In Off The Bench

We are joined by former Georgia Bulldog pitcher Dylan Ross. We talk to Dylan about wearing #66 like his grandfather who played in the NFL, as well as his brother and cousin being star athletes and what it was like having a family of athletic studs. We discussed growing up in Statesboro, Georgia and why he chose to go to college at Eastern Kentucky. We talk about his time there and then how he ende...

We are joined by Eric Reyzelman former LSU pitcher and newly drafted prospect by the New York Yankees. We talk about growing up on the West Coast with a family that taught Eric perseverance and work ethic through their actions. We discuss Eric’s own adversity through high school and the things he had to learn to become successful. We dive into his time at San Francisco playing ball and how he woul...

We are joined by two professional MMA fighters who have a big event coming up at Memphis Music Room with Attitude MMA Fights 24 Saturday Aug 27th. We get the backstory on both Brandon and Trevor, talking where they are from and how they grew up and how they got into this fight game. We discuss with both guys who they train with, favorite amateur fights, favorite pro fights and ultimately how they...

We are joined by the veteran leader of the Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team Luke Hancock. We discuss life growing up and find out about his family and his introduction to baseball. We talk about his high school career at Houston and how for him it was always about being a Miss St Bulldog. We unpack that first year as a freshman making it to Omaha and what he learned and then of course dive...

We are joined by Jerome Carvin, an absolute stud veteran offensive lineman for the University of Tennessee Volunteers. We get the backstory on Jerome and find out he was a kid on the move at a young age and also one of the youngest members of a large family. We talk playing SYS football in Memphis and then dive into the high school football scene including Cordova. We find out who was recruiting J...

We are joined with two of the stars of the Savannah Bananas fresh off winning the West Division Championship of the Coastal Plain League. We get the backstories on David and Ty from growing up to playing college ball. We find out how they became Savannah Bananas and what all comes with playing for this amazingly fun team that sells out every game. We discuss the difference between Banana Ball and...

We are joined by KD Hill a stud defensive tackle from the University of Mississippi. We start by just asking KD about giving back to the community and that all starts with the roots that were instilled in him growing up with his Mom and Grandfather, as well as what he feels God has called him to do. We talk growing up in Alabama playing football and always being the biggest kid on the field. We di...

We are joined by former University of Memphis football standout and now Auburn Tiger Morris Joseph Jr. We talk his final season at Memphis with all the ups and downs and get his take. We discuss the brotherhood and how Memphis will always be family. We find out why Morris chose Auburn and what we got to look forward to this season. As always we play a game of this or that and then jump into headli...

We start the season off with Seth Henigan the starting quarterback of the Memphis Tigers. We talk to Seth about growing up in Texas in a competitive family. We discuss what it was like playing high school football for his Dad and the success he had underneath the Friday Night Lights in Texas. We ask why he chose Memphis and then dive right into this past season. We talk expectations for the upcomi...

We are joined by the man behind the plate for University of Arkansas baseball team. We talk to Michael about growing up in Ohio and how playing multiple sports made him a better overall baseball player for the future. We of course discuss coming from an athletic family as his Dad was drafted by the New York Yankees and his sister who may just hold the crown at the dinner table. We find out why Mic...

We are joined by newly crowned National Champion and the Most Outstanding Player of the College World Series Dylan Delucia. We as usual get the backstory as we do on every athlete and find out about growing up in Florida with a full house of competitive boys. We talk about high high school baseball career and how he became a pitcher and how a couple travel ball performances set him up with college...

We are joined by the third baseman of the Notre Dame baseball team Jack Brannigan. We talk about growing up in Chicago with 3 brothers and a competitive family that has the Fighting Irish running thru their blood. We discuss his time in high school and if it was always going to be Notre Dame for him. We breakdown season by season with Jack which is full of big time moments and games as the Notre D...

We are joined LSU offensive lineman and local product from here in North Mississippi Xavier Hill. We talk about how Xavier was actually a basketball player who didn’t even play football until later in life which is fascinating with his talent. We talk about how he was apart of the Olive Branch football turnaround and then ultimately why he chose LSU. We discuss his time at LSU so far and then what...

