4th Down Focus

Nick McQuarry is a native of Jacksonville, FL, where he was a standout football and tennis player at Mandarin High School. McQuarry played football at Rice University, where he developed a passion for sports analytics. He is currently an intern with Blast Motion in Carlsbad, CA, where his focus is in bio-mechanical statistical analysis. In episode 28, Coach Lundy and Nick McQuarry discuss recruiti...

Freddie Capshaw is one of the finest punters in the University of Miami's history. He is a two-time All-BIG EAST selection (2000 & 2001), four-time BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week, and a 2002 Rose Bowl National Champion. Capshaw scored both a rushing and passing touchdown against Florida State and Syracuse respectively. He is the only FBS punter in modern football history to accomplish t...

Pat Curran was a defensive back at Bowling Green University in the early 2000's. He later received his master’s degree from Ashland University where he served as a defensive backs coach for 2 seasons. Today, Curran is based in Los Angeles where he co-founded Curran Media Co., a marketing, management, and brand development company specializing in athletes and coaches. For more information on Curran...

Ricardo Allen began his football career at Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, FL. In his senior year he would accept a scholarship offer from Purdue University, where he would impressive NCAA career totals: 250 tackles, 3 sacks, 2, forced fumbles 13 interceptions, 4 touchdowns, and 22 pass deflections. As a result, Allen was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 5th round of the 2014 NFL Draft...

Episode 24 of the podcast welcomes Coach Eric Lodge, current head football coach at Sanford Seminole High School! Lodge led the Seminoles to an undefeated 2020 regular season that concluded with a Class 8A Florida state championship. In January, 2021, he was unanimous named the Florida High School Football Coach Of The Year! Coach Lodge sits down with 4th Down Focus host, Dan Lundy, to discuss lif...

Episode 23 welcomes Matt Wright, former UCF kicker and current Detroit Lions kicker! Wright, a native of Lancaster, PA, was touted the No. 46 specialist in the nation by ESPN out of high school. He would choose to play football for the University of Central Florida and go on to have one of the best careers in the school's history. Wright's honors at UCF: • Most points in a career with 375 • Most c...

Episode 22 welcomes Coach Marc Deas, head football coach of the Feltrim Sports Academy. A native to central Florida, Deas was a standout safety for Kissimmee Osceola HS, where he caught the attention of several college football programs before committing to the University of Georgia. After earning his degree in communications, Deas began his coaching career as an assistant coach for his alma mater...

Episode 21 of the podcast welcomes Travis Roland, current head coach for Flagler Palm Coast. Roland played for Mainland High School, serving as captain and leading the team to its only football state championship in school history. Roland continued his football career at Bethune-Cookman University and his play earned him 1st Team All-MEAC honors his senior season. After college Roland spent time i...

Episode 20 features Matt Beardall, current NFL free agent and former long snapper for Marshall University! In his senior season he was selected an All-State Honorable Mention. This caught the attention of Marshall University, where Beardall would eventually commit and have one of the best long snapping careers in Thundering Herd history. Beardall's highlights at Marshall: - 48 consecutive starts -...

Mac Loudermilk is a current NFL free agent and former punter for the University of Central Florida. In 2018, Loudermilk was named college football's 'Most Interesting Man.' Loudermilk, a native of Valdosta, GA, played both quarterback and punter at Valdosta High School. ESPN rated Loudermilk a 3 star punter and the #41 specialist in the nation. He was also ranked the No. 56 dual-threat quarterback...

Episode 18 of the podcast welcomes Nick DiCairano, current NFL free agent and former All-American kicker for Endicott College! DiCairano, a Connecticut native, didn’t begin kicking until his senior year in high school. Although he didn’t have much time, Nick caught the attention of Pace University, where he played 2 seasons before transferring to Endicott University. In 2019, his final season at E...

Swanson, a Tampa, FL native, made his name in high school as a left-footed punter for the IMG Academy. He was ranked among the best punters in the nation by Prep Star, Rivals.com, 247Sports, and ESPN.com, eventually committing to Clemson in March, 2018. During his time at Clemson, Swanson has proven to be a versatile specialist, serving as the punter, place kicker, kickoff specialist, and holder f...

