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Type of site | Blog |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 Los Angeles, California |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles |
| Country of origin | United States of America |
| Owner | Hunter Dworsky |
| Founder(s) | Hunter Dworsky and Collin Sutrick |
| Key people | Hunter Dworsky (CEO) Collin Sutrick (COO) Tim Bailey (Senior Vice President) Brandon Biskobing (Vice President of Talent Acquisition) |
| URL | collegefootballdawgs |
| Current status | Active |
College Football Dawgs is an American blog website and digital media outlet headquartered in Los Angeles that publishes sports journalism and pop culture-related content. It is owned by Hunter Dworsky, who founded the blog in 2023.
History edit
About the Founders edit
Hunter Dworsky, CEO & President edit
In 1993, Hunter Dworsky was born to David & Lori Dworsky in Newark, DE. Throughout Hunter's childhood, he was influenced by his dad's employment with MDNA and the National Football League. Throughout high school, Hunter played football at Hodgson Vo-Tech High School under Hall of Fame coach Frank Moffett. Shortly thereafter, at the age of 18, Hunter began a career in politics in 2012, working as a field representative for the Mitt Romney 2012 presidential campaign. In 2016, Hunter was hired by the Trump campaign as the Deputy State Director and co-Chair for Mr. Trump's Delaware campaign.[1] During this time, he also provided oversight for part of the campaign's operations in southeastern Pennsylvania. In 2018, Hunter took a role as the Executive Director of the Delaware Republican Party, where he helped provide oversight and strategy for all campaigns in the state of Delaware while managing the Republican National Committee's data for the state. While working for the Delaware Republican Party, Hunter was given the nickname "H-Dawg" by the then-candidate for state representative Michael F. Smith. This nickname would be the origin of the College Football Dawgs name. After the 2018 election, Hunter decided to leave politics and moved with his partner to Los Angeles in 2019. While his partner attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy's College of the Performing Arts, Hunter started a career in real estate development. He still consults in the real estate industry today.
Collin Sutrick, COO edit
In 1996, Collin Sutrick was born and raised by James & Michelle Sutrick in Auburn, WA. Besides his job as an Air Traffic Control Specialist, James spent most of Collin's childhood as a high school football coach. Growing up around the game of football, Collin became passionate about the game and wanted to learn and comment on all aspects of the game. Throughout high school, Collin played football at Auburn Riverside High School. After high school, Collin attended the University of Delaware in Newark, DE, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a concentration in Global Politics. While at Delaware, Collin was a member of the inaugural class of the UD World Scholar Program, adding an international lens to his post-secondary education that included two study abroad trips (Rome, Italy in the fall of 2015 and Limerick, Ireland in the Spring of 2018). Additionally, Collin began volunteering for Republican political campaigns throughout New Castle County, DE. Eventually, he became an intern for the Delaware Republican Party, where he worked for Hunter Dworsky. Similar to Hunter, Collin was given the nickname "C-Dawg" by the then-candidate for state representative Michael F. Smith. After graduating from college, Collin moved back to Washington's Puget Sound region, where he worked for the Washington State Republican Party, overseeing strategy for campaigns in parts of King County and Pierce County. Collin stepped away from politics in 2023 to start College Football Dawgs.
Launch and Growth (2023-Present) edit
College Football Dawgs began when, on April 28, 2023, Hunter Dworsky and Collin Sutrick decided to begin a new venture together. At first, the concept was to host a weekly podcast, but it quickly expanded into creating their own media outlet. The two first met working in politics together in the state of Delaware for the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign during their college years, working with the Republican State Committee of Delaware. After college, they split up; Hunter moved out to Los Angeles, where he started working in real estate development and management. Collin moved back to Washington, where he was born and raised. They reconnected in 2022 while they were both looking to transition into new jobs at the same time. Remembering how well they worked together in politics, they wanted to do it again. Since they spent every Saturday and Sunday during college in front of the television watching football together, they thought it was only natural that their next venture would be in football. They both also have family connections to the sport; Collin’s dad is a college football coach, while Hunter’s dad worked for the NFL for a while. The site officially launched on June 10th, 2023. [2] Within the first two months of launch, College Football Dawgs received support from notable sports figures, such as Deion Sanders, K. C. Keeler, & Lance Taylor in the form of social media shoutouts, shares, follows, and subscriptions.
Content and audience edit
Once College Football Dawgs was formed, Collin and Hunter had to decide which direction to take it. They looked at the traditional sports media outlets like ESPN, Bleacher Report, Sports Illustrated, and CBS Sports, and noticed that they are fading away. They theorized that those companies are on their last legs, laying people off at an accelerated rate. Then, they looked at the new era of sports media, focusing on Barstool Sports and The Pat McAfee Show. We noticed that they were two different styles, but instead of focusing entirely on the Barstool model, wanted to take the best of both and combine the two formats. The editorial department is more akin to the traditional media companies. The articles you’ll find on the website are similar in content and style to the likes of ESPN.com. The podcast network, Dawgs Media Network, on the other hand, is more like Barstool: unfiltered and uncensored, with personalities being able to say or do whatever they want and have a format of brutal honesty. They felt that what ESPN puts on TV seems manufactured or scripted and that they don’t have real personalities, just manufactured personalities. They focused on getting real personalities on the network, and if a personality becomes a character, then so be it.
Slogan edit
The slogan "For the Fans!" came from the organization's pledge to provide transparency of the college football system to the fans, so that fans get an all-inclusive look at what is happening around the country.
References edit
- ^ Appleman, Eric M. "Trump 2016 General Election Campaign Organization, Delaware". Democracy in Action. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Gray, Alan. "College Football Dawgs Launch National Website, Pawdcast Show". News Blaze. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
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