Going to FWCD means coming to terms that your business is everyone’s business. So when FWCD students discovered that Junior Alex Parsons ’26 had his very own social media platform, APTalksSports, it was quick to go viral within the walls of FWCD.
Since he was young, Parsons has been enamored with everything sports. He learned his colors by learning about football teams and his youngest memory enjoying sports was when he watched TCU play in the 2011 Rose Bowl. His dad had left to go watch the game live, and he was furious that he could not go with him to watch. TCU won, and he remembers being ecstatic.
On July 29, 2024, AP watched an Instagram reel. It said: “If you post every day, you are more likely to become successful.” This inspired him to give posting a real shot. When he was younger he had a YouTube channel, but it didn’t show his face and it was never something he gave too much attention to. With a clean slate, AP began to post more seriously and consistently.
He realized that sports game breakdowns were on a decline on TV and that it wasn’t something that was commonly found in a phone format. So he began posting those from his car.
“I thought I could do better,” Parsons said.
Balancing a FWCD workload and a consistent posting schedule sounds really difficult. Especially if the videos are being shot and edited with care and attention to detail. But AP — and his parents — believe school comes first. He tries to post every day, sometimes that means a late night or an early morning. With time, he became faster and more efficient with editing his videos
Once AP’s parents grounded him and his punishment was not being able to post for the night. This would not do. AP has a schedule, and he is a very consistent poster, so he roped in his friend William Runyon ’26. With AP’s guidance, through FaceTime, Runyon was able to edit the video for his friend and post it in a timely manner.
“[Being a part of the editing process] made me realize how much hard work he puts into his videos,” Runyon said.
AP began his internet career during the summer, which made it easy for him to figure out the schedule he wanted, and the types of niches he wanted to get into in his videos.
He finds his inspiration from everywhere: ESPN, X, or his friend Cal Neubauer ’26.
“I don’t know if I influence that much ’cause most of the stuff he’s coming up with is all on his own, but I think I can help influence sometimes,” Neubauer said.
AP was nervous when he had to come out from behind the screen and tell his friends that he posted online consistently for the entire world to see. Luckily, he didn’t have to. One of his friends sent a video of his to their GroupChat; surprisingly, his friends were supportive.
Another big supporter would have to be AP’s mom. She encouraged him to put himself out there and to own it, even if people might find it weird. That’s another thing that doesn’t stop him: the outside opinions people may have of him, even if everyone’s opinions have been all positive up until now.
“It’s cool to try,” Parsons said.
But what is the end goal? Monetary success? Sponsorships? A full-fledged YouTuber lifestyle? Well, no. Parsons is more focused on taking his career day by day. He would love to be sponsored, but in the meantime, he just tries to enjoy every video he makes.
This also applies to the types of videos AP enjoys making. With time, he would love to branch out to more running videos, vlogs, and short movies. Since those take longer to produce, it might be something he will save for the summertime.
AP would like to emphasize that he is not a journalist; he is merely an opinionated guy. But there are some aspects of his videos he likes to stay unbiased about: fights, facts, and suspensions in any game. He believes in staying positive and making positive videos in the midst of a very negative internet space.
“I want to make good videos,” Parsons said.
One of his favorite videos is the one that gave him 10k likes for the first time. It was a video of him challenging viewers that he could kick a football just as well, if not better, than what went down in College Game Day’s Pat McAfee’s kick competition.
Later that day AP went home with his friends who helped him film that video, and while watching a college football game, they all watched as his video slowly went viral.
But, overall, he is happy with any video that brings him pride and that gives him a feeling that it’ll do well in views.
So to AP: congratulations on 1000 followers, at the time of this article, and much success to future endeavors. If you, dear reader, aren’t following him yet, what are you doing? (I promised I would plug his accounts). Go give him a follow on Instagram and YouTube.
