Overtime

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.

OT: Will the new World Cup format dilute the product?

FIFA is pushing for a World Cup every two years beginning 2026. The international football community is in arms over the announcement.
OT: The NHL’s failure in the Blackhawks’ sexual assault scandal

The NHL still has a long way to go to truly become an honorable league.
OT: An all-time great college football season?

What more needs to happen for the 2021 college football season to join the ranks of the all-time greats?
OT: NWSL finally begins to change its ugly underbelly

The NWSL has become a center of scrutiny in the past several days after numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, coercion and abuse.
OT: The Minor League Baseball crisis

“If the players are not receiving the recognition and wage they deserve, the game will simply start to die.”
OT: Release the Kraken!

What you should expect this season from NHL’s newest team.
OT: The NFL’s trouble with taunting

Does the NFL need to review the language and purpose of its taunting penalty?
OT: An American’s guide to European football

For those uninitiated with professional soccer, eight comparisons of Europe’s top soccer clubs and American franchises.
OT: Three underdog QB’s that are changing their narrative

These three quarterbacks have the opportunity to make a name or rewrite the narrative for themselves this season.