The Drive with Will Dalton

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why quietly App State-ECU has high stakes for both sides, explains why early returns are positive for Carolina Panthers GM, Dan Morgan, talks about eating lunch at Dairi-O in Weekly Positivity, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to discuss so of the most pressing concerns he's heard from Carolina Panther fans, Josh and WD comes up with birth...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains why Dave Canales' coaching debut reminds him of a scene in "Stepbrothers", tells why Kendrick Lamar has a chance to meet expectations when he performs the Super Bowl Halftime Show, reacts to the Carolina Panthers being a the laughing stock of the NFL among the national media, WD goes to the movies to review "Night Shift", and writer for the...

On a Monday Drive, Josh, even after yesterday's Panthers disaster in New Orleans, tells why he still isn't giving up on Bryce Young, explains why after NC State's loss to Tennessee it's pretty clear who Dave Doeren is, and who he isn't, tell why App State should have a similar reaction to their loss at Clemson as Clemson did in their loss against Georgia, lists off the Mt. Rush...

On a Friday Drive, Josh tells why the Carolina Panthers will open up the Dave Canales era with a win at the Saints, explains why he thinks App State will upset Clemson, sets the table for what he thinks we'll see between NC State and Tennessee, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to discuss Dave Canales' commitment to the run and how that can get Ickey Ekwonu back to roo...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh explains why the Ravens will spoil the Chiefs Super Bowl celebration on opening night of the NFL season, tells why UNC should renovate the Smith Center, NOT replace it, gives his college football picks for the week in Best Bets, new head coach of the Greensboro Swarm, DJ Bakker, joins the show to give his best story from coaching Giannis, Josh reveals his prediction for t...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh explains why if the Carolina Panthers could do the 2021 draft all over again they would not take Jaycee Horn, tells why Virginia is a sneaky important game for Wake Forest, ponders on a situation that would've made Dave Doeren the head coach at Tennessee, WD and Josh give survival picks in Best Bets, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells how North Carolina has played a major role in Tennessee's national resurgence, explains why Florida State is finished after losing to Boston College and falling to 0-2, attaches letter grades to the first week of the college football season, in Graham's Grades, WD goes to the movies to review "The Naked Gun", and Wes Durham, of ACC Network, joins th...

On a Monday Labor Day Drive, Josh tells why none of the power conferences are happy after Week 1 of the college football season, tells why a win against the Saints this week means progress for the Carolina Panthers, App State football coach, Shawn Clark, joins the show to preview the Mountaineers' matchup at Clemson, WD brings people into his world in Nerd Corner, and David Glenn, of the North...

On a Friday Drive, Josh explains why one play changed the outlook of UNC's football season, last night, tells why it's clear that Wake Forest has their quarterback, voice of the Blue Devils, David Shumate, joins the show to discuss Mike Elko going up against Riley Leonard when Notre Dame takes on Texas A&M and how big this weekend is for the ACC in setting the tone for the College Foot...

On a Thursday Drive, live from Allegacy Stadium, Josh tries to examine what Wake Forest will be, this year, thinks that Panthers GM, Dan Morgan, and "Cap Guru", Brandt Tillis, sound like they're about to star in a buddy cop movie, ACC Commissioner, Jim Phillips, joins the shopw for an exclusive interview, voice of the Deacs, Stan Cotten, joins the show to show off his depth chart, pu...

On a Monday Drive, Josh reacts to the Panthers roster continuing to churn, breaks down Dave Clawson's comments on the spring transfer portal being "dirty", previews his conversation with ACC Commissioner, Jim Phillips, tomorrow, reacts to Stephen A's strong opinion on whether or not the Charlotte Hornets will take a leap, next season, and voice of the Carolina Panthers, Anish Shr...

On a Tuesday Drive, live from the Winston Salem Dash, Josh tells why UNC will have a problem in their QB room this year, reacts to the cuts the Carolina Panthers made, today, including one that fans may be surprised by, GM of the Winston Salem Dash, Brian DeAngelis, joins the show to discuss bringing a "Matrix" theme to the Dash, WD goes to the movies to review "Con-Air", play-...

