Substacks recommended by Matt Lombardo

Recommended by Matt Lombardo

Big picture coverage of Penn State athletics, focusing on football and men's basketball with additional insight regarding facilities, financials and more from a seasoned veteran of the Penn State beat.

As a Penn State Football season ticket holder and fan, I have been reading Ben's coverage for years. Few people are as plugged in on the beat or offer more thorough analysis on the Nittany Lions.

- Matt Lombardo

The Xs and Os with Doug Farrar

Football history, geekery, and personality -- it's all here. From tape study to feature stories to podcasts and videos, let's talk ball at the highest possible level.

Dollar Commerce

By Andrew Watson

An open floor to all things e-commerce 🚀

Really in-depth investing and financial blog, with eye-opening analysis!

- Matt Lombardo

Hall of Football

By Frank Cooney

All of football from Cradle to Canton

Mike Tanier's Too Deep Zone

NFL Coverage for Poets, Drunkards and Dreamers

Mike offers a uniquely entertaining and incredibly informative blend of analytics, storytelling, and humor making the Too Deep Zone mandatory reading for any football fan.

- Matt Lombardo

Detroit Football Network

By Justin Rogers

Your home for Detroit Lions news, information and analysis, produced by veteran beat reporter Justin Rogers.

Split Zone Duo

An independent college football podcast that eats the whole hog. Plus a newsletter. All with Steven Godfrey, Richard Johnson, and Alex Kirshner.

First Rough Draft of History

By Michael Goldfarb

Journalism is the First Rough Draft of History, framing history being made today

Sara’s Substack

By Sara Goodman Confino

Sara Goodman Confino's author newsletter

Sara is a best-selling author, who I am convinced will one day after multiple books adapted for Netflix movies and feature films.

- Matt Lombardo

Wide Left

By Arif

A newsletter about the NFL and its intersection with politics and culture.

Wide Left is the home for the most in depth NFL and left-leaning political news coverage that you will find. Arif is essential reading for me.

- Matt Lombardo

Musings of an Old Sportswriter

By Bob Kravitz

I’m Bob Kravitz, you might know me. I'll be writing primarily about Indy sports--but other stuff, too. Bob without boundaries. Yeah, that works.

NFL Draft Scout

By Frank Cooney

Insight, perspective and analysis on the NFL Draft by veterans who have covered college and pro football draft for six decades, working with NFL teams, the NFL itself and virtually every major sports publication.

You won't find more in-depth coverage of the NFL Draft, the top prospects to watch, and the hidden gems you need to know come April than what you'll read at NFL Draft Scout.

- Matt Lombardo

Air Mail

By Josh Hermsmeyer

Home of the Air Yards Buy Low and the hottest taeks the evidence will allow.

Patrick Moran

Focused on both Buffalo sports and pop culture combining podcast and blog posts

Jeff Pearlman's Journalism Yang Yang

The journalistic thoughts and musings of a man who writes a lot.

Jeff is one of the most accomplished sportswriters in the industry, and his interviews along with his commentary on the business are incredibly informative and entertaining.

- Matt Lombardo

Substack Sports

By Austin Tedesco

A community for Substack's sports writers, podcasters, video creators and fans.

SturmStack

By Bob Sturm

Mostly Dallas Cowboys coverage, but plenty more from the DFW sports landscape.

The Stein Line

By Marc Stein

Insider coverage of the NBA since 1994

Go Long

By Tyler Dunne

Your home for NFL longform journalism. Humanizing profiles, penetrating team deep dives, columns and podcasts that capture the spirit of the sport.

Tyler is the quintessential football storyteller of our time. If you aren't reading Tyler's fascinating long-form interviews and reporting, you are doing yourself a disservice as a football fan.

- Matt Lombardo

The Draft Scout

The latest college football and NFL Draft news, rankings, rumors and mock drafts.

The Message Box

By Dan Pfeiffer

A newsletter for people who want to defeat Donald Trump and MAGA extremism from a former Senior Advisor to Barack Obama

Under The Knife

By Will Carroll

The best injury information for sports fans and bettors.

JoeBlogs

By Joe Posnanski

Essays that brighten up your day from “Contemporary sports writing’s biggest star.”

Sports Media Guy

By Brian Moritz

A semi-regular newsletter about sports journalism and sports media, from Dr. Brian Moritz.