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.
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Follow /*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 */ .elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block} Miami Gardens, FL– The Miami Hurricanes (4-0) open Atlantic Coast Conference play tonight hosting the Virginia Tech Hookies (2-2) at Hard Rock Stadium. The Hurricanes look to extend their winning streak and notch their first win in a conference they hope to win. They enter the game ranked No. 7 in the country with wins over Florida, FAMU, Ball State and USF. Virginia Tech enters the game at .500 on the season, with wins over Marshall and at Old Dominion and close losses to Vanderbilt and Rutgers. MIAMI WINS: Isiah Horton saves the day! He enters the game as a DB and keeps Miami perfect breaking up a hail Mary pass. 38-34 as time expires over Va. Tech #Canes pic.twitter.com/HvD7rXteGG— Brandon Odoi (@Brandon_Odoi) September 28, 2024
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J.J. McCarthy became a first-round pick for the Minnesota Vikings (No. 10) after winning a national championship in at the University of Michigan as the starting QB. Game was played in January of 2018. The MVPs were Kye Robichaux (Boston College) and Demarko Williams (Western Kentucky/Ole Miss). Here’s a game recap: CLICK HERE. QBCorbin LafranceKennesaw, GARobert MorrisQBColt MinsonVirginia Beach, VAFurmanQBJ.J. 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