Jacob Benge
Jacob Benge
@jacobbengemedia@jacobbenge.com

I’m an editor and writer based in Dayton, Ohio. I have experience covering sports, including baseball and college football, and published work across dozens of platforms and with a variety of networks. Please reach out to me at inbox@JacobBenge.com and we can schedule a time to meet and discuss how I can best help create the next best idea.

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  • Key Cincinnati Reds 2026 Spring Training dates

    DAYTON — The Cincinnati Reds will seek to make back-to-back Postseason appearances for the first time since 2012-13, and the road there begins with 2026 Spring Training. Here are key dates for the Reds, who play at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona, as part of the 15-team Cactus League, during Spring Training this year. Monday…

  • Live Posts: 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship

    The College Football Playoff National Championship is tonight between 10 seed Miami and 1 seed Indiana, where one team will claim college football’s top prize. Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers are making the first national championship appearance in program history. Indiana, the Big Ten Conference champion, is 15-0. Miami is back in the national title…

  • Live Posts: 2025 World Series Game 7 — Los Angeles at Toronto

    It will be a winner-take-all tonight when first pitch is thrown to start World Series Game 7 between the National League pennant winner Los Angeles Dodgers and American League champion Toronto Blue Jays. Keep up with my posts here at JacobBenge.com as I highlight my favorite moments and share my thoughts during Game 7, which…

  • Los Angeles-Toronto set for 2025 World Series

    One team seeks to defends its championship in hope of becoming the first National League repeat champion since the Big Red Machine in 1975-76, while the other looks to win its first World Series in 32 years. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays will meet in the 2025 World Series beginning Friday. The…

  • Cincinnati Reds clinch a berth in the 2025 Postseason

    The Cincinnati Reds are heading back to the Postseason for the first time in five years after clinching a spot on Sunday. First-year manager Terry Francona and the Reds entered the day 83-78 and tied with the New York Mets for the third National League Wild Card but had control of their Postseason destiny. All…

  • Cincinnati Bengals make QB roster moves, place Joe Burrow on Reserve/Injured list

    The Cincinnati Bengals announced Tuesday a series of quarterback roster moves including the placement of starter Joe Burrow on the Reserve/Injured List. Head coach Zac Taylor confirmed Monday that Burrow has turf toe, an injury suffered during the second quarter Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jake Browning stepped in as backup and went 21-for-32 with…

  • Zac Taylor, Cincinnati Bengals looking for ‘collective effort’ in 1st home game of 2025

    The Cincinnati Bengals haven’t been used to starting the season 1-0. Since Zac Taylor took over as head coach in 2019, he and the Bengals had been 1-12 during the first two weeks of a season. Since Joe Burrow became a Bengal in 2020, Cincinnati has mustered one win in Week 1. That win came…

  • Cincinnati Reds dedicate 9th statue to Marty Brennaman

    CINCINNATI — The Reds announced in March they’d construct a bronze statue of longtime broadcaster Marty Brennaman, and Saturday that came to fruition. Brennaman, depicted behind a radio microphone with a scorebook in hand, became the ninth individual immortalized with a statue outside Great American Ballpark. The Cincinnati Reds honored Brennaman, who called games for…

  • Texas-Ohio State delivers most watched Week 1 game ever; Buckeyes rise to No. 1 in AP poll

    The top-three matchup between Texas and Ohio State last Saturday resulted in the most watched Week 1 college football game on any network in history, FOX Sports reported Wednesday. Broadcast nationally from Ohio Stadium on FOX, No. 3 Ohio State’s 14-7 win in its bout against No. 1 Texas peaked at 18,569,000 viewers “between 3:00…

  • 3 NFL storylines I’m following before Week 1

    The NFL will begin its 106th season on Thursday when the Dallas Cowboys travel to Philadelphia and face the reigning Super Bowl Champion Eagles at 8:20 p.m. Eastern Time. The NFL is hosting Kickoff Weekend to welcome the season. There will be eight divisional games marking the fifth instance of such since 2002 realignment, according…