No Playbook: Real Recruiting Stories

Guest: Isabella Alley (Farragut Soccer - FC Alliance) Isabella Alley is a stand-out soccer player for Farragut High School, who has already committed to Northern Arizona University. She joins the podcast to talk about her ECNL experience with FC Alliance, and how that helped provide her with opportunities to get noticed by college coaches.  She's committed to Northern Arizona University, so s...

Guest: Jayden Neal (Knox Catholic Football) Jayden Neal is an outstanding QB from Knoxville Catholic High School. He joins the podcast to talk about recently breaking a Tennessee state record for completion percentage. What's even better is that Jayden did this on a broken foot! He talks about his recruiting experience, his favorite sports memory, and he shares on thing that very few people k...

Guest: Baylor Necessary (Science Hill Football) Baylor Necessary is an outstanding football player at Science Hill High School in Johnson City, TN. He joins the podcast to talk about his favorite sports memories, his favorite restaurants in the Tri-Cities, and his recent recruiting experiences.  This episode is sponsored by D1 Training, who has a new facility in Johnson City. D1 Tri-Cities opened...

Guest: Cade Batchelor (Maryville High School Baseball) Cade Batchelor is an outstanding baseball player from Maryville High School who has committed to play at Belmont. He joins the podcast to talk about this season with the Rebels, his recruiting experience, and his favorite sports memories.  This episode is sponsored by D1 Training, who is opening a new facility in Blount County VERY soon. Follo...

It's officially NFL Draft Week, and I'm here for it!  I’ve got a very different episode today. For many years, I co-hosted an NFL Draft show with an old friend, Richard Lawson. So, now that it’s officially Draft week we thought we’d get the band back together and do a quick episode.  Mock drafts are so much fun to do, so for this episode, Richard and I just blow through a quick first rou...

Guest: Ally Brown (Tennessee Lady Vols Soccer) Ally Brown is an outstanding soccer player for the Tennessee Lady Vols who plans to step into a real leadership role this season. She joins the podcast to talk about her recruiting experience to UT, her expectations for upcoming fall season, and she gives out some superlatives to current teammates.  Ally Brown and Mac Midgley will be running a soccer...

Guest: Ella Murphy (Hardin Valley Academy Wrestling) Today's guest is an absolute rockstar in the world of women's wrestling. She's a four-time state champion in Tennessee, and hopes to one day be an Olympian.  Listen as Ella joins the podcast to talk about her favorite matches, her recruiting experience to Oklahoma City University, and she talks about her plans to one day live in a...

Guest: Hal Niendorff (Webb Football) My guest today is an outstanding football player from Webb School in Knoxville. He talks about his recruiting experience so far, and what all he's doing to put himself in the best position to get even more offers. He also talks about an unforgettable experience against his high school fotball rival, Christian Academy of Knoxville (CAK).  This episode is sp...

Guest: Kiernan Stamey (Maryville High School / K2 Volleyball) As I've mentioned before, I'm a graduate of Maryville High School, so anytime I get to have one of their athletes on the show, I'm really excited! Kiernan is a senior at Maryville who has already committed to play volleyball at Keenesaw State. She's an outstanding player who has been a big part of the K2 Volleyball p...

Guest: Andy Sullins (Virginia Tech Soccer) Andy Sullins is an outstanding soccer player from Athens, TN. He played club soccer for FC Alliance locally, and eventually moved on to join the Atlanta United System. Listen as he talks about transferring from Virginia to Virginia Tech after his freshman season, and he tells the story of his first goal in the USL Championship League.  Goal celebrations a...

Guest: Allison Joines (William Blount High School Lacrosse) Lacrosse is an up-and-coming sport in the southeast, and today's guest is one of the stand-out players from East TN. Allison Joines is a junior at William Blount High School, who has already scored over 100 goals in her short high school career. She joins the podcast to talk about lacrosse in the area, her recruiting experience, and...

Guest: Hannah Frye (Dobyns-Bennett Softball and Basketball) Today's guest is an outstanding athlete from the Tri-Cities in Tennessee. Hannah Frye is a softball player from Dobyns-Bennett who recently committed to Gardner Webb University. She also plays basketball, and she shares the dramatic story of how she scored her 1,000th point this season. Listen as we talk about recruiting, training, a...

