The Drive with Will Dalton

On a Wednesday Drive, live from the Wyndham Championship, Josh reveals his pick to win the Wyndham, reacts to what Ian Rappaport had to say about Bryce Young and last year's Panthers coaching staff, writer for The Winston Salem Journal, John Dell, joins the show to tell who he likes in Wyndham, this week, and what the Olympic golf weekend we just saw means for the golf world, CEO of the Wyndha...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains why defensive depth is the concern for the Carolina Panthers, right now, reveals three story lines going into the Wyndham Championship, WD goes to the movies to review "Devil's Advocate", Chris Lea, of WRAL, joins the show to discuss his latest documentary on the pro wrestling history of North Carolina, and PGA Tour Meteorologist, Stewart Williams, j...

On a Monday Drive, Josh breaks down what was a big weekend for Bryce Young and his growth, reacts to Scottie Scheffler reminding the world of who he is, David Hale, of ESPN, joins the show to tell who's underrated and overrated in ACC football, Josh breaks down some of the shoutouts from Julius Peppers' Hall of Fame speech, including Michael Jordan and David Tepper, and App State football...

On a Friday Drive, Josh reveals the good, bad, and ugly from Carolina Panthers Fan Fest at Clemson, tells why the MLB coming to North Carolina is a pipe dream, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to tell whether or not US Soccer is in a good place heading into the World Cup, and Carolina Panthers legend, Jake Delhomme, joins the show to tell his ffavorite Julius Peppers story an...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh explains why Julius Peppers induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame is a win for the entire state of North Carolina, examines just how young Cooper Flagg is, after listening to him on the Duke Brotherhood Podcast, highlights some of the spots that a dominant USA Basketball team could become a little bit better, and writer for Panthers.com, Darin Gantt, gives a report...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why Panthers lineman, Robert Hunt, might be the new "most interesting man in the world", discusses the discourse around USA Basketball, talks about Willow The Dog understanding the assignment, in Weekly Positivity, publisher of Deacons and Devils Illustrated, Conor O'Neill, joins the show to give a Duke football check in, and 6th man of the Tar Heels,...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells you why you shouldn't sleep on Jonathan Mingo, despite not having a great rookie year with the Carolina Panthers, breaks down how crazy the pitching market is getting on the final day of the MLB trade deadline, reviews WD's less than stellar bets from yesterday in Best Bets, WD goes to the movies to review "Dumb and Dumber", and voice of USA Basebal...

On a Monday Drive, WD fills in for Josh and reacts to USA Basketball's first win over Serbia and discusses the world catching up with USA basketball, Nick Carboni, of WCNC-TV, joins the show to tell what a successfull season would look like for Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers, WD attaches letter grades to the events of the weekend, and NC sports radio legend, David Glenn, joins the show...

On a Friday Drive, Josh reacts to ACC commissionerm, Jim Phillips, finally starting to "fight back", tells what we learned about NC State and UNC at ACC Kickoff, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to settle his beef with WD, and voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to break down the MLB trade deadline and to discuss books and movies in Unusual Questions...

On a Thursday Drive, live from the final day of ACC Kickoff, Josh reveals his ACC preseason ballot, reacts to Bryce Young hating his birthday, NC State coach, Dave Doeren, joins the show to discuss the Pack going to the Final Four, UNC coach, Mack Brown, joins the show to discuss what comes next after Drake Maye, Clemson quarterback, Cade Klubnik, joins the show to discuss his College Football 25...

On a Wednesday Drive, live from day three of ACC Kickoff in Charlotte, Josh explains why NC State is the "Louisville" of 2024, reacts to the first day of Carolina Panthers training camp, Ryan McGee, of ESPN, joins the show to discuss why Paul Finnebaum won't come to ACC Kickoff, new Duke QB, Maalik Murphy, joins the show to discuss what the Panthers are getting in Jonathan Brooks and...

On a Tuesday Drive, live from day two of ACC Kickoff in Charlotte, Josh discusses why Dave Canales' positivity is not an act, breaks down why Clemson will be the most fascinating team in the ACC, this year, Stanford head coach, Troy Taylor, joins the show to discuss his interesting path to coaching in the ACC, Cal quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, joins the show to talk Bojangles and playing with...

