In California, ESPN Draws Ire of Local Media, Coaches

By Andrew Gauthier 

The Sacramento Bee

According to some of those involved, the worst part of Friday’s prep football showcase on ESPN was that ESPN was there.

Coaches said the sports network barged into Folsom this week, flexed its biceps and took control of seemingly every working detail of the Folsom-Grant encounter, turning a lot of heads and stomachs.

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It wasn’t the broadcasters or reporters or the grunt crew that laid down yards of cable or put in portable lights that muddled matters. More…

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