4th Down Focus

Catholic University punter, Ben Davenports, sits down with Dan Lundy to discuss discipline, desire, recruiting, specialists, Stop Watch App, etc. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data f...

Episode 52 of the podcast welcomes Dr. Tracy Davenport back to the show. Dr. Davenport is a human development expert and her mission is simple: To help people achieve lifestyle performance at the highest level. Davenport has worked with thousands of college athletes, helping them achieve health and performance goals. This episode focuses on the 7 false narratives of sleep, how to deconstruct these...

Episode 51 of the podcast welcomes Marc Nudelberg, a former FBS college football coach at Florida State, Cincinnati, University of Florida, Nevada, and Lafayette. Nudelberg left coaching in 2019 pursue other opportunities. Currently, he is president of On The Ball Ventures and lives in south Florida with his family. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h...

Episode 50 of the podcast welcomes Eric Piccione, a former kicker for Blinn College and Northwestern State University. Piccione is the founder of Kickers of Earth and author of ‘The Art Of Kicking.’ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inform...

Episode 49 of the podcast welcomes Tom Sylvester, a former tight end at FAU who is now serving as a federal agent with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the oldest the oldest operating federal law enforcement agency in the United States. Sylvester sits down with Dan Lundy to explain how football helped him compete in the professional world, his college football career, stepping away from the gam...

Episode 48 of the podcast welcomes Brett Buckridge, a native of Crawfordville, FL. He played football for Wakulla HS before entering the United States Marine Core. Buckridge served in the Marines as an Infantryman and Team leader from 2014-2018. Shortly after his service, Buckridge walked-on to long snap at Valdosta State University, where he earned his first college start on Saturday, September 1...

Episode 47 of the podcast welcomes Coach Nick Gatto, a former kicker at Blinn College and Arkansas State University who went on to play 14 years in the Arena Football League. During his professional career Gatto founded 4th And 10 Kicking, a company operating in Houston and San Antonio that focuses on the skills kickers, punters, holders, and snappers need to be successful. Gatto is also the found...

Episode 46 of the podcast welcomes Coach Garrett McLaughlin, who is currently in his second season with the University of New Hampshire Wildcats and serving as the defensive ends coach and special teams coordinator. Prior to New Hampshire, McLaughlin was as an assistant coach at Bates College from 2018-2021, serving as the special teams coordinator and defensive line coach. His other coaching stop...

Episode 45 of the podcast welcomes David Stretch, special teams coordinator for England’s Manchester Titans. Stretch started watching American football on TV when he was 9 years old, and immediately fell in love with the game. In 2001 Stretch began his coaching career with the Handforth Hammerheads as their special teams coordinator. In 2009, he accepted the Bolton Bulldogs WR coach position befor...

Episode 44 of the podcast welcomes Nolan Carroll. Carroll is a native of Green Cove Springs, FL. He attended Clay High School where he was a 3 star prospect by Rivals, receiving offers from UCF, Colorado, Louisville, Maryland, and Ole Miss. He committed to Maryland, where he played wide receiver, cornerback, and special teams. Carroll was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 5th round of the 2010...

Episode 43 of the podcast welcomes Bill Shafer, co-inventor of the Launchpad Kickoff Tee. After serving in the Navy, Shafer walked on to the University of Akron's football team and earned the kicking job. After playing one season for the Zips his wife shared the news they'd be expecting a baby boy. Consequently, Shafer hung up the cleats at Akron and enrolled in paramedic school. Shafer would play...

Episode 42 of the podcast welcomes Sam Lenson. Lenson was a punter and kicker for the University of Maine from 2013-2018. In 2019, he joined the University of Maine’s coaching staff as the Special Teams Quality Control coach. During this time Lenson launched Lenson Punting and Kicking, a company focused on specialists’ development and recruitment. Currently, Lenson lives in southern Maine where he...

Episode 41 of the podcast welcomes Jacob Tilghman, former long snapper for the University of Florida. In 2015, Tilghman walked on to the Gators football program and eventually earned his role as the starting long snapper. Tilghman was a four-time SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient, earning his master’s degree in Sports Management. He currently works for the Bench Craft Company in Sarasota, FL. See...

