Brandon Odoi

Brandon Odoi is a tenured journalist. He's covered youth football since 8th grade, high school football since 2009 and began covering college football in 2011 as a beat writer for the University of Miami Athletic programs. In 2011, he founded Football Hotbed a national multi-media platform for football across the country. He's a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and spent his first five years as a professional working at ABC Television Network, ending his career as a producer in Miami. He's married with two sons and resides in South Florida.

East Carolina knocks of USF Behind Big First Half Effort 48-28

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Brandon Odoi
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Boca Raton, FL- FAU Stadium played host Saturday night to a home contest for the University of South Florida, hosting visiting East Carolina due to the impact of Hurricane Ian along the Southwestern border of Florida this past week.  Paced by

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Hotbed World Commitment: 2024 Showcase MVP Chooses Spartans

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Brandon Odoi
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The Westland Hialeah High (FL) class of 2024 cornerback enjoyed a strong game, earning Most Valuable Player honors.  He’s since turned that into a national ranking garnering over twenty division one offers. This week, he committed to one of those power five offers in the Big Ten.

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Mario Cristobal’s First Game Produces More than Just a Blowout Win

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Brandon Odoi
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But overall, Miami is trying to become Miami again. But this time, in the 2020s and catching up for what they didn’t do right in the 2010s. Significant because it’s the only decade since the 1980s that this program doesn’t have a championship in.

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2022 National Middle School Invitational Showcase Boasts Elite Young Talent

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Brandon Odoi
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Atlanta, GA– The 2022 National Middle School Invitational Showcase boasts some of the best middle school talents in the 8-year history of the event.  The Future 4 Middle School MVP for the rising 9th grade class of 2026 was Josiah Oxendine from

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FIU Mega Camp Hosts Big Player and Coaching Talent

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Brandon Odoi
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MIAMI- Last night’s FIU Mega Camp was a display of some of the state of Florida’s best talent and welcomed great coaching talent from across the country to the city. Frist year head coach Mike MacIntyre played host to a

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Miami Hurricanes Introduce Mario Cristobal as New Head Football Coach

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Brandon Odoi
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The University of Miami completed a relentless pursuit of Mario Cristobal, a Hurricane alum, to lead their program after firing Manny Diaz after three seasons. Cristobal comes to Miami from Oregon and after great success in the Pac 12.

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2021 National Middle School Invitational Showcase 2025 Recap

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Brandon Odoi
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Atlanta, GA– The 2021 National Middle School Invitational Showcase wrapped on Saturday afternoon after a rainy two days of some of the best middle school competition in the country. Over 20 states represented and one country (Panama) outside of the

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Pylon Panama City Championship ‘It Was All a Dream”

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Brandon Odoi
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The Panama City Pylon Tournament talent hailed from all over the southeast, as sort of a preview for the upcoming talent that will line up in the Southeastern and Atlantic Coast Conferences.  The Dream’s championship was won on defense in a tournament where the offense was the storyline going into championship Sunday.

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Previewing Championship Day: Pylon Panama City Beach

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Brandon Odoi
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PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL– Champions are crowned on Sundays at Pylon, one of the nation’s most competitive and exposure rich off-season platforms for development in High School Football. Today won’t be any different.  Without many traditional “blue blood” 7v7 circuit

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Fast Start Allows 8A Miami Palmetto to Advance Past Vero Beach

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Brandon Odoi
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VERO BEACH, FL–Since losing their quarterback during the first round of the playoffs, the Miami Palmetto Panthers have been using defense and some gritty play to keep their state championship hopes alive. Friday night in Vero Beach, Florida was no

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