Crimson Corner Podcast

Former Utah football punter Hank Mondaca joins Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin to talk about his charitable organization, Athletes For Life. Mondaca, along with a crew of other former Utah athletes that include Dave Culity, Jeff Reyes, and Lisa Mitzel have teamed up to help spread the joy of sports to the Lakota and now Ute Reservations.

Mondaca goes over his first experiences running a camp at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, how he's used his Utah network to help grow his foundation, and his excitement about bringing his camp to the Ute Tribe for the first time this summer with the help of Utah football. 

You can follow Hank on Twitter and Instagram. You can also follow his foundation pages @_Athletes4Life or athletesforelife. 

Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Crimson Corner is back and ready to tell the stories about Utah Athletics you've never heard before. In honor of May being Mental Health Awareness Month, host Michelle Bodkin invited former Utah wide receiver turned Family and Marriage Therapist, David Kozlowski to talk about his work with Quit Trip'n, and OG Therapy in an effort to improve the social health and well-being of the Salt Lake Community.

Kozlowski also describes his life experiences that led him to become a therapist, and how he's using his connections with Utah football to encourage these meaningful discussions.

If you or someone you know is struggling the National Suicide Lifeline is available 24/7 online or at 988. 

You can follow David Kozlowski's work on Instagram at @og.therapy and Michelle Bodkin on Twitter or Instagram @bodkin247sports.

We are inching ever closer to Utah's second Rose Bowl appearance and for one former Ute, this is the matchup of his dreams. Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin brings on former Utah kicker/placeholder Tommy Truhe to talk about his strong connection to Penn State and why he's so excited to watch Utah battle with his other favorite college football team. 

Truhe talks about some of the similarities between the programs, taking a bunch of former UBoyz up to College State for a game, watching the Utah program grow, his connection to Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe and his hopes of the Utes and Nittany Lions striking up a home-and-home deal after meeting in the Rose Bowl. 

You can follow Michelle Bodkin on Twitter @BodkinKSLsports and Tommy Truhe on Instagram at @t_squared_22.

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There has been a lot going on lately with Utah Athletics which means Crimson Corner needed to call on someone with a little knowledge of everything. Host Michelle Bodkin brings on guest Sammy Mora of UteZone.com to talk about everything from men and women's basketball, Utah football's big win over USC in the Pac-12 Championship, recruiting bumps and the upcoming Red Rocks Preview.

If you like everything about the Utes, this show is 100% for you.

Follow Michelle Bodkin and Sammy Mora on Twitter @BodkinKSLSports and @s_mora99.

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Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin takes a walk down memory lane with Antwoine Sanders and Arnold Parker as they discuss playing and beating USC in the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl. The group goes through some of the eerie similarities between that matchup and Utah's impending rematch with USC for the Pac-12 Title.

ASAP also muse about how much Utah football has grown and changed since they played, Parker talks about what it means to him as a Las Vegas native to see his team representing for conference championships in his hometown, and the pair finish off by giving their bold predictions for the game.

Follow Michelle Bodkin and Antwoine Sanders on Twitter @BodkinKSLsports and @AntwoineSander2

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This week's episode of Crimson Corner focuses in on the Utes' last home game of the season against Staford with former Cardinal player and current Pac-12 Analyst Jordan Watkins. Host Michelle Bodkin and Watkins discuss Kyle Whittingham's leadership of the Utes, Staford's recent struggles, Tanner McKee, and in-general what to expect Saturday night.

Watkins also goes into why he's such a defender of Pac-12 sports despite growing up in the heart of SEC Country, the Conference Championship Game race and a little about how good Women's Hoops is in the Pac-12. 

You can follow Michelle Bodkin on Twitter @BodkinKSLsports and Jordan Watkins @Big75Fella.

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This week's Crimson Corner focused on the state of the Utes ahead of their game against Arizona at home in Rice-Eccles Stadium. Host Michelle Bodkin brought on Sports Illustrated's Cole Bagley to discuss Utah football's health status, guys who have stepped up with injuries, and what the game plan might be for Arizona.

Bagley also dived into how the Utes are doing on the recruiting front, how NIL has maybe affected that, and gives a pretty good breakdown on the makeup of the 2022 Utes. 

You can follow Michelle Bodkin on Twitter @BodkinKSLsports and Cole Bagley @bagley_cole.

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On this special edition episode of Crimson Corner, host Michelle Bodkin brings on Jill McCluskey to talk about her daughter, Lauren McCluskey, who was murdered on the University of Utah campus on October 22, 2018, by an estranged boyfriend. The story created media waves and highlighted how college campuses lacked the knowledge and training on how to handle dating violence and stalking amongst their students. 

Since Lauren's tragic death, Jill has been on a mission to make sure her daughter's light still shines by helping others in similar situations. The Lauren McCluskey Foundation was put into place to raise awareness for and come up with better policy to protect students on college campuses who might find themselves in an abusive situation. Lauren's Promise was also created in an attempt to make others aware of how common dating violence and stalking is, and to listen if someone comes forward asking for help. 

You can follow Michelle Bodkin @BodkinKSLsports, Jill McCluskey @jjmccluskey, and the Lauren McCluskey Foundation @LMC_Foundation.

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Crimson Corner host and Utah Utes Insider for KSL Sports Michelle Bodkin brings on former NFL Scout and Executive Director of the Senior Bowl Jim Nagy on to discuss potential 2023 NFL prospects on the 2022 Utah football team. Nagy breaks down Clark Phillips III, Brant Kuithe, Dalton Kincaid, Cam Rising and Braeden Daniels- what makes them so good, and their NFL potential. He also talks about how special it would be to have the Ty Jordan/Aaron Lowe helmet at the Senior Bowl in 2023.

Later, Michelle and Nagy take a trip back in time to talk about what made the 2019 Utah football defense so special, some back story on why Tyler Huntley went undrafted to Baltimore, and TJ Pledger's last-minute trip to the Senior Bowl this past year and why it was impressive. Finally, the two discuss why Utah is such a respected brand in the NFL.

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In this very special episode of Crimson Corner, host Michelle Bodkin talks with former Utah running back coach and current USC running back coach Kiel McDonald about Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe. Coach McDonald will be making his return to Salt Lake City this weekend with USC football as Utah puts on a celebration of Jordan and Lowe's lives with custom hand painted helmets. 

McDonald talks about what Ty and Aaron were like, his experience navigating unimaginable tragedy as a coach and what he thinks it will be like being back to celebrate those two players even if he's on the opposite sideline. Coach McDonald also discusses what he's learned as a coach from the experience as well as his hopes for what Ty and Aaron's legacies will be years down the road. 

You can follow Michelle Bodkin on Twitter at @BodkinKSLsports and coach Kiel McDonald at @Coach_KMcDonald.  

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