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/

64%

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 implies that Nick Saban leaving coaching for ESPN is a positive development for college football.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The article does not disclose any potential conflicts of interest that Stewart Mandel may have as a senior columnist and editor-in-chief of The Athletic's college football coverage.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article states that Nick Saban had been considering leaving coaching for ESPN since 2013 but does not provide any evidence of this. This is an example of deception by omission.

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Broke On: Friday, 30 June 2023 Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon was arrested for DUI and having open alcohol containers on June 30, 2023. Despite the incident, coach Mike Gundy announced he would not miss playing time. The arrest comes at a critical time for the team as they prepare for the college football season.
Nick Saban Joins ESPN as College GameDay Analyst and NFL Draft Contributor

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Broke On: Wednesday, 07 February 2024 Nick Saban, the legendary college football coach who retired from Alabama after 17 years with the Crimson Tide, has joined ESPN as an analyst for their College GameDay team. He will also contribute to ESPN's NFL Draft coverage and make appearances on SEC Media Days.