Feathers and Field Goals

The start of Conference USA play is here! On Friday night, the Fightin' Blue Hens will host Liberty in a sold-out Delaware Stadium. We are joined by A Sea of Red founder Jon Manson, who provides us a full outline of the Flames' start to the 2026 season and who to watch out for in this matchup. Grain Exchange, the place to be every Blue Hen Gameday: https://meetatgrain.com/grain-exchange Have your...

Welcome to our Week 4 Bird's Eye View Recap Show, presented by Grain Exchange. Everything that could've gone wrong for the Fightin' Blue Hens did in Scott Stadium as Delaware fell to the Virginia Cavaliers 42-3. A recap on the performance, what key injuries on both sides of the ball could mean for the start of Conference USA play, and how the response to this adversity will tell us a lot about the...

Welcome to our Delaware Football Week 4 preview, presented by Grain Exchange. The Fightin' Blue Hens wrap up their 2026 non-conference slate with its closest road trip of the season, heading to Charlottesville for a difficult battle against the Virginia Cavaliers. We are joined by Cavs Corner's Jackson Hephner, who provides an in-depth overview of the ACC program. Grain Exchange, the place to be e...

The special teams operation deserves a spotlight following Week 3's win, where wide receiver/gunner Matthew McKinley-Daniels and punter Josh Cupitt made combined plays to both continuously pin the Coastal Carolina offense near their own end zone and hand their own offense the keys back in dangerous field position to get a 4th-quarter score. Grain Exchange, the place to be every Blue Hen Gameday: h...

Welcome to our Week 3 Bird's Eye View Recap Show, presented by Grain Exchange. The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens took down the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 22-14 in the "Cockfight in The Tub", which was a back-and-forth battle that ultimately came down to who made more mistakes, and who capitalized on each other's mistakes. Grain Exchange, the place to be every Blue Hen Gameday: https://meetatgrain...

After wrapping up discussion on Delaware's Week 2 battle at Vanderbilt, we move to a pivotal matchup between the Fightin' Blue Hens and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. We are joined by The Strut Podcast member Tyler Keane, who was the starting quarterback in Coastal's inaugural FBS season in 2017. 0:00 Vanderbilt Closing Takeaways 15:46 Conference USA Week 2 Pecking Order 23:18 Coastal Scout Team w...

After being named the program's Specialist of the Game following a 9 tackle, 2.5 tackle for loss, 1.5 sack performance at Vanderbilt, linebacker Colin Gallagher joins the show to discuss the start of the 2026 season.  Follow Colin: https://x.com/_GallagherColin Check out the website: https://feathersandfieldgoals.com/ Stay up to date with us on Twitter: https://x.com/FeathersFGsPod Join our Feathe...

Welcome to our Week 2 Bird's Eye View Recap Show. The Blue Hens made noise in the Music City, but fell short of starting the year 2-0 in its 35-26 loss at Vanderbilt. 0:00 Vanderbilt Recap 28:00 Week 2 Mailbag Check out the website: feathersandfieldgoals.com/ Follow us on Twitter: x.com/FeathersFGsPod Join our Feathers and Field Goals Online Community: discord.gg/BRB44Gpzk

Before the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens travel down to Nashville, we are joined by The Dore Report host Will Byrum (@TheWillByrum) for the Vanderbilt Scout Team, learning all things about this year's version of the Commodores following a standout 10-win season in 2025. Follow Will: https://x.com/TheWillByrum Check out the website: https://feathersandfieldgoals.com/ Stay up to date with us on Twitte...

After totaling 93 all-purpose yards and scoring 2 touchdowns in his Blue Hen debut, Delaware running back Kaderris Roberts (@kxderris) joins the show for the first in-season production of Inside the Huddle!  Follow Kaderris: https://x.com/kxderris   Check out the website: https://feathersandfieldgoals.com/   Stay up to date with us on Twitter: https://x.com/FeathersFGsPod   Join our Feathers and F...

Welcome to the first iteration of Bird’s Eye View! Bryce recaps Delaware’s 42-7 opening win over Merrimack, then queues up our mailbag questions to Dan and Brody, who cover moments from the game, uniform combinations, firework display, and more. 0:00 Introduction and Merrimack Recap 20:52 Week 1 Mailbag Check out the website: https://feathersandfieldgoals.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/F...

It's finally game week! We are joined by Delaware Football Head Coach Ryan Carty to review fall camp and look ahead towards Week 1, as well as Sam Herder from Sam Herder Sports sharing insight on the Merrimack Warriors. 0:00 Introduction 3:13 Ryan Carty Interview 21:02 Merrimack Scout Team with Sam Herder 39:48 Week 0 Rival Rundown 44:11 Three and Out Visit Sam Herder Sports (@SamHerderFCS): https...

