New Headline: "Mystery Deepens as Coach Vanishes from Miami Training Camp
The fill-in TV commentator has a major flub.
Bruce Pearl duped by fake post on Miami (OH) coach Travis Steele taking a new job originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Bruce Pearl can't keep himself away from anything related to Miami (OH).
But this one might be the best example to let it be. The former Auburn coach, who was added to this year's March Madness coverage for CBS and TNT, got caught up by a fake news report. An X account named Markus Walters posted on Monday night that Miami head coach Travis Steele was on the move.
"An agreement has been reached between Miami Head Coach Travis Steele and Butler, per source. Steele will finish the NCAA Tournament with Miami and then will become the head coach at Butler, his Alma Mater," the post stated. The so-called report came after the account broke the news that Punxsutawney Phil emerged as the leading candidate for the Miami Dolphins head coaching job.
To say Pearl should've checked to see if this was real is an understatement. He jumped on the fake post and gushed with excitement. Great Hire!