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In this week's episode of DingoTalk, we dive into the remarkable coaching journey of Coach Mrozinski, who enters his third season as the head coach of the Hiram Terriers football program. Join us as we explore his impressive track record, starting from his time as the Defensive Coordinator at Salve Regina University, where he contributed to the Seahawks' success, including a Co-Championship and a...

Get ready for an electrifying episode of DingoTalk this week! We're diving into the incredible journey of John Davis, the powerhouse head football coach at Misericordia University. With his exceptional leadership, Davis took the Cougars on a rollercoaster ride, transforming them into fierce competitors. But that's just the beginning! Before joining Misericordia, Davis orchestrated a sensational wi...

🎥 **DingoTalk: Meet Coach Isaac Collins, Head Football Coach of Albright College!** 🏈 In this week's episode of DingoTalk, we are thrilled to have Coach Isaac Collins as our special guest. Join us as we dive into his impressive coaching career spanning over 25 years and his recent appointment as the head football coach of Albright College. Coach Collins brings a wealth of experience to the Albri...

On this week's episode of DingoTalk, Allegheny College announces the return of former offensive coordinator Braden Layer as the 36th head football coach in program history. Layer has a decade of experience at the Division I and III levels, boasting a track record of success on the offensive side of the ball. During his first stint in Meadville in 2017 and 2018, Allegheny enjoyed one of the most su...

Check out this week's episode of DingoTalk featuring Brian Foos! Foos, a native of Tiffin, Ohio, talks about his return to Central Ohio and the Ohio Athletic Conference for a second time after spending the last two years building the football program at Madonna University. Listen in as Foos shares his insights on the challenges of building a program during the COVID-19 pandemic and his vision for...

Meet Coach Tommy Zagorski, the new head coach of the Otterbein Football program, hired in January 2023 after a national search. Coach Z has a wealth of experience at multiple levels of football, most recently leading Gilmour Academy to a 9-2 record in the 2022 season. He's excited to join Otterbein and help young men soar high. Zagorski began his coaching career with an eight-year stint at John Ca...

Check out Erik Ieuter, the Head Coach of the Muskingum Football program, who has a record of success and student achievement at every level. Since taking over in 2018, Ieuter has led the Muskies to a four-win campaign and a five-win season, the most wins in a season since 2003. The team has earned victories over Waynesburg, Wilmington, Otterbein, and Heidelberg, and extended their winning streak a...

Sam Bauman, the former linebackers coach at the College of Wooster, became the head football coach at Thiel College in February 2022. He was the defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator at Wooster, where his coaching improved the team's win record from two wins to seven wins in 2013. Bauman's defense also ranked in the top 20 in forced fumbles in 2015 and 2021 and 3rd in the country in...

Join us as we discuss Dr. Caridi's vision for Bethany College and his plans to elevate the college's reputation and secure its place among the ranks of the best small colleges in America. We'll also explore Dr. Caridi's background and experience, and how he plans to continue Bethany College's mission of graduating extremely gifted men and women who care deeply about their families, their faith, th...

"Welcome to this week's episode where we are excited to be joined by OAC Commissioner Sarah Otey! Sara is a former college basketball player and graduate of Washington and Lee University. She also holds a Master of Education in exercise physiology from the University of Virginia. Sarah began her career in intercollegiate athletics at Hollins University before moving on to the NCAA, where she spent...

Back to the beginning of DingoTalk! This week in honor of draft weekend we sit down with award winning podcast guest and Steelers best writer Alan Saunders. The Penn Trafford and IUP graduate has mad a name for himself covering sports any sport, all sports in Western PA. Although there was a brief stop at Gettysburg College when he thought he wanted to major in History. Thankfully he stayed writin...

This week we stay in the PAC with Mike Sirianni Washington & Jefferson Head Football Coach! D3 is the purest form of college football” coach Sirianni says. He says of the OAC calling itself the SEC of D3 “Check the Record the last two years”. He also has strong words for Carnegie Mellon and Case Western, “they are using us for the automatic bid, join the PAC conference outright in all sports alrea...

This week continuing in the PAC with defending PAC Champion Ryan Larsen Carnegie Mellon Head Football Coach! The Chicago Native coach Larsen played his college ball at Claremont-Mudd-Scrips where he was a two year starter at QB. The next step, better the first step in his coaching journey took him Bloomington Indiana. He would earn a masters degree from IU while being a part of the IU coaching sta...

This week we are staying in the PAC with 31 year legend Geno DeMarco Geneva College Head Football Coach! The 1979 New Brighton graduate, Coach DeMarco first attended Baldwin Wallace, before returning home to Geneva. While being a two sport athlete, and the first Academic All-American, coach earned 3 degrees. In 1985 he traveled to Georgia Tech, where he was a GA under Bill Curry. The problem with...

We are stay in Division 3 moving over to PAC member Case Western Reserve Head Football Coach Greg Debeljak. Coach Debeljak was a football and basketball standout at former PAC member John Carroll where he earned a Bachelor and Masters degree. Starting his coaching career with the Blue Streaks. 12 years with the JCU saw Coach Debeljak go from GA, QB & WR Coach to OC. During that time coach worked w...

This week we are back in Division 3 with OAC member Wilmington College Head Football Coach Corey Fillipovich. Coach Filli is no stranger to the OAC, Muskingum College. Although he got his history degree, coaching was his calling. Coaching for a year at Muskingum before moving on to Heidelberg. 11 years at Heidelberg,and as hard as it was to walk away from Heidelberg and the OAC it was time for Coa...

This week we jump to the Big 10 with Penn State DB/Def Recruiting coordinator, Terry Smith. This Gateway Gator first made a name for himself in the 85 WPIAL Championship win over #1 in the USA North Hills where he scored the games only touchdown. He took his talents to Happy Valley, where he had a hell of playing career, at one time Joe Paterno said of Smith “I don’t think there’s a better receive...

This week we stay in the PAC being joined by Westminster College Head Football Coach and fellow Plum Mustang Scott Benzel. Graduating from Plum Senior High School in 1993. A defensive back Benzel made his way to northern PA attending Mercyhurst where he graduated with a BA in Marketing. Coach Benzel walked away from football for a few years, but the itch remained. He started in coaching first in 2...

“Brick by Brick” This week we return to the D3 football scene jumping into the Presidents Athletic Conference. First up is Grove City Head Football Coach Andrew DiDonato. The Bridgeville native graduated from South Fayette had a family and spiritual calling to Grove City. When football came to and end playing wise, Coach DiDonato traveled up to Buffalo to get his feet wet in coaching. He returned...

Taking a step away from the Coaches this week to sit down with another Pittsburgh Sports personality, the creator of the gameshow sweeping the nation (who wants to win $20) Jim Colony! Jim tells his story from the University of New Hampshire, making his way to Boston Kiss 108 before coming down to Pittsburgh to work with WTAE for his first tour of the Pittsburgh media scene. After taking a sabbati...

Continuing our tour of the OAC we sit down with Ohio Northern University Head Football Coach entering his 19th season at the helm Dean Paul A 1990 graduate of of Mr. Union, Coach Paul has deep Roots in OAC family members all over the conference. Coach Paul had assistant jobs at Allegheny, Tulane, Wooster, Fordham during his early career. 1999 Coach took over at Thomas More. For 5 season the Saints...

Staying in the SEC of D3 football we are joined by Heidelberg University Head Football Coach and 2020 OAC Coach of the Year Scott Donaldson. A 2004 graduate of SUNY Brockport Donaldson took a GA job at Heidelberg University which would only be the beginning of a 19 year journey in Tiffin Ohio. From Defensive Assistant, D-Coordinator, in 2016 becoming Head Coach of the Student Princes. Since 2016 H...

Season 3 Starts off with strong with 2021 OAC Coach of the Year  Baldwin Wallace Head Football Coach Jim Hilvert.   Hilvert a 93' Grad of St. Joseph's College, and a Masters degree from Western Michigan 97' Coach Hilvert spent 7 years at Thomas More going 67-19, 4 Straight Playoff Appearances, 6 PAC Titles.   Taking a break from College coaching, Hilvert spent two years at...

This week we sit down with DingoTalks own editor, Bethany College Class of 2020 Serenity Brown. Serenity explains how a girl from New York made her way to Brooke County WV. We talk about Greek life and social life of a college student who was working her way through college. What a way to wrap up 2022!

This week we sit down with Dr. Charles Smikovich Founder of The Smikovich Concussion Institute. Dr. Simkovich is a concussion specialist who treats patients nationwide with a revolutionary Post Concussion Syndrome treatment. We talk about what concussions are, where treatments have come over the years. Diagnosis of the problem, what medical affects PCS can lead into other problems if untreated. Al...