Mossy Creek Conversations

All-SAC kicker Carlos Lopez joins the podcast to discuss his journey from Venezuela to the banks of Mossy Creek, and starting a Spanish broadcast to become the Spanish play-by-play voice for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Carson-Newman legend Dwight Wilson recounts his journey from the University of Tennessee to Wendy's to becoming a two-time All-American and national champion for the Carson-Newman Football program. He also discusses how his faith and what he learned at C-N has helped his mindset as a double-leg amputee.

4,000-yard rusher and All-American Antonio Wimbush goes through his career from high school, to Mossy Creek to the pros with Ryan Wilkes

SAC Player of the Year and All-American Heath Mason joins the podcast

Former Carson-Newman defensive back Frank Gioscia joins the podcast to reminsce about helping the 1972 football team to a national title appearance, returning to C-N to coach and raising money for childhood cancer with the Ultimate Hike.

Carson-Newman men's basketball alum Ish Sanders joins the podcast to talk taking Carson-Newman to its first NCAA tournament berth in a decade, the importance of family through a seven-year professional career playing overseas and why his degree is important to him. 

On the newest edition of Mossy Creek Conversations, Richard Martin talks with former Carson-Newman Quarterback and Director of the documentary Sparks: The Ken Sparks Story, Jeff Joslin. Joslin recounts his memories of playing for Coach Sparks at Farragut High School, the 1983 NAIA National Championship season, the motivation and process to make a documentary on Ken Sparks and how the film has been received 

On the newest episode of Mossy Creek Conversations, former Carson-Newman tennis star Dr. Jean Love joins the show. Dr. Love discusses the changes she's seen in her time in Mossy Creek, playing in the first-ever NAIA women's tennis tournament, coaching the Eagles to the 2009 SAC Championship, her decision to retire from coaching and much more

Leah Jackson-Smith is one of the most decorated players in the history of the women's basketball program ranking second in scoring and first in rebounding in the record books. The four-time first-team All-SAC selection, 1992-93 SAC Player of the Year and All-American reflects on how she arrived at Carson-Newman and how playing for Eddie Carter impacted her life.

With more than three decades of media relations experience, Eric Trainer recounts his six years in media relations and marketing at Carson-Newman overseeing the department's transition to NCAA Division II and working with coaching legends like Ken Sparks and Pat Summitt. Since the fall of 1997, Trainer has worked in the Tennessee athletic department including the media relations director for the women's basketball program, the iconic Lady Vols.