Before the Whistle

Tulane defeated Southern Miss 21-3 on Saturday in a show of defensive dominance. The Wave have been very solid this season on that side of the ball, something that brings particular joy to Maddy. She gives her view from the sidelines on how Tulane got back on the winning path and what's ahead for the Green Wave. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Tulane is looking to bounce back from a tough home loss to Ole Miss by taking on a familiar face in Will Hall and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. Both teams are 1-1 and looking to build some momentum before starting conference play. Maddy welcomes WDSU's Kendall Duncan , who covered USM before coming to New Orleans, to get some insight into this weekend's big game. Advertising Inquiries:...

The scene was set, but unfortunately a couple of last minute cast changes had a big impact on the Wave's battle versus the Rebels. There are no moral victories in big-time college football, though Maddy sees encouraging signs that Tulane will find their flow back to 1-0. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

It's the biggest game in the history of Yulman Stadium and Tulane is ready. For her weekly interview, Maddy welcomes Ole Miss sideline reporter John Darnell as they discuss this historic matchup. All eyes will be on uptown New Orleans on Saturday night. Time to get ready before the whistle! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

23rd-ranked Tulane opened the 2023 season with a convincing 37-17 victory over South Alabama. The Kings of Carnival were led by Michael Pratt's near perfect passing performance on offense, while the Green Wave defense created five turnovers and five sacks. Maddy gives her thoughts from the sidelines. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

With just over 24 hours until kickoff Maddy welcomes Dave Schultz , host of the Locked on Sun Belt podcast, to look at the matchup between the Tulane Green Wave and South Alabama Jaguars. From the coaches to the players and everything in between, here's your best pregame prep before the first whistle of the season is blown. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

As Tulane approaches its first game of possibly the most-anticipated season in program history, Maddy gives her final breakdown and preview of the 2023 campaign. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

With the start of football season closing in quickly, Maddy decides to tackle both the Saints and the Green Wave in this week's Before the Whistle. She's breaking down preseason game number two vs the LA Chargers and giving her thoughts on the Wave's last scrimmage. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The Tulane Green Wave are ranked in both the AP and Coaches Polls for the first time in program history. Anticipation is building with kickoff for the new season just weeks away. Maddy Hudak gives her observations from Tulane's Media Day and most recent scrimmage. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

It isn't everyday that someone working for a major network affiliate and who is the reigning Louisiana Sportscaster of the Year decides to make the transition from traditional to independent media. But that's exactly what Brooke Kirchhofer has done, and now, she's helping lead NewOrleans. Football to new heights. Maddy and Brooke discuss family, football, and more. Advertising Inquirie...

On this edition of Before the Whistle, Maddy provides more updates and insights from Tulane training camp. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Maddy Hudak is joined by Tulane Play-by-Play announcer, "The Voice of the Green Wave." Corey Gloor. As the Green Wave get back into camp in preparation of defending their American Conference championship, and ahead of maybe the most important season in the program's history, these colleagues and friends discuss the team's path over the past two seasons and look ahead to 2023. Adver...

The Tulane Green Wave pulled off the greatest single-season turnaround in college football history one year ago. What do they do for an encore? As the Wave get ready to put on the pads, Maddy looks at the culture and constants at Tulane that can help the program sustain its newfound success. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

As part of her series on coaching, Maddy talks with Larry Holder of The Athletic. Holder covered Sean Payton's career with the Saints from start to finish. They examine the common threads between Payton, Bill Parcells, and Dan Campbell in Maddy's ongoing climb up and down The Big Tuna's coaching tree. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Maddy continues her examination of the elements of a good NFL coach by looking at one of the most influential and successful coaches of all time, Bill Parcells. Parcells made the playoffs with 4 different teams without being viewed as a "genius" or "guru." What was it about the Big Tuna that made him the true modern blueprint of the NFL head coach. Advertising Inquiries: https://re...

In this continuation of Maddy's examination of the art of coaching, she talks with Detroit Lions reporter Jeremy Reisman about Lions coach and Sean Payton protege' Dan Campbell. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Former Saints head coach Sean Payton had both a professional and personal impact on Maddy Hudak's career. As part of her ongoing examination of the elements that go into building great coaches, she takes closer look at one of the defining moments of his career...Ambush. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Having success in sports, business, or life requires the ability to cultivate relationships. Maddy welcomes David Grubb, host of Hard in the Paint and CEO of HITP Sports Media, as they discuss their relationship to each other, the games they cover, and how much influence a leader who understands how to build them can have on a team. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Fans and followers of football spend plenty of time breaking down every action and decision made on game day. But what about the skills we don't see? What does it take to create a culture and connect with 53 to 100 players week in and week out. Maddy starts to explore the makeup of great coaching by analyzing the up and coming Matt Campbell. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In her weekly Friday conversation, Maddy talks with former LSU Tigers great and current ESPN radio broadcaster Jacob Hester. The two discuss Hester's path from the playing field to sideline reporting and the radio booth, and the importance of relationship-building to success in their careers and life. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

They say the best ability is availability, but fans can sometimes associate a player's injuries and recovery from them as personal failing. Does the way we handle injuries work to the best benefit of the players, and is it helping or hurting the game? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Maddy interviews football analyst and WWL Radio host Mike Detillier. Detillier discusses his legendary career, gives his perspective on scouting the game, and the combination of art and science that it takes to build a winning franchise. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Over the last couple of episodes, Maddy has fully intended to talk about actual football. Conversations simply got in the way. But in this episode, Maddy gets to discuss her experiences at Saints camp watching OTAs and what she's looking forward to checking out as the team starts mini-camp this week. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Strength & Conditioning coaches have a reputation for being...different. Tulane's Kurt Hester is exceptional, but no exception. He titled his book, Rants of a Strength & Conditioning Madman, chronicling his more than a quarter century as one of the very best in the business. Hester returned to his alma mater in 2022, and the Wave had one of the best seasons in program history. On this...

How do you become a sideline reporter for a FBS football program with little to no experience in either sports or broadcasting and why are so many people from nontraditional backgrounds finding themselves in media? Those same questions drove Maddy Hudak from a career in law to chasing her passion. Here's what she's learned along the way. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands