Marcus Benjamin

Marcus Benjamin works as the senior writer and editor for FootballHotbed.com. He attended Florida A&M and Florida Memorial University completing a bachelors degree in communications in 2010. He's covered high school football in the South Florida area since 2010 for the Miami Herald, Miami Sports Tribune and ShawSports.net. He is married and lives in Fort, Lauderdale, FL.

Plenty of Talent on Display at the 2017 South Florida Combine

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Marcus Benjamin
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Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney   Former Miami Dolphin and NFL Pro bowler Chris Chambers and South Florida recruiting insider Larry Blustein combined to display South Florida’s finest football talent at the sixth annual South Florida Combine at Ives Estates Park in

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Recruiting Roundup: Who Signed Early and Who Didn’t

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Marcus Benjamin
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Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney For the first time ever college football had an early signing period.  Traditionally, the Wednesday before the super bowl was the day that most future college football players sign their letters of intent to the school they

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Dr. Phillips Is Crowned State Champions For First Time In School History

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Marcus Benjamin
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Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney After years of making it to the dance and never getting crowned, Dr. Phillips finally had its moment on a cool Saturday night in Orlando.  The Panthers defeated Delray Atlantic 17-7 to earn their first 8A championship

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Venice Wins Second State Championship, Defeat Bartram Trail 37-24

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Marcus Benjamin
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Apparently Venice is pretty good. Coastal Carolina commit Bryce Carpenter is the do everything quarterback for the Venice Indians.  He went 10 for 19 for 180 yards passing.  He also carried the ball 40 times for 214 yards and 4

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Chaminade-Madonna Outlasts Oxbridge Academy For Championship In Final Seconds

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Marcus Benjamin
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Orlando, FL — Daniel Longman kicked the game winning field goal for Chaminade with four seconds left to win their first 3A state title since 2005. Junior quarterback Daelen Menard executed on the final drive as the Lions won by

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Miami Northwestern Holds On To Beat Armwood (Seffner) 21-16,

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Marcus Benjamin
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Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney As the ball hit the turf on 4th and 6 for Armwood, the Miami Northwestern faithful erupted and came to the realization that they were state champions once again.    “I’m happy for the fans, I’m happy

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American Heritage (Plantation) Overwhelm Baker County, Claim Back to Back 5A State Championships

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Marcus Benjamin
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Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney Orlando – The Patriots in workmanlike fashion defeated Baker County 44-15 to claim their fourth 5A state championship in five years to solidify themselves as a dynasty.  Heritage has now won 27 straight games and are back

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Champagnat Catholic (Hialeah) Wins Second 2A State Title in School History

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Marcus Benjamin
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Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney Orlando – Champagnat Catholic (Hialeah) avenges last year’s championship final defeat to University Christian (Jacksonville) with a 24-7 triumph in the 2A state championship game for their 2nd state title. “We came up short last year, we

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What You Need To Know For The Florida High School State Championships

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Marcus Benjamin
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Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney The 2017 version of the FHSAA High School Football Championship should not disappoint one bit.  We have perennial favorites and surprise appearances from all over the sunshine state.  History will be made this weekend, the question just

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Dolphins Win, But Is Season Still Lost?

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Marcus Benjamin
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By Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney Miami, FL – In a season that began with such optimism after making the playoffs for the first time since 2008 last year, this has been quite the disappointing encore.  On Sunday the Dolphins beat the

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