Throwbacks with Matt Leinart & Jerry Ferrara

Two-time Super Bowl champ and Pro Bowler Kyle Van Noy joins the show to talk with Matt and Jerry about Tom Brady being big bro, the legendary Patriots Super Bowl 28-3 comeback and the robe and slippers Brady would randomly rock in the locker room. Plus, the 12-year vet talks his pending free agency, his time on the Baltimore Ravens, his hatred for the Pittsburgh Steelers and how he knew Rams super...

The guys are back just in time for the playoffs and this week they’re talking all things NCAA and NFL. Matt gives his thoughts on the matchup between the potential No. 1 and No. 2 overall picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza and Oregon’s Donte Moore. Then the guys discuss their picks for the Super Bowl, whether this is Josh Allen’s last chance and what Wild Card weekend matchup ...

The guys bring in the new year by looking back at some of the silliest and worst freezing cold takes around the sports world in 2025. From Kyler Murray over Lamar Jackson to the Raiders making a playoff run, there is a ton to dissect and laugh at. Plus, Annie Agar joins for the year’s final round of Twisted Tea Trivia while everybody makes their New Year’s resolutions.    New episodes of Throwback...

To cap off a great 2025 Jerry and Matt sit down and give out some awards for the best moments, teams and players of the year from all over sports and entertainment. The duo looks back at everything from Timothée Chalamet’s superstar turn, the Dodgers epic World Series run, the engagement of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift and more.  Later, Annie Agar joins the guys to talk about her holiday plans an...

This week Matt and Jerry catch up on their adventures traveling before the holidays and Jerry shows off his newly earned hardware as the 2025 Celebrity Shootout Winner at the Derek Jeter Invitational. The dynamic duo also discuss their holiday plans, their favorite and most hated holiday traditions. Later things get a little misty as they discuss their favorite gifts ever. Then, Jerry states his c...

Heisman Trophy winner and host of The Triple Option Mark Ingram joins the show to talk all things Bama with Matt and Jerry. Mark remembers the night he won the Heisman, and the day Nick Saban came into his living room to recruit him and called his shot on winning the National Championship years in advance. Also, Mark picks his best All-Alabama lineup, chooses 2009 Bama or Matt’s USC team and more....

Former National College Player of the Year and 10-year NBA vet Evan Turner joins the show. ET reveals that he was in attendance for Matt’s famous Bush Push game vs. Notre Dame, and how Vincent Chase helped motivate him to bet on himself and eventually earn a $70 million dollar deal with the Blazers. Plus, Evan talks young players hating on Klay Thompson, CP3 getting released by the Clippers being...

Myron Piggie joins the show to discuss his life as a hustler turned legendary AAU coach that eventually landed him in federal prison as the first person in American sports history to be federally indicted and imprisoned for paying amateur players. He’s covered it all in his new book “The Hustle(r) That Changed The Game," and here Myron recalls his glory days coaching the Children’s Mercy Hospital...

Wells Adams joins Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara for a wildly fun episode covering everything from getting exposed on Traitors to hosting Sweet Empire: Winter Wars, life on Bachelor in Paradise, Thanksgiving battles, Christmas movie rankings, and full-blown Disney adult confessions. Wells also shares Ole Miss stories, bartending chaos, golf podcast wins, and why Lane Kiffin better stay put.   Matt...

Matt and Jerry begin the show with a debate about Jerry’s take on sitting Jaxson Dart as well as picking the athletes they most want to coach their kids.  Greg Olsen then joins the show and looks back at his time at Miami and playing with Cam Newton on a 15-1 Panthers team that made the Super Bowl. The 14-year NFL vet and Fox play by play man also shares what he’s learned from coaching alongside L...

Matt and Jerry kick the show off by recapping the Dodgers epic World Series win before Jerry gives the backstory to his time on Power and working with today’s guest Joseph Sikora.   Then Joseph joins to talk the final season of Power Book IV: Force, his time on the original Power with Jerry, including Jerry’s infamous death scene at the hands of Joe’s Tommy Egan. Joe wraps up by talking about his...

NCAA football insider Bruce Feldman joins the guys to talk all of the madness happening with the coaching carousel as another premier job opens up after LSU fires Brian Kelly. Bruce and Matt wonder if Lane Kiffin could be on the move soon, where James Franklin is headed and if big names like Jon Gruden and Ed Orgeron could be returning to college football soon.   Plus the guys talk about their Hal...

