When prominent Twitter accounts misidentify players or coaches, it’s bound to catch people’s attention.
A recent example of this was seen on the Fox College Football account, where they attempted to tweet a video of Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders’ post-game conversation with Colorado State Rams head coach Jay Norvell after the Buffaloes’ 43-35 double overtime win on Saturday.
However, instead of sharing the correct video, they initially tweeted a clip of Sanders hugging one of his own staffers.
Although the tweet was quickly deleted, the Sickos Committee was able to capture a screenshot of it.
Eventually, Fox did manage to share the correct video of Sanders and Norvell’s conversation.
That’s… not Jay Norvell,FOX. pic.twitter.com/2jF9218ijR
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) September 17, 2023
Nevertheless, it wasn’t ideal for the Fox College Football account to make such a mistake in front of their 483,000 followers. This is not the first instance of a prominent media outlet misidentifying individuals, and it certainly won’t be the last.
Coach Prime, Shedeur Sanders & Jay Norvell meet after the game 🤝 pic.twitter.com/VQEe3fYG2B
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 17, 2023
Nonetheless, this misidentification was particularly notable, given the hype surrounding both Sanders and Norvell this week, as well as Norvell’s frequent appearances on the ESPN game broadcast.
