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Jay Jacobs was the Athletic Director at Auburn University from 2004-2018. During his tenure with the Tigers, he was part of Auburn's undefeated football program in 2010 that won the national championship, beating Oregon 22-19.  After his time came to end at Auburn, Jacobs moved to the University of Florida, where he was the Gators' Executive Associate Athletics Director of External Affairs from 20...

Brock Huard is a college football analyst for Fox Sports and a Seattle radio host for 710 ESPN. In high school, Huard was the 1995 Gatorade High School Football Player of the Year and had a standout collegiate career at the University of Washington, where he set multiple passing records. Huard was selected in the 3rd round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks out of the University of Wash...

Welcome to the Sports Spectrum Minute featuring a short clip of inspiration from a previous Sports Spectrum Podcast interview. Today we hear from 4-time NBA All-Star guard Mark Price. He appeared on Sports Spectrum's Podcast in December 2017.  You can listen to the entire interview here .  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST1...

Alex Highsmith is a linebacker with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was selected in the third round by Pittsburgh in the 2020 NFL Draft after a stellar college career at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In 2022, Highsmith led the Steelers with a career-high 14.5 sacks and led the NFL in forced fumbles. He was rewarded with a four-year contract extension. Today on the podcast, we talk to...

Adam McQuaid is a former NHL player with the Bruins, Rangers and Blue Jackets. He was selected 55th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft by Columbus and after being traded to Boston, made his NHL debut in the 2009-2010 season with the Bruins. He played 10 years with Boston from 2009-2018 and participated in two Stanley Cup Finals and won the Cup in 2011.  After retiring following the 2019 season, McQuaid...

Dan Orlovsky is an NFL analyst at ESPN working on NFL LIVE and making appearances on other ESPN show.  On today's podcast, Dan shares with Jade McCarthy about praying on national TV at ESPN, being rooted in Christ and the importance of living out his faith.  Today's podcast was recorded in front of a live audience at Valley Baptist Church in Avon, Connecticut on September 20, 2023.  Sign up for ou...

Welcome to the Sports Spectrum Minute featuring a short clip of inspiration from a previous Sports Spectrum Podcast interview. Today we hear from 3-time NFL Pro Bowl running back Warrick Dunn. He appeared on Sports Spectrum's Podcast in January 2021.  You can listen to the entire interview here .  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code...

Jay Feely is a former NFL kicker who is currently an NFL analyst with CBS Sports. He played his college football at the University of Michigan with Tom Brady and came to the NFL in 2001 with Atlanta. He would play 14 years in the NFL with the Falcons, Giants, Dolphins, Jets, Cardinals and Bears. He joined CBS Sports in 2015 and began calling NFL games in the 2017 season. Today on the podcast, we t...

Ryan Folmar has been the head baseball coach at Oral Roberts University since 2013. In 2023, he was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Coach of the Year after leading his team to a 52-14 record and a berth in the 2023 College World Series.  As a player, Folmar excelled at Oklahoma State University from 1994-1997 and helped his team to the 1996 College World Series his junio...

Teddy Blueger is an NHL player with the Vancouver Canucks. He played his college hockey at Minnesota State University and signed an entry level agreement with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He made his NHL debut on January 20, 2019 and scored his first goal a few days later.  Blueger played four years with the Penguins from 2019-2023 before being traded to Las Vegas in March of 2023, where he would beco...

Homer Drew coached basketball for 41 years including more than two decades with Valparaiso University. Scott Drew is the head coach at Baylor University and won the 2021 NCAA men's basketball national championship.  Bryce Drew is the head coach at Grand Canyon University and a former NBA player who starred at Valparaiso University playing for his dad in the late 90's.  Today we listen in on Scott...

Luke McCown played quarterback in the NFL from 2004-2016. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. His 12-year career was spent with the Browns, Buccaneers, Jaguars, Saints and Falcons. In 2017, he was inducted into the Louisiana Tech Athletics Hall of Fame. Luke’s brother, Josh, is a longtime NFL quarterback and a current coach with the Carolina Panthers,...

