Fox, ESPN Made College Football Unwatchable Last Weekend

Fox, ESPN Made College Football Unwatchable Last Weekend

Even Michael Wilbon called out the over-the-top hype that has infiltrated college football.

Mike Wilbon slams college football media for exaggerating 'the hell out of everything'

Mike Wilbon, one of the last standing stewards of the old guard at ESPN, is tired of the hyperbolic speak that has taken over college football’s coverage. During a diatribe on Tuesday’s edition of Pardon the Interruption, Wilbon slammed national media and sports networks for excessive coverage of college football, its central figures, and its highest-profile games. Wilbon balked at the suggestion it was the greatest opening weekend ever, said th…

Michael Wilbon goes on furious rant against media coverage of college football

Jul 11, 2021; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; ESPN reporter Michael Wilbon prior to the Phoenix Suns against the Milwaukee Bucks in game three of the 2021 NBA Finals at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports ESPN host Michael Wilbon did not hide his disdain Tuesday for the current state of college football coverage. Some of the biggest names in the sport stumbled out of the gate in Week 1. Texas quarterback Arch Manning unde…