We are joined by star All-American Freshman from the University of Tennessee Baseball Team Blake Burke. We get what it’s like growing up on the West Coast with his family and then going to Knoxville. We talk about why he chose Tennessee and then dive into his first season as a Vol. We break into the “Burke Bombs” and just what it’s like playing with so much talent and what the future has to come f...

We are joined by 2 stud baseball players Christian and Michael from the Jacksonville University Baseball team. We get the backstory from both of them, one coming from South Beach and the other from the Midwest. Interesting how similar their stories are and how they ended up at the same place on the same team as best friends. We discuss their careers at JU and what is next for these young men. Then...

We are joined by Wes Rucker who is a senior writer at GoVols247, a man who covers all things Vols for 247 and CBS sports. Wes is a new father so we talk about that and also what it was like growing up with his own interesting stories with his own Dad “Rawhide”. We discuss how he went from an athlete to journalism and why he chose Tennessee. Then we discuss how his path led him to cover the very sc...

We have on former Arizona Wildcat and current University of Tennessee softball star Ivy Davis. We discuss growing up in Cali and being in a family that instilled hard work and dedication. We highlight Ivy and her brother Noah for both being exceptional athletes and then also Ivy is someone who has always set the academic standard extremely high. We find out how Ivy got recruited at such an early a...

We are joined by coach of the University of Tennessee Baseball team Tony Vitello. We get the backstory on Coach and where he’s from and how he grew up. Talk about what he learned from his Dad in the coaching tree, how Mom held it together and being the younger brother of three older athletic sisters. We take a journey through his entire coaching experience current to date. Tony showed us what a hi...

We are joined by former guest Josh Hatcher and his teammate and life long friend Tyler Simon of the Kennesaw State Baseball team. We talk to Hatch about the transition to Kennesaw and what it’s like joining Tyler. We discuss growing up with Tyler and discuss having his foster brother grow up and play baseball with him and Josh, even now at Kennesaw. We jump into this season and go thru all the acc...

We are joined by two players from the Ole Miss Rebels who have won 7 straight and getting hot at the right time. We get the backstory on both Hayden and Reagan. Both come from athletic families and were built with competitive drive. We talk their time in high school and ultimately discuss why they chose Ole Miss and their time there so far. We talk this winning streak (especially the beat down on...

We are joined by University of Tampa reliever and former Ole Miss Rebel Braden Forsyth. We talk about the importance of family in his life and growing up in small town Mississippi. We talk Magnolia Heights, Meridian CC, Ole Miss and then really dive into his current season and the transition from Oxford to Tampa. We talk about expectations from the #1 ranked Spartans as playoffs are on deck and th...

We are joined by the Governor of Mississippi and now 3 time guest and star closer Brady Tygart, along with his partner in crime the seasoned veteran and star outfielder Chris Lanzilli. We talk with Brady about some of the things that have made him famous on social media these days and then dive into the background on Chris being a guy from Massachusetts and then going to Wake and now at Arkansas....

We talk with two of the stud baseball players from the #1 ranked University of Tennessee baseball team. What a time to have these guys on coming off the sweep of Florida and just cleaning house in the SEC. We get the backstory on Trey growing and how he ended up choosing Tennessee. Then we dive in with Drew and Trey about all things Tennessee baseball with their team and individual success. As alw...

We are joined by freshman pitching phenom Drew Beam and veteran leader, catcher and returning guest Evan Russell from the University of Tennessee Baseball team. We get the backstory on Drew like we do every guest but then really have fun and cut up with these guys about the season they are having especially with Drew having way more success than he could have ever imagined or Evan making a positio...

We are joined by the Friday and Saturday starting pitchers from the #1 ranked University of Tennessee Baseball team. We get the back story on both Chase’s and find out what it was like growing up. We talk to Dollander about his time in high school and at Georgia Southern and how he ultimately landed at Tennessee. We discuss with Burns with what he did in high school collecting all the accolades an...