National football reporters announce career moves

As the 2024 college football season approaches, The Athletic is losing two of its national voices. On Friday, both Ari Wasserman and Max Olson announced that they are leaving the New York Times -owned sports outlet for new opportunities.

Wasserman had been with The Athletic since 2017, first joining the publication as its Ohio State football beat writer/columnist. He later transitioned to a more national role with a focus on the impacts of recruiting and co-hosted Andy Staples’ podcast before Staples’ departure to On3 last year .

Another project Wasserman worked on was The Athletic’s “The Official Visit” video series, in which he toured college campuses across the country alongside Olson. Like Wasserman, Olson had been with The Athletic for the past seven years, joining the company in 2017 following stints at ESPN and The Omaha-World Herald .

While The Athletic has possessed a deep roster of national college football writers and reporters, both Wasserman and Olson had carved out their own lanes in their respective seven years with the company.

In Wasserman’s case, it was his emphasis on recruiting — not just tracking prospects’ decisions, but the perspective of the coaches pitching them and the role it plays in building or sustaining a program — as well as his podcasting presence. Olson, meanwhile, has published several pieces of content focused on the return of the College Football 25 video game and had also dabbled in The Athletic’s college baseball coverage, in addition to his own spin on national college football recruiting.

While neither Wasserman nor Olson announced their next destination, it doesn’t appear that either will be leaving the sports media space. Meanwhile, The Athletic has already posted a job listing for a senior college football writer .

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