In the inaugural episode of 2021, Yahoo Sports' College Football Reporter - Pete Thamel breaks down the craziness that was 2020 and the seismic shifts facing the sport moving forward!

One of the best in the business, Pete shares how he got started in the sports reporting profession, his writing and reporting process, and insights gained from being around the highest performers in college athletics. 

When it comes to interviewing, he shared three critical keys to success:

1. It takes time -each interview is a rep and that's the #1 way to improve

As far as the State of College Football Recruiting, we touched on:

• The 85-Man Scholarship Hard Cap & challenges produced by the COVID eligibility waiver

If you're interested in working in sports media, please do yourself a favor and be ready to take notes from Pete. He's one of the very best at building relationships, networking with high performers in the industry and articulating compelling stories to college football fans.

If you're passionate about evaluating, recruiting and the landscape of college football, we have you covered as well! I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it and I look forward to bringing more shows to you all in 2021!

To follow Pete, check him out on Twitter at @PeteThamel, and tune in to his weekly podcast with Dan Wetzel & Pat Forde called the Yahoo Sports College Podcast!

For show notes and links, be sure to visit UpCloseInPersonnel.com, and Happy New Years everyone!