I think that TV report was in response to the Knoxville newspaper publishing a completely straight-faced story with the headline "Where is Creighton?" earlier in the week. Kind of an inside joke thing.
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/c ... 093855007/
Not as funny as the Akron newspaper's completely serious prediction of a six-point Zips win over CU in the first round, though. I get hometown media picking an upset, and would have been shocked if they hadn't, but to think it'd be by two possessions was wild.