Jack is joined by Jackson Caudell for our full review of the 2025 Georgia Tech Football roster, how things are stacking up with the new high expectations, and where the trap games might be. Then, a quick hit on volleyball’s exhibition match against Auburn this past weekend.

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Host: Jack Purdy

Guest: Jackson Caudell

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

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We’re finally here. Georgia Tech Volleyball season is around the corner and Jake + Jack dive into what’s new (as in, almost the entire roster), what’s to come, and what’s to expect from the 2025 season.

Then, some notes on the latest from the football team and how we’re feeling going into the Colorado game.

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Hosts: Jack Purdy, Jake Grant

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

Eric Steagall, soon to be Ph.D. graduate of the Georgia Tech School of History and Sociology, joins the show to discuss his research on Bobby Jones (mechanical engineering grad from GT in 1922) and explore how Jones changed not only the golf landscape in America, but also stood as a prominent figure of Atlanta in its New South Creed era. Plus, many, many mentions of Johnny Smith, our favorite GT professor.

Then, our time honored tradition, the ceremonial reading of the Georgia Tech Volleyball schedule and the rest of the latest news from The Flats.

Find Eric’s published works here: https://hsoc.gatech.edu/people/person/f0807503-9069-53f7-a478-9ca84abd3ea9

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Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jake Grant, Jack Purdy

Guest: Eric Steagall

Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

On the eve of Ryan Alpert’s arrival to Georgia Tech as the new athletic director, the Scions boys dive into the state of the Georgia Tech Athletic Association Alpert enters, what the primary focuses will be, and what his first major decision could be this year.

Plus, quick hits on our recent MLB draftees from Tech baseball and our review of the new football uniforms.

Hosts: Jake Grant, Jack Purdy, Akshay Easwaran

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

With the conclusion of the 2024-25 NCAA athletic season, we transition into a hallmark of Scions of the Southland, our (currently) biannual episode on Georgia Tech’s finances where we evaluate the debt problem, where influxes of money are coming from, and what the House settlement means for college athletics as a whole.

Run of topics:

• 2025 Georgia Tech Hall of Fame class
• Georgia Tech Athletics FY23 highlights
• Financial effect of moving COFH to Mercedes-Benz Stadium
• House settlement: what it is, what colleges are doing, and what Tech might do

Relevant links:

• Georgia Tech Athletic Association FY23 report
• Scions E170: Realigning Finances (Feat. Tony Altimore)
• Engineering a Program
• “Breaking Down the House Settlement for Back Pay and Revenue Sharing” - Business of College Sports

Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jake Grant, Jack Purdy

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: Georgia Tech Glee Club, Georgia Tech Marching Band

Jake and Jack recap the Oxford Regional where Georgia Tech Baseball ended their season in games against Western Kentucky, Murray State, and Ole Miss. Then, what the departure of Danny Hall means for James Ramsay’s future considering that J Batt has departed for Michigan State. Oh yeah, we don’t have an athletic director anymore! Then a look into the newly refreshed look at Creative Commons, the next major addition to Georgia Tech’s campus.

Hosts: Jack Purdy, Jake Grant

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: ⁠⁠Georgia Tech⁠⁠ Glee Club, Georgia Tech Marching Band

With Georgia Tech Baseball announced to be going to the Oxford regional in the NCAA Tournament as part of a pod with Ole Miss, Western Kentucky, and Murray State, the Scions boys analyze the strength of the regional, Tech’s path to advancing to the super regional, and the probable starter Tech will face on Friday against the Hilltoppers.

Plus, and update on GT Golf at NCAA Championships in Carlsbad.

Hosts: Jack Purdy, Akshay Easwaran, Jake Grant

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: ⁠⁠Georgia Tech⁠⁠ Glee Club, Georgia Tech Marching Band

Jack and Akshay roll through a very important week in Georgia Tech Athletics, highlighted by Baseball getting their first ACC regular ceason championship in 20 years and how they look to potentially host a regional in the NCAA Tournament. Then, Softball’s weekend in Gainesville in the NCAA Tournament, news about Football scheduling, and how Golf lines up for the NCAA Championships in Carlsbad.

Hosts: Jack Purdy, Akshay Easwaran

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: ⁠⁠Georgia Tech⁠⁠ Glee Club, Georgia Tech Marching Band

This week, the Scions crew is joined by Georgia Tech Lacrosse head coach Ken Lovic to recap another fantastic season for the team after winning SELC’s for the third consecutive year and making the MCLA national championship game against Liberty. Plus, some discussion on the inner workings of how the team operates within the current college recruiting landscape as a high functioning club team.

The rest of the show:

• Baseball vs. #20 Louisville, Danny Hall’s jersey retirement
• Softball to the NCAA Tournament
• #25 Golf update after round 1 of the NCAA Regional in Auburn

Hosts: Jake Grant, Jack Purdy, Akshay Easwaran

Guest: Ken Lovic

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: ⁠⁠Georgia Tech⁠⁠ Glee Club, Georgia Tech Marching Band

Scions is back after an off week for some classic late-season diagnoses of Georgia Tech baseball and softball, both of whom still have paths to their NCAA Tournaments with ACC play coming up.

Then, a recap of new women’s head coach Karen Blair’s newly constructed roster and where golf sits going into the NCAA Regional.

Hosts: Jake Grant, Jack Purdy, Akshay Easwaran

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: ⁠⁠Georgia Tech⁠⁠ Glee Club, Georgia Tech Marching Band