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Rich Maloney is the head baseball coach at Ball State University. In 2023, he led his team to a Mid-American conference championship and reached the NCAA Regionals. As a player, Maloney was selected in the 13th round of the 1986 MLB Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Braves and played six seasons in the Braves organization before retiring after reaching AA in 1991.  Maloney began his head coaching caree...

Donne Shell played 14 seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1974-1987. He went undrafted after playing college football at South Carolina State and in his rookie season with the Steelers, won the first of four Super Bowls in the 1970's.  During his playing career, he was a three-time First Team All-Pro safety and was selected to five Pro Bowls. After retirement, Donnie waited 33 yea...

David Pollack spent more than a decade working at ESPN as a college football analyst on their signature show, College Gameday.  In June of 2023, he was let go from his job. Today on the show, we bring to you a conversation that Jade McCarthy had with David Pollack on Sports Spectrum's Transformed podcast.  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using...

Storm Davis is a former MLB pitcher who played 12 seasons with the Orioles, Padres, A's, Royals, and Tigers. He made his MLB debut at the age of 20 with the Orioles in April of 1982 and one year later, was a pitching in the World Series against the Phillies and helping Baltimore to a championship. He would pitch in two more World Series and helped Oakland to a championship in 1989.  After retiring...

Bear Rinehart is the lead singer with the GRAMMY nominated, multi-platinum rock band NEEDTOBREATHE. In college, Rinehart starred at wide receiver with Furman University from 1999-2002. He won the 2002 Banks McFadden trophy for South Carolina football player of the year. NEEDTOBREATHE's new album CAVES releases Friday September 15, 2023 and they begin a tour across the U.S.A. in October. Today on t...

Mike Furrey is the head coach at Limestone University in Gaffney, South Carolina. Previously he was the Chicago Bears Wide Receiver's coach from 2018-2021. In college, Mike starred at Northern Iowa from 1996-1999 and joined the Indianapolis Colts after going undrafted in 2000. After a few seasons in the XFL, Furrey made the Rams roster and played both offense and defense as a converted free safety...

Today on the podcast, our SS Managing Editor Jon Ackerman joins host Jason Romano to preview the 2023 Fall edition of the Sports Spectrum Magazine featuring Minnesota Vikings QB Kirk Cousins on the cover.  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine  

Marcus Cannon played for 11 years in the NFL with the New England Patriots and the Houston Texans. He was selected in the 5th round of the 2011 NFL Draft after playing college football at Texas Christian University. During his 10 seasons with New England, Cannon was a member of three Super Bowl championship teams in 2014, 2016 and 2018. In 2016, he was named second-team All-Pro. Today on the podca...

Roger Powell Jr. was named the head coach of Valparaiso University's men's basketball program on April 7, 2023. Previously, he served as an assistant coach with Gonzaga University under coach Mark Few from 2019-2023 and with Vanderbilt from 2016-2019. He played collegiately at the University of Illinois and was a part of three Big Ten titles and three Sweet Sixteen berths. In his senior season, he...

Terrell Fletcher played eight seasons in the NFL with the Chargers from 1995-2002. He was selected in the second round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Chargers after a stellar college career at the University of Wisconsin. During his senior year with the Badgers, he rushed for 1,476 yards and 12 touchdowns and was named the 1995 Hall of Fame Outback Bowl MVP. After retirement, Fletcher went to semina...

Dave DesRochers is a former NFL offensive lineman with the Seattle Seahawks. He was selected in the 12th round of the 1988 NFL Draft by Seattle after playing college football at San Diego State.  Today Dave is the founder and CEO of the 1st and Goal Project and Vice President of the NFL Players Association Orange County, CA chapter.  Dave has a powerful story of overcoming addiction and finding pu...

Ben Hartsock played 10 years in the NFL as a tight end with the Colts, Titans, Falcons, Jets and Panthers. He was selected in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft by Indianapolis after a stellar career at Ohio State, where he helped the Buckeyes to the 2002 national championship.  After retiring from the NFL, Ben pursued broadcasting and is currently a college football commentator with SiriusXM o...

