Social media allows news to travel quickly, especially in the sports world. There’s locker room footage, sport news outlets that have social media, and athletes that have their own accounts.
But there are people that prefer print over online content.
The University of Alabama has The Crimson White, Clemson University has The Tiger, Duke University has The Chronicle, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has The Rebel Yell.
Some of the top tier schools in sports have a paper that allows them to share their thoughts, and keeps the students on campus informed about the sports events on campus.