Episode 40 of the podcast welcomes Alex Ward, long snapper for the University of Central Florida. Ward is entering his final season with UCF, where he’s started the last 23 games for the Knights while majoring in mechanical engineering. Coach Lundy and Alex Ward discuss everything from how to take control of your recruiting process to parallels between physics and football. Learn how both are usin...

Dr. Tracy Davenport is a recognized expert in the field of health and performance. Covering the latest health research, she's had more than 1,000 articles published over the last two decades. She was a co-developer of U.S. Rowing’s Coaching Education Program and has worked with athletes and coaches across the country explaining the latest science around sleep to help them achieve optimal performan...

Episode 38 of the podcast welcomes Bob Chesney, the head football coach at the College of the Holy Cross. Chesney began his head coaching career at Salve Regina University in 2010. In his first year he led Salve Regina to a 6-4 record, snapping a streak of 8-straight losing seasons. In 2013 Chesney was named head coach at Assumption College and in 2015 he led the Greyhounds to an 11-2 record. Ches...

Episode 37 of the podcast welcomes Bailey Cate, former punter for Old Dominion University. Cate grew up in Orange Park, FL where he averaged 44 yards per punt his senior year and was named the #1 HS punter in Florida by several recruiting services. In his true freshman season at Old Dominion Cate was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team. He punted 57 times with 23 fair catches and 25 punt...

Episode 36 of the podcast welcomes Chris Harvey, current head coach for Clearwater Central Catholic HS. Harvey grew up in Accoville, WV and was a two-sport athlete at Man HS, playing football and baseball. He would choose to play football for the University of Miami over West Virginia, Wake Forest, and Virginia Tech. In Harvey’s redshirt freshman season with the Hurricanes he was named the winner...

Episode 35 of the podcast welcomes Collin Mills. A native of C­­­­itra, FL, Mills played OL/DL for North Marion HS. In his junior year he also earned the starting LS position. By his senior season, Mills was a nationally ranked, 5-star LS. He would commit to UCF out of high school but would eventually transfer to Southern Miss. Mills would earn the starting LS position for the Golden Eagles, playi...

Episode 34 of the podcast welcomes Grant Goupil, former punter for Mercer University. Goupil grew up in Orlando, FL where he was a 3-sport athlete for Lake Mary High School. He was named the starting punter as a true freshman at Mercer, playing in all 11 games with an average of 41.3 yards on 58 punts. Goupil would redshirt his sophomore year and return his junior season to earn the starting punte...

Episode 33 welcomes Coach Kevin Moritis. Moritis is the head coach for Valley State, a post grad football program in Orlando, FL. He's coached football for over 25 in both high school and college, winning multiple Florida HS state championships with St. Thomas Aquinas and serving as a volunteer coach at Florida Atlantic University. Moritis is an annual staff member for the Spiral Tropic Bowl and A...

Episode 32 of 4th Down Focus welcomes Will Przystup, punter for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. Przystup is a native of Oviedo, FL where he grew up playing basketball and football. In 2018, during his senior year of high school he committed to Michigan State. By the end of his redshirt freshman season he was named the Spartans' starting punter. In 2019, Przystup transferred to Nebraska whe...

Episode 31 of the podcast welcomes Coach Lary Hurlbut. Coach Hurlbut is one of the only special teams coordinators in the nation who kicked and punted in college (Edward Waters College and Campbellsville University). After college, Hurlbut served for 8 years in the United States Air Force before returning back to the Jacksonville, FL area in 2016. He’s coached high school football in KY, NC, and F...

Episode 30 of the podcast welcomes Coach Brendan Cahill. For the past 6 years, Coach Cahill has helped parents, players, and coaches make sense of the recruiting, training, and development of specialists. Cahill was a specialist at Hartwick College from 2009-2011 before going on to earn his Master’s in Education from Boston University. With over a decade of secondary teaching experience, Cahill fo...

Episode 29 of the podcast welcomes Coach Matt Dubuc, head coach for Cardinal Gibbons HS in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Dubuc played for the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs in the early 90’s, leading the Chiefs to the state finals in 1992. He later committed to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, where he played WR, RB, KR, and PR. His performance for the Red Raiders drew interest from the CFL, where Dubuc would be drafte...