The HawkCast with A.J. Hawk

Ariel Helwani has been covering mixed martial arts professionally since 2006. He is the reigning five-time World MMA Award Journalist of the Year winner. He works for MMAFighting.com (SB Nation). He formerly served as an “MMA Insider” for Fox Sports...

Jake Ballard played tight end for the New York Giants, New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Ohio State and was signed by the Giants in 2010 where he won Super Bowl XLVI with them against...

Bob Costas has been a sportscaster on the air for NBC Sports television since the early 1980s. He has been the prime-time host of twelve Olympic Games since 1992. In addition to his Olympic work, Costas currently does play-by-play for...

Tom Crabtree is an Ohio native who played college football for Miami University at the tight end position. He entered the NFL in 2009 with the Kansas City Chiefs, but he spent most of his career with the Green Bay...

Chris Cooley is a former tight end who played 9 seasons for the Washington Redskins. He was drafted in 2004 by Joe Gibbs and we spend some time talking about Joe’s coaching style. Cooley holds the Redskins’ franchise record for...

Joe Buck is back again. His last visit was on Episode 6. Joe recently published the book Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, and the Things I’m Not Allowed to Say on TV. Joe is the son of famous sportcaster...

Josh was drafted in 2008 as a guard and started 110 out of the 112 regular season games that the Packers had played since becoming a full-time starter on the offensive line in 2009. In just the past four seasons...

James Laurinaitis is a career linebacker, most recently with the New Orleans Saints. He’s an Ohio State Alumni and three-time All-American for the Buckeyes. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in 2009 and is currently 1st on the...

Mike Nolan has been a coach in one form or another since attending the University of Oregon where he played Safety. Most notably he was the head coach for the San Francisco 49ers from 2005-2008, a defensive coordinator for the...

This is the second talk with Mike. We spoke on Wednesday November 9th after Donald J. Trump became President-Elect and discuss that outcome and some of the issues surrounding it. We also cover the story behind the playing of the...