Welcome to the 2026 season! With fall camp coming to a close, we preview each positional room heading into Week 1, discussing both returners and newcomers on the roster. We conclude with our first mailbag... thank you to everyone who sent us questions! 0:00 Introduction 1:23 Quarterbacks 4:36 Running Backs 8:02 Wide Receivers 14:16 Tight Ends 18:07 Offensive Linemen 24:21 Defensive Linemen 31:15 L...

After setting our 2026 Conference USA Preseason Rankings, we next rank the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens' rivals from the past, present, and future. This is our last offseason content episode, shifting our next show into previewing the 2026 Football Roster. Check out the website: https://feathersandfieldgoals.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/FeathersFGsPod Join our Feathers and Field Goals O...

After reacting to the CUSA Podcast Roundtable preseason rankings, we each list our own heading into the start of the 2026 season. 0:00 Introduction 5:36 CUSA Roundtable Preseason Rankings 10:26 Feathers and Field Goals Preseason Rankings Check out the website: https://feathersandfieldgoals.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/FeathersFGsPod Join our Feathers and Field Goals Online Community: h...

We are joined by Delaware Basketball General Manager Jason Gandhi, Men's Head Coach Martin Ingelsby, and Women's Head Coach Sarah Jenkins to discuss the process of rebuilding their rosters in the spring, how the new groups have looked on the court together in the summer, and non-conference scheduling. 0:00 Introduction 2:42 Delaware Basketball GM Jason Gandhi 29:42 Delaware Men's Basketball HC Mar...

Delaware Football’s 2026 fall camp is underway as the Blue Hens inch closer to opening night of the season. Before fully shifting our focus to Merrimack, we sit down and each rank the full schedule 1-12 (with our own reasonings included). Check out the website: https://feathersandfieldgoals.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/FeathersFGsPod Join our Feathers and Field Goals Online Community:...

Delaware Softball earns the 4th seed and a first round bye in their inaugural season in Conference USA. The Blue Hens will be hosting the 2026 CUSA Tournament from May 6th-9th. Episode includes interviews with head coach Jen Steele, senior catcher Sydney Shaffer, and senior infielder Katie Scheivert. 0:00 Introduction, News Recap 13:41 Jen Steele Interview 29:24 CUSA Softball Bracket Breakdown 32:...

In their first season as affiliate members of the Atlantic Sun, Delaware Women's Lacrosse wins the conference regular season title with a perfect 8-0 record. We catch up with HC Amy Altig and senior Jaclyn Marszal before the Blue Hens head down to Jacksonville as the #1 seed at the ASUN Tournament. Including updates on the spring football season ending, early basketball portal information that is...

Welcome to our first football episode for the 2026 season! We review the changes on the 2026 roster and coaching staff, while see where the spring programs sit heading into the final stretch of their seasons. Including interviews with Head Coach Ryan Carty, defensive tackle Dominick Brogna, and wide receiver Da'Wain Lofton. 0:00 Introduction 2:57 Ryan Carty Interview 21:20 Coaching Staff Updates 2...

In his first appearance on the show since being named full‑time Director of Athletics, Jordan Skolnick joins Feathers and Field Goals for an in‑depth conversation on the state of Delaware Basketball. We cover both programs individually, take a hard look at what went wrong in their first seasons competing in Conference USA, and discuss expectations heading into a pivotal offseason. Skolnick also ou...

For the first episode of 2026, the crew sits down to talk about the 68 Ventures Bowl, the transfer portal, returning production, and previewing spring sports. Check out the website: https://feathersandfieldgoals.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/FeathersFGsPod Join the new Feathers and Field Goals Discord channel: https://discord.gg/ZFBgEJuy

The Fightin’ Blue Hens are heading to Mobile, Alabama to take on the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns in the 68 Ventures Bowl. Including interviews with Interim AD Jordan Skolnick, Gerry Hebert of the Ragin Review, and our final “Three and Out” of the 2025 season. 0:00 68 Ventures Bowl Reactions 19:30 Inside the Huddle with Interim AD Jordan Skolnick 44:15 Louisiana Scout Team with Gerry Hebert 1:21:35 Thr...

The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens are going bowling! After a recap on Delaware's 61-31 home regular season finale win against UTEP, we jump into the debut of QB1 Nick Minicucci on the show. Including a final CUSA Pecking Order/Rival Rundown and a discussion on where the team would like to go bowling. 0:00 UTEP Recap and Analysis 26:17 Inside the Huddle with Nick Minicucci 43:24 Pecking Order and Riv...

The crew closes the regular season run of episodes by responding to Delaware’s loss at Wake Forest and turning to Senior Day vs. UTEP. A pair of Senior Day honorees take Bryce (@SSN_BlueHens) and Dan (@DanSteenkamer) Inside the Huddle as Ethan Saunders and Fintan Brose join the show. With the #BlueHens needing a win to keep bowl hopes alive, Bryce shares Bowl Tracker info that he’s compiled on the...