Guest: Ellie Williamson Ellie Williamson is a talented young aspiring sports reporter in East TN. She has interviewed so many big-name coaches and athletes in her short career, but is just getting started! She also produces content for The Players' Lounge, which puts out phenomenal content for any sports fan of either the Tennessee Volunteers or the Georgia Bulldogs. Listen as Ellie talks abo...

Guests: ETBCA East Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association - Players and Coaches from East TN.  If it's your first time checking out the podcast, please go back and check out future episodes. I typically interview athletes from the area about their training habits, recruiting experience, and personal hobbies. Past guests include NFL players, UT coaches, stellar high school athletes, etc.  For...

Guest: Eli Evans (Farragut/ETSU Baseball) Eli Evans plays baseball for Farragut High School. He's been a huge part of their past two state championships, and he's already committed to play for East Tennessee State University next year. He joins me on the podcast to talk about Farragut's upcoming season, his experience in recruiting, and we try to identify the start of the Bleach-Blo...

Guest: Grant Hurst (Tennessee Basketball) Grant Hurst is a Tennessee basketball player with dreams of one day being a big-time college basketball coach. He played High School ball at Cleveland High School, and then received a scholarship to play at UT-Martin. After two seasons with Martin, he decided to walk-on at Tennessee to learn more about how an SEC program is run. He's making the most o...

Guest: Chloe Heath (Heritage High School Basketball) Chloe Heath is a stellar basketball player from Maryville, TN. She's an absolute highlight reel on the court, and she joins the show today to talk about her season so far at Heritage High School. We also talk about her recruiting process, her training regimen, and her obsession with sneakers.  This episode is sponsored by Ben Cash Photograp...

Guest: Hunter Ensley (Tennessee Vols Baseball) College Baseball season starts in a couple weeks, and I'm really excited! Hunter Ensley is an outstanding player for the Tennessee Vols, so it was a pleasure having him on the podcast. If you're a fan of the team, be sure to check out recent episodes with Blake Burke and Coach Tony Vitello.  Hunter joins me today to talk about his experience...

Guest: Charlie McHugh (Dobyns Bennett Basketball) Dobyns Bennett won the Tennessee State Basketball Championship in 2022, and Charlie McHugh was a sophomore on that team. He joins the podcast today to talk about that experience, his recruiting process, and we even talk about our favorite sports podcasts.  This episode is sponsored by D1 Training and Recruit Me Sports.  Follow the show on TikTok an...

Guest: Carson Lawrence (McCallie Football) Carson Lawrence is a stellar football player for McCallie in Chattanooga. He joins the podcast to talk about his recruiting process, his training schedule, and he shares something that very few people know about him.  This episode is sponsored by Recruit Me Sports and D1 Training.  Follow the show on TikTok and Instagram @noplaybookpod. 

Guest: Callie Tucker (Tennessee Track and Cross Country) The Tennessee Cross Country team was projected to finish 6th in the region last year, but surprised many when they ended the season ranked 6th IN THE COUNTRY. Today's guest was a big part of that result. Her name is Callie Tucker and she's actually a local girl, as she went to high school at Knoxville Catholic.  This episode is spo...

Guest: Eli Graf (Alcoa High School Football and Basketball) Eli Graf is an outstanding athlete from Alcoa High School who was recently named PLAYER OF THE YEAR in his hometown. This past season at Alcoa, he played just about every position on the field...save for the OL and DL. It's a great chat, and I highly recommend that you listen to the whole thing.  This episode is sponsored by D1 Train...

Guest: Jada Edwards (Maryville High School Basketball - Freed Hardeman Commit) Jada Edwards is an outstanding basketball player for the Maryville Rebels, and she recently committed to Freed-Hardeman for her college career. She joins me on the podcast to talk about her recruiting process, the rivalry with Alcoa, and her love for all things Disney.  This episode is sponsored by Recruit Me Sports and...

Guest: Mary Oakley Robertson (ETSU Track) Joining me on the podcast today is Mary Oakley Robertson, an outstanding track athlete from East Tennessee State University. She ran in high school at Knoxville Catholic.  We talk about her recruiting process, her training plan as a college track athlete, and since we recorded the day after Christmas, we discuss New Year's Resolutions.  This episode i...

Guest: Joe Mccord (Alcoa Football) Joe Mccord is an outstanding football player at Alcoa High School, and he's committed to play at Yale in the fall of '24. Very interesting chat! Get into it.  This episode is sponsored by D1 Training and Recruit Me Sports.  Follow the podcast on TikTok and Instagram @noplaybookpod.