Coach Me Up with Jimmy Dykes & Chris Burke

In this weeks episode of the Coach Me Up Podcast, Jimmy and Chris are joined by former NFL quarterback Luke McCown. Luke played for multiple NFL teams over the course of his 13 year pro career. As a backup quarterback for most of those 13 seasons, Luke has a unique perspective on how God calls us to be obedient in each and every season of our life. Luke does a phenomenal job of coaching us up on t...

Jimmy Dykes and co-host Chris Burke welcome former PGA golf pro Craig Lile to this weeks episode of the Coach Me Up Podcast. Craig made his way to the United States from his hometown of Capetown , South Africa to play golf at the University of Arkansas. He went on to become a collegiate All - American before turning pro in 2001. You will be challenged by a powerful story from Craig, reminding us o...

Sam Hannon is the congregational leader of Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas. He joins Jimmy Dykes and Chris Burke on this week’s episode of the Coach Me Up Podcast. Sam is one of the great Bible teachers in our country today. He is a dad, husband, pastor, and former youth sports coach. He’s a common man with a huge heart for others. In this conversation, Sam explains in detail the dis...

This weeks guest on the Coach Me Up Podcast with Jimmy Dykes and Chris Burke is former North Carolina basketball player and professional basketball player Tyler Hansbrough . Tyler is one of the all time greats to ever put on a Tar Heels jersey as he was a 3x All American and the National College Basketball Player of the Year back in 2008. Jimmy and Chris get coached up by Tyler as he discusses the...

Rich Morris is this weeks guest on the Coach Me Up Podcast with Jimmy Dykes snd Chris Burke. Rich is a former professional golfer and the founder of OneCountry and OneCountry.com. Rich dives quickly into a discussion with Jimmy and Chris on how God moved in his life to teach him about thankfulness. You will be impacted by Rich’s story about how he and his wife Renee lost a child and how God used t...

Nate Harris is this weeks guest on the Coach Me Up Podcast with Jimmy Dykes and Chris Burke. Nate is a division 1 college basketball official who works games primarily on the West coast in the Pac-12, WCC, and Mountain West conference. Nate and his wife Jessica are also the leaders of a weekly zoom Bible study with officials from all across the country called the Monday Night Devotional. Nate’s st...

Liberty University head basketball coach Ritchie McKay joins Jimmy Dykes and Chris Burke on this weeks episode of the Coach Me Up Podcast. Coach McKay is one of the most respected coaches in all of college basketball having built the Liberty Flame program into a mid major monster over the past few years. Coach McKay speaks with grace and joy as he talks about the impact men like Dick Bennet and To...

Gus Malzahn the head football coach at the University of Central Florida joins Jimmy Dykes and Chris Burke on this weeks episode of the Coach Me Up Podcast. Gus discussed lessons he learned and how faithful God had been to him from the time he was a high school football coach in Arkansas to his rise as one of the most successful college coaches in the game today. Coach Malzahn talks openly about a...

Doug Sirmons is this weeks guest on the Coach Me Up Podcast with Jimmy Dykes and Chris Burke. Doug is one of the top college basketball officials in the country right now. He has officiated 9 Final Fours in his career, and has worked each of the past 6 Final Fours in a row. No official in the country is respected more than Doug Sirmons. Doug’s story of how he rose to the top of his profession afte...

Kansas State Head Basketball coach Jerome Tang is this weeks guest on the Coach Me Up Podcast hosted by Jimmy Dykes and Chris Burke . Coach Tang is fresh off an Elite 8 appearance in the 2023 NCAA tournament. In his first season as the head coach at K-State, he was named the Naismith National Coach of the Year . Coach tells Jimmy and Chris how he came to know Jesus, how his early days as a Bible q...

On this weeks episode of the Coach Me Up Podcast , Jimmy Dykes and Chris Burke preview the upcoming Final Four in mens College Basketball and Jimmy tells you why he thinks UConn is the favorite to win it all this year. The guys then go back and review the episodes from the past 2 months discussing things that have impacted them the most from being coached up by their guests from the most recent 6...

Gabe Gross is an Auburn legend. He is in an elite class of athletes who have been an All American in baseball and also been a starting QB in college (most recent example Kyler Murray). As impressive as his achievements are as an athlete (7 seasons in the MLB), he has also backed it up with an equally impressive run as a hitting coach, helping Auburn get to 2 of the last 3 College World Series. Des...

