"I never wanted my family’s issues and struggles to become public for any reason, including divorce leverage. But I unfortunately knew this day was inevitable."
"The Big 12 may look back at this deal as necessary survival in a restructured college athletics landscape. Or it may look back at it as the moment it decided an energy drink was worth more than its soul."
The moment from Dokoupil's first weeknight anchoring the CBS Evening News went viral on social media in the aftermath. Many took potshots at the new anchor.
"How do you tell someone who's committed to free speech that your network can only do it taped, only if they edit it, and it can only be on their platform?"
"The Big 12 may look back at this deal as necessary survival in a restructured college athletics landscape. Or it may look back at it as the moment it decided an energy drink was worth more than its soul."