The Sports Squad

Questions for the show? Send us a text. On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray and panelists J.Ben Haynes, Patrick Motes and Avery Jaynes wrestle with the final weeks of the college football regular season and the emerging shape of the 12-team national playoff. They also give their selections in the weekly pick 'em contest.    The Sports Squad is produced i...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray and sports writer J.Ben Haynes talk about AU volleyball, men's cross-country, women's basketball, men's basketball, college football and the weekly pick-'ems. The Sports Squad is produced in the TVC Lab at the Summerville Campus of Augusta University. Jaxon Garner...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray is  joined by regulars J.Ben Haynes, Avery Jaynes and Patrick Motes. Gray and the gang talk about AU men's cross-country making the nationals yet again. They also talk about AU women's basketball, Jaguar volleyball, Jag men's basketball, college football and their weekl...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray is  joined by regulars J.Ben Haynes, Avery Jaynes and Patrick Motes. Gray and the gang talk about AU volleyball, AU men's basketball, AU cross-country, college football and their weekly pick-'ems. VB picked up two huge wins last weekend in Peach Belt play; cross-country is o...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray interviews AU cross-country coach Jacob Burgamy after his Jaguar men won their sixth straight Peach Belt Conference championship. They are joined by regulars Avery Jaynes and Patrick Motes, who both run on the XC team .   Gray and sports writer J.Ben Haynes then interview AU men'...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray and sports writer J.Ben Haynes interview AU women's basketball coach Celeste Stewart and men's coach Dip Metress . Then Gray and Haynes are joined by Avery Jaynes and Patrick Motes to talk about Jaguar volleyball's win at Emmanuel College on Oct. 22 to improve to 12-4,...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray and the gang talk about Jaguar volleyball and men's golf, college football (UGa. trounced Texas on Oct. 19) and World Series. Joining Gray are J.Ben Haynes , Avery Jaynes and Patrick Motes . The Sports Squad is produced in the TVC Lab at the Summerville Campus of Augusta Universi...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray and the gang talk about Jaguar volleyball, AU golf, college football and MLB. Joining Gray are J.Ben Haynes , Avery Jaynes and Patrick Motes . Jaxon Garner is the audio producer, Jasmine Garcia  is the TVC Lab director, and Professor David Bulla is the coordinating producer. The opini...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. On the first part of this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray and the gang talk about the impact of Hurricane Helene on AU athletics as the university goes back to classes this week. They also talk about the AU cross-country's trip to Louisville, the Atlanta Falcons, college football and their weekly CFB picks. Joining Gra...

