Talking with Tigers

Ouachita Director of Athletics David Sharp talks about entering his 25th school year in the position at his alma mater and what he still loves about the job and about Ouachita.

Ouachita's Director of Athletics David Sharp takes time out of one of the busiest times of the year to talk about the 2022-23 year and the landscape of NCAA Division II athletics.

The long-time Ouachita football broadcast team of Rex Nelson and Jeff Root sat down with OSDN Advisor Chris Babb as they prepare for kickoff of the 2022 season. Nelson and Root have been broadcasting Ouachita football together off and on over the last 30 years and its a relationship that goes back to their days growing up in the Ouachita Hills subdivision just by what was then called A.U. Williams...

OSDN's Bates Yoakum takes you through last week in Ouachita athletics and gives a preview of what's in store for Tiger fans!

Ouachita Tiger head football coach Todd Knight and former Tiger Philip Supernaw join this episode to talk about Supernaw's time with the Tigers and what he learned during his Ouachita career. Supernaw played with the Houston Texas, Baltimore Ravens and three seasons with the Tennessee Titans during his time in the NFL.

OSDN is joined by Ouachita Tiger head football coach Todd Knight and former tiger and Miami Dolphin wide receiver Julius Pruitt. Coach Knight and Julius talk about the Newport native's path to Ouachita, what he learned during his time as a Tiger and some of the things that helped him in the NFL.

OSDN's Bates Yoakum visits with Ouachita Athletic Director David Sharp to get an update on fall athletics and the possibilities of playing in the spring semester.

The Great American Conference announced Friday, July 24, that there would be a delay in the start of the Fall 2020 athletic calendar for the conference's institutions. Ouachita Athletic Director David Sharp joined OSDN that afternoon to talk about what those decisions meant for Ouachita student-athletes, coaches and programs.

OSDN's Matthew Branch visit with Tiger Basketball Head Coach Dennis Nutt about the 2020 signing class, Coach Nutt's background with basketball and the Arkansas School for the Deaf and how the Tigers are preparing for the 2020-21 season in the days of Covid-19.

OSDN junior Caity Hatchett visits with Lady Tiger basketball head coach Robert Dallimore about the 2020 signing class, working with his team during Covid-19 and the process of implementing his philosophy and program as he begins year two as the Lady Tiger head coach.

Episode 6 - Ouachita Alumnus and Pro Football Hall of Famer Cliff Harris by Ouachita Sports Digital Network

OSDN junior Matthew Branch talks with Ouachita Athletic Director David Sharp about some of the processes and considerations surrounding returning to action after Covid-19-related cancellations.

Great American Conference Commissioner Will Prewitt visits with OSDN and covers several areas surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects on GAC institutions. 7:24 - How far the GAC has come in the league's 10th anniversary 10:36 - Dealing with Covid-19 pandemic in the spring semester of 2020 13:40 - Working with GAC schools on NCAA eligibility decisions 16:40 - Planning for the future at th...

Episode 3 of Talking with Tigers features two OSDN students and an interview with the long-time voice of the Ouachita Tiger football team Rex Nelson. 1:42 - Bates Yoakum, junior from Fayetteville, AR 13:20 - Bates Yoakum interviews OSDN sophomore Matthew Branch of White Hall, AR 23:13 - Teaser of Matthew Branch's interview with Ouachita Tiger baseball seniors from the most recent Roar Rundown epis...

In Episode 2, Caroline Derby talks about her interview with members of the senior class of the 2020 Ouachita softball, reflecting on the sudden cancellation of their season due to Covid-19. Josh Salim also has an interview with Ouachita Athletic Director David Sharp. The interview covers some of the details surrounding the effect that Covid-19 has had on intercollegiate athletics, both with the ca...

This trailer explains OSDN's newest podcast, "Talking With Tigers" and features an interview with Dr. Jeff Root, Ouachita alumnus and current Dean of the School of Humanities. The Ouachita Sports Digital Network is the student sport media production program of the Rogers Department of Communications at Ouachita Baptist University. For more information, e-mail us at osdn@obu.edu.