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150th Episode. Jim Scott ('69), former Bulldog baseball pitcher and retired Air Force colonel, is the Band of Gold Spotlight. We also learn about his role as the president of the Diamond Dogs Club, which supports Citadel baseball. Speaking of the Dogs, PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell reports on their series loss at Samford, as well as the midweek shellacking at South Carolina.

Kevin Higgins recaps spring drills, answers an e-mail question about uniform changes, and informs us that his football team will be playing Clemson, East Carolina and Florida State in the next few years. Also, Jeff Hartsell reports on the recent hot streak Fred Jordan's baseball team has enjoyed, including an upset of No. 28 Coastal Carolina.

No. 10 South Carolina downs The Citadel in baseball play, 7-3. Post and Courier Bulldog beat writer Jeff Hartsell reports on the 9-15 Diamond Dogs, and he has info on a coaching departure on Kevin Higgins' staff. And host Jon Rawl shares info on this year's commencement weekend -- and he has fun remembering the struggle to stay awake in the classrooms of El Cid.

Spring game recap. The Blue team edges the White, 24-21. PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell reports on the progress of the Dogs' new shotgun formation. Also, the Diamond Dogs are swept at Appalachian State, but blank Charleston Southern in midweek action at The Joe.

Corps Day 2012 and the Blue-White Spring Football Game take place at The Citadel this weekend. Citadel Football Association president John Carlisle ('64) talks about his group's events this week, including the "Beautiful Bulldog Contest." PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell reports on the injury to all-SoCon defensive lineman Derek Douglas, as well as the departure of defensive coordinator Josh Conklin to the Tennessee Vols.

Board of Visitors spotlight. We listen-in to the most recent BOV meeting, where we hear committee reports from Ben Legare, Fred Price and Glenn Addison. Will The Citadel finally get a parking garage? In sports news, the basketball team falls in the first round of the SoCon tourney. And Jeff Hartsell files a report on the football team's spring drills.

SouthernPigskin.com editor Matthew Osborne talks Bulldog spring football. We also listen to Osborne's interview with SoCon Football All-Conference defensive lineman Derek Douglas. And El Cid basketball coach Chuck Driesell previews his team's voyage to this week's SoCon basketball tournament.

Chance Smith ('07), a former Bulldog baseball player, is killed in a car wreck in Atlanta; and Capt. Ryan Hall ('04) becomes the 16th Citadel alum to die in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. On the sports front, Chuck Driesell shares info on the Dogs dramatic win at Chattanooga. And SouthernPigskin.com's Matthew Osborne went to spring practice and got interviews with coach Kevin Higgins and junior quarterback Ben Dupree.

Jeff Stevenson ('91) helps preview this weekend's trebuchet competition on The Citadel's parade ground. Now an executive with Google, Stevenson also talks about his days as a Citadel bagpiper and Navy submarine officer in this Band of Gold Spotlight. Plus, Bulldog running back Rickey Anderson gets good news as the Dogs start spring practice. And Fred Jordan's baseball team launches its 2012 campaign.

Chuck Driesell discusses his struggling basketball team, losers of eight straight SoCon games. We have the Q. & A. portion of Kevin Higgins' Signing Day press conference. And we get a report on the Bulldog rifle teams from co-host and Post and Courier Bulldog beat writer Jeff Hartsell.