The Hard Count is a podcast featuring The Macon Telegraph’s Jason Butt and the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer’s Jordan D. Hill. Each week, Jason and Jordan discuss the latest college football news regarding the Georgia Bulldogs, Auburn Tigers, the rest of the Southeastern Conference and the national scene.
You can find the podcast on SoundCloud or Apple Podcasts. Episodes are uploaded every Monday morning.
Below are several videos I have produced over the past few years. Enjoy!
This article was published by The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer on March 13, 2017 and can be found here.
Jordan senior Eric Newman’s start on the mound Saturday drew plenty of praise from his head coach and fans alike.
The right-hander went three innings against Marion County, and the results were so-so. He didn’t give up an earned run in the 14-2 victory, but he struggled with his command, walking six of the 14 batters he faced.
The performance was solid but left room for improvement by Newman. But given where he was two weeks earlier, lying in the batter’s box with the world spinning around him, the start was exactly what everyone involved was waiting to see.
This article was originally published by The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer on March 11, 2017 and can be found here.
Friday night’s Columbus-Carver state championship game proved wild, unpredictable and chaotic as the final minutes of the fourth quarter ticked away and overtime became necessary.
And frankly, it was the only finish the teams and their fanbases deserved.
This article was originally published with The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer on March 4, 2017 and can be found here.
Carver head coach Anson Hundley had his girls practice what happened to end Saturday’s game against Cross Creek so many times he’d lost count.
This article was originally published with The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer on February 3, 2017 and can be found here.
On Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons play in their second Super Bowl in franchise history. Former Spencer teammates Gary Downs and Randy Fuller remember the first trip quite well.
This article was originally published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on July 6, 2016 and can be found here.
Floyd Mayweather boasts an unblemished professional boxing record at 49-0 but carries two losses that go back 20 years. If it were up to former United States Olympics head boxing coach Al Mitchell, it would be only one.
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This article was originally published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on July 6, 2016 and can be found here.
Twenty years have passed since the 1996 Olympic Games, but for Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the pain from those games persists today.
But it’s not a physical pain. Joyner-Kersee’s anguish because of her right leg injury has long subsided. It’s a want for what could have been for the multi-event superstar in her fourth and final Olympics.
This article was originally published with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on July 6, 2016 and can be found here.
After 12 seasons in the NBA, eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard is headed home.
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