and players to watch, with lifestyle add-ons such as activities besides tailgating.
- Pages also feature syndicated commentary clips, including Matt Leinart on quarterback interceptions and a Charles Barkley segment from the Throwbacks podcast.
- WTTO includes a Thompson high‑school football preview, though the dominant coverage across sites functions as evergreen fan primers instead of timely local game reporting.