Powered by WGTE, this episode features a Friday Surprise Guest edition of The Four Hundred & Nineteen, and this time, not one, but two surprise guests with a direct connection to Rocket athletics and the Toledo community.

The show opens with newly hired Mike Jacobs, head football coach at the University of Toledo, who joins the hosts for his first in-depth local conversation since returning home to lead the Rockets. Coach Jacobs reflects on growing up in Maumee, his journey through college football, his coaching philosophy, and what it means to come back to Toledo to lead a program with deep roots and high expectations.

The conversation continues with Coach Jacobs’ new boss, Bryan Blair, Vice President and Director of Athletics at the University of Toledo. Blair shares insight into the national coaching search, why Mike Jacobs was the right choice for this moment, and the broader vision for Toledo Athletics - from student-athlete success and academic excellence to community engagement and championship aspirations.

It’s a candid, energetic, and uniquely Toledo conversation, bringing listeners inside the leadership, relationships, and momentum shaping the future of Rocket athletics.

Thanks to our sponsors: Whetro Wealth Management, Workspring, Toledo Refining Company, Toledo Community Foundation and TARTA.
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