Cover 2 has been a staple in NFL defenses since the 1970s. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia. DAVID JACOBS | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | drjacobs@butler.edu Overtime, or “OT,” is an opinion column series where the Collegian takes national sports headlines or polarizing topics and gives them a Butler-centric angle. When the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers terrorized offenses…
OT: The correct WNBA awards ballot
“‘People are watching the WNBA to see specific players, but they’re staying because they are finding out about all these other talented teams and players that they didn’t know about before.’”
OT: Altercation gone overboard
“I think it’s unfortunate that these situations are news stories because this happens every day to black men in America.”
OT: The biggest blunder to date by “The Mistake on the Lake”
“‘I will always be a Browns fan until the day I die, but I will never be a Deshaun Watson fan’”
OT: The Paralympics deserved more media attention
“ESPN holds such a powerful and meaningful role in sports media — specifically in the short form content — and yet fails to do their due diligence of equitable coverage for the ‘World Wide Leader in Sports.’”
OT: NFL 2024-25 Preview
“The Ravens have a very solid roster and Lamar Jackson will propel them to greatness.”
OT: College football’s playoff field grows: will the sport keep up?
“One thing is for sure: nobody is going to complain about having more football to watch.”
OT: If you are still not watching the WNBA, you just don’t like hoops
“With more young girls being able to look up to stars like Clark and Ionescu as role models, the more young girls will be able to realize they will be growing up in a world where people support women’s athletics.”
OT: The real villain of March Madness is misogynoir
“In order to keep fan culture and collegiate athletics a safe and encouraging environment for all, we must address and combat the racism that pervades it on all levels.”
OT: To play or not to play
“Some teams reason that they want to get ahead in terms of recruiting while other schools believe their reputation is too great to be tarnished by competing in this lower-level tournament.”