🏆 Untouchable History, Undaunted Glory: Stories and Recap from the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Finals The stage was set, the lights were hot, and the circle was sacred. Ten final bouts, twenty warriors, one chance at immortality. Rivalries reignited. Legen…
🤼♂️ Finals Set in Philly: Wrestling’s Biggest Stage Delivers Drama, History & Heavy Hands All weekend in Philadelphia, grappling has taken over the Wells Fargo Center and given us nothing less than what we have now come to expect fro…
🥇 Quarterfinal Highlights — "Blood Rounds and Bracket Busters" In a nail-biting match, Lehigh's Sheldon Seymour edged out top-seeded Luke Lilledahl of Penn State in triple overtime, showcasing resilience and tactical prowess. Illin…
We’re through the first two rounds of the NCAA Wrestling Championships, and the madness on the mat has lived up to the hype. Upsets, dominant performances, and emotional moments were everywhere on Day 1, and now we’ve got our quarterfina…
Introduction The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships have arrived, bringing together the nation’s best collegiate wrestlers for one whirlwind weekend. From Thursday to Saturday, 330 athletes are battling through a grueling double-eliminat…
What Does It Mean to Be a Hero? Lessons from Invincible There’s a moment in Invincible—both the comic and the animated series—where Mark Grayson, still learning what it means to be a superhero, realizes that simply having power do…
John Cena’s Heel Turn: A New Chapter in WWE History For 23 years, a kid from West Newberry, Massachusetts, has been living the dream of millions of children worldwide. John Cena has redefined what it means to be "The Face of the Franchise," a…
Greg Popovich: The Legacy That Shaped the NBA Yes, we have a non-basketball guy tackling (pun intended) a major basketball topic. This is one of those times where the event's significance and the person's impact supersedes sports preference. Greg P…
🏒 Why International Hockey’s Round-Robin Format Fails True Competition – And How the USA Deserves Better In today’s world, where participation trophies reign supreme, this culture of "fairness" has seeped into more than just Ameri…
The second week of February is known for many things. It is right in the middle of Black History Month; those in relationships are finding what they want to do for Valentine's Day, and the athletes who have put themselves on the line since November …
If you’ve been listening to The Far End of the Bench podcast for a while, you know two things: we are unapologetically ourselves, and Niko loves the Denver Nuggets. Sure, he’s a Broncos fan, but it was the Nuggets that shaped his childho…
(8) Ohio State 28 def. (5) Texas 14 The first round of the 12-team college football playoff didn't deliver the excitement fans hoped for, and the second week fell prey to the curse of the bye week. However, the semifinal round of the NCAA Football …
We've reached the semifinal round for the first time since the College Football Playoff moved to the 12-team format. Four teams remain, and the stage for our first battle was set in Miami, Florida, at the Capital One Orange Bowl. The combatants: 7-s…
16-time World Champion, 5-time US Champion, 4-time Tag Team Champion, 2-time Royal Rumble Winner, Money in the Bank ladder match winner, and over 500 Make-A-Wish wishes granted—the most by any individual in history. John Cena is the undisputed…
By Niko Bryant Let’s take you back to the year 2016. “Closer” by Chainsmokers is the Song of the Year. The first season of Stranger Things has graced our screens. Captain America: Civil War and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story were re…
Things have been relatively quiet on what has become known as Black Monday, the first Monday following the end of the NFL regular season. With the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints firing their coaches earlier in the season, we have fewer changes…
The Bengals: A Case Study in Fanbase Entitlement As a Cincinnati Bengals fan, I was relieved to see the end of such a long and bitterly disappointing season. My faith in the team had faded as early as November. Even the 5-game winning streak to clo…
View From the Bench - Weekly Podcast Roundup YouTube: Watch the EpisodeApple Podcasts: Listen on AppleSpotify: Stream on Spotify This week, the boys are ringing in 2025 with an episode packed full of laughs, insight, and sports talk to kick off th…
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/G8JL6ldee-Y?si=qvzpHKHuiGzTZKBS Audio Page: https://www.feotbpod.org/episodes/season/2/ What Have We Learned About the College Football Playoff in Year 1 of the 12-Team Format? The trends are u…
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/G8JL6ldee-Y?si=tPy0RYj-Zj3E0Rto Audio Link: https://www.feotbpod.org/episodes/season/2/ Ohio State Dominates Rose Bowl, Shuts Down Oregon in Epic Rematch Well, now, that was somewhat unexpected. What was…
Texas Longhorns Outlast Arizona State in Double OT Thriller at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/live/G8JL6ldee-Y?si=sMevMq7Gt_QXq6O6 Audio: https://www.feotbpod.org/episodes/season/2/ It took a few games to get the kind…
Link To Youtube Episode: https://www.youtube.com/live/G8JL6ldee-Y?si=NEQ9rrOP9v_gg5Id Link To Audio Episode: https://www.feotbpod.org/episodes/season/2/ Fiesta Bowl Recap: Boise State vs. Penn StateThe move to a 12-team College Football Playoff br…
Jim Tressel: A Legacy of Leadership in College Football and Beyond Link to Youtube Interview: https://youtu.be/fgFgWo4dUlQ?si=LpkgeR2iHZVDyhPj Link to Audio Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-tressel-interview-you-never-saw-b…
College Football Playoff: Quarterfinal Showdown It feels like we have had to wait forever for the College Football Playoff to continue after last weekend's opening round, but the time is now. As we anticipate the ball dropping for the New Year, we …