Washed Up Walkons

Tristan is entering year 4 in the NFL. He has ascended to one of the best tackles in the league, and is only continuing to get better. He lives in Tampa, was born and raised in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. We discuss his off season workouts, steroids, Tom Brady dating Kim K, His crazy time on stage with Luke Combs, hanging out with Trent Williams at the Pro Bowl, and much more. If you love the show and want...

Dorian is quite possibly the most interesting guest we have ever had on our show. Drake met Dorian in Nashville while training MMA and immediately knew he needed to be a Walkon guest. He got into MMA at an early age of 18 after playing basketball growing up, and tells a wild story about how when an opportunity to go to Thailand presented itself, he never looked back, and didn't really have a choic...

Bailey is from Davenport, IA and attended Davenport North High School. Joined the Iowa Volleyball program as a fellow WALKON in the spring of 2020 after graduating High School early. We discuss the weird ins and outs of joining the team right in the beginning of a pandemic. After a couple years in Iowa City she entered the portal amongst some uncertainty in the program but when 2nd year Coach Rick...

Northwestern convo starts at 32:00 A lot of substance in this episode as the first 15 minutes we do a taste testing of 2 beverages from our friends at Backpocket Brewing. Honest, wholesome, alcoholic beverage review from the boys. We then move on to finally recap Nashville as a group of 4, talk about meeting Gary the intern for the first time, the wild experience of Kittle's property and life, and...

Part 2 in the 2 part series of the Walkons heading a virtual event with current Iowa Football players. This was available LIVE to private investors of the Iowa Way as part of the perks package for investment. In this episode you will hear from 2 Hawks that have already made noise on the field, and will have massive roles in the 2023 season- Punter Tory Taylor, and Running Back Jaziun Patterson. If...

In a unique 2 part series, the Walkons were asked to emcee a virtual sit-down with current Iowa players. This was available LIVE to those who have invested into the NIL opportunity dubbed the Iowa Way, headed by Lon Olejniczak. In this episode we will hear from 3 Hawks that will all have significant impact in the 2023 season- Defensive Tackle Jeremiah Pittman, Long Snapper Luke Elkin, and Kicker D...

Andrew was 1 of 5 kids out for football at his High School, forcing them to merge into the Cedar Falls team. He did enough to elevate to Iowa Western for 2 years before coming to the U of I. He is one of those guys you never heard a lot about from the stadium announcer but was a critical teammate and glue guy off the field. He talks about the interesting way that he worked himself into the music i...

Trent went to high school is Shreveport, LA and stood out in high school enough to earn a scholarship to play for LA Tech. He now enters year 3 for the Cincinnati Bengals after spending 4 years in San Fran. He came into the 9ers organization the same year as Kittle, and trained with him for draft prep. They became quick friends and that stands as the main reason that Trent was hanging around the b...

We spent all the money we had to visit Nashville and TEU. Here we sit down with George on Monday morning of TEU week to talk the training barn, the event, paying tight ends more money, his favorite cereal, and a whole lot more. If you love the show and want to show support, tell your friends! And, check out our exclusive content at Patreon.com/washedupwalkons where you can find extra podcast episo...

Ladell is from Kansas City, Missouri and attended Blue Springs High School. By the end of his high school career he was a standout on the football field and that earned him a scholarship to the University of Iowa. He excelled early, was a significant part of the Iowa Rushing attack for his entire career, and is still the only player ever to lead the Hawkeyes in rushing in 4 straight years. His car...

The Walkons arrive in Nashville to hangout with George Kittle and attend TEU. Drake, Tyler, and Grant preview the week ahead while watching the US Open in the hotel Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ryan grew up in Lisbon, Iowa not to far from Iowa City, and was a member of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club from an early age. He stood out in high school winning 3 state championships and eventually decided on the Hawkeyes. He talks in depth about that decision and the recruiting of Tom Brand to Virginia Tech. He performed at elite levels as a Hawk and got into coaching soon after his career ended whi...

In this Q&A Episode we spend the first half discussing a recap of the Bo Bower wedding, Drake being broke and needing a job, as well as a Montana warrant in Drake's name. We talk about Riley Moss looking like Mathew McConaughey, Kevin finding his way into the Nashville trip to TEU, and then we get into the questions from the fans. What were our extensive thoughts on the Kittle X Chubbies ad vi...

