Episode 8: Ashwin PuriThis week's guest is Ashwin Puri, Sr. Assoc. AD/Chief Athletics Operating Officer at Villanova University.You can find Ash on Twitter (@Ash_Puri).Follow us on Twitter & Instagram (@VarsityPartners) for more content and future episodes.

Episode 7: Jason Young

This week's guest is Jason Young, Associate Athletic Director of External Affairs at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

You can find Jason Young on Twitter (@JYoung_knights).

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Episode 6: Dan Gale

This week's guest is Dan Gale, Founder & CEO of Leona Marketing Group.

You can find Dan Gale on Twitter (@DanGaleJr).

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Episode 5: Mario Moccia

This week's guest is Mario Moccia, Director of Athletics at New Mexico State University.

0:26 - Intro

1:18 - About New Mexico State and their brand

4:40 - NMSU's innovative partnerships

9:38 - On where his drive comes from

12:02 - On getting into college athletics & getting to where he is today

16:16 - New Mexico State's beer, wine, and coffee

23:14 - How much creative input does NMSU have in these partnerships?

27:25 - What does the future of college athletics look like?

You can find Mario Moccia on Twitter (@MarioMocciaNMSU).

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Episode 4: Matt Brown

This week's guest is Matt Brown, Founder of the Extra Points newsletter and former Associate Director of College Brands at SB Nation.

0:38 - Intro

0:56 - Getting started with Extra Points

3:28 - Partnership with The Intercollegiate

5:37 - Maine Athletics x New Balance

8:16 - Future of shoe & apparel contracts in college athletics

10:24 - Future of shoe & apparel (cont.)

11:52 - What kind of schools can get creative with shoe & apparel deals?

13:42 - Who is the Extra Points newsletter for?

17:02 - Opportunity in the space

21:20 - What Matt has learned through Extra Points

23:20 - On academics and athletics working together

24:15 - Matt's hottest college football take

You can find Matt Brown on Twitter (@MattBrownEP).

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Episode 3: Nick Carparelli

This week's guest is Football Bowl Association Executive Director Nick Carparelli.

0:36 - Intro

1:30 - Quarantine update

2:16 - How past experience prepared Nick Carparelli

3:30 - Brand experience / Big East story

6:07 - Role expectations of Executive Director of FBA

8:30 - FBA brand

9:40 - Year 1 as Executive Director of FBA

11:35 - Future of college football

13:15 - Why work in college sports?

14:48 - Insight into FBA strategy

16:18 - Pizza Friday

Intro credits: Dan Long

Music credits: District Four by Kevin MacLeod

Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four

License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Episode 2 of the From the Rafters Podcast

This week's guest is NFL veteran and entrepreneur Justin Forsett.

Intro credits: Dan Long

Music credits:

District Four by Kevin MacLeod

Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four

License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Episode 1 of the From the Rafters Podcast

This week's guests are Los Angeles Rams equipment staff members Brendan Burger and Darwin Beacham.

Music credits:

District Four by Kevin MacLeod

Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four

License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/