Ben Hartsock - Former NFL tight end on CFB traditions, Ohio State/Michigan and identity in Christ
Sports Spectrum Podcast
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4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2023
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Ben Hartsock played 10 years in the NFL as a tight end with the Colts, Titans, Falcons, Jets and Panthers. He was selected in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft by Indianapolis after a stellar career at Ohio State, where he helped the Buckeyes to the 2002 national championship.
After retiring from the NFL, Ben pursued broadcasting and is currently a college football commentator with SiriusXM on College Sports channel 84 and Big 10 Radio channel 372.
Today on the podcast, Ben Hartsock shares about his RV experience, kicking dreams in high school, college football traditions, the Michigan/Ohio State rivalry, catching passes from Peyton Manning and Tom Brady and what he's learning from God right now about identity and value in Christ.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, today on Sports Spectrum. Ben Hartsock is our guest returning to Sports Spectrum. |
| 0:05.3 | Former NFL tight end. He played 10 years in the NFL with the Colts under Tony Dunge. |
| 0:10.9 | He caught passes from Peyton Manning. He was with the Titans, the Falcons, the Jets, where he played in two AFC championship games and the Panthers. |
| 0:19.5 | And a really small stint with the New England Patriots, |
| 0:23.3 | which, of course, I had to ask him about playing with Tom Brady, playing for Bill Belichick. |
| 0:28.7 | Ben is also a national champion from his years in college at the Ohio State University in |
| 0:34.7 | 2002 when they won a national title. |
| 0:37.3 | And Ben now is currently working with Sirius XM as a radio commentator for college sports |
| 0:42.7 | on channel 84 and the Big Ten radio channel 372 on Sirius XM. |
| 0:49.3 | So you can listen to Ben call and talk about and commentate on college football. |
| 0:53.8 | And that's what we're going to talk about today. We're going to talk about college football. We're going to talk about the Lord Jesus. We're going to talk about a little bit of his experiences in the NFL. Like I mentioned, that Patriots four-day stint that he had. Lots to talk about here with Ben Hartsock, our friend from Sirius XM. |
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