Luka is from the DC area, and chose the Hawks over several other big time D1 schools. He developed into one of the best players in country during his 4 years in Iowa City, locking that status down by officially winning NPOTY in his senior season. He talks all about his time in the Black and Gold, the challenges at the next level and what it takes to succeed and find his role amongst the best in wo...

Matt was born in Phoenix AZ but grew up and graduated an Iowa boy, spending his prep years at Dowling Catholic High School. Kluver competed in travel sports as kids against Matt, who happens to be one of Jon Wiz's best friends from Dowling. Kluver and Matt would later play in Shrine Bowl together before heading off to college. Matt was a talented athlete with some interest as a WR but happened int...

In this episode we catch up on each others lives and do some housekeeping items on the agenda. We open up with a bigger discussion about what sport requires the most skill? What Drake and Kevin would have shot at the PGA Championship, and how cool the Michael Block story is. We read some incredibly entertaining reviews of our podcast where one fan gives the best description of the show, and more s...

Josey is from Decorah, IA. He is one of the crew, similar to Ike, and lived at the infamous Benton St residence with the Walkons. He enters his 6th NFL season later this year and he has spent all 6 in Denver where he was originally drafted. The topics discussed over the next 100+ minutes are numerous.. they include Josey having to go through 4 different staffs, how Denver compares to Iowa, our lea...

One of our most frequent guests on the show Jeremiah Sirles joins us today. Sirles played for the Huskers in the early 2010s. Went on to have an extended NFL career where he spent times with multiple teams including the Dolphins, Chargers, Vikings, and Bills. He now does work with the Husker radio network and sports media department in Lincoln, as well as creating some of his own media content on...

Zach, brother of Tyler, is also from Marshalltown but ended up going to high school in Ankeny, playing for Jaguars of Centennial. He never planned on playing college football, until a coach recruiting Riley Moss, his high school teammate, mentioned something to Tyler in late 2017. That sparked a multi year process of scratching and clawing his way into the program. His career lasted 2 years before...

In this episode all 4 of us finally reconvene on one episode, no guest included, for the first time in over a month. The boys discuss a wide variety of topics most notably how we get to a point with the brand that we can hire Grant full time and Kevin can quit his job. Kluver gives a lesson on Podcasting revenue, and we ponder the actual possibility of the Paulsen's doing a show produced by 'The W...

Caleb is from Council Bluffs, IA. He recently in 2021 finished up his career in Iowa City as an Iowa Hawkeye, but that wasn't always the known ending in his story. He played 6 seasons with the Hawks, something that would only happen when a pandemic hits, and he waited his turn for 5 of those seasons to really be the feature of the Iowa kicking game. He talks about sitting behind guys like Miguel R...

Ike is from Cedar Falls, IA and joined the Hawks in the class of 2013 along with all 3 hosts on the show. His story is not an uncommon one in some ways, as he built himself from a slender and mobile 240 pound TE recruit into a behemoth 300+ pound lineman for the Hawks. Fellow resident in the infamous Benton house and best friend of the podcast, Ike has carved his way through 5 years in the NFL alm...

Austin is from Williamsburg, IA and was a standout high school wrestler and football player. He went on the play for the Hawks as a critical starter at Center from 2011-2015. After his career with the Hawks he was the sole Iowa guy drafted in the 2016 NFL Draft and spent 4 years with the Colts, before spending the last 3 years of his career between LA, Seattle, and Kansas City. Austin talks about...

Brady Ross returns to the show as a heavily requested guest. Brady was in the 2015 recruiting class for the Hawkeyes and ended up taking over Fullback responsibilities for the Hawks in 2018 and 2019 as well as splitting time with Drake in 2017. He is a great friend of the show, a wealth of knowledge in multiple conversations, and all around good dude. If you love the show and want to show support,...

The Paulsen Twins are back, and ready to entertain the fans again. They debuted on our show all the way back in Episode 088 which is the most common episode named when the discussion of "Best WUW ep ever" gets brought up. With one of the more unique stories out there, Levi and Landan continue to crush life and bring us up to date on all things Paulsen. They love to hunt, and might love p...