The Rocket Liftoff Podcast

Craig Kuligowski was an All-Conference offensive lineman playing for the University of Toledo football team. After stops at several different ACC and SEC schools over the last two decades, he returns home as the new Co-Defensive Coordinator and Outside Linebackers for The Rockets. He sits down with Brent Balbinot to look back on his career and look ahead to putting an improved defensive unit on th...

The old phrase "necessity is the mother of invention" has been used countless times over the last six months of quarantine. The weight room at the University of Toledo football complex is no exception. Strength and Conditioning Coach Brad Bichey joins Brent Balbinot to give an in depth review of the challenges and changes COVID has brought to the way they operate. See Privacy Policy at https://art...

While schedules are still subject to change, the games will eventually be played....and Rocket fans will need a ticket. From family packages to virtual experiences, University of Toledo fans will have plenty to choose from. Director of Ticketing Sales Justin Morelli joins Brent Balbinot to give an update. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1...

Creativity and outside the box thinking.....that is what will help the University of Toledo Athletic Department weather the COVID-19 pandemic. UT Deputy Director of Athletics Dave Nottke joins Brent Balbinot to give an update on everything from the budget to keeping the fan base and donors engaged this semester...and moving forward. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...

With the first full week of the Fall semester in the books, staff at the University of Toledo are reviewing and adjusting their blueprint for in-person classes in the middle of COVID-19 concerns. Behind the scenes Associate Athletic Director for Operations and Events, Tim Warga's staff is doing more than preparing the sports venues....they're working to keep an entire campus as safe as possible. S...

While the picture has become a little clearer, the dust has far from settled less than a week after The MAC announced the postponement of all Fall sports to the Spring of 2021. University of Toledo Vice-President and Athletic Director Mike O'Brien joins Brent Balbinot to breakdown how things got to this point and where they go from here. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ...

It's been less than a week since The MAC announced the postponement of all Fall sports to the Spring of 2021. Rocket Sports Radio Network color analyst Jack Miller joins Brent Balbinot to discuss the challenges of potentially playing two seasons in one year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Earlier this spring, an NCAA working group recommended that student-athletes be allowed to use their name, image and likeness to earn supplemental income if they wanted to. This month the University of Toledo Football Program announced a partnership with successful brand consultant and author Jeremy Darlow to aid its players. Brent Balbinot sits down with him, Recruiting Director Ricky Ciccone and...

The University of Toledo Volleyball Team returns all but one player from an injury riddled roster a season ago. Waiting for the green light to begin practice, the Rockets are just 6 weeks away from the 2020 opener. Finally with a full compliment of players Head Coach Jason Oliver looks to make a statement in MAC play this season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

Last weekend should have been the start of the Regional Round of the DI NCAA Baseball Tournament. With the loss of this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, baseball coaches across the country have been working discussing something potentially even more important: a proposal to move the start of the season back more than a month. Toledo Head Coach Rob Reinstetle joins Brent Balbinot to detail what...

The Rocket Soccer team lost it's spring season before it even began....Petronela Simiuc was ranked in the top 5 in the nation in the 800meters and preparing to race at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Toledo Head Soccer Coach TJ Buchholz and Director of Cross Country and Track & Filed Andrea Grove-Mcdonough sit down with Brent Balbinot to discuss everything from the abrupt end of their team's sp...

Just three practices into the spring schedule, the UT football team saw their off-season come to a screeching halt due to the corona virus pandemic. Head Coach Jason Candle sits down with Brent Balbinot to recap how they have managed academics, housing and the addition of four new coaches to this point....and where they go from here. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

As the nation in general (and the state in particular) slowly begins to re-open, the University of Toledo women's basketball team finds themselves in the same situation as all college athletic programs across the country....waiting for the green light. Head Coach Tricia Cullop joins Brent Balbinot to discuss the sudden end of the year at the MAC post-season tournament, breakdown the incoming recru...

The cancellation of The MAC Post-season Tournament....the signing of the 2020 recruiting class....the upcoming NCAA vote to allow the proposed one-time transfer rule. Brent Balbinot gets the breakdown from UT Men's Head Basketball Coach Tod Kowalczyk in this edition of The Rocket Liftoff podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...

The UTMC Basketball Coach's Show - 3/2/20 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The UT Baseball team opened up the 2020 season last weekend at ETSU. This weekend they hit the road for the Alamo Irish Classic in San Antonio. Brent Balbinot sits down with first year Head Coach Rob Reinstetle to get a recap, and a preview. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The UTMC Basketball Coach's Show - 1/13/20 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .