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From left, Dylan Shane '19 and Sam Factor '19, the founders of WalterPicks, an AI-powered fantasy football tool. The pair made the algorithm in a machine learning class in 2019, but have since expanded it to a popular app and TikTok brand.

Fantasy football tool started by alumni finds big audience

By Aidan Charde, Sports Editor • August 31, 2022
Not only has WalterPicks, started by Ithaca College alumni Sam Factor ’19 and Dylan Shane ’19, found an audience, but it has been 17% more accurate than ESPN and Yahoo.
From left, senior Brandon Ehrlich, Mead Loop, program director of sports media, and Callie Danyo organized a panel about Esports, fantasy sports and gambling.

Ithaca College students organize panel about sports coverage

By Connor Glunt, Sports Editor • October 27, 2021
Three senior Ithaca College sports media students organized and hosted a panel discussing how Esports, fantasy sports and gambling are causing the coverage of sports to change.
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