Y-Option: College Football with Yogi Roth

This insightful conversation with the legendary coach Mark Speckman goes in depth about how he has overcome perceived physical hardships and achieved great success by just figuring it out. Born with no hand and nine toes, Coach Speckman has lived his life by doing the best he can and seeing what happens from there. He has always had a chip on his shoulder motivating him to be the best that he can...

This inspiring conversation with Coach Mack Brown epitomizes the essence of what it means to seek your passion and then relentlessly chase it. As a teenager, Mack Brown dreamt of being a college football coach and over 40 years later he is a member of the 2018 College Football Hall of Fame class. With ‘fun’ being at the core of his approach, Mack Brown found success as a head coach at multiple ins...

Dr. Michael Gervais, one of the most accomplished high performance psychologists in the world, re-joins the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast with Yogi Roth. These two friends take a deep dive into the mindset of high performers with a focus on anxiety and depression in college football and how dealing with that is trainable. Dr. Gervais describes how there are challenges in every facet of life and pain...

How Great Is Ball! Finally, college football is here and George Chahrouri joins the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast with Yogi Roth to talk about the analytics in college football. George, the lead data scientist for Pro Football Focus began his post college career teaching math in South Central Los Angeles. It was in the communities of Compton and Watts where his love of math grew and once Pro Footbal...

‘Your show becomes their memory’ ~ Jim Jorden, storyteller Jim Jorden is a storyteller. Known most recently for directing All or Nothing: The Michigan Wolverines on Amazon Prime, Jim has been in the sports filmmaking profession for over 30 years. He has listened to intimate conversations among coaches and players during Super Bowls, the college football playoffs and more as he has wired high perfo...

In a collaboration with Adam Jude of the Seattle Times, Yogi Roth co-hosts a conversation about the University of Washington’s football team as his #HowGreatIsBall Training Camp Tour continues in Seattle. Adam, the beat writer for the Seattle Times covers UW as well as anyone in the nation, hosts the Husky Headline podcast and offers incredible content around the Pac-12 Conference 2018 pre-season...

Michael Molinari, one of most distinguished producers in all of sports television joins the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast with Yogi Roth. From Michael's car post-USC practice these two co-workers discuss one of the most historic games in college football history (USC vs Stanford '07), as well as break down the 2018 USC Trojan football team. Michael, who produced that epic upset game in 2007, also sh...

From Northern California, Yogi Roth visits the Cal Bears on the #HowGreatIsBall Training Camp Tour and is joined by Pac-12 Networks colleague Ashley Adamson as they talk all things Training Camp. They take a deep dive into Justin Wilcox second season as the Cal Bears head coach, discuss Ross Bowers evolution and why Training Camp is so special to both of them. These two were able to visit with the...

Host Yogi Roth discusses the state of his podcast, LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS while sharing the focus of Season 4 as college football is upon us. This fall, each guest will have a direct tie to college football but the essence of each guest will inspire you to challenge yourself, explore what it means to be human and live with a growth mindset as Yogi’s goal is clear: seek and uncover the humanity in col...

“I’m just going to go for it,” is exactly what Ben Malcolmson, a former football player turned author, had the courage to do when he finally decided to write his book WALK ON. WALK ON had a dual meaning for Ben, who now works for the Seattle Seahawks alongside Pete Carroll, as it represented his journey walking on to the USC football team, as well as walking on through all the hardships he endured...

Ruben Rojas is an international street artist whose art has impacted the world through powerful and simple messages that revolve around the idea of love. He joined Yogi Roth on the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast to share his transition into the art community from finance and how his art has impacted the top high school quarterbacks in the nation at the 2018 Elite 11 Quarterback competition. The 2018...

From the heart of the Latin Quarter in Paris, the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast welcomes back Brett Hughes to the show. Brett and his wife, Kate Voegele (recently on LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS), chose to move to Paris with purpose. Both explorers, they had committed to fulfilling a goal of residing in a foreign country when they got married. Fast-forward to May of 2018 and that goal is a reality. Host Yogi...

From a train station in San Sebastian, Spain Joe Towne re-joins the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast with Yogi Roth. Yogi, a traveler of over 30 countries, found an apartment in San Sebastian and spent the month of May writing and surfing, while connecting with friends and family. The first guest in this beachfront town was Joe Towne. Joe, an award winning actor, writer, director and performance coach ...