Jon Acuff is a speaker, entrepreneur, podcast host and a New York Times bestselling author with his books “Do Over” and “Start.” Acuff is also an Inc. Magazine Top 100 Leadership Speaker. His latest book, " All It takes Is a Goal " releases September 12.  Today on the podcast, Jade McCarthy talks to Jon Acuff about his new book, the importance of having goals, ditching regret and the importance of...

Austin Reed is a quarterback at Western Kentucky University. In 2022, he led the nation in passing yards with 4,744 yards to go along with 40 touchdown passes and eight rushing touchdowns. He was the 2022 New Orleans Bowl MVP where he threw for 497 yards and 4 touchdown passes to lead the Hilltoppers to a 44-23 win over South Alabama.  Prior to arriving at Western Kentucky, Reed led West Florida w...

Paul Long is the President and Founder of Kappa Studios.  Brad Silverman is the Chief Creative Officer of Kappa Studios.  Today they share their story of Kappa Studios and why their hope is to continue to glorify God and share stories that inspire and uplift and point to Jesus.  Their latest project is the inspirational new movie " ICAN " which releases September 22, 2023.  Sign up for our Sports...

Brian Burton is a former division one college basketball coach who currently serves as a college basketball analyst for ESPN. His previous coaching stops included Utah, IUPUI, Fresno State, Lamar, UTEP and Abilene Christian.  Brian is also the president of basketball operations with RISING COACHES, an organization dedicated to empowering, educating, and supporting basketball coaches at all levels,...

Colin Ford is an actor who stars alongside Dennis Quaid in the new movie "The Hill," in theaters August 25. Ford plays former pro baseball pitcher Rickey H ill and tells the extraordinary story of overcoming a degenerative spinal disease to become a baseball phenomenon.  Ford has been an actor since he was a child and starred as the voice of "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" on Disney Channel as we...

Ty Montgomery is a running back in the NFL with the New England Patriots. He was selected in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Packers and played four seasons with Green Bay before being traded to Baltimore in 2018. He would move on to the Jets for a season, the Saints for two season and then to New England in 2021. In college, he was a First-Team All Pac-12 with Stanford and a consensu...

Tom Crean is a former college basketball head coach with Marquette, Indiana and Georgia. In 2003, he led Marquette to the Final Four. In 2016, he was the Big Ten Coach of the Year.  Coach Crean joined Jade McCarthy on Sports Spectrum's Transformed podcast recently to discuss leadership, success and faith.  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using...

LaPhonso Ellis is a former NBA player who was selected fifth overall in the first round of the 1992 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. He would play 11 seasons with Denver, Atlanta, Minnesota and Miami. In his first NBA season, he was named to the 1992-93 All-Rookie First Team.  The Notre Dame graduate had a stellar career in South Bend and was named to Notre Dame's Ring of Honor in 2021. After reti...

Dan Venezia is a former pro baseball player who was selected in the 36th round of the 1993 MLB Amateur Draft by the Minnesota Twins after a stellar college career at Concordia University in New York. He played three seasons of minor league baseball before his career came to an end at the age of 23. Today on the podcast we talk to Dan Venezia about being drafted by the Twins, playing against one of...

Rece Davis is an on-air personality and host of ESPN's College Gameday. He joined ESPN in March of 1995 and co-anchored SportsCenter for many years before moving to his work on Gameday.  Davis is a graduate of the University of Alabama and began his broadcasting career in Columbus, Georgia and then moved to Flint, Michigan before moving on to ESPN.  Today on the podcast, we talk to Rece Davis abou...

Welcome to the Sports Spectrum Minute featuring a short clip of inspiration from a previous Sports Spectrum Podcast interview. Today we hear from Atlanta Falcons punter Bradley Pinion. He appeared on Sports Spectrum's Podcast in August 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...

Billy Hurley III is a PGA Tour champion who turned pro in 2006. His thee tour wins include the 2016 Quicken Loans National, where he defeated Vijay Singh by three strokes. Billy served in the Navy from 2004-2009 and had extended deployment in the Persian Gulf where he held the position of guided missile destroyer's force protection assistant. He was and is currently the only U.S. Military veteran...

Braya Choquette is a former Baylor University volleyball player who is currently the Girl's Student Minister at Highland Baptist Church in Waco, Texas. She also has called Baylor volleyball games on ESPN+.  During her four year career at Baylor, Choquette earned Academic honors each year and helped her team to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances and an appearance in the national semifinals....