ABOUT ME
Travis Tyler is a freelance sports writer and reporter pursuing full-time sports media opportunities. He currently contributes video work to Fanatics View and written work to Last Word On Hockey's Dallas Stars coverage, Fansided's NFL, college football, and college basketball coverage, LonestarLive.com's high school sports coverage, and his substack (ttyler.substack.com). He has previous experience covering SEC Football for the College Football Dawgs, high school, college, and pro sports for the Dallas Express, and contributing to the Dallas Morning News' high school football coverage. His background also includes work with athlete representation agencies, sports podcasts, and various sports marketing platforms.
Travis is a member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, and the National Sports Media Association (NSMA). He has a Master of Science degree in Sport Management from Southern Methodist University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising from Michigan State University.

EDUCATION
Resume
Fanatics View
Freelance Contributor, Video Producer and Reporter March 2025 - Current
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Fansided
NFL, College Football and College Basketball Contributor Feb 2025 - Current
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LoneStarLive.com
Freelance High School Sports Reporter Feb 2025 - Current
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Last Word on Sports
Dallas Stars Beat Writer (Freelance) May 2024 - Current
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The Dallas Express
Sports Writer Dec 2022 - April 2024
SponsorPitch
Freelance Project Manager
Jan 2020 - Dec 2022
Freelance Sports Marketing Researcher
April 2019 - Jan 2020
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Dallas Morning News
Freelance High School Football Reporter
September 2020 - Dec 2022, Fall 2024
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Pro Football Focus
Base Analyst
August 2019 - August 2020
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2017-2018
Southern Methodist University, Simmons School for Human Development/Cox School of Business
M.S. Sport Management
SportStars
NFL Agent Intern
May 2018 - May 2019
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MVPindex
Data Quality Specialist
December 2016 – May 2017​
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YingIT Inc
Independent Marketing Consultant
January 2016 - April 2016
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2016-2016 (6 month program)
Villanova University, Jeffrey Moorad Center for Sports Law
Master's Certificate, Business & Law of Sports
2012-2016
Michigan State University
B.A. Advertising