Scions of the Southland - A Georgia Tech Sports Podcast

Before a four-game homestand, Goergia Tech Head Coach Michelle Collier joins Jack to recap the first sixteen games of the season, overcoming injury and slumps in play, what goes into deciding when to use the 5-1 or 6-2 formation, the switch to Heloise Soares at setter, and the impact of the home opener in McCamish Pavilion. Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or add us to your po...

Where to begin? What a night we had in Miami on Saturday. The boys go through how they experienced the final 26 seconds of football’s victory in Miami Gardens, our assesment of Haynes King, the improved defense, a deep dive into how volleyball has adjusted without Liv Mogridge in the last two weeks (42:00), and a rant on the refereeing in volleyball. Plus a quick update on golf’s performance at th...

Jack, Jake, and Akshay are back at it this week with a live, in-person recording for a solid hour of recaping football’s win at Wake Forest, volleyball’s wins at Clemson and vs. North Carolina State, and a little bit of swimming coverage sprinkled in there. Bits include: where is Bowling Green in the United States, the varying levels of optimism about volleyball, and hating on the Cubs. Subscribe...

For a special episode of Scions of the Southland, Jack reconnects with former classmate and Georgia Tech Women’s Basketball alumni, Lotta-Maj Lahtinen, to talk about her life back home in Finland, playing in China at the World University Games, and her upcoming season with Sedis Basquet in the LF Endesa where she will play alongside rookie and recent Tech alum, Cameron Swartz. Subscribe to the pod...

After the Georgia Institute of Technology went 4-0 overall in volleyball and football, Joey & Jack go into what worked and what didn’t in football’s game vs. Louisville and quickly give some keys to potential victory over Ole Miss. Then Akshay & Jack (live from Georgia Tech's campus!) go super in depth on volleyball’s season so far, discussing what has them as one of the best defensive...

The President of the Peach Bowl, Gary Stokan, joins Jack to talk about the history of the Peach Bowl/Aflac Kickoff Game, their position in the college football landscape, how they get the teams they do to play in their games in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and his thoughts on Georgia Tech’s team. Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or add us to your podcatcher using  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https:...

Football approaches! Jack and Jake preview Georgia Tech Football’s game against Louisville, recap volleyball’s games against USF and Penn State, and preview the upcoming cross country season before diving into the ACC slate of games this weekend, including a game you didn’t know had a wikipedia page. Then, trivia takes a turn for surprising as Jack tries to figure out which place employs the most...

To preview the 2023 Georgia Tech Football season, Joey Weaver joins Jack to cover the personnel in all position groups and what we’ve seen from Brent Key’s leadership so far. They also cover the schedule and where the winnable games are. Jake then hops for Construction Corner, the Ceremonial Reading of the Schedule, and addresses the vibes and expectations for football. Then the boys cover the lat...

Jack, Jake, and Akshay review the news from football and the renaming of Grant Field to Hyundai Field, plus the financials of the deal. The boys then embark on one of their favorite exercises, the volleyball preview episode where we review last year, go over the newcomers, and prognosticate where we see the team ending up in December. Then, Jack sits chats with Georgia Tech volleyball head coach M...

A giddy Jack and Jake talk about Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Chris Eubanks moving on to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas. Then, former From The Rumble Seat site manager, Joey Weaver, joins to talk about the 2024 football recruiting class, address the floor/ceiling of the 2023 season, and discuss the news of Hyundai becoming a naming rights sponsor of Grant Field. Plus...

We take the first half of the episode to talk with Atlanta Journal Constitution sports columnist, Ken Sugiura, about his article on Brittni Donaldson and the greater state of women in key basketball front office and coaching positions, along with how Nell Fortner potentially entered the men’s basketball world. Then, Jack, Jake, and Akshay talk about the Georgia Tech Comprehensive Campus Plan (38:1...

Jack and Jake cover the final bit of the 2022-2023 Georgia Tech athletic season, international Jacket updates, football roster updates, definitely pronounce Kansas State correctly, and wrap up with a fascinating trivia question about Tech’s all-time opponents. A short and sweet episode by our standards! Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠  or add us to your podcatcher using  ⁠⁠anchor.fm...

With the Georgia Tech season very nearly complete (Jamir Gibson and Zach Jaeger still to compete at track & field national championships), Jack, Jake, and Akshay present their selections in a number of awards to recap the 2022-2023 Georgia Tech athletic season. After the track & field championships are completed, we will publish a more comprehensive poll of votes from the FTRS staff and ot...

