Oregon coach fired after onside kick in 63-0 win over Cottage Grove
Marist Catholic High School in Oregon fired head coach Zach Loboy after his team beat rival Cottage Grove 63-0, a game in which he called an onside kick with a 57-0 lead.
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The story, neutrally told
Right · 1Marist Catholic High School in Oregon fired head coach Zach Loboy after his team beat rival Cottage Grove 63-0 in a game last Friday. Fox NewsR “Marist Catholic High School fired coach Zach Loboy after a 63-0 blowout against rival Cottage Grove that featured a stunning onside kick up 57-0.” Read at Fox News ↗ Left · 1CBS News reports that Loboy called for the onside kick while his team led 57-0 in the second quarter. CBS NewsLC “An Oregon high school football coach was fired following a recent game where he called for an onside kick while his team led 57-0 in the second quarter.” Read at CBS News ↗ Right · 1The school confirmed the firing in an email, saying it had "determined that a change in leadership was necessary to reflect our school’s mission and values." Fox NewsR “"determined that a change in leadership was necessary to reflect our school’s mission and values."” Read at Fox News ↗
Right · 1The email, obtained by KVAL, added that the school's priority was to support players, maintain a positive team environment and help the team finish the season strong, and acknowledged that a mid-season coaching change can be difficult for players and families. Fox NewsR “"Our priority is to support our players, maintain a positive team environment, and help the team finish the season strong,"” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 1According to Fox News, the game was halted at halftime and never resumed; Cottage Grove athletic director Garrett Bridgens told The Register-Guard the decision was made "in the best interest of our kids, our fans — the entire situation — to do what was best for everyone." Fox NewsR “Cottage Grove AD Garrett Bridgens told The Register-Guard that the decision was made "in the best interest of our kids, our fans — the entire situation — to do what was best for everyone."” Read at Fox News ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- CBS News frames it as a straightforward news item: a coach fired despite his team winning, with the 57-0 second-quarter onside kick as the cause.
- Emphasis
- The firing despite a win and the score at the time of the kick.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Little detail beyond the headline and lede is given on the school's statement or the halted game.
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“An Oregon high school football coach was fired following a recent game where he called for an onside kick while his team led 57-0 in the second quarter.” — CBS News
Centre0 outlets
No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- Fox News (OutKick) treats it as a viral, humorous sports moment, with the coach said to have humiliated a rival, and the columnist invites readers to judge 'Fair or foul?'
- Emphasis
- The school's statement, the game stopping at halftime, the comparison to Sean Payton's 2009 Super Bowl onside kick, and a first-person reaction.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not give Loboy's account of the call.
- Charged language
- “humiliating rival”“ill-timed onside kick”“destroyed rival Cottage Grove”
What every side reports
- An Oregon high school coach was fired after a game in which his team led 57-0 and attempted an onside kick.
- The coach is Zach Loboy of Marist Catholic High School; the opponent was Cottage Grove.
Marist Catholic High School organisation
The school says a change in leadership was necessary to reflect its mission and values, and says it wants to support players and finish the season strong.
“determined that a change in leadership was necessary to reflect our school’s mission and values.” — Fox News
Left1 article
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High school football coach fired after calling for onside kick while leading 57-0 in 2nd quarter
Neutral Short video-page item stating the firing and the 57-0 second-quarter onside kick.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right1 article
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High school football coach fired after humiliating rival with ill-timed onside kick
Mixed Light, jokey column that mocks the kick and the 'values' language while quoting the school and Cottage Grove's athletic director.
- 14 Oct 17:44 First Fox NewsR High school football coach fired after humiliating rival with ill-timed onside kick
- 16 Oct 00:56 +31h 12m CBS NewsLC High school football coach fired after calling for onside kick while leading 57-0 in 2nd quarter
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