Will Hobson

@TheWillHobson

Sports reporter, The Washington Post. Story tips and BBQ restaurant recommendations welcome at will.hobson@washpost.com.

Washington, DC
Joined August 2011

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    23 hours ago

    Should the College Football Playoff expand? A New Year's Day trip to PASADENA provided an un-obvious answer.

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  2. Jan 2

    Relatedly, has blocked me. I don’t know where I’ll go now to keep track of all the news the Outback Bowl folks generate throughout the year.

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  3. Jan 2

    Returned to work today to discover this piece on the millionaire boss of the Outback Bowl got more traffic than all but one story I wrote last year. So, despite grumbling by the Outback folks that their boss’s primo pay is old news, readers disagree

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    Jan 1

    It was a matter of time for this

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    Jan 1

    NFL owners are embarrassed and unhappy about what's been happening in D.C., a league executive told Sally Jenkins, and they regard Bruce Allen as "literally, a joke."

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    31 Dec 2018
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    31 Dec 2018

    at this point, it’s fair to look around the league at some of the QBs drafted over the last few years, and ask if Elway—who drafted Osweiler and Lynch, then passed on the 2018 class to sign Keenum—can evaluate the position

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    30 Dec 2018
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  10. 29 Dec 2018

    In 2013, Notre Dame lost the title game to Alabama by 28. Tonight, the Irish managed to lose to Clemson by a slim 27. Take heart, Notre Dame fans. As Dr. Marvin said: Baby steps.

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    Notre Dame is always overrated. Always. As long as water is wet, Notre Dame will be overrated.

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    A former high-ranking NFL executive: “While a lot of owners don’t like Jerry and resent Jerry because he operates by his own rules, they respect him.... I don’t think anybody thinks Daniel Snyder puts money in their pocket. He’s met with a smirk.”

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    29 Dec 2018

    There’s so much good reporting and writing here, and it’s just scratching the surface of all the outstanding work done in 2018 by the staff. Happy New Year!

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    If u wanted to turn into champions, what would YOU fix: A. On-field performance B. Draft, free-agent, roster C. Ticket-sales Owner Dan Snyder chose “C,” firing Pres of Biz Ops who pledged to treat fans well, on D26 < 8 mos on job. Details:

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    26 Dec 2018

    This is actually the second time a bowl game has been declared "no contest"

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    Just pubbed, the most comprehensive review of lockdowns ever done: More than 4.1 million students endured one last school year, and the effects were often devastating — kids wept and soiled themselves, wrote wills and texted parents goodbye. w/

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  17. 26 Dec 2018
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    25 Dec 2018

    The found the 7-year-old who the president talked to about Santa. She didn’t know what “marginal” meant and still believes in Santa

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    25 Dec 2018

    Two worst Christmas words: “Assembly required”.

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    21 Dec 2018

    Reporters, please don’t share the top 10 stories you wrote this year. I hate having to block journalists.

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