Ben Glicksman
The Ringer
New York, NY, United States
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The Bengals Cut Andy Dalton. Is He Bound for the Patriots?
Joe Burrow is the new Tiger King in Cincinnati, and his QB predecessor is on the open market → Read More
The Tokyo Olympics Officially Have Been Postponed
After long maintaining that the Summer Olympics would take place as planned, the IOC has announced that the 2020 Games will be moved to 2021 in an effort to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic → Read More
With Urban Meyer’s Suspension, Ohio State Does the Bare Minimum
The school’s board of trustees suspended Meyer three games for his role in mishandling accounts of domestic abuse involving a former staffer. The penalty isn’t only weak—it sends completely the wrong message. → Read More
College Football: A Mind-blowing Rose Bowl and an All SEC Championship Game
The Tide rolled and Georgia prevailed in a thrilling Rose Bowl, but what do we do with UCF? → Read More
The Great College Football Playoff Preview
Ben Glicksman and Rodger Sherman preview the two major playoff matchups, the Rose Bowl between no. 2 Oklahoma and no. 3 Georgia (2:00) and the Sugar Bowl between no. 1 Clemson and no. 4 Alabama (23:00). → Read More
College Football — Week 13 Recap: The Tennessee Coaching Search Debacle
Ben Glicksman and Rodger Sherman discuss the fallout from the near hiring of Greg Schiano as head coach of Tennessee (2:00). Later, they discuss Alabama’s surprise defeat in the Iron Bowl (20:00) and predict who will win their conference championships (33:00). → Read More
UCLA Wins the Chip Kelly Sweepstakes
Chip Kelly is back in college football, and all is right with the world again. UCLA landed the biggest prize of the 2017 coaching carousel on Saturday, inking Kelly to a five-year, $23.3 million contract with a $9 million buyout. He’ll succeed Jim Mora Jr., who went 46-30 in his more-than-five-year tenure at the school before being fired following a 28-23 loss to USC last week. The Bruins got… → Read More
College Football Week 11 Recap: Miami’s Turnover Chain Has Magical Powers, and Chip Kelly Might Be Going to Florida
Ben Glicksman and Rodger Sherman break down the past weekend’s madness, starting with Miami’s beatdown of Notre Dame, Georgia’s stunning defeat, and Alabama’s late-game heroics (2:00). Later they discuss the coaching carousel and who is in the running for the major job openings at Florida and Tennessee (28:00). → Read More
College Football Week 10 Recap: The Big Ten Goes Down, but The U Is Back
The Ringer’s Ben Glicksman and Rodger Sherman break down what Ohio State's and Penn State’s losses mean for the Big Ten (3:00), consider whether or not Miami is for real (19:00), and look ahead to this weekend’s big matchups (35:00). → Read More
College Football — Week 10 Preview: The Playoff Rankings Are Here and They Are Polarizing
Ben and Rodger break down the new rankings and make their Week 10 picks → Read More
College Football — Week 8 Recap: Penn State Looks Dominant and the Pac 12 Is Screwed
Ben Glicksman and Rodger Sherman break down last week’s dominant wins by Notre Dame and Penn State (2:00) before previewing this weekend’s huge matchup between Penn State and Ohio State (28:00) and a slew of other big games (35:00). → Read More
Week 7 Recap: Syracuse Stuns Clemson
Mallory Rubin joins the show to break down the upset of the week, before a midseason review and rest-of-season predictions → Read More
College Football Week 6: Oklahoma Goes Down and the Big 12 Is in Trouble
The Ringer’s Ben Glicksman and Rodger Sherman discuss the toppling of top-10 programs Oklahoma and Michigan (1:30) and wonder whether the Big 12 is out of the playoff race (7:00). Later, they discuss the seven-overtime game between Western Michigan and Buffalo and give their best prop bets of the week (15:30). → Read More
College Football Week 4: Saquon Barkley Is Your September Heisman
The Ringer’s Ben Glicksman and Rodger Sherman break down big wins from Penn State and TCU (1:30), Alabama’s dominance (18:00), and why USC should be careful going into Friday’s showdown with Washington State (26:00). → Read More
In Eduardo Núñez, the Red Sox Just Traded for a Singular Talent
Boston has addressed its third-base problem by acquiring Eduardo Núñez, the best player in baseball at sprinting out of his helmet → Read More
Report: Cowboys Star Ezekiel Elliott Involved in Bar Altercation
The running back has not been arrested and his name is not in any police filings, but he’s in the news again as the NFL continues to conduct a separate investigation → Read More
Yes, You Do Need a Gambling Guide for the 2017 Home Run Derby
The Home Run Derby includes seven of the 24 most prolific home run hitters of the first half, and it’ll take place in a stadium featuring an animatronic sculpture consisting of rotating marlins → Read More
Bob Stoops Brought Oklahoma Football Into the Modern Era
Oklahoma won 190 games and 10 conference titles under head coach Bob Stoops — and then, on Wednesday, the 56-year-old abruptly resigned from his post → Read More
Adrian Peterson Is Now Mark Ingram’s Backup –
The star running back ended his offseason saga by signing with the Saints. So what can we expect? → Read More
Brandon Marshall Is Staying in New York
Free-agent wide receiver Brandon Marshall is moving from the New York Jets to the New York Giants → Read More