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Former BYU and Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall joins Fox Sports' Bryan Fischer to kickoff season 2 of the HeadCoachU podcast by chatting with renowned bestselling author of 'The Fearless Mind' and performance consultant Dr. Craig Manning. This episode dives into what makes athletes like Giannis Antetokounmpo so great, how Dr. Manning works with athletes in a variety of sports from tennis to the Milwaukee Bucks, what kind of mentality elite players need to have, how coaches should think about the mind and performance plus much, much more.

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Former BYU and Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall and D1.ticker/Fox Sports' Bryan Fischer ring in the new year by breaking down the College Football Playoff semifinals and provide the keys for how both No. 1 Georgia and No. 3 TCU can win the national championship on Monday night in Los Angeles.

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Former BYU and Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall and D1.ticker/Fox Sports' Bryan Fischer wrap up the final episode of 2022 by breaking down the College Football Playoff semifinals. Bronco watched the film and gives thoughts on strengths, weaknesses and players to keep an eye on for both the Fiesta Bowl semifinal between Michigan and TCU plus the Peach Bowl semifinal between Georgia and Ohio State.

Don't forget you can also check out this week's sponsor War Room at https://collegewarroom.com

Former BYU and Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall and D1.ticker/Fox Sports' Bryan Fischer take a short break from the busy guest list to dive into the topic of bowl season. Bronco peels back the curtain on just what head coaches do before games, how practice is structured, the difficult time on the calendar between recruiting and the Transfer Portal, plus some of his favorite memories from the over 14 bowls trips he's been a part of as a head coach.

Don't forget you can also check out this week's sponsor War Room at https://collegewarroom.com

Former BYU and Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall and D1.ticker/Fox Sports' Bryan Fischer are joined this week by former Illinois State, Army and Louisiana Monroe head coach and current AFCA Executive Director Todd Berry. The group discusses many of the key issues facing football coaches and the game itself nowadays, from the Transfer Portal to official visits to NCAA enforcement and beyond.

Don't forget you can check out this week's sponsor War Room at https://collegewarroom.com

Former BYU and Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall and D1.ticker/Fox Sports' Bryan Fischer are joined this week by Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea. The group discusses how Lea has helped lead the Commodores to back-to-back wins in the SEC for the first time since 2018 and what the rebuilding process is like in Nashville during the ebb and flow of the season.

Don't forget you can check out this week's sponsor War Room at https://collegewarroom.com

Former BYU and Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall and D1.ticker/Fox Sports' Bryan Fischer are joined by several coaches from around the country for an emotional episode that remembers and reflects on three special Virginia football players who left us far too early in Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D'Sean Perry.

Those stopping by include Boise State assistant Kelly Poppinga, Virginia graduate assistant Charles Mack, Vanderbilt defensive coordinator Nick Howell, Virginia analyst Drew Meyer, former Virginia Director of Football Analytics Matt Edwards, Washington State assistant Mark Atuaia, Virginia offensive line coach Garett Tujague and BYU Dir. of Player Personnel Justin Anderson.

A memorial service for the three players will take place at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville on Saturday at 3:30 ET and air live on ACC Network.

Former BYU and Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall and D1.ticker/Fox Sports' Bryan Fischer are joined this week by an old friend in current N.C. State special assistant and former East Carolina head coach Ruffin McNeill. The group discusses a few old stories from the coaches' tenure together at UVA, how to feel "dangerous" every day, McNeill's upbringing, issues impacting current players and even touch a little bit on modern recruiting.

Don't forget you can check out this week's sponsor War Room at https://collegewarroom.com

Former BYU and Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall and D1.ticker/Fox Sports' Bryan Fischer are joined this week by Army head coach Jeff Monken. The group discusses how different a game week is when playing a fellow service academy, the unique types of student-athletes that play for the Black Knights, how recruiting works at Army, the service commitment aspect of the program, how to find success when building a program and a host of leadership lessons learned over the years at a very special place.

Don't forget you can check out this week's sponsor War Room at https://collegewarroom.com

Former BYU and Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall and D1.ticker/Fox Sports' Bryan Fischer are joined this week by the Ivy League's winningest football coach, Harvard's Tim Murphy. The group starts by recounting Murphy's near detour into the business world before diving into what makes the Ivy League unique in the world of modern college football, the weight of losses compared to the joys of winning, how he sells playing at a school like Harvard and what some of the secrets are to leading the Crimson for nearly three decades.