Off The Bench by Chatterbox Sports

Todays episode of Off the Bench we cover the rumors of the MLB expansion. Where could the next two teams end up? We cover the Cincinnati Bearcats as they take on Oklahoma State. Xavier Musketeers take on Providence. We anxiously wait for Tee Higgins to be announced... or will he? We also cover the drama that occurred on Xxxxxxxxxxxx yesterday.

An interview has broken out between a reporter and former All-Star Anthony Rendon. In the Interview Anthony Rendon stated that baseball is not a top priority to him... We discuss more about this situation. In other news around the World of Sports Justin Fields Drama is heating up as he no longer follows any of the Bear's accounts on Social media. What does this spell for the former OSU product? Is...

Today is the Cincinnati Reds' First full day (All Players Reporting) of Spring Training. Bearcats get a win over the weekend over UCF. The NBA All-Star game was something. Presidents day loaded with sports that happend over the weekend

In today's Episode of Off the Bench Trace and the guys talk about Caitlin Clark and her breaking the record. Trace rants about NIL and how schools themselves should be responsible for paying their athletes, not the Donors. We talked about Rob Manfred and the comments he made yesterday. We introduce a not-so-new segment called Love it or Hate it. At the end of the show, we bring in Scott Springer t...

Todays Episode of Off the Bench we had on Paul Fritschner and Rocco Miller to discuss college basketball. Paul talks about the Xavier Musketeers and their hopes for the tournament all but dashed yesterday after an abysmal preformance against Seton Hall. Rocco Miller talked about the Bracketology and how the Tournament teams are starting to come into the frame. We talked some Reds Offseason with Jo...

Story we are following from NBC Sports: Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins could become a free agent when the new league year starts in March, but the team has two ways to keep that from happening. They could sign him to a long-term deal or they could use a franchise tag to keep him from hitting the open market and extending the time to negotiate a new deal until mid-July. If no deal came before th...

Trace, Elliot, and Casey talk about the Super Bowl hangover that everyone is feeling. Not much is happening except for college basketball here in Cincinnati so we brought in Keegan Nickoson from the Bearcat Journal to talk about the Bearcats. Previewed the Bearcat game tonight against Iowa State. The Boys also talked about the Reds and their offseason moves and predictions for regressions.

Trace, Elliot, and Casey all react to Super Bowl 58 and the Kansas City Chiefs 3rd Superbowl Victory in 5 years. Is Patrick Mahomes the GOAT of this generation? The game was spectacular all around and credit was given out to many different players, coaches, officials, and more. We covered the College Hoops locally in Cincinnati the Bearcats and Musketeers both lost and are on the brink of their se...

Well let the countdown begin for super bowl sunday . The AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs take on the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers. Beating he 49ers would make the chiefs the first super bowl repeat winner in 20 years. For Patrick Mahomes, he’s looking for his third super bowl title in his first six seasons. Brock Purdy is looking for his first championship ring in just his second year in the l...

Xavier Musketeers held on to beat Villanova in a tight matchup last night 56-53. The NFL Super Bowl is right around the corner now! The Chatterbox crew all talk about the Superbowl matchup and what we expect from the game. Who are the Best players in the Super Bowl, What bets we might take, expectations and predictions. The MLB free agency period is still at large. Many notable names are still ava...

Well, let the countdown begin for Super Bowl Sunday. The AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs take on the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers. Beating the 49ers would make the Chiefs the first Super Bowl repeat winner in 20 years. A lot of questions for Andy Reid yesterday about the possibility of him retiring after this game. Reid said now is not the time and he’s ready to go for this Sunday. For the 49e...

Dartmouth basketball players are now employees of the university. The NCAA cooked. NFL playing a game in Brazil on Friday opening weekend. Reds sign Josh Harrison, hometown guy. - do the Reds need anything else? Lunardi still has Cincinnati out. What does it take? Bobby Whitt extension. Who should be the next red-extension?