Questions for the show? Send us a text.  Augusta University came to a screeching halt this week in the wake of Hurricane Helene, but via Zoom The Sports Squad soldiered on. The main topic is how AU athletics teams are coping, along with the Braves' short playoff run with a vastly depleted team and the weekly college football picks. The panelists includes Justin Gray and J. Ben Haynes. The Spo...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. Augusta University volleyball, women's golf, the Braves-Mets series and college football are featured on this podcast.  The Squad includes Justin Gray , Patrick Motes, Avery Jaynes and J. Ben Haynes. The Squad also gives its weekly football picks. The Sports Squad is a production of Bell Ringer-Phoenix Media. It is produced at the TVC Lab on the Summerv...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. Augusta University cross-country and volleyball are off to fast starts. The men's XC program is ranked 11th in the country and the women's volleyball team is ranked 22nd. The Squad, which includes Justin Gray , Patrick Motes, Avery Jaynes and J.Ben Haynes, discusses Jaguar XC and VB, the Dawgs, Braves and the NFL on this episode. The Squad also giv...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. Augusta University volleyball middle blocker Madelyn Eden joins The Sports Squad to talk about the Jaguars 3-0 weekend in the Florida Southern Classic and the program's first-ever appearance in the national rankings. AU will play in the USC Aiken tourney this weekend and host Shorter University on Sept. 17. Then Coach Jacob Burgamy previews his cross-co...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. The Sports Squad gets a jump on the 2024 AU volleyball season as senior outside hitter Sophia Kruczko throws light on the Jaguars’ trip to Lakeland, Florida, for the Florida Southern Tournament. The Squad will also talk about AU women and men’s basketball, the Georgia Bulldogs and the Atlanta Braves. Host is Justin Gray , the Bell Ringer sports editor. He’s...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. On this edition of The Sports Squad, host Patrick Motes and the gang discuss Augusta University volleyball and the first full weekend of college football. The Jaguars' volleyball team is coming off a scrimmage at USC AIken and will play its intrasquad match on Friday, Aug. 30, at 6 p.m. in Christenberry Fieldhouse. Georgia Tech had a huge win over Flori...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. On this edition of The Sports Squad, Justin Gray and J. Ben Haynes interview AU volleyball coach Sharon Quarles , in her 15th season, and senior outside hitter Sophia Kruczko . The Jaguars, coming off a 29-5  and PBC championship season, will play a scrimmage against USC Aiken on Saturday, Aug. 24., at 5:30 p.m.  The Jags will have their Blue and Grey intras...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. Host Justin Gray   and panelists Avery Jaynes and Patrick Motes preview the upcoming Augusta University cross-country season . They also discuss the summer Olympics in Paris, as well the Atlanta Braves and CSRA prep football. This starts the seventh season of the podcast. The Sports Squad is a production of Bell Ringer-Phoenix Media. It is produced at the TV...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. On this edition of The Sports Squad, Augusta University men’s basketball coach Dip Metress talks about his team’s October scrimmage at Clemson and the U.S. Olympic hoops teams. Justin Gray , sports editor of the Bell Ringer, hosts this week’s show and is joined by Communication Professor David Bulla . Other topics are the Olympics, new facilities at AU, Jagu...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer sports editor Justin Gray discusses the British Open, new AU women's golf coach Ember Holloway, the Atlanta Braves' struggles and the upcoming Olympics in Paris. The Sports Squad is produced by Jasmine Garcia , with Dr. David Bulla serving as coordinating producer. The podcast is taped in the TVC Lab...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. Bell Ringer sports editor Justin Gray and regular panelist Avery Jaynes discuss the NCAA Division I baseball playoffs, the NBA finals and the latest from the Atlanta Braves, who trail the Philadelphia Phillies by eight games in the National League East.  Gray is a communication major and Jaynes, who runs cross-country and track, is a sports management major...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. Host Justin Gray , sports editor of the Bell Ringer, interviews special guest Zach Tinkham , Augusta University assistant men's basketball coach. The panel includes Avery Jaynes and Dr. David Bulla . Tinkham talks about Jaguar hoops recruiting. Also on the agenda are the NBA playoffs, the Atlanta Braves, and some leftovers from spring sports. Dr. Bulla...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. Host Patrick Motes and panelists Justin Gray and Avery Jaynes put a wrap on the spring sports season at Augusta University. They also discuss the all-sports awards given last week at the end-of-year AU athletics banquet. Then they talk about a forgettable week for the Atlanta Braves, who were swept in Los Angeles over the weekend. Then panelists sign off wit...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. On this edition of The Sports Squad, host Justin Gray , sports editor of the Bell Ringer student newspaper at Augusta University, talks with Dr. David Bulla , Communication professor, about AU baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track and field, and Major League Baseball. The Sports Squad is a production of Bell Ringer-Phoenix Media. It is produced at the TVC...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. Jacob Burgamy ,  AU track and field coach, joins The Sports Squad to talk about the 2024 season, as the Jaguars prepare for the Peach Belt Conference championship meet in Daytona Beach, Fla., next week (April 29-30).  Host Patrick Motes and panelists Justin Gray and Avery Jaynes  will also talk about the AU men's golf team in  the Southland Conference g...

Questions for the show? Send us a text. Host Patrick Motes and panelists Justin Gray and Avery Jaynes review spring sports at Augusta University, starting with the performance of the Jaguar women's golf title as they won their third straight Southland  Conference championship. ( Note : The show was taped just before the Jags finished the final round, which led to a huge 67-shot victory.) AU&a...