Tony Altimore, USC fan and athletic department strategy consultant, joins Jack, Jake, and Akshay for a discussion on Georgia Tech’s status in the ever-shifting and intertwined worlds of higher ed and college athletics. Then, the gang breaks down the final few events of Georgia Tech’s calendar for 2022-23 — the end of the baseball season, the finale of the NCAA tennis tournaments, NCAA track and fi...

With season 44 of Survivor coming to a close, current Georgia Tech student Carson Garrett joins Jack on Scions of the Southland during the whirlwind of media attention the day after the season finale aired. While short and sweet, the two dig into life after the game, a notable discovery on while playing, and an assesment of his general game strategy. Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠...

Another week, another Scions episode missing a host, but Jack and Akshay are here to take you through the week’s news for baseball, softball, men’s golf, tennis, and women’s basketball. Then, Jack chats with Georgia Tech Volleyball head coach Michelle Collier about the newest crop of freshman coming to Georgia Tech this fall (26:00), with one more player yet to be announced coming soon! Subscribe...

From The Rumble Seat's fearless Editor-In-Chief, Ben Tankersley, makes a long overdue appearance on the podcast to help round out the week's GT sports news before Ben, Jake, and Jack go deep on the latest ACC Grant of Rights news and baseball qualifying for the ACC Tournament. This week's news: Softball academic awards Golf update at NCAA Regionals New WBB recruit Baseball vs. Duke Sub...

No ringers this week: the whole crew is back to recap the wide world of Georgia Tech spring sports, including updates from softball, baseball, golf, track and field, and women's tennis. We also talk about spring graduation, the most recent additions to the MBB staff, and nearly commit a men's lacrosse rights violation. Fun! Subscribe to the pod via  anchor.fm/scions  or add us to your podc...

Recorded in April, Jack talks with Julia Bergmann to discuss her last four years at Tech, what it was like going from a championship team straight into COVID, her favorite moments, and other stories from her time in Atlanta. The companion article can be found on fromtherumbleseat.com. Subscribe to the pod via  anchor.fm/scions  or add us to your podcatcher using  anchor.fm/s/5aa2e7c/podcast/rss.  ...

Happy May! This week, Jack and Jake steer the Scions of the Southland ship and talk with FTRS writer Drew Gordon about the incoming transfers coming to Damon Stoudamire’s men’s basketball squad. Then, they provide the latest of: men’s golf, track & field at the Penn Relays, women’s tennis NCAA seeding, baseball, & senior weekend for softball. Then, Jack’s interview with Connor Howe from th...

With Jake and Akshay out this week, Jack gives the weekly recap of the games that happened this week in softball, baseball, golf, tennis, and track & field. Then, a sitdown interview with Georgia Tech AVP/Executive Director of Admissions Rick Clark in the Bill Moore Student Success Center to discuss his office’s relationship with the GTAA, how the transfer portal has impacted his day-to-day, a...

On the way up to Durham, NC before their weekend series against #10 Duke, Georgia Tech softball head coach Aileen Morales joins Jack to quickly recap how the 2023 season has gone for her team, what their keys to victory have been, and how managing multiple lineup changes have gone. Georgia Tech plays a doubleheader against #10 Duke with games at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on April 21, with the final gam...

From the Rumble Seat brings you a new way to experience Georgia Tech sports — through your earholes. Join Jake, Jack, and Akshay as they talk Georgia Tech sports news, break down games, and banter away during your commute to work or your workout. On this week’s episode: Updates: Survivor , Golf, Volleyball, MLAX Recap: Football Spring Game (feat. Ken Sugiura of the AJC) Recap: MTEN @ VT, UVA Recap...

It’s been a couple weeks, but Scions of the Southland, the most comprehensive Georgia Tech sports podcast on the digital airwaves, is back for its 163rd edition. Akshay just started a new job, so Jake and Jack handle the reins this week after multiple technical mishaps last week. On this week’s episode! Tasha Butts to Georgetown Mark Teixeira’s number retired Latest status on M/W tennis Volleyball...

From the Rumble Seat brings you a new way to experience Georgia Tech sports — through your earholes. Join Jake, Jack, and Akshay as they talk Georgia Tech sports news, break down games, and banter away during your commute to work or your workout. On this week’s episode: Updates: Survivor , Golf, Volleyball Recap: Baseball vs Clemson Recap: MTEN vs UNC, Duke Recap: WTEN vs UCF Recap: Softball vs Cl...