ThisWeek, JJHuddle.com announce partnership
PrintThisWeek News is proud to announce a partnership with JJHuddle.com for the 2012 high school football season.
Throughout the season, ThisWeek and JJHuddle will share content to provide fans in central Ohio the best and most in-depth coverage of high school football. Everything from previews, Friday night scores, recaps, game predictions, polls, columns, feature and trend stories will be updated daily at ThisWeekNews.com/FridayNightLive and JJHuddle.com.
“I think the current media climate demands that you adapt or disappear and we look at this partnership as a step forward,” JJHuddle.com’s managing editor Eric Frantz said. “In my opinion, digital and traditional media need to find ways to work together more often. This content and site sharing is a win-win for everyone including the athletes, fans, schools and communities.”
Since 1999, JJ Huddle has been the source for high school sports. Frantz has covered high school sports for the past 14 years after graduating from Ashland University in 1998. He also writes regularly for the OSU Alumni Magazine, MaxPreps.com and is the analyst on ESPN Radio 1410 WING AM’s Games of the Week. Frantz also serves on the OHSAA Media Advisory Committee and is an officer in the Ohio Prep Sports Writers Association.
In 2007, ThisWeek debuted Friday Night Live, providing the most in-depth coverage of central Ohio high school football. The highlight of the site is the game coverage in which ThisWeek staffs 15-20 games each Friday.
“We’re very proud of what we’ve done with Friday Night Live over the past five seasons,” said Lee Cochran, managing editor of sports and photo at ThisWeek News. “Now, to partner with JJHuddle.com, it only bolsters Friday Night Live and what we can provide the central Ohio high school football fans. Everyone wins.”
The football season may not begin until Friday, Aug. 24, but ThisWeek’s Friday Night Live and JJHuddle.com are committed to bringing you a constant stream of high school football news, notes and analysis. The partnership does not end with football season. It is expected to extend into the winter and spring sports seasons.
“It’s going to be a big fall at JJHuddle,” Frantz said. “We have several new features we plan to unveil and promote and we’re happy ThisWeek will be able to help us do that. It’s an exciting time.”
“We have a very, very large following in central Ohio. Being able to bring them more region-specific content in all sports was a desire and is a plus.”
