Jacob Ellerbee

Freelancer and Ghostwriter

United States

Husband to Amy, Dad to Rowan, River and two sweet pups.

Professional communicator with experience working in-person, remotely and for multiple clients simultaneously. Delivered engaging content for employers in public office, private sector and agency settings. Content has been seen in various capacities at: CBS Sports, Yahoo Sports, Memphis Commercial Appeal, The Jackson Sun, Minnesota Star Tribune.

Portfolio
Beale Street Bears
11/10/2022
Grizzlies broadcasters left with no choice but to intervene in live game

Pete Pranica and Brevin Knight, the television broadcasters for the Memphis Grizzlies, were left with no choice other than to break one of the cardinal rules of broadcasting near the end of the overtime period of the team's game vs the San Antonio Spurs on Nov. 9.

Hoops Habit
10/29/2022
NBA All-Rookie Teams: Way-too-early picks for the best first-year players

The 2022-23 season is finally upon us. The beginning of a new NBA season comes with NBA predictions of who will win the NBA Finals, which players will win awards, and which first-year players will help their teams most in the new season, reaching the NBA All-Rookie Teams in the process.

Saturday Blitz
09/13/2022
Marshall, App State rule Week 3 Group of 5 college football rankings

College football teams from the Group of 5 dominated headlines from Week 2, setting up a dramatic shift in this week's power rankings What a wild week it was for college football teams from the Group of 5, especially the Sun Belt. The SBC bested not one, not two, but three Power 5 teams in spectacular fashion.

Beale Street Bears
07/18/2022
Here's what media rights-focused NBA conference realignment looks like

What if the NBA decided to prioritize television ratings, media rights agreements, and totally realign the NBA conference landscape before the next collective bargaining talks begin? Would the Memphis Grizzlies get left behind? There is a mutual opt-out of the current CBA after the 2022-23 season, or the deal will expire after the 2023-24 season, according to an old report from NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski.

Razorbackers
03/18/2022
Jimmy Fallon picked Vermont to upset the Hogs and Coach Muss kept the receipts

The king of college basketball coaching Twitter, also known as Arkansas Basketball Head Coach Eric Musselman, was fired up after the Razorbacks survived a round one scare in the 2022 March Madness tournament against Vermont. Arkansas, the fourth seed in the West Region, pulled out a 75-71 win over the 2022 America East Conference champion Vermont Catamounts- who were slotted in as a No.