Washington Athletics Director Troy Dannen joins Adam Breneman on today's special episode of Next Up. Troy Dannen talks about Washington's CFP run, NIL at UW, the Huskies' move to the Big 10, and why Coach Kalen DeBoer is deserving of a massive contract extension.Tune in for another great episode of Next Up with Adam Breneman! 

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Next Up is hosted by Adam Breneman and is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. On Next Up, Adam Breneman sits down with the biggest names in sports and lets them tell their stories, unfiltered. Adam is a former All-American and Penn State alum, media personality, college football analyst for ESPN, and co-founder of Mercury (@TheCollegeSportsCo).

CHAPTERS

0:00-Intro

2:05-Life as UW’s Athletic Director

6:18-Retaining Staff 

9:50-Improvements at UW

11:23-NIL

15:14-The Future of College Football 

17:13-Conference Realignment

23:34-CFB Schedule

27:06-Criteria for Head Coaches

28:54-Lessons Learned at Tulane

31:06-Kalen DeBoer Contract Negotiations

32:48-Living in Seattle

33:58-Being a Top 4 Program Consistently 

36:00-Moving to the Big Ten 

37:40-Sugar Bowl

Washington Head Coach Kalen DeBoer joins Adam Breneman on today's special episode of Next Up. Kalen DeBoer gets honest about the Washington Huskies' journey to the college football playoff, the rise of QB Michael Penix Jr., and more. Tune in for another great episode of Next Up with Adam Breneman! 

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Next Up is hosted by Adam Breneman and is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. On Next Up, Adam Breneman sits down with the biggest names in sports and lets them tell their stories, unfiltered. Adam is a former All-American and Penn State alum, media personality, college football analyst for ESPN, and co-founder of Mercury (@TheCollegeSportsCo).

CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro 

01:32-Catching Up

01:56-Journey to CFP

03:50-Defining Moment

04:36-Physicality

05:45-Michael Penix Jr. 

09:22-Last Month of the Season

10:26-Retaining Staff

11:56-Keeping Players Focused 

12:55-UW Social Media

14:09-UW’s Defense

15:24-How Penix Became Elite

17:40-NIL 

18:47-UW’s Administration 

19:48-Lessons Learned 

21:00-Game-planning for Quinn Ewers 

23:28-Keys to Success for the Offense

24:11-Balancing Risk 

25:31-Ryan Grubb

26:10-Message to the Team

UAB QB Jacob Zeno joins Adam Breneman on today's new episode of Next Up. Jacob Zeno gets honest about college football journey, playing for Coach Trent Dilfer, and why he turned down an $800k offer in the transfer portal to stay with UAB Football. Tune in for another great episode of Next Up with Adam Breneman! 

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Next Up is hosted by Adam Breneman and is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. On Next Up, Adam Breneman sits down with the biggest names in sports and lets them tell their stories, unfiltered. Adam is a former All-American and Penn State alum, media personality, college football analyst for ESPN, and co-founder of Mercury (@TheCollegeSportsCo).

CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

02:29-Catching Up

03:21-Recruiting Process

07:47-Coach Trent Dilfer 

08:50-Elite 11 

09:57-Transfer Portal

10:51-Decision to Stay at UAB

16:55-Playing for Coach Dilfer

18:28-Overcoming Adversity 

22:11-Staying Humble & Silencing Outside Noise

24:56-Current State of College Football

26:16-Learning from Coach Dilfer 

27:08-Improvements Needed

28:02-2024 Outlook

28:40-Best Piece of Advice

32:07-Life After Football

33:03-Jacob Zeno Outside of Football

33:41-Leadership Style 

34:33-Toughest Career Moment

37:02-Finding Confidence in 2023

37:57-Motivation

UAB Football Head Coach Trent Dilfer joins Adam Breneman on today's new episode of Next Up. In this tell-all interview, Trent Dilfer reflects back on his playing days in the NFL, coaching journey to UAB football, experience as an analyst for ESPN, building Elite 11, and more. Coach Dilfer also discusses the challenges UAB faces as a G5 program, transfer portal tampering, and how the Blazers are competing with the biggest brands in college football. Tune in for another great episode of Next Up with Adam Breneman! 

