During its broadcast of Friday night’s Big Ten basketball game between Michigan State and Michigan, Fox displayed a graphic featuring a significant error. As college sports fans are aware, teams maintain two records: an overall record and a conference record, with the overall record generally reflecting more games than the conference-specific mark. However, when Fox showcased the conference standings, Ohio State’s record appeared inaccurate, displaying a 7-9 conference record alongside an incorrect overall record of 5-2.
Ohio State men’s basketball is 5-2 overall this season and 7-9 in Big Ten play, according to the Fox broadcast of Michigan State-Michigan. pic.twitter.com/4uBBxxwMhz
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 22, 2025
To clarify, Ohio State’s actual records are 7-9 in Big Ten play and 15-12 overall, despite the graphic displaying the overall mark incorrectly. It’s important to note that this isn’t the first time such mistakes have occurred. In 2023, San Francisco Giants analyst Shawn Estes pointed out that the Milwaukee Brewers were reported to be 45-1 when leading after seven innings, even though their actual record at the time was 27-23. Such errors can be amusing, but they do happen.
