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Zain Bando
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Journalist, Freelance
Chicago, Downers Grove, Champaign
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Biography
Zain Bando is a freelance journalist whose byline appears in various outlets. He covers collegiate athletics for Men's Journal, Mike Farrell Sports, and IlliniGuys.com. In addition, he covers MMA/boxing for BJPenn.com and MMA Knockout as credentialed media. Outside of writing, Bando is a co-host on "The MMA Outsiders," part of the Empty the Bench Podcast Network, and contributes weekly to ETB's "Football Friday" show during the NFL season. Bando also has experience in TV production, serving as a Fox Box Operator at Big Ten Network. He is a two-time Big Ten alumnus., completing his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications.
professional and combat sports.College
Content
By Zain Bando Verified| Sporting News Verified In team sports, striving for perfection is nearly impossible, much less making every pundit, fan, or non-believer happy. Over the weekend, Ohio State released its championship football rings, which added unique detail when the team added a cross to represent faith and unity amongst one another. While the reception of the rings was met with positive feedback from the players and coaches, including Buckeyes coach Ryan Day, not everyone was amused by how the jewelry was portrayed.
By Zain Bando Verified| Sporting News Verified Zain Bando • Jeremy Reper-Imagn Images Fresh off its best season since 2001, the Illinois football team was sent shockwaves Tuesday afternoon when On3's Hayes Fawcett reported running back mainstay Josh McCray, an Alabama native, is set to enter the transfer portal. The news comes nearly two weeks after McCray was highly complimentary of how far his ceiling had risen during his time in Champaign over the last few seasons.
By Zain Bando Verified| Sporting News Verified Will Howard is three months removed winning a national title for Ohio State in his final collegiate game. With the NFL draft nearly a week away, predictions are already beginning to roll in about where the Kansas State transfer might end up. According to ESPN's Mel Kiper, one team to watch out for with a potential need for Howard is the Los Angeles Rams, who may begin to build for the future once their current quarterback, Matthew Stafford, retires from the NFL whenever the time comes.
Company Info
Freelance
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