No Longer Credentialed

In the world of college athletics, there's a version of success that looks like a rocket ship. You start at a mid-major program, you grind, you move, you climb. Each stop is bigger than the last. Each title is more impressive. Director. Associate AD. Award winner. You are, by every measure anyone in the industry would use... arriving. Louisiana Lafayette. Then Marshall. Then Baylor. Then the U...

This week on the podcast, we’re joined by Matt Olinger, a longtime college basketball jack of all trades who has been on the front lines as an assistant coach, Director of Operations, Director of Recruiting and everything else under the sun.  Matt began his career as a manager at Liberty University under Richie McKay and eventually worked his way to an assistant coach position with the Flames. He...

This week on the podcast, we take a shot at our own version of “Half-Baked Ideas” with a segment titled, Insane Sports Things We’d Pay Money To See - which evolved into content ideas we think would kill on Netflix.  We found some new sponsors! Prime Fine and Circus Contracts, step right up. We hope your check is in the mail. Also, our area of the country experienced a devastating weather event las...

This week, two-time University of Wyoming grad and former Cowboy Director of Athletic Academic Services and Coordinator for football, women's volleyball, and golf Delaney Mullins joins us on a fact-finding mission on the NCAA Transfer Portal and the impact on the people that actually make things happen behind the scenes. Mullins, who we actually found on TikTok (@Delaney_Ruthh), where she has...

Longtime friend and collegiate athletic trainer Jeff Carrico joins the podcast, where we ask him about all things about the field - a day in the life, what’s changed since he started in the business 30 years ago, what he would change, words of advice for those considering the field, his start in the business, and what he deems as the essential skill you must possess to making your experience as an...

Welcome back, NLCPod people! We kick off 2026 with a deep dive into college football's broken bowl system, exposing how bowl executives rake in millions while athletic departments struggle and follow the money trail through the $1.3 billion ESPN CFP deal, revealing nonprofit bowl games paying CEOs over $1 million annually. We then ask, how do you remove the fat cats from the bowl money trough?...

This episode originally aired on May 12, 2025, and we really liked it, even if it was only our second episode. So here it is again. In Episode 2 of No Longer Credentialed, we tackle the five suckiest jobs in sports (⁠2:28⁠) from two industry veterans. We also interview ticket office legend Eric “Stoosh” Jones (⁠52:49⁠), who tells us a doozy of a Christmas Day story, and after years of entertaining...

This episode originally aired on July 14, 2025, and is our most listened-to episode to date. So, we thought we’d run it back. We’ve spent much of our time on this podcast speaking about the burnout associated with working in college sports and how it affected our personal and work lives. In this week’s episode, we speak to someone who has quantified our feelings into groundbreaking research. Dr. M...

In our last recording of 2025, we’ll take a look back at some of the things we learned this year, from the most mundane to the most thought-provoking. We’ll also have an 80’s fever-dream of a recap of our show so far, and dive into our Spotify Wrapped for the year. We’ve got fans all over the world, people. Timestamps 3:29 – College sports will never be fixed: the endless cycle of issues  9:31 — T...

We’re back and better than ever and we’re in it to win it, people. This week, after seeing a team radio sideline reporter reveal some interesting dynamics on a team charter flight, we dive into what these flights are all about (since we’ve been on a few in our day) and agree that making details public from a team’s inner sanctum is a complete no-no. But, this conversation leads to what Boggs belie...

Speaking the truth about working in sports?? Blasphemy!  This week on the podcast, we’ll look back at Erin Andrews’ Thanksgiving-aggregated news-making comments and examine her truthful, straight-from-the-heart words about working in the business and the way the Internet quickly aggregates stories about celebrities, even when they’re taken out of context.  We’ll get into the sacrifices you have to...

This week on a snack-sized edition of the podcast, we introduce new sponsors, The Sewage Suit and StaffDuel, and then pontificate on the glorious feeling of knowing that your season is over. We’ll also touch on MACtion, our favorite tailgating foods and KFC missing out on a great new business opportunity.  The BoggsOMeter is running red hot and he’s Up To His Ears about one particular fan base tha...

