BYU softball player Taryn Lennon knows what it’s like to be a part of an athletic family. But what happens when that community goes away? What happens when families leave behind the only thing they knew that brought them together? They bring the journey together full circle to discover there’s more than just being an athlete.

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Kenzie Koerber-Dahle knew the day would come. But it came in a way she never imagined. She, along with the cast of athletes and coaches, share how hard it was to give up the life they knew – and how they all reconciled their new lives going forward.

Pitchers, like BYU graduate Cooper McKeehan, are always under pressure. He discusses how battling the yips, getting cut in sixth grade, and more, made him the man who he is today. The group also joins in to discuss the grind of being an athlete – and a coach – in a high-stress environment.

The unasked question about sports is “What happens when the game you love is gone?” Alex Tumalip and Kyle Remund, multimedia journalists for The Universe and colleagues at BYU Broadcasting, begin this new journey into the afterlife of student-athletes in the opening episode of season three of the award-winning podcast, External Discussions.

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Carolyn Billings is the head athletic trainer for the BYU women’s soccer team and director of sports medicine for the university.

Amid all of her personal accomplishments, Billings has had multiple setbacks in her life, including five cancer diagnoses.

In this episode BYU player Laveni Vaka interviews Billings about her story on and off the pitch.

Former BYU defensive back Keenan Ellis details his experience of transitioning from the thrilling world of college football to the rigorous grind of attending law school.

No matter how you cut it, excellence is difficult to define. Alex concludes this four-part journey recapping true excellence and what athletes should really be aiming for in their performance.

The award-winning Universe podcast External Discussions returns for a second season. Join Alex Tumalip on a new four-part journey to define how athletes really pursue and perceive excellence. Alex opens this new season by talking to BYU baseball stars Cutter Clawson and Cole Gambill as well as women’s basketball coach Amber Whiting to find out what they think excellence is and how they pursue it.