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In early 2020, 247Sports.com hired [[Columbus, Georgia]] native sportscaster Josh Pate to host a show on the 247Sports [[YouTube]] channel called "Late Kick Live". As of February 2021, the 247Sports YouTube channel has 8 million total views.
In early 2020, 247Sports.com hired [[Columbus, Georgia]] native sportscaster Josh Pate to host a show on the 247Sports [[YouTube]] channel called "Late Kick Live". As of February 2021, the 247Sports YouTube channel has 8 million total views.


In August 2020, founder and CEO Shannon Terry left the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2020/08/11/People-and-Pop-Culture/Execs.aspx|title=Executive Transactions|publisher=[[Sports Business Journal]]|date=11 August 2020}}</ref>
In August 2020, founder and CEO [[Shannon Terry]] left the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2020/08/11/People-and-Pop-Culture/Execs.aspx|title=Executive Transactions|publisher=[[Sports Business Journal]]|date=11 August 2020}}</ref>


==247Sports Composite==
==247Sports Composite==

Revision as of 18:24, 26 June 2021

247Sports.com
Type of site
Sports
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersBrentwood, Tennessee
OwnerViacomCBS Streaming
Founder(s)Shannon Terry
URLwww.247sports.com
CommercialYes
Launched1 August 2010

247Sports is an American network of websites that focus mainly on college football and basketball, including recruiting.

History

The network was started in 2010, and has been cited as a source by other sports news media, including the Dallas Morning News[1] and The Washington Post.[2] The site has also provided special reports on recruiting to sports news media including Sports Illustrated.[3]

In November 2012, 247Sports announced a content partnership with CBS Sports, in which 247Sports would provide content for its digital platforms (including CBSSports.com), and CBS Sports Digital would handle advertising sales for the site.[4][5] In May 2013, 247Sports reached a long-term agreement to become the official online selection partner of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and the U.S. Army National Combine, replacing its competitor Rivals.com.[6] In December 2015, CBS announced that it had acquired 247Sports.[7]

In February 2017, 247Sports acquired Scout.com.[8] In October 2017, 247Sports announced a partnership with Pro Football Focus, in which it would provide coverage of Division I FBS college football for the website, including a PFF College microsite and integration of its player grades and rankings across 247Sports.[9]

In early 2020, 247Sports.com hired Columbus, Georgia native sportscaster Josh Pate to host a show on the 247Sports YouTube channel called "Late Kick Live". As of February 2021, the 247Sports YouTube channel has 8 million total views.

In August 2020, founder and CEO Shannon Terry left the company.[10]

247Sports Composite

247Sports features two ratings for high school football and basketball recruits: its own in-house evaluations done by its scouting staff, and also the 247Sports Composite ratings. The Composite aggregates the public ratings for a prospect by the major recruiting services using a propriety algorithm.[11] The Composite originally combined the ratings from 247Sports' in-house ratings, Rivals.com, ESPN, and Scout.com. Since 247Sports' acquisition of Scout in 2017, the Composite now only includes the former three constituent ratings. The Composite also does not include any athletes that do not yet have a recruiting profile on 247Sports, to prevent spoofs from other sites.[12] The resulting rankings can be considered an industry consensus on the top recruits in the nation.[13][14]

Team-site networks

The individual collegiate conferences covered include:[15][16]

References

  1. ^ "Plano West RB Auston Anderson turns downs offers from Baylor, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech to commit to Northwestern". Dallas Morning News. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  2. ^ "Massachusetts RB Johnathan Thomas commits to Maryland". The Washington Post. May 9, 2013.
  3. ^ "Predicting where top uncommitted prospects will land on Signing Day". Sports Illustrated. February 1, 2011.
  4. ^ "CBSSports.com Strikes Content Partnership Deal With 247Sports.com". Sports Business Daily. November 29, 2012.
  5. ^ "247Sports gets 'big win' with CBS partnership". Nashville Business Journal. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  6. ^ "247Sports.com To Replace Rivals As Online Selection Partner For All-American Bowl". Sports Business Daily. May 7, 2013.
  7. ^ "CBS Acquires Digital-Sports Site 247Sports". Variety. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  8. ^ "Recruiting shakeup: 247Sports has purchased Scout". February 1, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "247Sports.com Lands Deal With Pro Football Focus That Will Result In New CFB Site". Sports Business Daily. Retrieved October 11, 2017.(subscription required)
  10. ^ "Executive Transactions". Sports Business Journal. August 11, 2020.
  11. ^ "247Sports Rating Explanation". 247Sports.com. July 20, 2012.
  12. ^ "247Sports Composite changes policy after fake recruit catfishes Rivals website". Saturday Down South. February 14, 2019.
  13. ^ "Seeing stars: 247Sports, Rivals, and ESPN star-rating systems explained". CougCenter.com. Vox Media. December 15, 2018.
  14. ^ Hladik, Matt (May 26, 2019). "College Football's 10 Best Recruiting Classes For 2020". TheSpun.com.
  15. ^ "Find your team". 247Sports.com.
  16. ^ "Online Live Football". Saturday, 22 May 2021
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