Episode Details

On this Wednesday edition of The Read Option, Jeff Gimpel recaps Baylor's remarkable run to a National Championship, Jalen Suggs' incredible Final Four buzzer-beater and puts a bow on the NCAA Tournament for this year (1:52). Then, Jeff explains why Sam Darnold's trade to the Carolina Panthers is great news for Panthers fans, but also for New York Jets fan as well. He also gives us a general NFL Draft update as we inch closer and closer to the 2021 Draft (14:32). Jeff then goes on to talk about Shohei Ohtani's electric start to the season, and why he's a perfect example of the problems in baseball (32:25). To wrap up the pod, Jeff goes through the East and West standings in the NBA and gives us the lay of land as we get closer to the play-in tournament (38:22).