#452: Diana Russini Scandal, Taxidermy Pets & A WILD Five Questions - OBB Benched Ep. 452 - A Poodle Named Scruffles

#452: Diana Russini Scandal, Taxidermy Pets & A WILD Five Questions - OBB Benched Ep. 452 - A Poodle Named Scruffles

From Orange Bowl Boys: A Miami Hurricanes Podcast by OBB Media Inc.

April 20, 2026 · 34 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the Diana Russini scandal, bizarre taxidermy stories, and personal family anecdotes.

Instead of Draft stories, win projections and recruiting dominance... we're talking about kissing brothers, taxidermied gators and Japanese chair racing! Welcome to OBB Benched! We kick things off with the Diana Russini saga: the NFL reporter who resigned from The Athletic before they even finished their investigation into allegations surrounding her and Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel. We break down what we know, what the rumors say, and why quitting mid-investigation might tell you everything you need to know. Plus — the boys let AI have a little too much fun with this one. Then things go completely off the rails. A Florida couple gets arrested for strapping a roadkill alligator to their car roof on I-95 en route to a taxidermist — and that somehow leads to a full-blown confession about a stuffed family poodle named Scruffles and a frozen cat named Octavius who spent a long weekend next to the Eggo waffles. You've been warned. From there, we tackle the Detroit Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown admitting his dad made him and his brother kiss on the lips to end arguments, which opens the floor for a deeply personal and increasingly uncomfortable family discussion. And of course, we wrap…

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Organizations: The Athletic

Products: Eggo waffles

Places: Florida, I-95

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