Sports Spectrum Podcast

Steve Carter loves Michigan football. Like, REALLY loves Michigan football. He's also an author, pastor, speaker and podcast host. His new book "The Thing Beneath the Thing" is a game-changer and available everywhere books are found.  --- Receive our 10-day Sports Spectrum Devotional written by professional athletes for FREE when you sign up for our Sports Spectrum Weekly Email Newsletter. Sign up...

Mark Richt coached college football for more than thirty years with Florida State, Georgia and Miami. From 1990-2000, he was an assistant coach under his mentor, Bobby Bowden and helped the Seminoles to seven consecutive ACC titles and two national championships in 1993 and 1999. In 2001, he got his opportunity to become a head coach with the Georgia Bulldogs and for the next 15 seasons, he led th...

Deland McCullough is the current Associate Head Coach and Running Backs coach with Indiana University. For the past three seasons, he was the Running Backs coach with the Kansas City Chiefs and was a member of two AFC Championship teams and helped KC win Super Bowl LIV over the San Francisco 49ers.  Deland, who is adopted, also has an incredible story of discovering who is birth father is. This st...

Sports Spectrum's Weekly Slant is a brand new football show coming your way Wednesday September 8 at 8:00 p.m. ET on our Facebook and YouTube channels and at SportsSpectrum.com . Hosts of the weekly show include Brock Huard from FOX Sports, former ESPN SportsCenter anchor Jade McCarthy and Sports Spectrum Podcast host Jason Romano. Join us September 8. 

Kevin Byard is entering his sixth season as a safety in the NFL. He was selected in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft by Tennessee and in his second year, was named First-Team All-Pro after leading the league in interceptions. From 2017 through 2019, Byard led the NFL with 17 interceptions. In college at Middle Tennessee State, Byard set school records with 19 career interceptions, 377 interce...

Today on the podcast, we talk to our Managing Editor Jon Ackerman to preview our 2021 Fall edition of Sports Spectrum's magazine featuring stories on Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, Liberty QB Malik Willis, and Broncos O-Lineman Dalton Risner.  --- Sign up here and subscribe to our Sports Spectrum Magazine for just $18 (One-Year Subscription) or $30 (Two-Year Subscription) and you'll also receive a di...

Mac Powell is a singer/songwriter who spent three decades as the co-founder and lead singer of the Grammy winning Christian band Third Day. The band has sold over seven million albums in the United States and had 28 number one Christian Album chart radio hits.  In 2018, Third Day disbanded and Mac is now operating as a solo artist. He released two solo Country albums in 2012 and 2014 and his first...

Scottie Graham is a former NFL running back who is currently the running backs coach at the University of Arizona. After a stellar college career at Ohio State, he was selected in the 7th round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. After one season in Pittsburgh and then then a stint with the Jets, he signed with the Vikings and played four seasons in Minnesota and led the club in rush...

Chase Griffin is a quarterback at UCLA. In 2020, he saw his first game action for the Bruins and finished the season completing 64.5% of his passes, 451 yards and 6 TD. In his first 2 years at UCLA, he was able to obtain his BA in Public Affairs and in 2021, earned the Chancellor's Service Award, the highest leadership and service award for students at UCLA.  In 2014, Griffin was first thrusted up...

Jerry Csaki is the Director of Youth and Education at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.  In October 2020, Jerry almost died. But God brought him back and today he shares his incredible story on the podcast.  Receive our 10-day Sports Spectrum Devotional written by professional athletes for FREE when you sign up for our Sports Spectrum Weekly Email Newsletter. Sign up here .

James Laurinaitis played eight seasons in the NFL with the Rams and Saints. He was selected in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft after a decorated college career at Ohio State that saw him win the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons in 2007 and 2008.  After his retirement in 2017, James has entered the broadcasting world and is now calling football games for the Big T...

Clayton Carlin is the defensive coordinator for Sam Houston State's football team. In 2020, he led the Bearkats to the FCS national championship finishing with a perfect 10-0 record.  Carlin's defense led all of the FCS with 23 takeaways and 14 fumble recoveries and haven't allowed a 100-yard rusher over 22 consecutive games dating back to 2019.  With previous coaching stints at Coastal Carolina,...

