The alleged ESPN Emmy fraud, explained: Everything to know about the ridiculously silly and reckless scandal

This scandal is so unbelievable. Just … wow, ESPN.

Boy, oh boy. It’s been quite a rough week for all the folks over at ESPN, hasn’t it?

First, you’ve got all this drama between the company and Pat McAfee over Aaron Rodgers. One dude calls out longtime ESPN executive Norby Williamson while live on the air. Meanwhile, the other dude is committing Disney-on-Disney crime and *checks notes* also calling out other ESPN executives, again, live on the air.

On Thursday, things just got a bit worse. A new scathing report from The Athletic has revealed that the company concocted a decade-long scheme to secure Emmy trophies for the company’s College GameDay stars.

Yes, seriously. Let’s dive into it.