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University of Oklahoma Athletics
FWAA Recognizes OU Athletics Communications With Super 11 Award
May 15, 2024 | Football
NORMAN — The University of Oklahoma Athletics Communications Office was recognized by the Football Writers Association of America on Wednesday as a recipient of the organization's 2023 Super 11 Award. The Super 11 Award is presented annually to the best performing College Sports Communicators departments in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.
OU's 2023 Super 11 honor is its third, as the Sooners were also recognized in 2011 and 2017. Other 2023 winners are BYU, Cal, Clemson, Illinois, Kansas State, Kentucky, LSU, Navy, Nebraska and Pittsburgh. Illinois and LSU are first-time honorees. Florida State's Mike Norvell was named 2023 Super 11 Coach of the Year.
This year's winners were deemed to have had excellent accessibility with players and coaches, along with the other listed criteria in the 2023-24 FWAA Directory, including beat reporter access, interview requests and press box decorum and protocols.
"We once again honor some programs who have provided great assistance to writers for many years and have demonstrated a culture of excellence in what they do in their press box and in terms of accessibility to players and coaches," said FWAA Executive Director Steve Richardson. "We applaud those programs as well as the two newcomer programs."
2024 FWAA President Andrea Adelson of ESPN.com said, "I want to thank these departments for fostering a welcoming environment and providing terrific access, allowing us to tell the stories that are informative and insightful. Rather than limit our access, they understand providing more than just a fleeting glimpse into their programs is a service not only to the players and coaches but to their respective fan bases, as well."
FWAA members provided input during the season when press boxes were judged on how well they were run and maintained in terms of neutrality, pool reporters, noise level and accessibility to the press box that could affect a media person's ability to do his or her job.
In January 2009, the FWAA released the first Super 11 Awards — a concept supported by the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA). The FWAA has now awarded at least one Super 11 Award to 81 different programs.
Founded in 1941, the Football Writers Association of America consists of journalists, broadcasters, publicists, photographers and key executives in all areas of college football. The FWAA works to govern media access and game day operations while presenting awards and honors, including an annual FWAA All-America Team.
OU's 2023 Super 11 honor is its third, as the Sooners were also recognized in 2011 and 2017. Other 2023 winners are BYU, Cal, Clemson, Illinois, Kansas State, Kentucky, LSU, Navy, Nebraska and Pittsburgh. Illinois and LSU are first-time honorees. Florida State's Mike Norvell was named 2023 Super 11 Coach of the Year.
This year's winners were deemed to have had excellent accessibility with players and coaches, along with the other listed criteria in the 2023-24 FWAA Directory, including beat reporter access, interview requests and press box decorum and protocols.
"We once again honor some programs who have provided great assistance to writers for many years and have demonstrated a culture of excellence in what they do in their press box and in terms of accessibility to players and coaches," said FWAA Executive Director Steve Richardson. "We applaud those programs as well as the two newcomer programs."
2024 FWAA President Andrea Adelson of ESPN.com said, "I want to thank these departments for fostering a welcoming environment and providing terrific access, allowing us to tell the stories that are informative and insightful. Rather than limit our access, they understand providing more than just a fleeting glimpse into their programs is a service not only to the players and coaches but to their respective fan bases, as well."
FWAA members provided input during the season when press boxes were judged on how well they were run and maintained in terms of neutrality, pool reporters, noise level and accessibility to the press box that could affect a media person's ability to do his or her job.
In January 2009, the FWAA released the first Super 11 Awards — a concept supported by the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA). The FWAA has now awarded at least one Super 11 Award to 81 different programs.
Founded in 1941, the Football Writers Association of America consists of journalists, broadcasters, publicists, photographers and key executives in all areas of college football. The FWAA works to govern media access and game day operations while presenting awards and honors, including an annual FWAA All-America Team.
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