What’s new at FanWord
March 27, 2026
It’s Chris with FanWord, and it’s time for another edition of The Highlight Reel! 🎉
Many of you have asked to stay informed on what we’re doing here at FanWord. These emails are short in nature and designed to keep you in the loop on:
- ✅ Product updates
- 🤝 New partnerships
- 🚀 New features
- ℹ️ Other noteworthy info
With that said… let’s jump into edition number three! 🎬
And as always, if you have any questions or want to chat further, reach out through the contact form at the bottom of the page — I’d love to connect.
What is FanWord Assist?
If you need a quick refresher, FanWord Assist is one of the leading AI-powered storytelling platforms in college sports. We help college sports communicators at ~200 schools across every level of the industry reclaim 5-10 hours every week by streamlining workflows and making high-quality content both faster and easier to produce. (i.e. game recaps, feature stories, player bios, transcriptions, news stories, online interviews, etc.)
👩💻 Monthly Public Demo on Tuesday 3/31
Join us on Tuesday, March 31 for our public demo, when Michael Murakami takes a deep dive into FanWord Assist — our AI-powered storytelling platform for college sports communicators.
You’ll learn about how ~200 schools from every division use our platform to save time creating game recaps, feature stories, player bios, and more.
🆕 Product Update: FanWord Assist 2.0
Say hello to our new user interface. 👋
We believe great software should feel simple, powerful, and like an extension of your own team — regardless of whether you’re a one-person shop at a small college or a full department at a P4 program.
The last thing you need is a platform that makes you work harder. And that’s exactly what drove our latest update.
🆚 FanWord vs ChatGPT: A Comparison
It’s a question we get all the time: Why can’t I just use ChatGPT to write our department’s written content?
And it’s a fair question. But for most, the real challenge isn’t generating a paragraph.
It’s managing the full workflow: game recaps without dozens of drafts, consistent formatting across teams & staff, sport-specific context, reliable stats, and publish-ready outputs that meet your department’s editorial & brand standards and are free of hallucinations.
🌪️ Case Study: University of Tulsa
Learn more about how an NCAA D1 communications team saves 5 hours per person, per week with FanWord Assist, while producing over 1,000 pieces of content in six months.
🔢 19 Sports. 20+ File Types.
Every sport has its own stat file and format. FanWord Assist creates game recaps for all of them. We’re the only AI storytelling tool purpose-built for all of your athletic department, not just the XML sports.
See the full list of supported sports:
💬 Florida State Signs With FanWord
“FanWord provides a platform that enhances our ability to produce high-quality content at scale, while still relying on the judgment and creativity of our staff.” Doug Walker, Deputy Athletics Director for Strategic Communications at Florida State.
💬 Hear from a Peer
“AI is not going to replace you. It’s there to help you, and it’s helped me get home 2 or 3 hours earlier to see my family.In our business, you learn to adjust with the times, grow with it, and use AI in a way that can help you with the growth of your athletic department.”
Adam Ledyard, Assistant AD for Communications at East Texas Baptist University about AI and using FanWord.
🔜 Coming Soon…
A sneak peek at what we’re actively building.
- Player Bios for Non-XML Sports: Creating season summaries for athlete roster pages on teams that use XML files is already live. Soon, you’ll be able to do the same for sports like golf, cross country, track and field, and tennis,
- Draft Modifications: You will be able to make modifications to your game recap drafts after generation, allowing more customization than ever before.
- Weekly Nominations: We make it easier than ever to select and submit student-athletes for your weekly nominations.
That’s it! 🎉
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