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why when Bryce Young is good, the record doesn't really matter that much for the Carolina Panthers, tells why it was a bad weekend for the ACC, attaches grades to the quarterback performances in the final week of the NFL preseason, in Graham's Grades, reacts to Cooper Flagg's latest major endorsement deal, explains why he's never felt more seen by J...

On a Friday Drive, Josh tells why it'll get scary, but Florida State will pull out the win for the ACC against Georgia Tech, explains why he thinks Anthony Richardson is more likely to be a bust, than not, voice of the High School Football Game of the Week on WSJS, Dave Polaski, joins the show to preview Mt. Tabor-Grimsley, Josh delivers his first college football bets of the year in Best Bets...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why this is a boom or bust year for the Carolina Panthers offense, explains why Lamelo Ball is the x-factor moving forward for the Charlotte Hornets, discusses "fake fall" in Weekly Positivity, former producer of The Drive, Robert Walsh, joins the show to talk about "Bert's Dirt" and to play Skips or Plays, and Josh reveals his College Footba...

On a Wednesday Drive, it's a Wake Forest takeover with voices of the Deacs, Stan Cotten and Lary Sorensen, in studio. They're joined by head field hockey coach, Jen Averill, to discuss the culture she's built in her time at Wake, guard from WBB, Alyssa Andrews, joins the show to discuss playing overseas, linebacker, Dylan Hazen, joins the show following practice, and Wake Forest AD, Jo...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains why the next three weeks will shape the reputation of ACC Football, this season, explains why now that Panthers Training Camp is over, the Panthers are being more protective of information, voice of the Deacs, Stan Cotten, joins the show to tell who has the edge in the Wake Forest quarterback competition and to preview tomorrow's Wake Forest takeover of The Dr...

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why Florida State may have a problem with Georgia Tech in Week 0, reveals something you should be concerned about with the Carolina Panthers, attaches letter grades to rookie quarterback performances, in Graham's Grades, tells the story of meeting Panthers rookie, Xavier Legette for the first time, and voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to disc...

Four time New York times bestselling author, Ian O'Connor, joins the show to discuss the release of his new book, "Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers", to tell which question he thought might get him kicked out of Aaron Rodgers' house, and why he's fascinated with more private figures like Bill Belichick and Aaron Rodgers.

On a Thursday Drive, Josh gives the good, bad, and ugly from Panthers-Jets joint practice, tells why the Patriots need to let Drake Maye cook, tonight, reacts to Jaycee Horn talking about a fine jar and Dave Canales not wanting his movie spoiled, NC sports radio legend, David Glenn, joins the show to discuss which ACC team fascinated him the most and whether or not this will be Clemson's bounc...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells you what you should be looking at in Panthers-Jets joint practices, this week, breaks down some of the flawed teams in the top ten of the AP Preseason Top 25, shares some new personal news in Weekly Positivity, Dave Canales sings karaoke, 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what "guap" is in a session of Grahammar School,...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells why USA Basketball will be full of Duke Blue Devils in 2028, explains why there may not be a drop off with the Carolina Panthers defense, gives over-unders for future ACC football, including NC State this year, WD goes to the movies to review "Reservoir Dogs", and voice of USA Basketball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to discuss being stuck in space, in Unus...

On a Monday Drive, Josh breaks down what was the wildest Wyndham Championship ever, makes the case for Steph Curry's Olympic performance as being the best performance of his career, reacts to the first Preseason AP Top 25 Poll, attaches letter grades to all the rookie quarterback performances in Graham's Grades, breaks down Steve Forbes' comments on making the NCAA Tournament and the r...

On a Friday Drive, Josh tells why last night's Panthers-Patriots preseason game was just another example of why the NFL needs to go to an 18 game regular season, reacts to what we saw in Round 1 of the Wyndham Championship, Duke associate head coach, Chris Carrawell, joins the show to tell why the Cooper Flagg hype is "Zion-like", and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show t...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why there's more buzz around the Patriots than the Panthers in tonight's preseason game, reacts to Nick Foles retiring the NFL, tells why the Atlanta Braves are cooked, gets clowned for prematurely calling a USA upset to Serbia, and voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to tell whether or not the Yankees are fit for the playoffs and to talk abo...