The Preferred Walk-On: The People's College Football Show

Herschel and Boss are living in the joy of a currently all-systems-go SEC football season and barking about: - The Full SEC Schedule Release - Georgia's schedule week-by-week - Attendance capacities released by multiple SEC schools for the 2020 football season - How the secondary ticket market might look given the attendance constraints for the upcoming season - An open window for tailgating in SE...

Herschel and Boss bark about: - Rumors and speculation on why the SEC's announcement of the two conference opponents may have been delayed until Friday night - Arkansas and Mississippi State rounding out the Dawgs 2020 conference-only schedule - How a Saturday Between the Hedges may look and sound this fall with all of the modifications being put in place to play games amidst the pandemic - Colleg...

Ray Fulcher - Harlem, GA native, Double Dawg, former Georgia football student assistant and graduate assistant, chart-topping songwriter, country music recording artist, and Damn Good Dawg - joins Herschel and Boss to bark about:   - Being a competitive barrel racer as a kid - The first game he ever saw Between The Hedges, the 1996 season opener against Southern Miss - Choosing to attend Georgia i...

Kris Durham - former Georgia wide receiver, NFL veteran, and Damn Good Dawg - joins Herschel and Boss to bark about:    - Being a competitive BMX biker as a kid   - Memories from the 2007 Blackout Game versus Auburn and a behind-the-scenes look at the moment the black jerseys were unveiled  - What draft day was like for him and his draft day phone call with the Seattle Seahawks  -  A college reuni...

Taylor Bisciotti - current NFL Network anchor & reporter and proud Georgia alum - joins Herschel and Boss to bark about: - Growing up in Atlanta and the central role football has played in her life - Spending her freshman year at the University of Alabama before transferring to Georgia  - How she almost became an accountant before calling a career audible - A summer internship with WUSA-9 in W...

Terry Hoage - former Georgia defensive back, two-time All-American, one of only five Heisman finalists (Top 5) in UGA history, 13-year NFL veteran, proprietor & winemaker of TH Estate Wines, and Damn Good Dawg - joins Herschel and Boss to bark about: - Playing high school football in East Texas for Huntsville High School - How a persistent friend of his father's helped light his path to Athens...

Aaron Davis - former Georgia defensive back, four-year starter, most starts by a walk-on in Georgia football history, and DGD - joins Herschel and Boss to bark about:    - Overcoming two ACL injuries in high school and how his injuries impacted his recruitment   - Walking on at Georgia and how Ray Drew helped him on his first day  - The transition from Coach Grantham's defensive scheme to Coach Pr...

Michael Bennett - former Georgia wide receiver and DGD - joins Herschel and Boss to bark about:    - Growing up rooting for a different team in the SEC East  - His recruitment and why Lane Kiffin and the University of Tennessee will always draw his ire  - How injuries derailed a promising 2013 season and dissecting the near-misses from the 2014 season  - His professional journey with the Cincinnat...

Scott Stricklin - Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach at the University of Georgia - joins Herschel and Boss to bark about: - Growing up in Athens, Ohio and his path to playing college ball at Kent State University - His successful career as a backstop for the Golden Flashes - Being drafted by the Minnesota Twins and stories from his days in the minor leagues, including playing against Michael Jordan ...

Jim Callis - Senior Writer for MLB.com and MLB Pipeline, 1988 UGA grad, former Sports Editor of The Red & Black, former Executive Editor of Baseball America, and the authority on all things Georgia baseball - joins Herschel and Boss to bark about: - His time as the Sports Editor for The Red & Black and covering Georgia baseball's run to Omaha in 1987 - How his time at Georgia led to his st...

Hutson Mason - former Georgia quarterback, SEC Network football commentator, host of The Cheap Seats on Atlanta Sports X, and Damn Good Dawg - joins Herschel and Boss to bark about: - A record-setting career at Lassiter High School - His path to Athens and patiently waiting his turn to be the signal caller for the Dawgs - The epic comeback in the 2013 Georgia Tech game and memories from a 2014 sea...

Melanie Salata-Fitch, the CEO of Irrelevant Week, joins Herschel and Boss to bark about:  - The creation of Mr. Irrelevant and Irrelevant Week by her father Paul Salata - Highlights from over four decades of celebrating Mr. Irrelevant in Newport Beach, CA during Irrelevant Week - The charitable efforts enabled by Irrelevant Week and some of the specific projects completed due to the annual giving...