What a weekend of college basketball both locally and around the country… We start with the Cincinnati Bearcats! The Cats were coming off one of their worst losses of the season to a West Virginia team that had 13 losses against just seven wins. They were headed to 15th-ranked Texas Tech, who did not lose a home game two years ago and had not lost a home game in 15 tries this year. Back and forth...

Well if you root for any of the college basketball teams in our town, or our area, like me: you probably find yourself beating you head against the wall… You just don’t know which version of your team will show up on any given night. When i try and figure it out, I look at my 20 year old daughter and 18 year old son and it all becomes clear…..these are 18-23 year old young people, and they’re goin...

With a week off before the Super Bowl, college basketball takes center stage, and that is certainly the case right here in the Queen City. Both UC and Xavier are looking for a strong finish if they have any chance of making the NCAA tournament in March. We start with the Bearcats…they play at West Virginia tonight with a chance to even their Big 12 record at 4-4. WVU is a strange team to figure ou...

Today the Chatterbox Crew all talk about the aftermath of the NFL Championships and what to expect in the Superbowl. We do a Buy or Sell on NFL. We draft Football Helmets NFL and College.

Today the Chatterbox Crew all review the NFL Conference Championships. Patrick Mahomes goes to his 4th Superbowl in the last 5 years only ever losing to Tom Brady and Joe Burrow... Speaking of Joe Burrow did the Ravens vs Chiefs game cement anything for Burrow? Lamar choked in the game along with many other key contributors of the Ravens they still only lost by a TD and kept the game relatively cl...

Today the Chatterbox Crew all preview the NFL Conference Championships. We preview the Cincinnati Bearcats as well as they prepare to face UCF. Jay Morrison joins the program to discuss Cincinnati Bengals Talk.

Today the Chatterbox Crew all react to Dan Pitcher and the Bengals succession plan for their staff. We react to the Jim Harbaugh news that he is heading to the Los Angeles Chargers to go up against Patrick Mahomes twice every year. Talk NFL Playoff headlines and news. We have Chad Brendel on to talk Cincinnati Bearcat Basketball and some football news.

Today the Chatterbox Crew all react to the baseball hall of fame and Joe Mauer getting inducted! Xavier lost to Creighton last night and Cincinnati Bearcats lost to Kansas we discuss where both teams stand at right now mid way through the Basketball season. We do a Buy or Sell NFL edition. Talk NFL Playoff headlines and news.

Today the Chatterbox Crew all react to Brian Callahan leaving for the Tennessee Titans Head Coaching Position! What is next for the Bengals? Is it as simple as Hiring Dan Pitcher? Or is it more complex than that? Brian Billick Joins the program at the top of the show to talk NFL Headlines and major news. Charlie Goldsmith joins the show to dive deeper into the loss of Brian Callahan and what the B...

Today the Chatterbox Crew all React to the Divisional round of the NFL playoffs! CJ Stroud and the Texans ran through a buzz saw on Saturday. The Offense was limited and couldn't get anything going as Lamar Jackson SHREDDED the Defense. The San Francisco 49ers comeback from behind down in the 4th quarter to beat the Green Bay Packers 24-21 their first comeback win from being down in the 4th in the...

Today the Chatterbox Crew all break down the Divisional round of the NFL playoffs! SNOW DAY! Remote show today.

Today the Chatterbox Crew all react to the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Xavier Musketeers' HUGE wins last night. We have Marty Brennaman on to talk about some Reds baseball and general conversation around the major sports. We have James Rapien on later to talk about the NFL Playoffs and General NFL discussion.

Today the Chatterbox Crew all react to the games on Monday! Jason Kelce announces that he is retiring this morning. Are the Eagles going to fire Nick Siriani? The Buccaneers crushed the Eagles 32-9 where Baker Mayfield was outstanding. The Bills handled business against the Steelers. The drama continues in Pittsburgh as Mike Tomlin walks off the podium during the postgame press conference. Cincinn...