If you’ve spent any time around the locker room you’ll know about Otis Allen’s game day ritual. Before every single game, no matter the stakes or the situation, Otis will have a heaping plate of meatballs. This tradition of eating a ton of meatballs before a game goes back to his high school track and field days. The team would have spaghetti dinners the night before a big track meet, but Allen would save leftover meatballs and eat them the day after before he would throw shot put or discus. Allen’s dedication to continuing this tradition has earned him the nickname of The Meatball amongst his teammates and fans of the Sabercats. This nickname has become so pervasive that popular pasta sauce Ragu has sponsored Otis Allen throughout the duration of his career. The terms of this sponsorship appear to be relatively laid back for Allen. Allen must always have at least two cans of Ragu in his locker with brand labels facing towards cameras. He must always eat his ritual meatballs with some form of sauce (though it remains unclear whether or not Ragu sauce is actually being used). Finally, Allen must participate in a weekly social media segment of “Otis Allen’s Meatballs of the Week”, which highlight great performances from players in the ISFL.
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