The Inferno: Valdosta State Sports Show

The Inferno's third year is flaming out in a blaze of glory (no, this show isn't going anywhere; we're just being dramatic). For this post-graduation episode , it's a senior led show featuring the panel's best VSU sports moments of the year, tier listing all 12 Gulf South Conference indoor gyms/arenas, sharing stories of our journeys to VSU, and discussing the latest D2 confere...

As the 2026 spring season nears its completion, it means tournament time is rapidly approaching. But one Blazer team went ahead and did some winning beforehand. This episode, we celebrate stellar performances at the beach, project how much further the tennis teams can go, and figure out Blazer baseball's and softball's postseason needs following a wild early April. If you like Valdosta State sport...

We're turning the pages from the flames of March Madness as the spring season rolls along in Titletown. Join Jaylan, Ansley, and Dionte, for this week's discussions on the Blazer Women's Tennis team burning up the ITA Rankings along with mid-season reports on Blazer baseball and softball! If you like Valdosta State sports talk, subscribe to the show, follow us on Instagram @theinfernop...

As the temperatures rise in South Georgia, Blazer Athletics are lighting their February flames as the winter season reaches its apex. Join Jaylan, Ansley, Dionte, and Austin for this week's discussions on the GSC basketball championship tournaments, along with Blazer baseball, softball, and tennis' starts to their seasons! If you like Valdosta State sports talk, subscribe to the show, foll...

We thought this episode would be much shorter at first. Boy, were we wrong as the winter season rolls along. Jaylan, Dionte, and Austin have a loaded episode featuring the VSU Athletics Hall of Fame, tennis returning to the courts, the ever-exciting Gulf Coast Clash for basketball, and recapping the start of baseball and softball's seasons. If you like Valdosta State sports talk, subscribe to...

In the middle of winter, it's time to add some fresh fuel to The Inferno's flame. Jaylan and Ansley return to the mic with new hosts Dionte and Austin (when he's not stuck in NY, lol) to report on the winter sports' highlights, stories, and near futures on The Inferno's Season 6 premiere! VSU Men's and Women's Basketball, Baseball, and Softball get the spotlight on this...

Despite what life and college has thrown at us, season five's concluding episode made it to your screens. To cover all the fall semester's lost time since "Re-Ignition," we're providing the full recap treatment. From Cross Country's last fall run to Soccer, Volleyball, and Football's late season playoff pushes, and catching up with Blazer Hoops, we're turning up t...

As hoops season gets ready to take over Titletown in the winter, it's fitting we bring on the newest Lady Blazer basketball head coach for an Extra Ember! Join Jaylan Scott and Chris Mercer along with Chandler Merkerson for an episode unpacking Coach Chan's return to Valdosta, the 2024-25 campaign, and projecting how this season will continue fueling the Lady Blazers' flame! This episo...

It's been a minute since we did an Extra Ember on Blazer Soccer, so it's time to run it back! Join Jaylan Scott and VSU Women's Soccer head coach Stephen Andrew as we unpack and discuss the rise from Division III to II, reminisce on previous seasons, and overview the current campaign! Massive thanks to the Valdosta State Athletics Department, Coach Andrew for joining us, and the VSU Ma...

Don't call it a comeback...because The Inferno never dies out. Blazer Nation is back on campus, and we are back for your fill of VSU Athletics headlines, stories, and more. Two new hosts join the show as the fall season is underway. Blazer Football, Volleyball, and Soccer, along with some hardware that Men's Tennis brought back to Titletown, are all here on The Inferno Blazer Sports Show's Season...

Season Four comes to a close with a nice, spring blaze. We're covering all the bases from the ones on the diamond, to another national championship, to another conference championship, to playoff previews, and more with a VSU Graduate Assistant who's been there every step of the way. It's the Season 4 Finale with Jaylan, Chris, Wyndham, Sawyer, and special guest Drew Runkel! We hope yo...

A Valdosta State Podcast crossover?! In this economy?! In the year of our lord, 2025, with one of the great basketball coaches in the Gulf South Conference as a guest?! Oh yeah, it's all coming together. In collaboration with the official VSU newspaper, The Spectator and its podcast Torch Radio, Chris Mercer and Jaylan Scott discuss collegiate hoops with a great south region head coach in Mike...