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Next Up is hosted by Adam Breneman and is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. On Next Up, Adam Breneman sits down with the biggest names in sports and lets them tell their stories, unfiltered. Adam is a former All-American and Penn State alum, media personality, college football analyst for ESPN, and co-founder of Mercury (@TheCollegeSportsCo).

CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

02:13-Setting Up

02:56-Taking The UAB Job

13:02-Challenges at UAB

19:25-Keeping QB Jacob Zeno

23:46-Schedule as a College Coach

27:03-Solution for College Football & Evaluating Players

35:57-Core Values

38:55-Lessons Learned in the NFL

40:49-Proudest Accomplishment

44:37-Building Elite 11

49:44-TV Career & Working at ESPN

58:04-Overcoming Adversity

1:01:14-Best Piece of Advice

Barstool Sports personality and content creator Jack Mac joins Adam Breneman on today's new episode of Next Up. Jack Mac gets personal about working with Dave Portnoy, the inner workings of Barstool, and his rise to fame as a content creator with Barstool Sports. Tune in for another great episode of Next Up with Adam Breneman!

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Next Up is hosted by Adam Breneman and is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. On Next Up, Adam Breneman sits down with the biggest names in sports and lets them tell their stories, unfiltered. Adam is a former All-American and Penn State alum, media personality, college football analyst for ESPN, and co-founder of Mercury (@TheCollegeSportsCo).

CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

02:21-Social Media Strategy

07:24-Value of Production Quality

11:21-Ekrin Athletics Paid Partnership

15:26-Journey to Barstool

21:50-Interning with Barstool

25:32-Becoming a Content Creator

32:39-Pivotal Career Moment

37:14-Female Audience + Jack Mac’s Rise

42:11-Inner Workings of Barstool

48:07-Contract Negotiations at Barstool

53:57-Dave Portnoy

58:24-Jack Mac’s Future

1:02:23-Hearing Dave Bought Back Barstool

1:07:54-Social Media Trends

1:21:09-Best Piece of Advice + Staying Motivated

Former Ohio State QB Cardale Jones joins Adam Breneman on today's new episode of Next Up. Cardale Jones gets personal about the highs and lows of his time at Ohio State, playing for Urban Meyer, and the Buckeyes' 2014 national title run. Cardale Jones also clears the air on his iconic tweet and shares his thoughts on Ryan Day's future at OSU. Tune in for another great episode of Next Up with Adam Breneman!

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Next Up is hosted by Adam Breneman and is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. On Next Up, Adam Breneman sits down with the biggest names in sports and lets them tell their stories, unfiltered. Adam is a former All-American and Penn State alum, media personality, college football analyst for ESPN, and co-founder of Mercury (@TheCollegeSportsCo).

CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

03:44-Catching Up + Cardale’s Media Career

07:40-Coolest Career Moment 

11:44-Replacing J.T. Barrett

14:32-On Urban Meyer

18:12-Thoughts on CFP Teams & FSU Dilemma 

22:55-Freakiest Athletes at Ohio State

26:40-2015 QB Competition 

30:17-OSU Transfer Portal Targets & Ryan Day’s Future

38:36-Cardale’s Iconic Tweet: “We ain’t come here to play school”

44:55-Toughest Moment of Cardale’s Career

49:56-Cardale’s Book

Missouri QB Brady Cook joins Adam Breneman on today's new episode of Next Up. Brady Cook talks up about what it's like playing for Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz and explains the viral 'we stand on business' comment Coach Drinkwitz made to Josh Heupel after the Tennessee game. Brady also discusses Missouri's culture shift and how the Tigers have quietly put together a 10-2 season. Brady Cook also gets personal about the adversity he's faced throughout his college football journey thus far. Tune in for another great episode of Next Up with Adam Breneman!

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Next Up is hosted by Adam Breneman and is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. On Next Up, Adam Breneman sits down with the biggest names in sports and lets them tell their stories, unfiltered. Adam is a former All-American and Penn State alum, media personality, college football analyst for ESPN, and co-founder of Mercury (@TheCollegeSportsCo).

CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

03:02-Bowl Game Prep

04:26-Recruiting Journey

09:08-Welcome to College Football Moment

11:43-Favorite Moment of Career

12:22-Eliah Drinkwitz

15:44-Silencing Doubters

17:24-Being a Home Town Hero

19:44-Missouri’s Culture Shift

21:03-NIL

23:10-Overcoming Adversity

25:56-Best Piece of Advice

29:36-Brady’s Why

This special episode of Next Up features my favorite segments from my interviews with Dan Lanning, Kalen DeBoer, Michael Penix Jr., Tosh Lupoi, and Will Stein. Get ready for the Pac-12 championship with this special look into the Oregon and Washington football programs. From the coaching philosophies of Dan Lanning and Kalen DeBoer to Michael Penix Jr. vs. Bo Nix, the cultural building blocks of each program, and more. Tune in for another great episode of Next Up with Adam Breneman, and be sure to tune in on Friday night as the Oregon Ducks and Washington Huskies face off to determine who will punch their ticket to this year's college football playoff!

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Next Up is hosted by Adam Breneman and is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. On Next Up, Adam Breneman sits down with the biggest names in sports and lets them tell their stories, unfiltered. Adam is a former All-American and Penn State alum, media personality, college football analyst for ESPN, and co-founder of Mercury (@TheCollegeSportsCo).

CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

02:17-Dan Lanning’s Coaching Journey

19:20-Kalen DeBoer’s Coaching Journey

26:39-Will Stein on Bo Nix

30:02-Michael Penix Jr.

36:35-Oregon’s Defense 

39:39-Oregon’s Offense 

41:16-What Makes Dan Lanning Special

46:02-Kalen DeBoer’s Coaching Philosophy 

51:51-Dan Lanning’s Coaching Philosophy

54:17-Oregon’s Path to a Championship

56:17-Washington’s Path to a Championship

57:41-AB’s Prediction

In this tell-all interview, Adam Breneman opens up about his playing days at Penn State, his journey in sports media, and how he's building Mercury into the next $1B dollar media company. Adam also shares his thoughts on the current state of NIL, the college football playoff expansion, and more. Tune in for another great episode of Next Up with Adam Breneman! 

This interview was filmed at the Penn State Sports Business Conference with moderator Destiny Sanchez.

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Next Up is hosted by Adam Breneman and is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. On Next Up, Adam Breneman sits down with the biggest names in sports and lets them tell their stories, unfiltered. Adam is a former All-American and Penn State alum, media personality, college football analyst for ESPN, and co-founder of Mercury (@TheCollegeSportsCo).

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:25 - Adam’s Background

06:27 - Building Mercury 

11:20 - NIL 

17:08 - Commonalities Across College Football

19:47 - Favorite Interviews

22:05 - New Playoff Format

24:10 - What Drives AB

27:09 - Mecury’s Future

30:28 - Lessons Learned

34:09 - Michigan Game

36:07 - Humanizing Athletes 

38:40 - Pay to Play 

40:17 - Negotiating NIL Deals

42:30 - Mercury’s Differentiator 

44:13 - Good Talent vs. Good Coaching

46:30 - Preparation

48:55 - Drew Allar

52:03 - Balancing Multiple Passions

Former NFL and Michigan Football TE Jake Butt joins Adam Breneman on today's new episode of Next Up. Jake Butt talks about overcoming adversity during his NFL career, his playing days at Michigan Football, and even reveals some untold Jim Harbaugh stories. Jake also talks about his transition to the broadcasting booth and what he believes will be the future of college football. Tune in for another great episode of Next Up with Adam Breneman!

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CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:40 - Catching Up

03:59 - Lessons Learned in Broadcasting Journey

10:07 - Jake’s NFL Career  

12:04 - Overcoming Injuries 

19:52 - Why Money Doesn’t Solve Everything

21:44 - Most Difficult Moment of Jake’s Career

25:54 - AB & Jake’s Knees 

27:10 - Jim Harbaugh Stories

28:43 - Jake’s Recruiting Process

32:15 - Current State of College Football

35:23 - Jake’s Future

36:36 - Penn State vs. Michigan Game