Episode 16 of the podcast welcomes Cincinnati Bengals kicker, Austin Seibert. A native of Belleville, Illinois, Seibert attended Belleville West HS. His ability to both kick and punt at a high level caught the attention of the Oklahoma Sooners, where committed and began his record breaking career. Seibert’s highlights at Oklahoma: 499 career points (most by a kicker in FBS history), 2018 Big 12 Sp...

Kendall Gammon, the first long snapper invited to the NFL combine, discusses vulnerability and uses authentic storytelling to inspire individuals to use emotional strengths to embrace change, build stronger relationships, and positively impact their own growth and success. A Kansas native, Gammon attended Division II Pittsburg State University where he was a captain for the 1991 National Champion...

The show welcomes Coach DJ Wingate. In 2010, Wingate began his coaching career as a student assistant for the Marshall University. From 2011-2013 he earned a graduate assistant position at the University of South Florida, and from 2013-2015 he served as the secondary coach for Davidson College. In 2015, Wingate would receive his first professional coaching opportunity for the CFL’s Toronto Argonau...

In 2010, Laz Suarez founded Bleechr.com in an effort to provide a more personalized process in the promotion of high school football players. Since, Suarez and his Bleechr team have expanded their operation to youth football, middle school football, girl's flag football, and semi-professional football in every region of the United States! In this episode Suarez discusses the essentials of what a c...

Bobby O'Mullan, M.S. is the Director of 4th Down University Strength and Performance. He shares his story of making a career out of training athletes and what he's learned in the process. After interning with Loyola University, VCU, and Spectrum Sports, Bobby accepted a graduate assistant position at UCF. His assignment was improving the training environment for UCF football's specialists. During...

In this episode Dan Lundy sits down with Trey Schaneville, a two-sport athlete (basketball/football) at Florida Tech. Schaneville was named Freshmen Of The Year in football for the Panthers, breaking a school record for most field goals in a season (15). In the offseason he's a guard for the basketball team, averaging 6.5 PPG with an 84% on free throw. On May 11, 2020, everything changed. The Flor...

Many athletes lose the interest of college coaches, universities, general managers, businesses, etc. due to a lack of performance in the classroom, negative social media behavior, interpersonal relationships, etc. Coach Dunham, Director of 4DUSnapping, discusses the importance of an athlete's personal brand and how quickly it can be positively/negatively affected. Dunham and host Dan Lundy cover t...

College football's 2021 National Signing Day is 11 weeks away! Chris Rippon, founder of Coach Rip Consulting, joins the shows to discuss what transpires in the weeks leading up to signing day, and for a majority of specialists, the pivotal weeks that follow. In 37 years coaching Division 1 college football, Rippon offered dozens of specialists opportunities to play at the next level. In this episo...

Zach Hirsch, owner of iPickWins.com, is a sports analyst and handicapper. In 2019, as a senior in high school, Hirsch was the most accurate sports handicapper in the world, picking an unprecedented 100% of his FBS college football games correctly, including the SEC championship, FBS semifinals, and the national championship. This was first recorded perfect season of picks for any handicapper picki...

James Sherman is in his second season as the Director of Player Development for Texas State University. Sherman was a four-year letterman for the Bobcats, set three single-game kicking records, and served four years on the student-athlete advisory committee. Sherman set Texas State’s single-game records for most field goals made and attempted when he went 5/6 against Texas Southern in 2018. He als...

Coach Mike Dunham, a former All MEAC Conference long snapper at Delaware State University, is the Director of 4DUSnapping, long snapping coordinator for the Ricardo Allen Football Camps, lead instructor for Valdosta State University's Title Town Showcase, and a talent scout and evaluator for the Elite 400. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...

In 3 decades coaching football, David Walker began his career at Miami Carol City High School in 1994. In 1995, Walker returned to his alma mater, Syracuse, tutoring 6 running backs who would go on to play in the NFL. From 2004-2010, Walker coached at the University of Pittsburgh with Dave Wannstedt, producing 2 NFL running backs. In 2011 he began his NFL coaching career with the Indianapolis Colt...

Coach Chris Rippon, a former head coach, defensive coordinator, and special teams coordinator for Ole Miss, Marshall, Rutgers, Syracuse, Columbia, and Western Connecticut, joins host Dan Lundy. Coach Rippon shares the ups and downs in his 37 years of coaching, the evolution of his coaching philosophy, methods of evaluating specialists, recruiting insight, and ways athletes can effectively generate...