“In a fast-paced sport where teams constantly upgrade their cars for a better chance at points, not keeping up means falling behind as others get faster. Sometimes, keeping up means releasing drivers and finding new ones.”
OT: No, Cover 2 defense is not ruining football
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: 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: No, we are not done with the ‘90s
“At the end of the day — just like everything else in life — the game of basketball will continue to mature and grow even more than it already has.”
OT: What type of fantasy football manager are you?
From the wannabe ref to the strategy obsessed, there are so many ways to go wrong as a fantasy manager.
OT: Analyzing NCAA conference realignment
“The landscape of college sports is changing right before our eyes.”
OT: Just how much of the global sports scene will Saudi Arabia take over?
“The Vision 2030 initiative does not end for another seven years, only they know how much more they can take control of.”
OT: Spain’s soccer scandal
What started off as a joyous celebration turned into a public display of toxic masculinity.