{
  "id": 2764687,
  "title": "Akron's College of Business vouches for offensive coordinator contest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/akrons-college-of-business-vouches-for-offensive-coordinator-contest",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T10:04:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/akrons-college-business-vouches-offensive-100436331.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The University of Akron's College of Business is vouching for the legitimacy of the university's \"Offensive Coordinator of the Game\" contest. The contest, launched in August, has garnered attention due to its unique premise and has seen a surge in season-ticket sales. Nine finalists, including sports media personality Dan Big Cat Katz, YouTuber James Bordeaux, and three longtime Zips football season-ticket holders, have been announced. The winner will have the opportunity to assist coach Joe Moorhead in scripting plays for the team's 2026 home opener against Robert Morris. Akron officials, including the College of Business dean Terry Daugherty and professor Julianne Jones, have emphasized the importance of maintaining integrity in the selection process and have assured fans that the contest is being run with the highest level of fairness and accuracy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}