CUSA Insider

On this week's episode, we got to sit down with the Mayor of Murfreesboro himself, NFL Pro Bowler Kevin Byard! We talked his induction into the CUSA Hall of Fame, how special it is to be back at MTSU for a game, and a little Chicago Bears football too. Then Sarah and Josh recap Week 8 football games and preview our next round of Weekday CUSA matchups. To round it out, we're joined once again by Mi...

Happy Monday, CUSA Fans! We're back on Monday again to bring you our thoughts on last week's Weekday CUSA action, AND we have games on Tuesday and Wednesday this week which means you get a bonus episode of the podcast. Join Josh and Dane to break it all down!

Happy Thursday everyone! We've got an action-packed episode for you today. Sarah and Josh recap FIU at Liberty and NM State at Jax State and also preview the pair of games airing tonight: MTSU at LA Tech and UTEP at WKU. Then they're joined by the man behind @CFBCampusTour, Michael Barker, during our "Weekday Warrior" series to talk about the games he's travelling to in Conference USA. Finally, we...

Happy Monday, CUSA Fans! We just couldn't wait two more days to bring you our thoughts on last week's Weekday CUSA action, AND we have games on Tuesday and Wednesday this week which means you get a bonus episode of the podcast during transition week. Join Josh and Sarah to break it all down!

Weekday CUSA returns TONIGHT, so to kickoff the midweek madness, Josh and Sarah highlight their top three Weekday Games to Watch in October. Then, as a part of our Hispanic Heritage Spotlight Series, we have a special interview with two brothers from Sam Houston who compete together on the Bearkats' Cross Country team -- Edwin and Christian Rivera. Stick around till the end to get Sarah's reaction...

CUSA Insider is moving to a new day of the week. We will now release new episodes every THURSDAY instead of our usual Wednesdays. We hope you enjoy this first Thursday installment of CUSA Insider where Josh and Sarah preview all of our Week 5 football matchups, and we have a Hispanic Heritage Month spotlight with a UTEP football player with a very unique story. Luis Carlos Aranda joins CUSA Inside...

This month on CUSA Insider, we'll be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting an administrator, student-athlete or coach from each of CUSA's Hispanic Serving Institutions. Up first, we talk with Mario Moccia, Director of Athletics at New Mexico State.

Liberty Women's Soccer is off to a hot start this season! The Flames boast a 7-0-1 record, got their first win over a ranked P4 opponent last week, and received their first national ranking in program history just yesterday -- coming in at No. 24 in the country in the United Soccer Coaches poll. Redshirt-sophomore forward Halle Engle joins the show this week to talk about their big win over Virgin...

Week 1 of college football is in the books, and the biggest storyline in CUSA has to be the showing of Sam Houston in their 34-14 victory over Rice. The whole squad looked to be firing on all cylinders, but one of the loudest narratives following the game was the triumphant return of wide receiver Ife Adeyi. Ife joins Sarah and Josh on this week's show to talk Bearkat football, his return to the f...

Here it is! Our 10th and final football season preview before CUSA Football season gets underway TONIGHT. Earlier this week, WKU announced their starting QB for Week 1. Sarah and Josh chat about all this and more Tops news with Sports Editor of the Bowling Green Daily News, Jeff Nations. Then, stick around for the airing of the interview conducted at CUSA Media Day with Coach Tyson Helton, Elijah...

It's officially kickoff week for CUSA Football! Before the first game gets underway, we've got two final preview episodes for you to cap everything off. Up first: the New Mexico State Aggies. After a QB battle all through camp, new Aggies head coach Tony Sanchez has announced the starter fo Week 1. We discuss all this and more with NM State Director of Broadcasting Adam Young. Stick around for the...

We're back with another installment of our CUSA Football Season Preview Series! On this episode, we spotlight the UTEP Miners. Josh and Jess chat with Bret Bloomquist, Sports Reporter at the El Paso Times, during the first half of the program. Directly following, we'll share the interview Sarah conducted at CUSA Football Media Day with head coach Scotty Walden, wide receiver Trey Goodman and bandi...