Dr. Eric Wood, the Athletic Director at Louisiana Tech University joins Jimmy and Chris on this weeks episode of the Coach Me Up podcast. Eric is being used mightily by God on his campus and across the nation as a leader in college athletics.  Eric leads his own athletic department with key words of Culture, Class, and Competitive Excellence and breaks each area down in detail  Eric’s st...

On this edition of the Coach Me Up Podcast, Maddie Prewett the daughter of a basketball coach and former participant on the TV show Bachelor, joins us. We discuss what it’s like to be the daughter (and point guard) of a coach, and how her faith has allowed her to deal with the fame and the “noise” that has come her way since being on the show. We hope you are as blessed by her wisdom as we were!&n...

Clark Kellogg has been one of The voices of college basketball for the last 30 years. His influence in the game has been first as a player (All American at Ohio St., 1st Rd NBA draft pick) and since as a broadcaster 1990-present). Despite his fame, he is a deeply humble man shaped by his faith, commitment to family and dedication to being a bright light wherever God places him. Join us as we get t...

University of Louisville head baseball coach Dan McDonnell joins the podcast to kick off 2023. Coach “Mac” is most known as being one of the biggest winners (5 trips to the College World Series) and best motivators in college baseball, and while we certainly dive into that, we also will hear from him on who sharpens him and what spiritual practice he started in 2022 that really made a big impact o...

On this episode we review all the nuggets of wisdom we were fortunate enough to be coached up on through our first year. It’s been a blessing to get this podcast started, we are so grateful to our, producer, sponsors and guests for making it all happen. So let’s take a trip back through year 1 and relive some of the powerful coaching points, and more importantly let’s see if we can put them into p...

Former college basketball coach and current ESPN analyst Tom Crean is the guest this weeks episode of the Coach Me Up Podcast.  Coach Crean has been at the highest level of college basketball having been the head coach at Marquette University, Indiana University, and most recently at the University of Georgia. He has lead his teams to multiple NCAA tournaments and placed several players into...

SMU head football coach Rhett Lashlee joins Jimmy and Chris on this weeks episode of the Coach Me Up podcast.  Coach Lashlee is in his first year as the head coach of the Mustangs. He has his team bowl eligible and is preparing to play BYU in the upcoming New Mexico Bowl on December 17. Coach Lashlee at age 39, is one of the youngest head football coaches in Division 1, but shares great insig...

Andy Pettitte is a 5 time World Series Champion, he’s the winningest postseason pitcher in MLB history, and has his number retired by the most storied organization in American sports; the New York Yankees. His athletic achievements are legendary, but his impact on the game and away from the game is so much bigger than his pitching résumé. He is a father of four (1 girl, 3 boys) a faithful husband,...

On this weeks episode of the Coach Me Up Podcast, Jimmy and Chris are joined by Ryan Martin O'Connor, the head cheerleading coach at the University of Kentucky. Kentucky cheer is the gold standard of collegiate cheerleading, and Coach Ryan, as she is referred to, leads a program that has won 24 National Titles overall. No matter what sport you coach, what position of leadership you hold, or where...

Baylor head basketball coach Scott Drew joins this episode of the Coach Me Up podcast. Coach Drew is entering his 20th season as the head coach of the Bears. Baylor begins the 2022-2023 college basketball season ranked inside the top 10, tied for #5 in the AP poll. Coach Drew lead Baylor to the National Title in 2021, and is one of the favorites to reach this years Final Four in April. On this epi...

Matt Holliday joins us for this episode of the Coach Me Up Podcast. Matt, recently retired from a 15 year Major League Baseball career that included 7 all star game appearances, 4 silver slugger awards, the 2007 Batting Title, 3 trips to the World Series (2007,2011,2013) and the 2011 World Series Title with the St. Louis Cardinals.  On this episode we get coached up from Matt on the similarit...

Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes joins Jimmy Dykes and Chris Burke on this episode of the Coach Me Up Podcast. Coach Barnes is beginning his 8th year as coach of the Volunteers, and last season led his team to the NCAA tournament after winning the 2022 SEC tournament title. He was selected as the Naismith National Coach of the year in 2019 after leading Tennessee to a number 1 ranking during...

Jimmy Dykes and Chris Burke are joined this week on the Coach Me Up podcast by Patric Young, a college basketball analyst for the SEC Network, who is currently recovering from a car accident that has him paralyzed from the waist down. Patric was the SEC defensive player of the year for the Florida Gators back in 2014.He was a 3x SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year under Hall of Fame coach Billy Donova...