The Weekly Walk-On

Join me as Tulane University Assistant Director of Business Continuity in the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response, Meredith Beers, and I navigate this episode detailing Emergency Managements involvement with Tulane football games. She explains how inclement weather, like lightning and hurricanes, are handled and what the communication tree is like. Meredith then goes into detail about cr...

Join me as two college roommates, John Cyrus and Andrew "Flip" Phillippe, and I navigate this episode detailing our college football experiences and memories. Cyrus was a teammate at UK and we go into his time on the team beginning with recruiting. Flip is a college football fan that has travel around to many stadiums and seen a lot of big time college football games. We discuss what the...

Join me as University of Kentucky Deputy Athletics Director, Marc Hill, and I navigate this episode detailing college football strength and conditioning programs. He explains what the goals are throughout the calendar year and then describes a few of the physical freaks he worked with over the years. Coach Hill and I then discuss what makes working in college athletics special and what drives him...

Join me as former Kentucky teammate, Jeremy Caudill, and I navigate this episode detailing what it is like being a defensive lineman in the SEC. He touches on what life lessons he took away from college football that he is able to use in his career today, along with some of his favorite college memories. We then dive into topics such as the transfer portal, NIL, and where college football will go...

Join me as Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Commissioner, Jeff Ligney, and I discuss college football from the conference perspective. We also dive into NCAA and how the changes impact Division III differently than Division I. Then we touch on the process of changing rules of play and the future of college football along with the playoffs at all levels.

Join me as Matt Oberlin and I navigate this episode through rivalry week. We discuss what we enjoy about rivalry week and why some of them are so heated. We then list our favorite rivalries and who we expect to make the College Football Playoff. To get into the holiday spirit, Matt also lets the listeners know which Thanksgiving sides will "get cha right."

Join me as Otey White and I navigate this episode oftailgating with, if not the oldest, one of the oldest tailgate clubs at LSU. Hear about the origins of the club, how many people pass through per game, and what is provided to attendees. Otey, also goes into detail how his love of college football and LSU started, and details it being a family affair for multiple generations.

Join me as Tom Symonds and I navigate through his 20 years of experience working in media relations for college football programs. Hear details about the many hats worn by media relations staff. We also discuss how the position has evolved through the years, along with the types of relationships that make media relations staff successful. Of course, we talk ball and Tom always brings the energy.

Join me as Bill Givens, Senior Associate AD for Operations and Championships, and Garron Lucius, Associate AD for Facilities navigate the episode and discuss what it takes to run a college football game. I then go solo and let the listeners know why I started the podcast and receive weekly wildcard questions from the listeners. The questions get more personal then I normally do when I ask my guest...

Join me as I navigate this episode with Pearson Deaton and hear what it is like to work college football games as a student worker and graduate assistant. He navigates me through his experiences as a student worker at Tennessee and at Tulane as a graduate assistant. We also talk some ball with the upcoming games and what fan bases could melt down after this weekend.

Join me as I navigate this episode with Cory Gunkel, former beat writer at Tennessee and Southern Miss. He walks me through his experiences with both teams. He also goes into detail about how awkward talking to recruits could be and the big name recruits he crossed paths with. Of course, we talked ball discussing what hooked him on college football along with last weekend's games and the upcoming...

Join me as I navigate this episode with Coleman Barnes, Associate AD and Chief of Staff for WVU Football, and Dan Rickaby, Tulane Men’s Basketball Strength Coach. Together, the three of us discuss what it’s like to be a college football walk-on from the experiences we had during our playing days. Also, in segment two, my former Joel “Doc” Darrah joins me to talk ball and his favorite memories with...

Join me as I navigate this episode with Shane Meyer, Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations at Tulane. Hear what he does behind the scenes and how he handles all off field logistics for the Tulane football team. Also, in segment two, my good friend Courtland joins me to talk about a SEC house divided and discuss our upcoming trip as we meet in Athens to watch the UK at UGA game togeth...

Join me as Athletic Administrators from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley navigate the process of starting a college football program. We start with the feasibility study in 2016 and work through today. They also walk me through what still has to be accomplished before toe meets leather to start the inaugural season in 2025. Also, in segment two, my former colleague Tom Symonds joins me to...

Join me as I navigate this episode with Gabe Delatte, Assistant AD for Equipment and Licensing at Tulane University. During this episode, we discuss Gabe's past experiences as a student manager at Notre Dame, including the tradition of painting the golden domes. We then move onto the creativity and design of Tulane’s uniforms today. In the second segment of episode two, my buddy, Mathew Maciel...

Join me in the pilot episode of The Weekly Walk-On. My friend Matt helps me navigate this episode as we dive into similarities and differences he encountered playing NCAA D-III football and working as an administrator at D-II and D-I universities. We also debate which current head coach would make the best WWE tag-team partner.

Welcome to The Weekly Walk-On. I am a former SEC walk-on who also spent 15 years working as an administrator in collegiate athletics. I recently shifted careers to have a better work life balance, but my passion is still college football. This passion has driven me to create this podcast to allow me to still be close to the game I love. My goal is to help others see what goes on behind the scenes...