Gallery and Hurley Unfiltered: Iowa Football Rewind

Brion and Nick chat about the first 20 episodes they've recorded, and talk about key takeaways, what they've learned, what they would have done differently in college, what the experience has been like editing the episodes. There is also a surprise guest appearance on the show!

Gallery and Hurley Unfiltered is hosted by Nick Gallery and Brion Hurley. Nick is a former Iowa punter from 1993-1996, and Brion is a former Iowa kicker and punter from 1993-1996. They interview former Iowa football players, coaches and staff to learn about their experiences and favorite stories.

Visit our website at https://galleryhurley.com, subscribe on your favorite podcast player or on our YouTube channel.

Brion and Nick interview former Iowa athletic trainer Phil Johnson. He was a student at Iowa from 1993-1997, where he worked with many different sports including football and men's basketball. After Iowa, he worked at Penn State and the New York Jets. He joined the University of Michigan football program in 2000, where he is currently the Papadopoulos Family Director of Athletic Training.

We discussed the following topics:

* Growing up and playing sports in Akron, Iowa

* Discussion on the current state of high school sports

* Why he switched from Iowa State to Iowa for Pre-Med

* His memories of the 1993 Iowa basketball game against the Fab Five

* Brief memories of Veisha at Iowa State

* The observation program for athletic trainers

* How times have changed over the years for treating injuries (high ankle sprains, concussions, broken legs, surgeries)

* How injuries differ as athletes go through college

* His experiences working with smaller sports

* His time at Penn State and the New York Jets

* When Jumbo Elliott almost got him in trouble, and how he got him to Michigan

* What he learned from John Streif and Ed Crowley

* The mental side of injuries

* Winning a National Championship at Michigan

* Meeting Bo Schembechler for the first time

* The best athletes he has seen

* Typical game day experience for an athletic trainer

* His first season working with Iowa football in 1993

* Stories about managers and trainers getting tackled in Kinnick

* Meeting Magic Johnson in Maui

* Strange injuries and reflections on past Iowa players

* How trainers work together between schools

* Bump Elliott connection to Iowa and Michigan

* The coaching tree of Hayden if you include lower level coaches

* The modern risks of playing football

* Former Iowa players as coaches that he's run into

* NIL and concerns about the future of college football

Gallery and Hurley Unfiltered is hosted by Nick Gallery and Brion Hurley. Nick is a former Iowa punter from 1993-1996, and Brion is a former Iowa kicker and punter from 1993-1996. They interview former Iowa football players, coaches and staff to learn about their experiences and favorite stories.

Visit our website at https://galleryhurley.com, subscribe on your favorite podcast player or on our YouTube channel.

Brion and Nick interview former Iowa fullback Trevor Bollers. He was born in Guyana in South America, but grew up in Edmonton (Canada), and found his way to Iowa. He was the 4th overall pick in the 1999 CFL Draft, but signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars before injuries ended his career.

* 31:36 Differences of Canadian to American Football

* 01:36:09 Playing for Hayden Fry at the end of his coaching career

You can connect with his son, T.J. Bollers on X (https://x.com/tj35ballin) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/_tj_b_/)

In our next two episodes, we are sharing some of the best clips and segments from our first 16 episodes.

In our next two episodes, we are sharing some of the best clips and segments from our first 16 episodes.

Part 1 includes the following guests:

See the list of all videos of past interviews on YouTube at https://galleryhurley.com or check out the audio versions at https://open.spotify.com/show/2iZw2G5BceHOzeufLDQCu3?si=8LrEdO1PSAOUV4rW9bEkTw

Brion and Nick interview one of the best Iowa kickers in school history, Nate Kaeding. He was an All-American, All-Big Ten, Lou Groza Award winner and NFL All-Pro who grew up in the shadows of Kinnick Stadium.

* Getting recruited to play basketball, baseball and football in college

* How Iowa wrestling convinced him to sign with Iowa

* His experience learning under Coach Bill Snyder (before leaving to K-State)

* The differences between Coach Snyder and Coach Don Patterson

* His emotional trip back to New Jersey for the 1992 Kickoff Classic

* His experience playing in the Rose Bowl and Holiday Bowl

* The famous Snow Angel celebration against Minnesota

* The two passes he dropped in college

* Why he hates Ryan Terry

* Hayden Fry's 80th birthday party in Nevada

* Breaking his foot before the NFL Draft

* How he stayed in football shape while playing in the minor leagues

* His experience being one of the first NIL athletes

* His mentality when he played and not giving opponents any respect

* His first game in the NFL on Monday Night Football catching punts for the first time

* Punt returner drills they practiced in the NFL

* Why Chiefs coach Marty Schottenheimer couldn't get rid of him

* His painful experience of being deactivated right before a game

* How his NFL career ended with Mike Ditka

* How he got his break broadcasting for the Kansas City Chiefs

* The bonds he formed with former teammates

* His response when asked if he was a "dirty" player

* What it was like playing with Hall of Fame football players like Joe Montana and Derrick Thomas

Brion and Nick interview another teammate, center and long snapper Billy Reardon. We covered a lot of random topics, from being a walk-on to influencing Jason Kelce to his near miss opportunity with the Chicago Bears.

* His connection to Iowa

* Reliving the 1996 season wins

* The feeling of being blown out in games against Penn State and Ohio State

* His one failure as a snapper

* His memories of Hayden Fry

* When he got fired from his job for changing the play call

* The things he liked about the "Hawk Hitters"

* Talking to the ESPN GameDay crew in 1996

* Blocking for great running backs at Iowa

* Why the center is considered the QB of the lineman

* Taking stickers and ANF off the helmets

* How his son ended up at Iowa, and why he transferred to Akron

* Why he doesn't talk to his kid's coaches

* Iowa's successful walk-on program

* The Wisconsin scholarship offer that never came

* When he almost missed a winter workout

* The time he almost got invited to the Bears training camp

* Dealing with adversity

* The current state of NIL and the NCAA Football video game

* His memories of visiting Nick's family farm

* The difference between weight room strength and "farm strength"

* The difference between offensive and defensive lineman

* Meeting a former Hawkeye that had dated Kamela Harris

* Discussion on interest in coaching football

* Working on the Big Bean project in Chicago

* How he switched to becoming a lawyer

* Experiences playing on special teams

* His sister being embarrassed after a bad snap

* The difference between FG and punt snapping

* Why Brion got the nickname "1 iron"

* How Paul Longo helped Jason Kelce switch to center at Notre Dame because of Bill

* How Travis Kelce got a scholarship at Cincinnati

* The Iowa weight room music options

* The exotics and fake plays we practiced

* Having fun in El Paso and Juarez at the Sun Bowl

* Stories from the 1993 Alamo Bowl

* Being roommates with the late Ian Davis

* Playing against Tulsa in 1993 and 1996

* Hayden facing his former assistant coaches Dan McCarney and Barry Alvarez