Stewart Mandel

Senior Columnist & EIC, College Football Stewart Mandel is editor-in-chief of The Athletic's college football coverage. He has been a national college football writer for two decades with Sports Illustrated and Fox Sports. He co-hosts "The Audible" podcast with Bruce Feldman. Stewart Mandel is editor-in-chief of The Athletic's college football coverage. He has been a national college football writer for two decades with Sports Illustrated and Fox Sports. He co-hosts "The Audible" podcast with Bruce Feldman. More Stories

Biography:  https://theathletic.com/author/stewart-mandel/

76%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • The article discusses how a federal judge in Tennessee granted a preliminary injunction that prohibits the NCAA from enforcing its own rules against pay-to-play recruiting. This is an example of bias because it shows that the author has taken one side on this issue and is not presenting all sides equally.
  • The article mentions how athletes can appear in commercials without any issues, which was not possible before due to NCAA regulations. This is another example of bias as it shows that the author supports NIL payments for athletes.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • He co-hosts "The Audible" podcast with Bruce Feldman.
  • The author is editor-in-chief of The Athletic's college football coverage.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • dog whistle to supporters of extremist far-right ideologies and wild conspiracy theories like QAnon
  • far right ideology or an extreme far-right ideology
  • The Georgia Bulldogs have won 46 out of their past 48 games and are expected to continue this trend in the upcoming season.
  • white supremacists online celebrating the reference to the racist and antisemitic conspiracy in the article, dehumanizing one side by describing them as being dog-whistling.

Deceptions

90%

Examples:

  • The article reports that federal judge Clifton L. Corker of the Eastern District of Tennessee granted a preliminary injunction against the NCAA enforcing its own rules against pay-for-play in recruiting.
  • The author brings up the classic film Blue Chips to illustrate how this renders the entire plot obsolete as paying high school recruits was once considered a cardinal sin in college basketball.

Recent Articles

Pay-to-play is here: Federal judge grants preliminary injunction in NCAA NIL case

Pay-to-play is here: Federal judge grants preliminary injunction in NCAA NIL case

Broke On: Friday, 23 February 2024 Federal judge grants preliminary injunction to plaintiffs in a case over NCAA's restrictions on name, image and likeness rules. Athletes can now engage in pay-to-play without fear of enforcement until the case is settled or goes to trial.
Georgia and Alabama: Two Teams to Watch in the 2024 College Football Season

Georgia and Alabama: Two Teams to Watch in the 2024 College Football Season

Broke On: Tuesday, 09 January 2024 The 2024 college football season is set to be a big one with the introduction of the 12-team playoff and more conference realignment. Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide are two teams that stand out as potential contenders for a national championship based on early rankings, but there are many other factors that will shape the season such as conference realignment and transfer portal.

Week 13 College Football: Key Games and Predictions

Broke On: Thursday, 23 November 2023 The highlight of Week 13 is the game between Ohio State and Michigan, ranked No. 2 and 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings, respectively. Other notable games include No. 13 Oklahoma at TCU, No. 20 Iowa at Nebraska, and No. 10 Missouri at Arkansas. Florida State and Georgia are also traveling for in-state rivalry games. Stewart Mandel predicts wins for Mississippi State, Iowa, Texas, Oregon, Michigan, Texas A&M, Alabama, Washington, Florida State, Georgia, Kansas State, and NC State. The SportsLine Projection Model is high on BYU (+16.5) against No. 20 Oklahoma State and predicts No. 1 Georgia (-24) to win against Georgia Tech.

Week 12 Predictions for 2023 College Football Season

Broke On: Thursday, 16 November 2023 The SportsLine Projection Model predicts that Georgia will win against Tennessee and Minnesota will cover the spread against Ohio State. Chris 'The Bear' Fallica predicts several games including Tulane @ FAU, Oregon @ Arizona State, Washington @ Oregon State, Illinois @ Iowa. Scott Van Pelt predicts wins for Miami Hurricanes, Memphis Tigers, Cincinnati Bearcats, Virginia Cavaliers, Illinois Fighting Illini, Tennessee Volunteers, Houston Cougars, Florida Gators, South Carolina Gamecocks, and Oregon State Beavers. Stewart Mandel predicts wins for Michigan, Miami, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, UNLV, Kansas State, Missouri, Oregon State, Iowa State, and Virginia. Despite having 2022 Heisman winner Caleb Williams and head coach Lincoln Riley, the USC Trojans have underperformed this season.