Herschel and Boss bark about: - Rounds 2-7 of the NFL Draft and the landing spots for D'Andre Swift, Jake Fromm, Charlie Woerner, and Tae Crowder - The organizational fits for surprise undrafted free agents Rodrigo Blankenship and J.R. Reed - Tae Crowder as Mr. Irrelevant following his selection by the Giants as the final pick of the draft - Thoughts on former Dawg Jacob Eason and his new home wit...

Herschel and Boss bark about: - Round 1 of the NFL Draft and the landing spots for Andrew Thomas and Isaiah Wilson - D'Andre Swift still being on the board and what Andy Reid said about the running back the Chiefs selected instead - Predictions for Round 2 and potential landing spots for D'Andre Swift, Jake Fromm, Solomon Kindley, and J.R. Reed - The unintentional comedy of the NFL's first ever vi...

Drew Butler - 2012 UGA grad, Ray Guy Award winner, two-time first-team All-American, retired NFL punter, and host of The Punt & Pass Podcast - joins Herschel and Boss to bark about: - Fairways giving way to the football field his sophomore year in high school - His path to Tobacco Road taking a last minute detour to The Classic City - Helping Georgia return to Atlanta and the SEC Championship...

Olivia Harlan Dekker - current ESPN broadcaster, proud Georgia grad, and all-around delight - joins Herschel and Boss to bark about: - Following the example set by her father and grandfather of being a humble worker, and how that has propelled her to career success   - Getting to work the Monday Night Football broadcast with her father, making them the first father-daughter duo to work a national...

Olivia Harlan Dekker - current ESPN broadcaster, proud Georgia grad, and all-around delight - joins Herschel and Boss to bark about: - Growing up in Kansas City and Wisconsin and the long sports legacy that runs through her family - How she entered the Miss Kansas Teen USA competition in 2010 to bolster her college applications . . . and won! - Running into Charlie McAlexander on her visit to Grad...

Jamie Deen - the definition of a DGD - joins Herschel and Boss for The Smart 16 and barks about: - Sony Michel's Rose Bowl clincher enhancing his leaping ability  - A unique gift from Mr. Sonny Seiler - How Clean, Old Fashioned Hate makes for a fun family rivalry each year - Why his kitchen at home is his favorite place to eat - His order at The Varsity

Jamie Deen - devoted family man, restaurateur, and dyed-in-the-wool Dawgs fan, joins Herschel and Boss to bark about: - His Georgia roots and his love for his home state's university - How his family turned $200 and a dream into a wildly successful business  - Moving to The Classic City and his growing family's shared love of Georgia sports - A chance encounter between Herschel, Boss, and Jamie at...

Tom Sapp, the creator of Hairy Dawg, joins Herschel and Boss to bark about: - His time at UGA and the original sketch for Hairy Dawg - Concept to creation, the three-week sprint to Hairy Dawg - Hairy Dawg changing the course of his career - How his legacy is stamped across the sports landscape, with over 200 characters gracing sidelines around the country - Authenticity being the foundation for th...

The Athletic's Seth Emerson joins Herschel and Boss to bark about: - His journey to becoming a sportswriter, from D.C. and the University of Maryland to the Deep South - What a typical gameday looks like for him - His thoughts on the differences between the program under Mark Richt and the program under Kirby Smart - His thoughts on Athens compared with other SEC towns - His memories from the 2017...

Herschel and Boss bark about: - Their reactions to the hire of Scott Cochran as Special Teams Coordinator - Where Coach Cochran's hire could have the biggest impact - What the hire says about Kirby Smart's mindset about the program - G-Day kickoff time and broadcast details Go Dawgs, Sic 'Em!

Herschel and Boss continue to bark with Dr. Beecham about: - His book, Elite Minds: How Winners Think Differently to Create a Competitive Edge and Maximize Success - How Coach Tubby Smith showed him that leadership matters in college athletics, notably in the head coach - His thoughts on Kirby Smart and the direction he is leading Georgia's football program - A fun encounter about Hairy Dawg with...

Dr. Stan Beecham joins Herschel and Boss to bark about: - Being the original Hairy Dawg - Why he only wore the costume once - The debut of the costume at practice leading up to the Sugar Bowl - Possession being 9/10 of the law in his Hairy Dawg origin story - Hitchhiking down to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl with costume in tow - Memories of the Dawgs last national title and the debut of an iconi...

Herschel and Boss bark about Kirby Smart's National Signing Day Press Conference, the Dawgs opening the 2021 season against Clemson in Charlotte, and an update on D'Wan Mathis.