Kelsey Tischler is a former college football kicker at Grove City College in Pennsylvania. She was a four-year member of the football team at Grove City and graduated in 2020. In high school, he was an all-conference kicker for the football team at Bethel Park, PA high school while also competing for the Cross Country and Track and Field programs as well.  Today on the podcast, we talk to Kelsey a...

Fred Stokes is a former NFL defensive end who played 10 seasons with the Rams, Redskins and Saints. In 1991, he helped Washington to an NFL title, contributing 2 1/2 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in their Super Bowl XXVI win over Buffalo. In college, Stokes played on two NCAA 1-AA national champion teams in 1985 and 1986 with Georgia Southern. Today on the podcast, we talk to Fred S...

Welcome to the Sports Spectrum Minute featuring a short clip of inspiration from a previous Sports Spectrum Podcast interview. Today we hear from San Francisco 49ers Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle Bryant Young. He appeared on Sports Spectrum's Podcast in April 2021.  You can listen to the entire interview here .  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year sub...

Jonathan Isaac is a forward in the NBA with the Orlando Magic, selected sixth overall in the 2017 NBA Draft out of Florida State, where he excelled in his one season with the Seminoles. In 2019-20, Isaac had a breakout season, averaging 11.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, but two injuries to his knee shortened that season and have caused him to miss the entire 2020-21 and 2021-22 NB...

Mark Herzlich played seven seasons in the NFL with the New York Giants. He was a member of the 2011 team that won Super Bowl XLVI over the Patriots. Herzlich retired following the 2017 season and is currently a football analyst with the ACC Network. Undrafted in 2011 out of Boston College, Herzlich was the 2008 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and named first-team All-American at linebacker that s...

Joe Mazzulla is the head coach of the Boston Celtics. He joined Boston in 2019 as an assistant coach and was elevated to his current role in October 2022. In his first season, he was the Eastern Conference head coach at the NBA All-Star Game and led the Celtics to within one game of the NBA Finals.  In college, Mazzulla helped West Virginia reach the 2010 NCAA Final Four scoring 17 points in an El...

Mark Teixeira played 14 years in the major leagues, racking up numerous awards and honors and winning a World Series in 2009 with the New York Yankees. After starring at Georgia Tech, Teixeira was drafted No. 5 overall in 2001 by the Texas Rangers, for whom he played from 2003-2007. After brief stints with the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Angels, he finished his career with eight seasons as a me...

Jeff Hostetler is a former professional football QB who played in the NFL from 1984-1998 with the Giants, Raiders and Redskins. He is a two-time Super Bowl champion, most famously known for his 1990 season where he took over for Phil Simms late in the season and helped New York to their second championship in Super Bowl XXV beating the Bills 20-19 in one of the most dramatic Super Bowls ever. In c...

Jesse Iwuji is a Navy Reserves officer and former college football player who currently competes part time driving the No. 34 Chevrolet Camaro for Jesse Iwuji Motorsports on NASCAR's Xfinity Series.  Iin college, Jesse played free safety for the United States Naval Academy and is currently serving as an officer in the Navy Reserves. In August 2020, Jesse made his NASCAR Xfinity series debut and a...

Ryan Saunders is an assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets in the NBA. In 2022-23, he helped lead the Nuggets to their first ever NBA championship. Prior to arriving in Denver, Saunders was the head basketball coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2018-2021. At age 33, he was the youngest coach in the NBA during his hiring with Minnesota.  He began his NBA coaching journey in 2009 with the Wa...

Welcome to the Sports Spectrum Minute featuring a short clip of inspiration from a previous Sports Spectrum Podcast interview. Today we hear from former MLB pitcher Dave Dravecky. He appeared on Sports Spectrum's Podcast in April 2019.  You can listen to the entire interview here .  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http:...

Matt Overton is a free agent NFL long snapper. He first came into the league in 2012 with the Indianapolis Colts and was named to the Pro Bowl in 2013. After the 2016 season, Overton departed for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He has also had stints with the Seattle Seahawks, L.A. Chargers, Tennessee Titans, L.A. Rams and in 2022 with the Dallas Cowboys. Matt joins the podcast today for a special in pe...