The "Home Run Hitter," now WALB10 News Reporter, returns to Titletown for a new edition of "Blazer Profiles." Taylor Lewis, a Valdosta State Mass Media alum, tells her story of being a Blazer Softball standout to working her dream job as a news reporter and all the steps along the way. Intertwining sports, personal growth, and determination, this is Taylor's story on The Ex...

Playoff pushes are in full tilt on both ballpark diamonds and tennis courts at Valdosta State. Blazer baseball is riding the hot bat of Orlando Pena and slick arm of Hunter Booth, Claire Maulding of Blazer softball pitcher is on pace to be the next Samantha Richards, men's tennis continue their torrid pace despite the ITA, and women's tennis have more to fight for. Hear it all on the Valdo...

Spring is in full swing, and as the pollen collects on our cars and messes with everyone's sinuses, it's also baseball (and softball) season in Titletown. Jaylan, Chris, Wyndham, and Sawyer are back to provide the hot headlines, scorching stories, and all things Blazer Athletics on The Inferno. We'll talk about both baseball's and softball's outstanding runs of form over the past month, where Tenn...

Well, it's time to test Jaylan's knowledge and research skills on Division 2 basketball! (spoiler: it probably isn't very good and some of these findings have already aged poorly due to the games played, but hey, that's just par for the course.)8 teams enter the cutthroat South Region and 1 is heading to Evansville. Who's got the best shot at taking home some hardware and travelling to Indiana to...

To (once again) make up lost time between episodes, join Jaylan as he takes you all around the major Valdosta State Athletic Facilities in this bonus episode of The Extra Ember! Get a look into and onto every court, pitch, field, etc. that the stars of our podcast play in! From 10,000 seat football stadiums to the quaint, intimate soccer pitches and ballparks, we're going on a Blazer Athletic Faci...

It only took nearly a year for an Extra Ember to finally be released. Man, we've been busy. Marking the first Extra Ember of Season 4, we've brought onto the show our first Blazer Athlete guest: Victoria Ikenasio, forward for the VSU Lady Blazer Basketball Team! Watch or listen to Victoria's story from her basketball upbringing to her current days as a Lady Blazer. Hosted by Chris Merc...

The Second episode of the Spring Semester brings interesting stories and plotlines for the Blazer teams seeking the GSC Playoffs and those whose seasons are just beginning. From shutouts on the diamonds to career-night performances on the hardwood court, the Basketball teams face many pivotable battles and matches coming down the stretch while the men and ladies on the diamond get their seasons ro...

We're tipping off, stepping up to, and swinging into the Spring Semester with new hosts but the same Blazer Sports talk. A new head honcho for Football, Lady Blazer, and Blazer Basketball burning through their seasons, and sneak peeks for Tennis, Baseball, Softball, and Rugby are all here on the Season 4 Premiere of The Inferno Blazer Sports Show. Want to hear more of The Inferno? Subscribe to...

It's time to put the final 'three's up' on this season's Inferno. A full fall and winter Blazer sports recap is on the table. Cross Country, Soccer, Volleyball, Men's and Women's Basketball, and Football. Awards, records, and recognition are aplenty as we close season 3's chapter. Want to hear more of The Inferno? Subscribe to the show, follow us on Instagram @theinfernobss, or check out our websi...

With this special edition of The Inferno, we're breaking new ground by being outside! And we may or may not have the newest athletic director of Valdosta State as our guest. It's a good ol' fashioned QnA style episode about all things Blazer Athletics this week. From the football team's continued dominance to Volleyball's resurgence back to the top of the GSC to Soccer refusing to let the fire die...

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The Inferno is going all-in on reporting the Blazer Sports teams doubling down on the victories in Titletown. The cross-country teams blaze through the trails in the recent running of the VSU Border Clash, Football lights up a familiar rival and takes it to the Carolinas, Volleyball shows a strong outing against non-conference foes, and Soccer shuts their opponents' lights out to open the seas...

The Boys and The Inferno are igniting South Georgia in new beginnings for the fall semester. With our newest member: G, there are plenty of stories, pre-season rankings, and news from the summer about Valdosta State's Tennis, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, and Football teams that we report for the season 3 opener of The Inferno. Want to hear more of The Inferno? Subscribe to the show, follow...