Next up in the CUSA Insider Football Preview series, we've got the LA Tech Bulldogs! Matt Belinson, Sports Editor for the Ruston Daily Leader, and our own Jessica Radford join the program to dive deep into the Bulldogs' roster. Then in the second half of the episode, we share the interview Sarah conducted at CUSA Media Day with head coach Sonny Cumbie, quarterback Jack Turner and defensive lineman...

We have officially reached the halfway point of our Football Season Preview Series! In this episode, we break down a very hungry FIU squad with Sports Illustrated beat writer (and FIU student!) Kevin Barral and CUSA's Josh Yonis. Then in the second half of the episode, we share the interview Sarah conducted at CUSA Media Day with head coach Mike MacIntyre, running back Lexington Joseph, and lineba...

We're back with another installment of our CUSA Football Season Preview Series! On this episode: the reigning Conference USA Champions: Liberty Flames. Sarah and Josh chat with Bryson Gordon, Sports Reporter at The News & Advance in Lynchburg, Va., during the first half of the program. Directly following, we'll share the interview Sarah conducted at CUSA Football Media Day with head coach Jamey Ch...

It's time to preview the newest members of Conference USA... the Kennesaw State Owls! What can the Owls accomplish in their inaugural season in CUSA? Sports Editor of the Marietta Daily Journal, John Bednarowski, joins Sarah and Josh to give us some insight into the current makeup and history of the KSU football program. Then, later in the episode, we'll share Sarah's interview with head coach Bri...

Next up in the CUSA Insider Football Preview Series, we've got the Jax State Gamecocks! Mark Edwards, Senior Sports Editor of the Anniston Star, and our own Josh Yonis join the program to dive deep into the 2024 Gamecock roster. Then, you'll hear Sarah's interview from CUSA Media Day with head coach Rich Rodriguez, Sean Brown and J-Rock Swain. Next up: Kennesaw State Preview

We're back with another CUSA football season preview! This episode is all about the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. New coach, new coordinators, new players, lots to talk about! MTSU Athletics staff writer joins the show along with CUSA Assistant Commissioner Josh Yonis in the first half of the episode, then we share our interview with Coach Mason, quarterback Nick Vattiato, safety Brendon Harris a...

Football season is almost here! We'll be previewing each of our teams' seasons over the next 5 weeks, but up first: the Sam Houston Bearkats. Colton Foster, sports editor at The Huntsville Item, joins us to talk about the Bearkats and gives us an idea of the key players to watch for on the squad this year. Then, later in the show, catch Sarah's interview from CUSA Media Day with head coach K.C. Ke...

We're back with TWO more interviews from two of of the newest faces in CUSA football: NM State head football coach Tony Sanchez and Coach Scotty Walden of the UTEP Miners. It's the Battle of I-10! - Head Coaches Edition. Two interviews, one episode, a whole lot of fun. Listen and enjoy!

Over the next two weeks, we'll be catching up with the newest head coaches in Conference USA football. First up, Sarah interviews a man who is no stranger to coaching college football but is a new face in CUSA -- head coach of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, Derek Mason 

Today is a very special day! How special is it? Well, it's officially July 1, 2024 which means we can formally announce the Kennesaw State Owls as official members of Conference USA. To celebrate this momentous occasion, Sarah caught up with KSU Director of Athletics Milton Overton to talk about the big move for the Owls, what he's looking forward to for his programs in year one of the league, and...

Late night pod drop! Sarah is on-location in Ruston, Louisiana for the 2024 Super 1 Foods CUSA Baseball Championship, and she got the chance to catch up with a few of our CUSA baseball postseason superlative winners here on practice day. Hear interviews with DBU head coach and CUSA Co-Coach of the Year Dan Heefner , DBU right-hander and Pitcher of the Year Ryan Johnson , CUSA Player of the Year fr...

Josh Yonis is live from the NM State Softball Complex, home to this weeks CUSA Softball Championship. He caught up with Coach of the Year Josh Taylor from Louisiana Tech and Player AND Freshman of the Year Desirae Spearman of the Aggies. Give it a listen!

Josh Yonis joins Sarah to interview Hank Plona, the new head men's basketball coach for the reiging CUSA Champions - WKU.