Roughnecks Podcast

Butch and Bull of Risky Business join the Roughnecks Podcast to wrap up the month of September. Butch and Bull are the bus drivers for country music artist Granger Smith. They recently started their own YouTube channel called " Risky Business with Butch and Bull ". Be sure to subscribe to their channel and follow them on social media.

In this episode, Cole continues with the topic of sacrifice and what it means to be the best. "You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make". Go "Grab the Bull by the Horns" on this wonderful Friday and get after it!  Fall Sale coming soon. Pre-sale will be available from Sunday, September 26th - Satur...

Thank you for all the support over the past year! In honor of the great support, I am doing a giveaway this week for a special edition Roughnecks sweatshirt!

Gabe Shroyer was a former high school teammate of host Cole Nixon that ended up becoming a rival at the college level. Gabe played some football at Wittenberg University while Cole played at rival school Ohio Wesleyan University. In this episode, Cole and Gabe discuss the true sacrifice it takes to be a student-athlete at the college level. 

Chris Lee is the tour manager for country music artist Granger Smith (and Earl Dibbles Jr). Chris also has his own podcasts and YouTube channel. In this episode, we talk about the life of a tour manager. Be sure to subscribe to his YouTube channel " Chris Gainz Comedy "!

Dustin Myers lives in the host, Cole Nixon's, hometown of Pataskala, Ohio. Coach Myers is one of the owners of the prestigious gym, Old School Gym. He is also a founding partner of the supplement line Max Effort Muscle. On top of all that he also is the strength and conditioning coach for the Ohio  Regional Training Center. He has been working out since he was 12-years-old and plans to work o...

Joe Aichele was the first-ever guest on the Roughnecks Podcast and has FINALLY made a reappearance. In this episode, we continue with the discussion of "discipline". Aichele is a strength and conditioning coach at Ohio Wesleyan University where he also is in charge of the wide receivers. GRAB THE BULL BY THE HORNS!

Justin Whitten of the Hunting Wolves Podcast joins the Roughnecks Podcast to continue with our discussion on "discipline". Justin is in law enforcement and brings a great perspective on what it means to be disciplined. Check out this awesome episode!

Amber White served our country in the Army. Despite letting go of her athletic aspirations she still used what she learned through sports to help her excel in the military. Amber comes on to discuss discipline and what it takes to become disciplined. She speaks on how it is not something that happens magically but rather it's learned over time. Currently, Amber is pursuing body building and strive...

Yet another one of Cole's friends join the Roughnecks Podcast. Carlos was one of Cole's first friends when he arrived on Ohio Wesleyan's campus. In this episode, Carlos and Cole discuss discipline in its relation to the bodybuilding world. Carlos has competed in multiple events and is preparing for another one soon. Be sure to follow him on his journey (Instagram - @cintron_fitness)

Episode 44 of the podcast features young Battling Bishop, Sam "Showtime" Heyer. Sam is from the Chicago area and is a film major. He has his own YouTube Channel called "therealshowtime" . Be sure to subscribe to that and follow his socials.  

CJ Saunders came into Ohio State as a walk-on corner despite spending his high school career as a wide receiver. He worked his tail end off to receive a scholarship and was even elected as a captain for the Buckeyes in the 2019 season. Check out this awesome episode with the current Carolina Panthers wideout!

Casey Flaherty is a Pennsylvania girl turned surfer and beach lifeguard. Oh, she even has her own podcast as well called The Traveling Mermaid This episode is a unique twist to our other episodes with a new perspective. Casey and Cole discuss how she started surfing and overcoming her fear of sharks, what it is like being a beach lifeguard, and her podcast. Be sure to check out her podcast! Discou...

Shane Quin is a great person to come on the podcast. He is someone that has worked his a$$ off to get to where he is. Check out this episode as we wrap up our "TOUGHNESS SEGMENT".

Episode 40 features a senior wide receiver for Ohio Wesleyan University, Kenny Streb. Kenny brings a great episode when he and host, Cole Nixon, discuss toughness. More specifically they discuss mental toughness. Check out this episode!

No guest this week. Instead, I thought I would do a little Roughnecks introduction and life update on myself.  Grab the bull by the horns and take control of your life!

Another former teammate of host Cole Nixon joins the show this week for episode 38. Sterling Ohara played corner at Ohio Wesleyan before deciding to join the Marines. In this episode, they discuss football toughness compared to military toughness and how they have similarities and differences. Grab the Bull by the Horns this week and take control of your life!

Texan Teddy rejoins the show for his first episode back for a long time. Teddy was part of the original Roughnecks crew serving as a co-host beside Cole. He is now a coach at our alma mater, Ohio Wesleyan University.

Jesse Beachy is a long-time friend to host Cole Nixon. They have both experienced their fair share of adversity and sometimes even went through it together. This week Jesse talks about controlling your attitude. It is important to have a positive attitude because it will help you in everything you do. 

Caleb Scott joins the show for this week's episode of the Roughnecks Podcast. Caleb Scott is a student-athlete at Wilmington College. He plays baseball for the Quakers and is a long-time friend of mine. Caleb and I catch up and discuss adversity in the world of sports and how it can translate to life.

Joe Delagrave is the guest for episode 34 of the Roughnecks Podcast. Joe is a Paralympian who won a bronze medal in 2012 in wheelchair rugby for Team USA. He is an eight-time captain of the rugby team. Joe also spends time as a keynote speaker. He shares his incredible story with us. Joe talks a lot about how our setbacks and failures in life do not define us as who we are as a person. Truly an in...

Hayden Adcock joins the Roughnecks Podcast this week. Hayden is the Director of Marketing for Yee Yee Apparel. Yee Yee apparel is an outdoor apparel company started by country music artist, Granger Smith, and his brothers. Hayden comes on and discusses what it takes to brand a business. He and Cole talk about Yee Yee Day, the new Yee Yee race car, as well as social media in the business aspect. Th...

Another Ohio Wesleyan University alumni join the Roughnecks Podcast. Jermaine was a captain of the Battling Bishops football team. After college, he went on to start his own company called Big Up Brew. Big Up is a coffee new coffee company that I highly recommend ( https://bigupbrew.com/ ). Listen as Jermaine talks about starting his business and the commitment it takes to be an entrepreneur. He h...

Another Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishop joins the show. Justin Lowry graduated in 2020 from OWU and was also a four-year member of the football team. He is a future police officer. Cole and Justin discuss commitment and what it means to commit to sports, school, yourself, and others. He talks about how we all need to create a vision, propose goals, and strive to be the best we can be. 

Sophomore long snapper at Ohio Wesleyan University, Ben Warden, joins Cole Nixon for another episode about commitment. In this episode Ben and Cole talk about what it means to commit to yourself, others, sports, and life.