Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre

On today’s episode, Jason discusses his long awaited face-to-face meeting with Patrick Mahomes, how the Brendan Sorsby gambling scandal could impact both the upcoming college football season and the 2027 NFL Draft, why it’s clear that the Minnesota Timberwolves are just too banged to make a deep playoff run, and why the Detroit Pistons need a whole lot more than Cade Cunningham to beco...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the Houston Rockets saving their season by blowing out the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5, why injuries to Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo mean that the Minnesota Timberwolves season is effectively over despite being up 3-1 over the Denver Nuggets, and how the return of Victor Wembanyama has propelled the San Antonio Spurs back to the top of the Western...

On today’s episode, Jason recaps a wild first round of the 2026 NFL Draft. During the show, he discusses why he hated the Los Angeles Rams' decision to draft quarterback Ty Simpson in the middle of round one, whether the Arizona Cardinals should have any regrets about taking the best player in the draft - Notre Dame running back Ty Simpson - while the rest of their roster is in shambles, why...

On today's show, Jason is joined by former NFL scout Brentley Weissman to preview the upcoming NFL Draft. During the conversation, Weissman explains why he compares presumptive top overall pick Fernando Mendoza to Joe Burrow, why the Ty Simpson hype train has officially gone off the rails, which pass rusher he prefers between Texas Tech's David Bailey and Ohio State's Arvell Reese, why he expects...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the Los Angeles Lakers' unlikely path to going up 2-0 in their first round series against the Houston Rockets, why it's clear that Kevin Durant and LeBron James are headed in two different directions at this stage in their careers, whether or not the Portland Trail Blazers can steal their first round matchup with San Antonio now that Victor Wembanyama is o...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the New York Knicks’ ugly fourth quarter meltdown during Game 2 of their loss to the Atlanta Hawks, the biggest reason why the Denver Nuggets fell apart in the second half of Game 2 against the Minnesota Timberwolves and whether the Toronto Raptors have any hope at all of at least avoiding getting swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Later, J-Mac closes...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses Victor Wembanyama’s scintillating playoff debut for the San Antonio Spurs, whether the top-seeded Detroit Pistons should be on upset alert after dropping Game 1 to the Orlando Magic, why the Lakers’ Game 1 win over Houston says more about the Rockets than it does about Los Angeles, and whether we should expect the Denver Nuggets and the New Yor...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the fallout from the Dallas Wings trying to stifle relationship questions surrounding their two best players (Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd), and why the NBA made the right to call by giving Luka Doncic and Cade Cunningham exemptions to the 65-game rule and thus made them both eligible for All-NBA. Later, J-Mac predicts the upcoming NBA Playoffs in their en...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the first four games of the NBA Play-In tournament, including: how Deni Avdija has become the breakout star of the tournament, why it's clear that the Orlando Magic are the most disappointing team of the season, and why you can never count out Steph Curry and Draymond Green. Later, New York Post sports columnist Mike Vaccaro swings by to promote his new bo...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses Dianna Russini's abrupt resignation from The Athletic in the wake of her alleged affair with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, what on earth would compel Russini to resign in the middle of a very public investigation into her reporting, and whether or not Russini will be able to land on her feet at another major sports media outlet sometime in t...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses whether or not LeBron James can put on the cape one last time to help the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to upset the Houston Rockets in the frist round, why he’s still picking the San Antonio Spurs to make the NBA Finals, why on the Atlanta Hawks preferred to match up with the New York in round one, and his biggest takeaways from the ongoing scanda...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses how the severity of Luka Doncic's hamstring injury could determine whether or not the Los Angeles Lakers can even win a round in the playoffs, and tell us what we learned about the Thunder in Oklahoma City's 43-point bludgeoning of the Lakers. Later, content creator and YouTube star Hudson Matter swings by to discuss how he's been able to develop a lucrati...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses Puka Nacua checking himself into rehab, why he believes Nick Sirianni is the man behind the Jalen Hurts hit piece in ESPN, whether Hurts’ style of quarterback play is what is preventing the Philadelphia Eagles from getting – and keeping – a high-level offensive coordinator, why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s MVP case falls short of guys...

