He's building a house, has immersed himself in the ins and outs of collective bargaining agreements and, at just 27, is one of the veterans in a young Phoenix Suns locker room. So is Frank Kaminsky all grown up now? Not exactly. As he prepares to return to the Suns' practice facility for the first time in months, the Badgers great joins Patrick and Brian for Part 1 of a two-part conversation that includes talk about everything from his up-and-down golf game and Zoom meetings with NBA commissioner Adam Silver to his affinity for baths and why he can't give up bingeing on bad shows.

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Troy Vincent has a hand in much of what makes the NFL tick and, with the league releasing its schedule and working to determine how to return to play in the fall, he joins Brian and Patrick with insight into the work being done to be ready when the time comes to kick off the 2020 season. Troy explains his role as the NFL's Executive Vice President of Football Operations, the path he followed to reach the league office and why he's made growing the game at a grassroots level a priority. He also takes an enjoyable stroll down memory lane to his days as a player at Wisconsin in the final seasons of the Don Morton era and the early stages of the program's renaissance under Barry Alvarez.

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The 2020 NFL Draft was a historically significant moment in league history, but it will be especially memorable for the players picked via the virtual event — including four Badgers. Zack Baun is still riding high after being selected by the Saints and joins Patrick and Brian to relive the thrill of draft day, his first phone call with Drew Brees and why New Orleans became one of his favorite destinations even before becoming a Saint. He also gives his take on the Badgers' success at putting linebackers into the league and what it was like watching his teammates realizing their dreams with NFL teams.

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With Draft Day arriving for Wisconsin's latest batch of prospective pros, Vince Biegel joins Brian and Patrick to recall his own path to the draft and catch us up on a year that saw him find his footing as an NFL starter with the Miami Dolphins – while also becoming a father. Vince gives his thoughts on the Badgers' recent run of NFL linebackers and lets us know about the interesting training partner he's teamed up with while working to stay in shape at his family's cranberry marsh back home in Wisconsin Rapids. Plus a breakdown of UW's draft prospects and a look at more Badgers doing good work for others in a time of need.

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In a matter of hours, Mick Byrne went from preparing to coach Wisconsin's national title contenders at the NCAA indoor track championships to making sure his Badgers made it safely back to Madison as cancellations and quarantine quickly became the norm in the world of sports. A month later, with the outdoor track season cancelled and Olympic Games postponed, the Badgers' director of track and field and cross country is spending his days in New York, where his wife works as a medical professional on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19. He joins Patrick and Brian with insight into daily life in a coronavirus hotspot, how his athletes have adjusted to their new normal and where college sports goes from here.

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Wisconsin Athletics Director Barry Alvarez catches up with Matt Lepay.

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Matt Lepay joins Jones Angell from North Carolina and Brian Estridge from TCU in a round table discussion on the status of college sports at their schools.

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The postponement of the Olympics hit hard for Lauren Carlini, the Badgers volleyball great who has become leader of a U.S. national team seeking its first-ever gold medal. Recently returned from Russia and self-quarantined back home in Illinois, Carlini joins Brian and Patrick to discuss putting that pursuit on hold for a year and resetting her sights on Tokyo in 2021. She also dives into her professional career, including what life was like as the only American on a pro team based in Moscow and where she's headed to play next season. Plus her thoughts on the Badgers' run to the national championship match and the importance of her relationship with coach Kelly Sheffield.

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Now back stateside — and finishing a two-week quarantine at home in Illinois — Badgers great Ethan Happ joins Patrick and Brian to discuss his view of the catastrophic impact of coronavirus in Italy, where he spent the season playing basketball professionally before the country was shut down due to the virus. He also dives into his appreciation for the passionate fans of the European leagues and how he followed his former Wisconsin teammates' Big Ten championship season, as well as offering advice to his fellow Americans as the country faces the explosion of COVID-19.

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