Eric Olson

Eric Olson is a washed up former Division 1 football player. He played ball for Northwestern University from 2012-2016, where he started over 30 career games at Right Tackle. Between injuries (two elbow and two ankle surgeries) and not wanting to have his head bashed-in any longer, he decided to not seriously pursue the NFL and entered the corporate world where he currently works at a consulting firm in downtown Chicago. In an effort to keep his love of sports alive without getting the rush of playing them, Eric writes (mostly) in-depth articles on various sports stories and trends (he also degenerately gambles on them). While his primary focus is football, Eric covers (and gambles on) all sports and will be contributing to the Sports Gambling Podcast website moving forward.

Stories By Eric Olson

NCAAF
/ 6 days ago

Run The Ball, Punt The Ball: The Weekly Big Ten Preview

If you did not know by my Twitter handle (@IPlayedD1), I played ball at Northwestern University. With my five years of...

By Eric Olson
NCAAF
/ 2 weeks ago

Run The Ball, Punt The Ball: The Weekly Big Ten Preview

If you did not know by my Twitter handle (@IPlayedD1), I played ball at Northwestern University. With my five years of...

By Eric Olson
NFL
/ 3 weeks ago

Hard Knocks Is Great, But Here’s Why You Should Fade The Hard Knocks Hype

Let me start by saying Hard Knocks fucking rules. There is no television show that I look forward to more than...

By Eric Olson
HORSE RACING
/ 5 months ago

Betting The Favorite At The Derby – A 15 Year Look

I have a story: My junior year of college, myself, along with 8 of my friends, boarded a Greyhound bus charted...

By Eric Olson
NFL
/ 5 months ago

Draft Grades Are Dumb – So I Built A Model To Grade Draft Picks

Grading how a team did in a draft is stupid. Sure, maybe we can look if a team addressed their needs...

By Eric Olson