The Smartest Room in Football

The Smartest Room in Football

The Whiteboard Mind Walk into Indiana’s quarterback room late on a Wednesday and you’ll find the lights still on. One guy is there, sleeves rolled up, marker in hand. Fernando Mendoza is standing at the whiteboard, drawing up plays that look more like business plans....
College Quarterbacks Leverage NIL vs NFL

College Quarterbacks Leverage NIL vs NFL

When I signed with the Atlanta Falcons as a third round draft pick in the 1970s my 3-year contract total compensation was $320,000. One of the incumbent QBs on the roster was the famed Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan. Sully had been a second round pick out of...