Says Who Sports with John Dauphin

It's been a year since the first episode of Says Who Sports in March of '24...fast time. Strong guests galore, including numerous legends, have joined Says Who Sports to share their observations and insight. So, we at SWS thought it fitting to put together a "greatest hits" collection of guest quotes and anecdotes to highlight the first season. From first guest, Naismith Memori...

NFL Official Sarah Thomas, who worked Super Bowl LV and has been in the league for a decade, visits with Says Who Sports to share her thoughts on a variety of topics, including the Philadelphia Eagles blowout of the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl. Thomas says that, aside from Super Bowl-specific preparation, NFL game officials prepare for battle year-round, including multiple offseason clini...

Michele Tafoya, who was the sideline reporter for NBC Sunday Night Football from 2011-22 and worked five Super Bowls and multiple Olympics for NBC, including the poolside reporter role during Michael Phelps’s last Olympics at Rio in ’16, joins Says Who Sports to discuss a variety of topics, including the upcoming Super Bowl, the intensity of an NFL sideline and the necessity of being able to adjus...

Mark Floreani, Co-founder and CEO of FloSports, joins Says Who Sports to discuss the sports media company’s commitment to coverage of sports, athletes and events with strong fan bases he believes had been previously underserved in the sports media marketplace. From exclusive coverage of the Chili Bowl Nationals, the signature event in Dirt Midget racing, to the UCA and UDA College Cheerleading and...

Ryan Patton, Tire Carrier for Hendrick Motorsports famed No. 24 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Cup Series, talks with Says Who Sports about the thrill of winning the Daytona 500 with driver William Byron in '24, making the Championship 4 in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs for a second year in a row last season, his championship expectations for ’25, and how he and his pit crew teammates on the No. 24...

Blackberry Smoke Guitarist and Singer Paul Jackson visits with Says Who Sports to share his perspectives on a variety of topics, including the first concert he ever saw as a teenager in Pensacola and the life-changing impact it had on him, Blackberry Smoke’s notable longevity (twenty-five years and counting) and the keys to making it work for the long haul as bandmates, his memories of special mom...

Bob Huggins, a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the 3rd-winningest coach ever in Men’s D1 College Basketball and who led two different programs (Cincinnati and West Virginia) to Final Fours, talks with Says Who Sports to share his perspectives on a variety of topics, including his thoughts on a possible return to coaching, his continued philanthropic efforts on behalf of hi...

Longtime CBS Sports College Basketball Analyst Clark Kellogg joins Says Who Sports to share his perspectives on the current college hoops season and teams to watch, highlights from his decades as an analyst including his favorite venues to work/watch a game, his most memorable moments working alongside Jim Nantz for multiple NCAA Championship games, his days as a first-round draft pick in the NBA...

Dan Dakich, Indiana sports legend and the host of “Don’t @ Me! with Dan Dakich” on OutKick.com and the Dan Dakich Show on Indy’s Sports Ticket 1430am, talks with Says Who Sports about his induction into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame this year (including the influence on him of friend and longtime Andrean (IN) High School baseball coach Dave Pishkur, who presented Dakich for induction), his u...

Justin Gainey, Associate Head Coach for Tennessee Vols Men’s Basketball, visits with Says Who Sports to discuss the program’s Elite Eight run last season, the ingredients that make the SEC what he believes is the toughest conference in the country, the powerful life lessons he continues to learn from mentor and Vols’ Coach Rick Barnes, the influence of NIL on recruiting (including the positives Ga...

Megan Courtney-Lush, captain of the Columbus Fury of the Pro Volleyball Federation, joins Says Who Sports to discuss the upcoming season, her leadership role with the team, her experiences as a key member of powerhouse Penn State’s back-to-back national championship teams in 2013-14 (including being named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four in 2014), her years playing around the world at the...

Tim Goodwin is widely considered to be among the best high school football coaches in the country, and his Marion Local (Maria Stein, OH) program owns the longest active winning streak in the nation. Goodwin visits with Says Who Sports to discuss the importance of humility despite incredible success, including Marion Local’s record fourteen state championships, the core values of his program, the...

Grammy-winning guitarist and vocalist Warren Haynes (Gov’t Mule, Allman Brothers Band) talks with Says Who Sports about his days as a Little League Baseball pitcher, including facing future MLB Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. in an All Star game, the similarities between athletes and musicians when it comes to finding “The Zone” and blocking out noise and crowd to perform at the highest level, and at...

