Crimson Corner Podcast

Crimson Corner proudly brought in former Utah football middle linebacker Taulia Lave (1995-2000) to discuss with Utah Utes Insider Michelle Bodkin his time at Utah and a budding country music career. 

Lave described his time with former Utah football head coach Ron McBride, his wife, Vicky, as well as watching then defensive coordinator Kyle Whittingham develop into the force he currently is as head coach of the Utes. Lave then dived into his continued relationship with all three and what they have meant to all of the players they've encountered over the years.

From there, Michelle and Lave got into his growing career as a country music artist, his recent visit to Nashville, Tennessee to record his first album, and getting to open for the Ron McBride Benefit Concert taking place on June 22.

The show closed on a very emotional note as Lave descibed what it means to be able to give back to McBride after all the love he has shared not only with Lave, but every person he's come in contact with. 

You can follow Michelle Bodkin and Taulia Lave on Instagram.

Utah quarterback Cam Rising is hosting a football camp from June 13-14 and has enlisted the help of several of his teammates to run it.

Former Herriman High star and current center Jaren Kump joined Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin to talk up the camp and give some insight into how the offseason is going so far for Utah football.

Kump dives into how the upcoming "Rising Stars" camp is a reflection of Rising's leadership with the Utes and how every participant from the team is donating their NIL to help out For The Kids and Herriman Ute Conference Football. 

Additionally, Kump reveals the team is borrowing the Utah equipment truck and have a goal to fill it with food that will also be donated to For The Kids. Despite the fact that camp spots are full, Kump hopes fans will still come out to Herriman High from June 13-14 to help fill the truck and possibly win some prizes. 

You can follow Michelle Bodkin and Jaren Kump on X.

Repeat guest and founder of Athletes For Life, Hank Mondaca, along with Crimson Collective Director of Development, Drew Watson, join host Michelle Bodkin to discuss joining forces for year two of the Ute Reservation football camp.

Watson talks about how the Crimson Collective has done in year one of their launch, goals for the upcoming competitive season, and what it means to add a charity to their roster that deals specifically with the Ute Tribe. 

Mondaca then goes into detail about plans for year two of the Athletes For Life camp, how the dynamic changes not just having former Utah athletes as coaches, but current players too, and the hopes he has for further building the bridge between the athletes that wear the Drum and Feather and the Ute Tribe they represent.

Both Watson and Mondaca wrap up by giving details on how fans can get involved with the Crimson Collective and Athletes For Life.

You can follow Michelle Bodkin, Athletes For Life, and the Crimson Collective on X.

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah football will be holding their annual "Ute Proud" game against Cal on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Just in time, Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin sat down with Ute Tribe member Cameron Cuch to discuss the relationship between the University of Utah and Ute Tribe. 

The pair discusses the rich Ute Tribe history, the evolution of the relationship between the university and tribe, the halftime performance, how the relationship between the Utes and Utah can continue to grow, and much more. 

You can follow Michelle Bodkin on X @BodkinKSLsports.

On this very special edition of the Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin invites former Utah football players Lauvale Sape and Kawika Casco along with Sape's wife Sarah to talk about the devastation from the Maui fire and what they are doing to help.

The Sapes are using their Sape Foundation to help raise funds for the island of Maui where they and Casco are from. Casco who works for the Maui Fire Department describes his experience trying to save lives as he watched his home burn up.

All three give a heartfelt plea to help them raise funds that will be used for recovery in Maui as well as a big thank you to their Utah Athletics Ohana. Make sure to look for Lauvale, Sarah and Kawika at Thursday's opener against Florida during the first quarter for more information.

You can donate to the Sape Foundation here.

This week's Crimson Corner features head Utah women's basketball coach Lynne Roberts. Host Michelle Bodkin askes Roberts about the team's recent successes and what is next. The pair go into the roster both returning and new while taking a look at a memorable moment from the Utes' recent Sweet 16 trip.

Michelle and Roberts then turn the conversation to asking for help. Roberts goes into detail about the advice she got from Stanford's Tara VanDerveer and the input she received from various other Pac-12 women's coaches in improving the product she puts out on the floor at Utah. Finally, Roberts discusses picking Utah head football coach Kyle Whittingham's brain along with cues she's taken on team branding from the Red Rocks.

Crimson Corner returns with the first student-athlete host Michelle Bodkin ever got to know well and ultimately led her to covering sports in Utah safety Robert "RoJo" Johnson. Michelle and Johnson take a trip down memory lane to their criminology class in 2009 shortly after the Utes' Sugar Bowl victory.

The duo discusses the 2008 BCS Busters' upcoming induction into the Crimson Club Hall of Fame, how that team has remained close nearly 15 years later, and what it means knowing their success helped launch Utah's football's tremendous growth over the past 13 seasons in the Pac-12. 

RoJo and Michelle then turn to the current state of affairs in college football discussing NIL, how Utah is managing it thus far, and why the coaching stability that head coach Kyle Whittingham has provided has allowed the program to flourish. Finally, the two get into what Johnson has been up lately including a new job at the University of Utah, running youth football camps, and talking about social health with other former Utes David Kozlowski and Kenneth Scott.

You can follow Robert Johnson on Instagram @robertljohnson32 and Michelle Bodkin @BodkinKSLsports.

Crimson Corner resumes with host and KSL Sports Utes Insider Michelle Bodkin welcoming in former Utah football star and defensive coordinator Steve F. Hallsey. 

Hallsey played for the Utes in the mid-70's before being named linebackers coach and defensive coordinator immediately after graduating. He discusses the challenges he faced as a young coordinator, the similarities between himself and Brian Johnson, how former BYU and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young shaped his career trajectory and much more.

Hallsey then goes into the experience of being invited by his former players to help participate in Athletes For Life's football camp on the Uintah-Ouray Ute Reservation and the importance of giving the reservation kids more opportunities to see what is possible in life.

Michelle Bodkin is the Utah Utes Insider for KSLsports.com and host of both the Crimson Corner Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and The Saturday Show (Saturday from 10 a.m.–12 p.m.) on The KSL Sports Zone. Follow her on Twitter, Instagram, and Threads: @BodkinKSLsports

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Crimson Corner is back this week with an episode fully focused on the popular NIL golf tournament for Utah football, "Across The Green". Host Michelle Bodkin brought in ATG co-founder Andrew McCollough to discuss the upcoming event and how it came to be a year ago.

McCollough gives all the details on how fans can get involved with "Across The Green" regardless of whether they love to golf, love to lunch, or live out of town. 

You can follow Andrew McCollough on Twitter @amccollough105 or Across The Green @AcrossTheGreenU. You can also follow Michelle Bodkin @BodkinKSLsports.

This week's Crimson Corner episode aptly revolves around the story of the Pac-12 and their on-going media rights negotiations with Pac-12 Reporter John Canzano. Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin askes Canzano several questions regarding how the Pac-12 got where they are, mistakes that have been made by the conference, what the recent Grant of Rights announcement means in relation to getting a media deal done and much more.

Bodkin and Canzano work to try and dispel some of the confusing matters around media rights, grant of rights and expansion, while also diving into sourcing and what fans should look for when consuming media for valid pieces of information.

You can follow John Canzano on Twitter @johncanzanobft and Michelle Bodkin on Twitter and Instagram @bodkinKSLsports.