Game Changers: The IHSAA Podcast

IHSAA executive director Tom Keating and communications director Chris Cuellar discuss the settlement between IHSAA and longtime media rightsholder IHSSN. 

IHSAA football administrator Jared Chizek joins Game Changers to chat about the playoff football process. 

Iowa PGA executive director Greg Mason joins Game Changers to talk about his organization's role at the IHSAA's state golf championships. A golf-centered episode ahead of the Class 4A golf championships in Ankeny. 

Former Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football coach Cory Brandt joins the podcast to talk about his career and impact as a head coach, his role on the IHSAA rankings committee, and more on the latest Game Changers. 

Western Dubuque junior Quentin Nauman joins a cross country-centric episode of Game Changers to discuss his outstanding fall, which followed multiple track and field championships in the spring. 

The return of Game Changers for Season 2 features Chris Cuellar and Tom Keating providing information on the start of the 2024-25 school year, and recent work with the seasonal change to golf in 2025-26 and conference realignment questions. 

Grundy Center sophomore Judd Jirovsky joins the show to discuss his multi-sport success which included the 2023 Class 2A individual and team golf championships with a state-record 131 over 36 holes. 

IHSAA office manager Elisa Kahler offers a behind the scenes perspective as the guest for the fifth episode. Inside the IHSAA details advisory committee meetings and the group looks ahead to the spring sports transition. 

KMA's Derek Martin joins to discuss the media landscape in Iowa high school sports and his stations role in it, as well as his experience on the IHSAA's basketball rankings committee. A short rewind on winter tournament season, and Inside the IHSAA discusses the NFHS. 

Episode 3 takes a deep dive into Iowa high school swimming with Waukee coach and five-time state champion Dan Briggs, and discusses sports championship facilities and the IHSAA's Board of Control with executive director Tom Keating

Nevada Senior Kyle Kingsbury talks about his experience on the IHSAA Student Advisory Committee and Jared Chizek joins to breakdown IHSAA sport classifications and their impact.

The Debut of Game Changers features Chris Cuellar and Tom Keating breaking down Tom's time and perspective at the IHSAA and where the show will go!