Mike Griffith

Mike Griffith DawgNation Staff Mike is in his eighth season covering SEC and Georgia athletics for AJC-DawgNation and has 30 years of collegiate sports multimedia experience, 25 of them in the SEC including beat writer stops at Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee and now Georgia. Mike was named the National FWAA Beat Writer of the Year in January, 2018. ProfileProfileTwitterVisit our Twitter page.Linked InLinked InEmailEmail FootballFootball Mike's Stories FootballFootball Mike's Stories

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79%

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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%

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  • < Sankey said as far back as 2022 that we need a bipartisan solution for this national concept to move forward. If we don't, then we're going to be left not simply creating conference rules, we're going to have to deal with state laws that vary in our region.<
  • < Tom Mars, an attorney specializing in NCAA-related dealings, said the collective is

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • DawgNation
  • Mike Griffith

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • The article mentions Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava's NIL deal with a collective in Knoxville while he was still in high school, which violates NCAA rules. However, the article does not provide any information on how this alliance will address such issues or prevent similar incidents from happening.<
  • The SEC press release states that the conferences will work together on challenges presented by new NIL legislation and state laws but there is no mention of any specific actions they plan to take.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

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  • < Sankey said as far back as 2022 that we need a bipartisan solution for this national concept to move forward. If we don't, then we're going to be left not simply creating conference rules, we're going to have to deal with state laws that vary in our region.<
  • < Tom Mars, an attorney specializing in NCAA-related dealings, said the collective is

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