The Sports Mecca Podcast

Former Washington State Cougars & NFL quarterback Luke Falk, joins the podcast. Details: Life as a retired athlete Role as a mind strength & high performance coach Recruitment and high points at Washington State (2013-2017) NFL Draft stories

Former Kansas State Wildcat, Rutgers Scarlet Knight & professional basketball player, Wally Judge, joins the podcast. Details: - Life as a retired athlete - Growing up in Washington D.C. - College recruitment - Stories playing in college and in Europe

Founders of Kruse Basketball Academy in Kansas City, Jackson Kruse and Wally Judge, join the podcast. Details: - Jackson's & Wally's basketball backgrounds and reasoning behind starting the academy- Message to young generation of basketball players- Reasons to join their academy

Former Kansas Jayhawks & professional basketball player, Travis Releford, joins the podcast. Details: - Life as a retired athlete living in Iowa - Growing up in Kansas City, Missouri - Recruitment to Kansas - Stories of playing in 2012 National Championship Game

2-time Olympic track sprinter Ellie Beer joins the podcast. Details: - Summer racing tour in Europe- Competing in 2021 & 2024 Olympics for Australia - Australian lifestyle- Mental challenges of being a professional athlete- Favorites footwear while racing

Locked on Cavs Podcast host Danny Cunningham comes on the podcast. Details: - Milwaukee Bucks signing Myles Turner - Which Western Conference team made the best trade? - Cleveland Cavaliers offseason outlook

Richmond Spiders men's basketball point guard Mikkel Tyne joins the podcast. He recaps his 2025 sophomore season, playing basketball as a youth in Canada, and off-season plans.

Houston Christian University Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, Evan Lavery, joins the podcast. Details: - Recapping 2024-25 season - Rebuilding a Division-1 program - Competing in Southland Conference - Coaching relationship with head coach Craig Doty

Olathe North High School Boy's Basketball Coach, Adam Olerich, joins the podcast. Details: - Recapping 2024-25 season - Coaching at his high school alma mater - Basketball talent in Olathe - Favorite coaching styles

Washburn University Men's Basketball Coach, Brett Ballard, joins the podcast. Details: - Recapping historic 2025 season - Foundation he's set for Washburn Ichabods - Working under Danny Manning & Roy Williams - Playing college basketball for Kansas Jayhawks - Recruiting in Kansas & Kansas City area

ESPN college basketball broadcaster Mark Neely shares his thoughts on the 2025 Big 12 men's basketball season so far. Details: - Houston Cougars dominance - Kansas Jayhawks re-occurring disappointment - College Basketball's officiating fiasco - Big 12 Player of Year candidates - Big 12 Coach of Year candidates

Eastern Washington Eagles wide receiver (2020-2024) & 2025 NFL Draft prospect joins the podcast. Details: - Participating in East/West Shrine Bowl - Historic 2024 college season - Preparation for NFL Draft - Playing on Eastern Washington's red turf

We preview the upcoming 2024-25 NFL Playoffs. Listen to us breakdown each round all the way to Super Bowl 59.

Kansas City Royals Vice President of Communications, Sam Mellinger, joins the podcast. Details: - First 3 years working for the Royals - Career change from sports writer to communications role - Favorite moments as a Kansas City Star sports writer - Thoughts on Kansas City sports

8-time Olympic medalist & 2-time Olympian Regan Smith joins the podcast. Details: - Her life following the 2024 Paris Olympics - Winning gold in 4x100m relay this summer - Being coached by Bob Bowman - Mental challenges of being an Olympian - Favorites places she's traveled to

Pittsburgh University Panthers quarterback Nick Patti played from 2018-2022. He shares his story of playing college football, retiring from the sport, life in Pittsburgh, and more.

Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball star S'mya Nichols joins the podcast. S'mya talks about her impressive freshman season, playing high school and college basketball in state of Kansas, growth of Jayhawks program, and more.

Molly Miller enters her 5th season as the Grand Canyon Lopes Women's Basketball Coach. She talks about coaching the 2023-24 team, summer schedule, path to coaching college athletes, and more.

Gianna Kneepkens joins the podcast for a 2nd time. In this episode, she talks about recovering from her recent season-ending foot injury, working with WNBA star Kelsey Plum last summer, and growth as a college athlete.

Mikey Matthews joins the show to briefly talk about his sophomore season at Cal Berkley, transferring from Utah to the west coast, roles within a new offense, plus excitement for the spring.

Bracketologist and blogger Graham Doeren joins the podcast for a 3rd consecutive March. With Selection Sunday being two weeks away, we discuss the potential #1 seeds, bubble teams, risers/fallers, and more for this year's projected NCAA Tournament field.

Former UTSA Roadrunners quarterback Frank Harris joins the podcast. Details: - Retiring from football after 2023 season - His time playing at UTSA for 7 years - Growing up in Texas - Transition into working for UTSA's NIL fundraising nonprofit organization, City Fans 210 City Fans 210 website: https://210cityfans.org/

ESPN play-by-play broadcaster Mark Neely joins the podcast to analyze the midway point of the 2024 Big 12 men's college basketball season. Details: Most impressive first-year transfers Oklahoma State's historic down year Grant McCasland providing sustainability at Texas Tech Houston Cougars Big 12 favorites?

Sporting News college basketball columnist & Fox Sports bracketologist Mike DeCourcy joins the show. We ask him about his thoughts on the first half of the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season.

Steve Physioc makes his second appearance on the podcast. He updates us on his retired life in Colorado, his thoughts of the current state of MLB and college sports, top moments during his 40 years of sports broadcasting, baseball trivia, and more.