Social Media Discourse About Division-I Football Players’ Early Exit Announcements: The Role of Expressed Fandom

Volume: 9, Issue: 4, Pages: 550 - 575
Published: Sep 12, 2019
Abstract
This study sought to understand social media users’ responses to Division-I football players’ early exit announcements as manifestations of BIRGing and CORFing. Researchers analyzed social media users’ replies ( N = 2,009) to six collegiate student-athletes’ early exit announcements on Twitter and Instagram during the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football season. Results identified four responses to exit announcements:...
Paper Details
Title
Social Media Discourse About Division-I Football Players’ Early Exit Announcements: The Role of Expressed Fandom
Published Date
Sep 12, 2019
Volume
9
Issue
4
Pages
550 - 575
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