NFL Columnist Jarrett Bell has covered pro football for USA TODAY Sports since 1993. He previously served as a contributor at ESPN (2013-2017), primarily featured as a panelist on the former “NFL Insiders” show and “SportsCenter.” He has been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee since 1997 and was also tapped to participate on a blue-ribbon panel that selected the NFL’s Ce...

Joel Penner is the head coach of Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa. In 2020, he led Dordt to a program best 8-3 record and a spot in the NAIA playoffs. His offense scored more than 40 points in 8 of 11 games last season.  Today on the podcast, we talk to Joel about the unique culture that exists at Dordt, what it means to coach for transformation and the DEFENDER WAY. --- Receive our 10-day S...

Kevin Malone is a former Major League Baseball General Manager. He's currently the CEO and Chairman of the Board for the United States Institute Against Human Trafficking.  For over 20 years, Malone was part of a pro baseball career that saw him go from playing to the front office. In 1985, after a short-lived pro baseball playing career, Malone began work as a scout with the Angels. In 1987, he m...

Kelli Masters is an attorney, a certified sports agent and the founder of KMM Sports, a full-service sports management company based in Oklahoma City. She has represented more professional athletes than any other woman in the history of sports and was named one of the 25 most influential women in sports worldwide by Bleacher Report.  She is a former National Champion and Five-time World Champion B...

Jonathan Evans is the team chaplain for the Dallas Cowboys and an accomplished speaker, teacher and author. He currently serves on the pastoral staff at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship with his father, Dr. Tony Evans.  Evans played college football at the University of Baylor and spent time in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys under head coach Bill Parcells. After football was over, Evans got his Masters...

Ben Kirby is the author of " Preachers n Sneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities ." The former United States Marine's work has been featured in the N.Y. Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fox News and Buzzfeed.  --- Receive our 10-day Sports Spectrum Devotional written by professional athletes for FREE when you sign up for our Sports Spectrum Weekly Email Newsle...

Brock Purdy is a quarterback for the Iowa State Cyclones in the Big 12. He played his high school football at Perry High in Gilbert, Arizona and was voted Gatorade's Football Player of the Year for Arizona in 2017. As a true freshman at Iowa State, he started eight games and cemented himself as the Cyclones QB. Last season, Purdy led Iowa State to a 9-3 record and their first ever Big 12 Champions...

Thomas R. Williams is a former linebacker who played his college football at USC. He was a 5th round pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2008 NFL Draft and spent five seasons with Jacksonville, Seattle, New England, Buffalo, Carolina and Tampa. He retired from football after suffering a neck injury in 2012.  In college, Williams was dubbed "The Hitman" and was a team captain that helped the Tr...

Yolett McPhee-McCuin is the head coach of Ole Miss' women's basketball program. Coach Yo, as she's know by many, helped the Lady Rebels to 15 wins and a runner-up in the Women's NIT Tournament in 2021.  She arrived at Ole Miss after serving as head coach at Jacksonville University for five seasons and led them to an NCAA tournament berth in 2016. She's also had coaching stops at Clemson, Pittsburg...

Andy Young is the chaplain for the Philadelphia Union in the MLS serving with Athletes in Action since 2017. He and his wife Crystal have been on staff with Cru since 2006 and have led Cru's campus ministry in Philadelphia since 2009.  Today on the podcast, we talk to Andy about ministering to players and staff with the Philadelphia Union, the importance of community over isolation, spiritual batt...

Matt Overton is a professional football long snapper who has played 8 NFL seasons with the Seahawks, Colts, Jaguars, Chargers and Titans.  He's also a real estate agent licensed in Indiana and Tennessee but is hoping for another chance to play in the NFL.  Today on the podcast, we talk to Matt about his strange journey to the NFL, being named to the Pro Bowl in 2013, how his life has changed in be...

Gavin Peacock was born in England and is a former professional soccer player who spent 18 seasons representing Queens Park Rangers, Chelsea and Newcastle United amongst others over his 600 game career.  After returning from soccer, Peacock worked for the BBC covering soccer on television and radio before entering into full-time ministry. He is  currently the Associate Pastor for Calvary Grace Chur...

Pat Williams is a member of the Basketball Hall-of-Fame and co-founder of the NBA’s Orlando Magic. The author of over 100 books, Pat is a former NBA General Manager with the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers and help Philly to an NBA title in 1983. His latest book  “Revolutionary Leadership: Lessons from men and women of the Revolution War” is available now.  Today on the podcast, we talk to Pa...