News 9 Sports Director Dean Blevins is known for many things in this market – embarrassing himself on Twitter, percentages, eating Smart Ones, hooking up with coeds at the Interurban in the 1980s – but perhaps his most recognizable trait is his unique ability to swing and miss on breaking sports news.
It seems like we're reminded about this every couple of years. I think the last time around was 2014 when Dean reported that according to "trusted sources" Baker Mayfield was granted a third year of eligibility by the NCAA. It was a great news for the OU football program. The only problem is that it was totally wrong. Here's what we had to say at the time: