Ohio State
Every offseason, college head coaches have to deal with roster turnover — whether that’s due to players graduating, leaving early for the draft, putting their name in the transfer portal or retiring from football due to injury. All of this attrition causes open competition for starting spots on each team’s roster, some position battles being […]
Jake Butt: My Quest to Prove the Doubters Wrong
To say injuries have hindered tight end Jake Butt during his NFL career is the understatement of the century. His second ACL injury came in his final college game and delayed the start of his pro career. Because of a third ACL injury and then meniscus surgery, Butt played a total of eight games during […]
The Week Ahead: Pro Days Dominate the Calendar
These are the notable events this week that NFL teams will be keeping an eye on: March 30 Pro Days Alabama: QB Mac Jones, WRs Jaylen Waddle & DeVonta Smith, RB Najee Harris Ohio State: QB Justin Fields Washington: IDL Levi Onwuzurike March 31 Pro Days Florida: TE Kyle Pitts, WR Kadarius Toney […]
The Friday Five: Bobby Carpenter
Like most in the sports media business, the pandemic meant that Bobby Carpenter traveled much less than usual during the 2020 football season. “Spent more time with the family, which was a positive,” said the 7-year NFL veteran and current college football analyst with ESPN. Carpenter, who has three sons aged 4 through 11, used […]
Draft Takeaways From the College Football Playoff National Championship Game
The 33rd Team’s Mike Tannenbaum was at Monday night’s national championship game between Alabama and Ohio State and came away with a few NFL draft-related takeaways: “When the national championship game began, the big question for Joe Douglas and the New York Jets personnel department was, ‘Is Justin Fields better than Sam Darnold?’ Could the […]
College Football Playoff Matchups to Watch
The field is set and full of familiar faces. Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State have all won at least one National Championship in the College Football Playoff era and Notre Dame played in the Cotton Bowl semifinal two years ago. As with everything else in the past 12 months, there are some unique hurdles that […]
Justin Fields Scouting Profile 12/3/20
Build – Does he have prototype size? Body type/Growth potential? Real strong build with thick legs and a powerful upper frame. Uses his frame to escape arm tackles in the pocket and can deliver the blow when running the ball Mental – Is he instinctual? Does he play with urgency? When flushed out of the […]
College Football Matchups to Watch
The great Vince Lombardi always said, “Football is a game of inches and inches make the champion.” In what is now technically Week 9 of the 2020 college football season, there are three conference contests with matchups that can impact these critical inches: No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 18 Penn State The Buckeyes are […]