Anthony Bourdain left the world too soon. In an impromptu podcast, host Yogi Roth is joined by award winning actor, writer and performance coach Joe Towne as they discuss Bourdain's influence on them, along with the sports and Hollywood community, and how travel impacts them in the midst of his passing. You'll hear how they both found out about his death, how they dealt with it in the moment and a...

John Brenkus is known around the globe as being the host of ‘Sports Science,’ which won 6 Emmy Awards while exploring the science behind some of the greatest performers in the history of sports, but that is only a sliver of his story. At his core, John is an artist who thrives on ‘creating something out of nothing.’  He joins the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast with Yogi Roth and takes a deep dive int...

‘Get quiet with yourself and picture your life.’ ~ Kate Voegele Kate Voegele is an internationally acclaimed musician, actress and artist who has been performing across the globe for the last decade. Kate was the first artist to sign at MySpace Records, landed a role on the hit show ‘One Tree Hill,’ toured with John Mayer and created records that would debut in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 list...

ProtectHer and I Am That Girl founder Alexis Jones host a conversation at the SXSW Conference centered around a major topic in sports and society: Redefining Masculinity. Alexis is joined by Clare Graff of the NFL, nine-year professional basketball player Brad Buckman and LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS host, Pac-12 Networks broadcaster & Elite 11 coach Yogi Roth.  Their conversation, titled ‘Redefining Mascu...

‘My mission: to tell those who are dyslexic that you are not alone and I’ll bring awareness to dyslexia until everyone can read.’ ~Jared Blank Jared Blank returns to the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast in the finale of a three-part series to recap completing the WMC, which was 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days. Clearly a magnificent feat and one that raises the question, ‘how did you accomplish th...

Melvin Gordon is one of the most electrifying running backs in the NFL but what is not seen on Sunday is his story. The Los Angeles Charger joins the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast with Yogi Roth and shares elements of his competitive journey. Beginning in Kenosha, Wisconsin Melvin found that his creative work ethic would lead him to developing a skill set that allowed him to be one of the top player...

‘The people that succeed just go for it.’ ~ Dan Rubenstein, sports personality. For centuries sports has provided a canvas. For sports personality Dan Rubenstein—he has made a career out of painting his own story. A sports fan and tennis player growing up, Dan always enjoyed the power of sport and when he found himself on the Oregon campus in college he learned that he could make a life based arou...

‘We only exist to have impact.’ ~ John Heymann, CEO of One World Play Project We all know that the power of play is real and we can easily understand that playing with a ball can put a smile on someone’s face, start a conversation and create a memory. But how can we use ‘play’ to do more? The answer is simple: follow the path blazed by One World Play Project. Their CEO, John Heymann joined the LIF...

Jared Blank is on the verge of running the World Marathon Challenge, which consists of 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days! We caught up with Jared before he left the USA for South Africa to begin the seven races. This quick podcast will blow your mind as we dive into the reality of his race, as Jared shares what he is about to attempt and what he has already accomplished. His journey of 183 mil...

‘How do you want to live your life for the next 25 years Rob Ryan?’ ~ what Storyteller/CEO Rob Ryan asked himself every day for 8 weeks. Imagine leaving your life behind to chase your dream of impacting the planet? Imagine documenting that journey? Imagine a single tweet changing your life? Meet Rob Ryan, storyteller and entrepreneur. After a walk along the Pacific Ocean in 2015 Rob evaluated his...

‘From brokenness to finding joy’ ~ Courtney Cole on her acclaimed new documentary series, THE ROCKUMENTARY. Imagine having a dream that very few believe in? Imagine sharing that journey with millions? Meet Courtney Cole. Songwriter, singer, actress and filmmaker Courtney Cole joins the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast with Yogi Roth and shares her journey. Growing up outside of New Orleans, Courtney fe...

‘Your life plan sounds like the opposite of every game plan I’ve ever heard you formulate.’ ~ Told to Brian Hamilton by Tony Franklin, college coach. There are 132 college football offensive line coaches—Brian Hamilton is one of them. He joins the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast with Yogi Roth and takes you inside the journey of college football coaches that we rarely hear. Amid the flurry of college...