{
  "id": 4879756,
  "title": "Player to Watch: Why Earl Little Jr. is drawing Caleb Downs comparisons from teammates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/player-to-watch-why-earl-little-jr-is-drawing-caleb-downs-comparisons",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T15:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/player-watch-why-earl-little-150100096.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ohio State Buckeyes cornerback Earl Little Jr. is drawing comparisons to former teammate Caleb Downs, a former first-round draft pick. Little's skills in the secondary position have impressed coaches and teammates alike, with his physicality, leadership, and ability to create plays and force turnovers setting him apart.",
  "summary": "The safety comes to Ohio State for his fifth year after breaking out at Florida State.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}