World Series champion Alex Rodriguez joins to talk the Dodgers and Blue Jays clashing for this year’s World Series, Shohei Ohtani’s all-time status, the camaraderie he has with his MLB on Fox crew Derek Jeter and David Ortiz. Plus, A-Rod discusses his new HBO documentary Alex vs. ARod as well as his HBO debut, a cameo on Jerry’s Entourage. He also rants on his YouTube series on hitting, being a gi...

Four-time Pro Bowler and host of the Macrodosing podcast with Barstool Arian Foster joins the show to talk with his old teammate Matt and Jerry. Arian and Matt open the convo reminiscing about their days as Houston Texans teammates and their Super Bowl chances that season. Then the former NFL rushing leader spends some time nerding out over the running back position, including the intricacies of t...

Winner of season 33 of Dancing with the Stars and host of the official DWTS podcast Joey Graziadei joins the show. Joey gives the guys an update on his engagement to Bachelorette star Kelsey Anderson and how wedding planning is going. Matt and Jerry give Joey wedding advice and ask what’s the best advice he’s gotten so far and wonder if he’s going to have a bachelor party. Later they ask Joey if h...

On part two of our conversation with Owen Hanson he discusses his time in prison candidly, including learning the law of the land the hard way. Owen also details how his business savvy and penchant for entrepreneurship led to many hustles in prison, everything from making pizzas to the product that became his business outside of prison: ice cream. Owen reveals how he stumbled upon a recipe for mak...

Matt’s former USC teammate Owen Hanson joins the show and discusses his journey from a walk on with the Trojans championship team to running international drug and gambling rings with the Sinola cartel and his new documentary Cocaine Quarterback on Prime Video. Owen talks his humble beginnings and life on campus at USC during their championship runs and how his desire to keep up with the in crowd...

Emmy winning star of The Shield Michael Chiklis joins the show to talk about his new movie The Senior, based on the inspirational story of Mike Flynt, who made the Sul Ross State University football team at 59 years old. Michael talks about his friendship with Tom Brady and the advice he gave him for The Senior, his love of Boston sports and why he hates Jerry’s Yankees. He also remembers the chip...

Comedian and USC grad Adam Ray joins the show to talk about his Pacific Northwest roots and love of all things Seattle sports. He and Matt reminisce on being at USC at the same time and Jerry shares his stories of Adam bullying opponents on the basketball court. Ray also shares his top 5 Seattle athletes and does an impression or two.  Then, the guys are joined by Annie Agar to talk about Micah Pa...

The national holiday that is the return of the NFL is here and host of the NFL RedZone, Scott Hanson, joins to talk about his weekly routine for hosting 7 hours of nonstop action! Scott gets into his own football past, shares the origins of “The Witching Hour,” and takes you on a tour of the legendary RedZone studio.     Then, the guys are joined by Annie Agar for some quick hits on NFL Week 1. An...

College football is back!  Fox’s lead game analyst, Joel Klatt, joins the guys to talk about a massive week 1 clash between #1 Texas and #3 Ohio State and to tell us why the pressure around a game like this won’t face Longhorns QB, Arch Manning.  Plus, which program should Jerry adopt as “his team?” Joel’s got some thoughts.  Then, football content creator Annie Agar joins the guys as she will eve...

It’s a big week for our guy Jerry!  A special guest joins to help discuss some life-altering news in the Ferrara household and to break down the impact it might have on Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara.    Plus, it’s that time of year again... fantasy football draft season!  Matt and Jerry talk about their affinity for and frustration with fantasy football while also revealing some of the random playe...

Matt and Jerry dive into NFL preseason by guessing this year’s Madden 99 Club members and drafting the head coaches they’d most want in their corner for a fight.  Jerry also unveils his 16-year-old nephew’s hottest football takes with Matt judging which ones are reasonable and which ones are freezing cold.  Then, in honor of the “random fan” who homered in a collegiate summer baseball league game,...

Get the pads back on, it’s that time of year again!  On the latest episode of Throwbacks, Matt recalls his experiences at training camp and the grind that it entailed.  From the heat to the roommates, to the occasional fun parts, we’ll roll through it all.  Plus, with Happy Gilmore 2 releasing this week, the guys identify some of their all-time favorite comedy sequels and sports movie sequels.  Je...

One of the most fascinating figures in the history of Hollywood nightlife joins the show!  On the latest edition of Throwbacks, the man known as the Godfather of LA’s club scene, Josh Richman, sits down with the guys for an in-depth conversation on how he got into such a unique world, how he managed to become so successful doing it and how he sought to protect Matt and other celebrities who freque...