Oscar-Winning Writer/Director Cameron Crowe ( Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Fast Times at Ridgemont High ) talks with Says Who Sports about a celebrated career that was launched when he became the youngest writer ever for Rolling Stone as a teenager and traveled with the biggest rock bands in the world, including the Allman Brothers Band and Led Zeppelin, wrote the best-selling novel Fast Times at...

Texas Longhorns legend and longtime NFL quarterback Colt McCoy, now in his first season as a college football analyst for NBC, visits with Says Who Sports .  McCoy discusses the learning curve that comes with moving from the playing field to the broadcast booth, shares his perspectives on the upcoming College Football Playoff, the transfer portal and NIL, current Texas quarterback Arch Manning’s s...

Keith Byars, a former first-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles who spent thirteen seasons in the NFL and remains among the all-time leaders in running back receptions, joins Says Who Sports to break it all down like few can, from his “should-have-been” Heisman Trophy season as a junior at Ohio State in 1984 (he finished 2nd to Doug Flutie) to how he dealt with the devastating injury that dashed...

Beth Mowins, longtime play-by-play announcer for ESPN, joins Says Who Sports to share her perspectives on a variety of topics, including becoming the first female broadcaster to call a game for Monday Night Football, calling college football and basketball games, and being the voice of the Womens College World Series for thirty years for ESPN. Mowins provides valuable insight into what it's l...

AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1-ranked High School Basketball Player in America (Utah Prep, Class of ’25), visits with Says Who Sports to talk about the factors that matter most to him as he considers where he’ll play college basketball next year, his belief in basketball “karma” (making the right decisions off the court), staying humble and respecting the game, fearlessness and self-confidence in crunch t...

Oscar-Winner and frontman for the Boxmasters Billy Bob Thornton and his longtime bandmate, Grammy-winning guitarist JD Andrew, sit with Says Who Sports to talk music, movies and a whole lotta sports! Thornton has been a big fan of sports, especially baseball, all his life. He grew up in rural Arkansas and became a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals. Thornton shares his excitement at meeting Stan Musia...

Ted Ginn Sr., founder of The Ginn Academy and football coach at Cleveland Glenville High School, sits with Says Who Sports to share his perspectives on the importance to his community of Glenville’s back-to-back state championships, his love for Cleveland and why he has turned down high-profile coaching jobs elsewhere, what he calls the “Opt-Out Generation” in terms of players avoiding hard work a...

Hall of Fame Caddie Joe LaCava visits with Says Who Sports to discuss highlights from his three-plus decades on the PGA Tour and working with the game’s greats, from twenty years on the bag with Fred Couples, including a win at the 1992 Masters, to ten years with Tiger Woods, including Tiger’s improbable 2019 Masters win. Considered perhaps the greatest caddie ever, LaCava nonetheless maintains a...

Patty Gasso, who has led Oklahoma to a record four straight National Championships, eight National Championships since 2000, and its place as the preeminent softball program in the country, shares with Says Who Sports the ups and downs of her storied coaching career, including the days when the Sooners team didn’t even have its own field. Gasso discusses her coaching journey from Long Beach Commun...

Mike Hargrove, former MLB manager who led the Cleveland Indians to two World Series appearances, shares his thoughts about a variety of topics, including the electric atmosphere at Jacobs Field in the mid-to-late 90s, the confidence and swagger of those powerhouse Indians teams, the heartache of an extra-innings loss to the Florida Marlins in Game 7 of the '97 World Series and his experiences...

Matt Guy, America's Greatest Cornhole Player, visits with Says Who Sports to discuss his decades of dominance in the sport, the excitement of winning a World Championship with his son, Bret, partnering with former football star Doug Flutie to improve Flutie's cornhole game and win a national tournament, throwing bags with rock stars including Styx and Eddie Money, finding his five-to-six...

Bob Costas, who has won 29 Emmy Awards, more than any other sports broadcaster, visits with Says Who Sports to discuss his crazy experiences calling minor league hockey for the Syracuse Blazers, his futile attempt to persuade Jack Nicholson to do a television interview at a 1992 NBA Finals game in Chicago, his call of the 'Sandberg Game' at Wrigley Field and a famous Cubs fan who showed...