On today’s episode, Jason is joined by former University of Arizona national champion and FS1 college basketball analyst Miles Simon. During the interview, Simon discusses why his loaded Wildcats fell short of their bid to become repeat national champs, why coaching in the G-League meant so much to him, what makes this current Arizona team so tough, the matchup challenges Michigan forward Ya...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses what we can carry over from the first Illinois-UConn matchup earlier this season as the teams prepare to square off in a rematch at the Final Four, why Jaden Ivey is learning a very important lesson regarding the difference between freedom of speech and freedom of consequences, a few of the biggest headlines from the Monday night NBA slate of games, and ho...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses UCONN's thrilling buzzer-beating win over Duke in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament, why the Blue Devils made need to reconsider their philosophy of prioritizing five-star high school prospects over more mature players in the transfer portal, why it's unfair to place the blame for this tournament meltdown solely at the feet of Duke head coach Jo...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses all of the Thursday night Sweet Sixteen action, including Iowa's unlikely run to the Elite Eight, Arizona's dominant win over Arkansas, Illinois' suffocating win over Houston and Purdue's last-second victory over Texas. Plus, J-Mac previews Friday's Sweet Sixteen slate, and gives his early leans on the first half of the Elite Eight schedule set to take pla...

On today’s episode, Jason is joined by NFL.com draft analyst Chad Reuter. During the conversation, Reuter discusses Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson's reportedly rising draft stock, why Indiana's Fernando Mendoza feels like a lock to go first overall despite having a lack of elite traditional traits, why Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love is easily worth a top-10 pick, whether or not posit...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the NBA Players Association using Cade Cunningham's unfortunate injury as ammunition to push for the abolishment of the NBA's 65-game rule, why the Golden State Warriors still refuse to shut Steph Curry down for the rest of the season, why Scottie Pippen still seems to have it out for Michael Jordan, and why quarterback-needy NFL teams should have a health...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the narrative that NIL and the Transfer Portal have killed all the Cinderella teams in college basketball, why the Travis Kelce contract in Kansas City isn't nearly as impressive as some members of the NFL media would lead you to believe, the Los Angeles Lakers' 9-game winning streak coming to a screeching halt at the hands of the Cade Cunningham-less Detr...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses a wild NCAA Tournament weekend, including Iowa's stunning win over defending champion Florida in the final seconds, a buzzer-beater by St John's to knock the Kansas Jayhawks out of the dance, why you shouldn't worry about Darryn Peterson's uneven tournament performance, why Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr is rocketing up NBA Draft boards, and more! Later, J...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses Luka Doncic's 60-point explosion in Miami against the backdrop of Bam Adebayo's 83-point outburst last week, what he learned about presumptive National Player of the Year Cameron Boozer in Duke's close call win over Siena, why BYU's AJ Dybantsa looked every bit like a potential first overall NBA Draft pick despite losing to Texas, and whether Hubert Davis...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the streaking Los Angeles Lakers and explains why the San Antonio Spurs - not the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder - would pose their biggest threat to making the NBA Finals, how Giannis Antetokounmpo's refusal to 'be the bad guy' has completely derailed this past season with the Milwaukee Bucks, why tanking is a necessary evil if you want to win i...

On today’s episode, Jason quickly discusses the USA's disappointing loss to Valenzuela in the gold medal game of the World Baseball Classic. Later, WagerTalk owner Kelly Stewart (aka 'Kelly in Vegas') swings by to discuss why most bettors are projecting we'll see another chalky NCAA Tournament dominated by the favorites, which lower-seeded teams are in the best position to make a run to the...

On today’s episode, Jason is joined by former University of Alabama college basketball coach Mark Gottfried swings by to discuss why it meant so much to him to coach at his alma matter, the influence former UCLA head coach Jim Harrick had on his coaching career, why he initially passed on several high-major gigs to stay a few more years at Murray State, why Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr and...