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 a daughter and resides in South Florida.

2032 National Middle School Invitational Recap- 6th Grade

Posted on June 19, 2026 by Brandon Odoi

The 2031 class has an immense amount of talent and it was on full display at the 11th Annual Football Hotbed National Middle School Invitational Showcase

12th Annual National Lineman Challenge Final Results

Posted on June 19, 2026 by Brandon Odoi

Raleigh, NC — The nation’s

Final Results: Future 4 Class of 2030 8th Grade

Posted on June 19, 2026 by Brandon Odoi

Jordan Jenkins of Kings Mountain, NC made Future 4 history by winning his second consecutive championship at Football Hotbed’s 12th Annual National Middle School Invitational Showcase. The North Carolina standout has now finished first or second in three straight Future 4 competitions. Gabriel Vetter of Riverview, FL earned his third career runner-up finish, while Luke Lekites of Largo, FL and Jayden Del Rosario of Raleigh, NC rounded out the finalist group.

Final Results: Future 4 Class of 2031 7th Grade

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Brandon Odoi

Henry Strange of Raleigh, NC captured the 2031 Future 4 championship at Football Hotbed’s 12th Annual National Middle School Invitational Showcase after one of the most dramatic finishes in event history. Strange outlasted Jace Vorlicky of Tampa, FL in a thrilling four-overtime championship round at Ravenscroft School. Kade Johnson of Pikeville, KY finished third, while defending champion Chanley Hodges of Westlake, TX placed fourth after returning to the finals one year after winning the title as a sixth-grader. All four finalists earned invitations to the 13th Annual Middle School All-American Game in South Florida.

Final Results: Future 4 Class of 2032 6th Grade

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Brandon Odoi

The 12th Annual National Middle School Showcase Future 4 2032 competition was historic as Rhys Magness went from worst to first, repeating as class MVP.

Final Results: Future 4 Class of 2033 5th Grade

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Brandon Odoi

Andrew Bennett of St. Cloud, FL captured the inaugural 2033 Future 4 championship, while Brady Barrett of Jacksonville, FL finished runner-up at Football Hotbed’s 12th Annual National Middle School Invitational Showcase in Raleigh, NC.

Photos: Championship Day at the National Middle School Invitational Showcase

Posted on June 9, 2026 by Brandon Odoi

The 12th Annual Football Hotbed

DAY 1 Results- The 12th Annual Future 4 Middle School QB Competition

Posted on June 8, 2026 by Brandon Odoi

The 12th Annual Football Hotbed

True North Titans Stun Back-to-Back State Champions West Boca Raton to Win University of Miami 7V7 Tournament

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Brandon Odoi

MIAMI — True North Classical Academy just sent a message to every program in the state of Florida.
The Titans defeated the West Boca Raton Bulls in the championship game of the University of Miami 7V7 Tournament — knocking off the defending back-to-back FHSAA Class 6A state champions in one of the most significant early-summer results in South Florida high school football.
West Boca is not just any team. The Bulls went a perfect 15-0 in 2024 to win their first state title, then came back in 2025 and shut out West Broward 31-0 to repeat. They are the standard. And True North just beat them.
Led by Class of 2027 quarterback Zac Katz (#9) — a 6’1, 196-pound signal caller with a 3.8 GPA and offers already on the table — and versatile playmaker George Harris (#1), the Titans showed they are ready for a different kind of conversation heading into the 2026 season.
With Chaminade-Madonna and Cardinal Newman moving to Class 2A, the path to a state championship in 1A runs through Miami. And right now, it may run through True North.
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