You know that feeling when fall sports are wrapping up and winter sports are ramping up, and suddenly you're living at the office with nothing but energy drinks and broken dreams? Yeah, sports people call that Crossover Season. Some call it madness. Barca calls it hell. We call it content. This week, we're joined by the legendary Eric "Stooche" Jones to swap war stories from the...

This week, we sit down with Joe Dubin, a Nashville native who spent over 20 years as one of Middle Tennessee's most beloved media figures. Known for his "Big Joe On The Go" series, Joe didn't just report stories—he celebrated people. But when the cameras stopped rolling and the identity he'd built came crashing down, Joe found himself in the darkest place imaginable, question...

Look, we've covered a lot of big events. We've survived March Madness. We’ve spent 15 days in Omaha. But this week? A wrinkled tablecloth nearly ended us both. We're diving deep into the weird, obsessive world of press conference staging—the stuff nobody sees but everybody would notice if it went wrong. Trust us, there are stories here. We’ll then move into the ESPN/YouTube TV debacle....

This week on the podcast, we are thrilled to welcome longtime mentor, colleague and friend Eric Nichols to talk about the latest in digital marketing and technology in the sports universe. Nichols is a longtime collegiate administrator who honed his craft at Vanderbilt and South Carolina before taking his talents to WMT Digital, a forward-thinking tech firm helping sports teams build personalized...

This week on the show, we examine what it takes to be a good storyteller, and how these tried-and-true patterns, which have shaped all of humanity regardless of culture, can affect your career, your relationships with others and your own journey to fulfillment and happiness. We’re very passionate about these things and think they can add a lot of richness to everything you encounter. This episode...

After planning for a peaceful 25th episode of No Longer Credentialed, we took a U-Turn when we heard the latest from John Calipari and his take on NIL from SEC Media Days. Does he really believe what he’s saying? We’ll take a look at the absurdity of his comments and discuss whether this new era of player empowerment is cracking some of the old kingmakers of college basketball. We then head to Bar...

In this week’s episode, we’ll dive back into the Bill Belichick saga at North Carolina and as we predicted in the early days of the podcast, it isn’t working well. We’ll then dig a few layers deeper and ask, “Who really runs the department?” and provide you with stories of the absolute power of a head coach in a high-major college athletic department and of the ridiculousness of some of their requ...

In this episode, we explore the search for meaning in sports careers, inspired by Viktor Frankl’s philosophy and his book, A Man’s Search For Meaning . We reflect on our own journeys, questioning whether fulfillment comes from titles, pay, or the deeper connections forged through teamwork and adversity. We discuss the universal nature of suffering, the importance of gratitude, and the challenge of...

In this episode of "No Longer Credentialed," we dive deep into the transformative power of AI in the sports industry. We’ll discuss how AI is reshaping workflows, content creation, and communication strategies for sports professionals. From practical tips on using ChatGPT for copywriting and PR to the importance of maintaining a human touch, the conversation is packed with real-world exa...

In this episode of 'No Longer Credentialed,' we interview Andy McNamara, a legendary collegiate athletics communicator who spent nearly 13 years at the University of Oregon (3:19). We cover Andy’s significant contributions, including spearheading two Heisman Trophy campaigns and leading the Ducks football communications effort in two national championship runs. The conversation also delves...

This week on the podcast. We’ve made it to episode 20 and we kick off the podcast with a new segment called "Dear Formerly Credentialed" where we read listener submissions from the sports industry community (3:00).  We shout out Middle Tennessee State for their common-sense approach to football uniforms and have a get-off-of-my-lawn-old-man conversation about the absurdity of ruining bra...

This week on the podcast. We have some fun and go back in time to advise our younger selves about some career paths we’d encourage them to take (2:37). Some advice may be absurd. Some may be futuristic. Either way, sit back and hop in the time machine with us as we embark on the inaugural “If We knew Then What We Know Now Sports Career Redraft”. Today’s episode is sponsored by The Quiet Quits Reti...

Brayden Figueroa is the definition of betting on yourself. For five years, he worked as a video producer for the LA Lakers. Then one day, he woke up, quit his job with one of the biggest sports franchises in the world, and decided to chase his dream of starting his own business. As a Barca protege at the University of Oregon, Brayden didn’t have the best video equipment, but he still made some dop...