Retired Sporting News columnist, still Big Ten Network studio analyst, NCAA brackets for FoxSports. Watch the Friday Football Show starting in September!
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Didn’t mean this to be a multi-day thing.
And then my bosses made that beautiful announcement.
So this is here to explain how I came to be a sportswriter, why I was so lucky to be at @sportingnews and why it feels right to step back.
And to thank you! ❤️
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I realized that it’s in the interest of these excellent officials to let the players in these high-quality exhibition games just “play.” But if they let this much physicality go in the early part of the season, we are going to have chaos. We want “freedom of movement.”
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On this week’s “Friday Football Show,” @TimBenzPGH and @tsnmike discuss the Kordell Stewart documentary — and consider the former QB's hope to enter the Hall of Fame.
Watch the full episode here: shorturl.at/9PVfG or shorturl.at/ARuma
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On this week’s “Friday Football Show,” @TimBenzPGH and @tsnmike consider what it might take for the #Steelers to make a trade for Colts WR Josh Downs.
Watch the full episode here: shorturl.at/9PVfG or shorturl.at/ARuma
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Inside Oklahoma State QB Drew Mestemaker's rise from high school backup to potential first-round pick. Spoke with Cowboys coach Eric Morris about that for @sportingnews sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foo…
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New Breakfast with Benz podcasts:
•Friday Football Show w/ @tsnmike
•Kordell Stewart talks about his new HBO Documentary "Kordell Stewart/Salash & Burn"
•Steelers-Browns previews w/ @AndrewSiciliano & @TheKennyRoda
•Fantasy Sports podcast w/ @erickson of @RotoWire 👇
This week's Breakfast With Benz podcasts open.spotify.com/show/45DZ7F…
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Also includes this week's "Friday Football Show" with @tsnmike & me 👇
Friday Football Footnotes: 5 ‘must-haves’ for the Steelers to beat the Browns on Sunday triblive.com/sports/football… @TribSports @TribLIVE
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Five-star wing DeMarcus Henry will announce at 3 pm ET today on ESPN
Henry visited North Carolina last weekend and Tar Heels coach Mike Malone put him on the phone with Michael Jordan.
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On this week’s “Friday Football Show,” @TimBenzPGH and @tsnmike consider how many points the Browns have given up in the 1st quarter of their games this season: 45!
Watch the full episode here: shorturl.at/9PVfG or shorturl.at/ARuma
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Today I talked to midfielder Savannah McCaskill who spoke about how Gotham are in a "4-game playoff" with the NWSL Shield and Championship on the line.
"I've always said I just want to win. I'll do whatever I need to do to win."
For @sportingnews 👇 sportingnews.com/us/soccer/n…
Michael DeCourcy retweeted
The schools that don’t sponsor men’s soccer need to worry about who and what they support, not men’s soccer.
Put the student-athletes first.
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Can’t keep track of college hoops’ eligibility madness?
I built a tracker of every high-major player involved in a lawsuit and their eligibility status as of today, plus some notable mid-major guys worth monitoring.
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On this week’s “Friday Football Show,” @TimBenzPGH and @tsnmike talk about how the #Steelers just can't lose to the Browns at home ... or can they?
Watch the full episode here: shorturl.at/9PVfG or shorturl.at/ARuma
Going live in 1 minute!
It's the Friday Football show w/ @tsnmike & me here at 9am this morning previeiwng Steelers-Browns: youtube.com/watch?v=GPgLqfwZ… @TribSports @TribLIVE
Michael DeCourcy retweeted
With about one week left in the effort to rescind the D1 men’s soccer model, please read my updated statement below.
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Carolina - who is 2-for-10 on the season going for 2 - just did the idiotic “let’s go for 2 to make it a 6-point game” thing because, well just because. Now if they score again, they HAVE to go for two just to tie. Analytics brilliance!!!
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IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular this week:
⚡️#Illini Upset Oregon
⚡️#Illinois Basketball Ready to Start
⚡️Shauna Green Interview
⚡️Mike DeCourcy Interview
#Football #Basketball #B1G
@LarrySmithTV @Sturdy32 @MikeCagley @Illini_Guys @tsnmike @Shauna_Green
illiniguys.com/illinois-stun…
Michael DeCourcy retweeted
My #BreakfastWithBenz interview w/ Kordell Stewart about his new documentary on HBO Max--"Slash & Burn" @KSlash10 @TribSports @TribLIVE
The rumors. The fallout. The rebound in 2001. Filming for the documentary in Schenley Park. His view of Pittsburgh in retirement and why he'd "do it all again" here. His legacy as a player and more...👇
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Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway praises Arkansas freshman Miika Muurinen: ‘Could be the No. 1 overall pick’.
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Five-star point guard Reese Alston commits to LSU.
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