Kurt Tippmann

OTH FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2026: Top 50 Players Countdown, No. 30-26

August 4, 2026 Outside the Huddle 0

As has become customary, Blitz is counting down who he feels are the top 50 individual players in northeast Indiana heading into the 2026 season. A few insights into Blitz’s protocol: Today, we continue with […]

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BEAR NECESSITIES: What you need to know coming out of Week 9

October 19, 2025 Outside the Huddle 0

It is going to be a busy week for Blitz. With sectionals getting under way, breakdowns of each field will be coming through the next several days. But before we completely turn the page to […]

BEAR NECESSITIES: What you need to know coming out of Week 3

September 7, 2025 Outside the Huddle 0

It was another beautiful evening weather-wise on Friday, continuing our run of superb evenings for high school football to start the year. Now that the first week of league play across the region is in […]

Twenty years ago, arguably the most dominant team in northeast Indiana history rolled through the SAC

July 30, 2024 Outside the Huddle 0

When debating best teams in history in a given sport, no matter the level of competition, one of the unsaid prerequisites is usually a state, national or league championship. To many, that signifies the basis […]

BEAR NECESSITIES: What you need to know coming out of Week 8

October 8, 2023 Outside the Huddle 0

With the sectional draw taking place Sunday, a lot of the attention is going to turn to the postseason. But Blitz is here to make sure that no one loses sight of Week 8, which […]

OTH FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2023: No. 2 Snider Panthers

August 17, 2023 Outside the Huddle 0

Here come those Panthers with a lot to prove and little to prove at the same time. Snider does Snider things and for that reason, it gets far more credit than doubt and rightfully so. […]

BLITZ: 2022 season awards for the SAC

January 5, 2023 Outside the Huddle 0

Before we get to the Outside the Huddle All-Area Team and our end-of-year awards, Blitz wanted to take some time and take a last glance at area conferences and hand out some league-specific hardware. The […]

OTH FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2022: No. 1 Snider Panthers

August 18, 2022 Outside the Huddle 0

Coach Kurt Tippmann has not forgotten Nov. 5 of last year. He hasn’t let his team forget it either. After moving into a tie for the SAC championship by ousting Bishop Luers in Week 9, […]

OTH FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2022: Blitz’s SAC breakdown

August 17, 2022 Outside the Huddle 0

The bell is back on the line and with the SAC, things change but stay the same. A lot of the same teams are looking at making a run this season, the final in the […]