Josh Benner

Category: Sports

  • The Miracle Basketball Video and Why Facebook Made it Popular

    Since this weekend, I’ve seen over a dozen Facebook friends share the same video of a high school basketball team manager in New York (who had never gotten to play before) who has autism who was put into a game and hit six 3-point shots. Through Facebook, people marvel at the accomplishment. They call it…

  • Alabama – LSU: Great Example of Why College Football Doesn’t Need Playoff

    I’m sitting and watching the Alabama and LSU football game. What a game it has been! It’s currently halftime, and this game has lived up to all of the hype that it has generated over the past few weeks. These appear to be the two best teams in the country, and they’re playing in November.…

  • Ohio State – Indiana: Notes and Thoughts

    Photo Courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons It was only a matter of time. “It was only a matter of time, ” I thought, “until Indiana goes back to being Indiana.” But the Hoosiers kept finding ways to keep today’s game competitive. Much closer than I ever thought it would have been.

  • Ohio State – Wisconsin: notes and thoughts

    Tension. The Buckeyes had played such a competitive first half until a muffed punt by junior Jordan Hall and an Ohio State penalty put OSU in poor field position. Suddenly, a half that looked like it was about to casually end with OSU running out the clock was given new meaning as Wisconsin used time…

  • Ohio State – Illinois: Notes and Thoughts

    It was unbelievable. For the whole game, the Ohio State offense had one play that was working: halfback lead draw. For the whole game, Illinois struggled to stop it. Earlier this season, when Ohio State completed a laughable four passes in a loss at Miami, I remember thinking, “Wow… Those are passing stats from the…