Georgia football's Drew Bobo gets a hilarious new job title with NIL deal

Georgia football offensive lineman Drew Bobo has a new job title, at least for the weekend.

Bobo announced on social media that he is the new “VP, Pancake Communications” for Cracker Barrel, just in time for National Pancake Day.

His first order of business?

Making pancake blocks an official football statistic.

Bobo’s post featured photos of football players making pancake blocks on the field, playing off the football term for a block that sends a defender to the ground.

“First order of business: make pancake blocks an official stat,” Bobo wrote, directing followers to a petition at pancakepetition.com.

Cracker Barrel is using its National Pancake Day promotion to launch a petition aimed at making pancake blocks an official statistic in football.

According to the restaurant, a pancake block happens when a blocker drives an opponent off his feet and puts the defender flat on the ground.

The restaurant’s proposed official definition is: “imposing your will on an opponent by driving him off his feet and putting him flat on the ground.”

Cracker Barrel’s proposed rules say the block must be legal, happen during a live play in a game and cause the defender’s fall. The restaurant also says any player can earn a pancake block.

The restaurant says pancake blocks aren’t currently included as an official statistic in football box scores, which is the point behind its petition.

That’s where Bobo comes in.

“First order of business: make pancake blocks an official stat,” Bobo wrote in his post, encouraging people to sign the petition.

Bobo, who is from Athens, is a Georgia offensive lineman and wears No. 74 for the Bulldogs.

The 6-foot-5, 305-pound senior is listed as an active offensive lineman on Georgia’s roster.

So while his new Cracker Barrel title is clearly part of the restaurant’s pancake campaign, Bobo is also a pretty fitting spokesperson for a movement centered around offensive-line blocks.

He’s the son of UGA offensive coordinator Mike Bobo.

The pancake campaign comes ahead of National Pancake Day on Saturday, Sept. 26.

Cracker Barrel is offering $5 all-you-can-eat pancakes for dine-in customers that day. The initial order includes three buttermilk pancakes, followed by refills of two pancakes at a time, according to the restaurant’s terms.

The offer is for individual customer consumption and cannot be shared. Beverages, toppings, fillings, add-ons, eggs, meats, sides, taxes and gratuities are not included. Refills may also be limited when necessary to prevent waste, abuse or excessive consumption.

So while Bobo is campaigning to put pancake blocks in the stat book, Cracker Barrel is giving fans a chance to put a whole lot of actual pancakes on their plates.

For one Georgia offensive lineman, apparently both count as important Saturday stats.

Vanessa Johns is the Trending Topics Reporter for the Deep South Connect Team Georgia, covering food and entertainment. Email her at Vcountryman@gannett.com.

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