On a Monday Drive, live from ACC Kickoff in Charlotte, Josh gets shots fired at him by ACC Commissioner, Jim Phillips, SMU head coach, Rhett Lashlee, joins the show to tell stories about Cam Newton, Josh tells the two golfers that stand alone, right now, and Mark Packer, of ACC Network, joins the show to tell who the "ACC Paul Fiinebaum" should be.

On a Friday Drive, Josh tells the three topics that ACC commissioner, Jim Phillips, should address at the beginning of ACC Kickoff, next week, recaps his trip to Baltimore and other events of the week, in Keep It Simple, writer for the Winston Salem Journal, John Dell, joins the show to tell what Tiger Woods needs to start improving his game, again, and 2-time NC Sportscaster of the Year, David Gl...

On the 6th year anniversary of The Drive, Josh reacts to a brutal first day at The Open Championship for Rory McIlroy, discusses his new house in Weekly Positivity, reveals the top six moments in the history of the show, and Chip Patterson, of CBS Sports, joins the show to break down the latest on what's happening with Florida State as they try to leave the ACC.

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh gives his pick to win the Open Championship, tells why he's concerned about the enthusiam around college football, this year, WD goes to the movies to review "Twister", and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, to test Josh's knowledge of "blackronyms" in a session of Grahammar School.

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains how FSU has tarnished their reputation by suing the ACC and it's starting to show, tells why the first inning is where all the juice will be in the MLB All Star Game, tonight, WD reviews College Football 25 in "Nerd Corner", Josh reacts to the National Anthem disaster at the Home Run Derby, and writer for Panthers.com, Darin Gantt, joins the show to...

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why going undefeated so far in Summer League, you can see and feel the Charlotte Hornets culture starting to change, gives his pick to win the Home Run Derby, voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to react to the MLB Draft and discuss tattoos in Unusual Questions, and Josh tells stories from his trip to Camden Yards.

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh explains why even though the Canes have lost a lot over this offseason, they still have an open window for a Stanley Cup, breaks down all the Triad locals to watch for in the MLB Draft, this weekend, tells what you should be watching for, when USA Basketball takes on Canada, tonight, reveals a major personal announcement, and Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains that Cooper Flagg is here and he is spectacular, after the highlights we're seeing from USA Basketball, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to tell whether or not keeping Miles Bridges was a win for the Hornets, WD goes to the movies to review "Primal Fear", and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to tell how concerned...

On a Monday Drive, Josh reacts to the Charlotte Hornets bringing Miles Bridges back on for three more years, breaks down what has become an epic New York Yankee collapse, tries to come up with a nickname for the USA Basketball Team, new voice of the Wolfpack, Matt Chazanow, joins the show to discuss his ties to the Triad and how conference realignment affected his decision to come to NC State, and...

On a Friday Drive, Josh explains how new Charlotte Hornets head coach, Charles Lee, has already mader a strong first impression, reveals the good, bad, and ugly of Carolina Hurricanes free agency, reacts to Wake Forest basketball scheduling a very challenging non-conference schedule, host of the Canes Corner Podcast, Adam Gold, joins the show to discuss details of how the Canes were outbid by the...

On a 4th of July Drive, Josh explains how the 4th of July is unclaimed sports real estate, tells why the moment of truth for the Charlotte Hornets and Miles Bridges has arrived, holds a show meeting live on air with WD about the future of some of the show's staple segments, WD goes to the movies to review "Stripes", and voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to talk abou...

On a Wednesday Drive, live from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, Josh reacts to very revealing comments from Panthers GM, Dan Morgan, 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to discuss who the most beloved Tar Heel is in the last decade of UNC basketball, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to discuss just how much the Panthers will miss Brian Burns, and color analy...

On a Monday Drive, live from the NSMA Awards at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, Josh explains why college sports the way we know it officially changes, today, explains why today was not a great day for the Carolina Hurricanes, college basketball writer for The Athletic and NC Sportswriter of the Year, Brendan Marks, joins the show to discuss the Kyle Filipowski situation and who has the better...