Former 49er Elijah Spencer joined the pod! Following two seasons at Minnesota, Elijah concluded his collegiate career with a bang, winning the Duke’s Mayo Bowl MVP with two touchdowns in the Queen City. We talked NFL Draft preparations, memories at Charlotte, NFL dreams, and a wild NASCAR experience.

With Tim Albin taking over in 2025, Henry Rutledge elected to remove his name from the transfer portal and finish his career in Charlotte with the 49ers. We talked Albin’s message to the team, the new staff, which position(s) Henry likes the most, wanting the ball and much more. Thank you for tuning in to the Highway 49 Podcast, we’ll be back soon with more content!

Ladies and gentlemen, we got him! Tim Albin, welcome to Charlotte.

Folks, Charlotte finally has a coach. Tim Albin was introduced yesterday in front of a huge 49er crowd, and the gang’s here to give you our takeaways and tidbits from the introductory press conference. This was recorded before the news of DeShawn Purdie was made public, by the way. We hit a mailbag with staff and responsibility questions, as well as talked through expectations for year one. Thank you for tuning in!

The gang is back to talk Charlotte’s wild 2024 season, talk through yesterday’s debacle with Hunter, what to look at in this coaching search moving forward, and Jeremy’s challenge to ESPN’s Marty Smith at the Jumpman Invitational at the Spectrum Center. Thank you all for tuning in!

Happy thanksgiving! A special Black Friday episode where the gang talks DeShawn Purdie’s emergence, the coaching search, and answers your mailbag questions. Appreciate you all tuning in!

Hornets talk! Brandon Miller’s emergence and LaMelo Ball’s continued greatness is giving Charlotte fans hope, but how good can the superstar duo become? We talked the Hornets’ near-victory over Detroit, LaMelo being benched in Brooklyn, Charlotte’s potential trades and more.

The gang is back together! We talked Biff Poggi’s firing and the timing, who could be next as head coach, future expectations and a behind-the-scenes look at the somber Judy W. Rose Center. Thank you for tuning in, we’ll be back soon with more.

Biff Poggi is out as Charlotte’s head coach. We talked the days leading up to the firing, the interim head coach, who’s next as head man and more. Emergency pod!

We’re going all Hornets this week, with the Charlotte 49ers on a 16-day football break. Our friend Jerry Donatien joined the show, and we talked LaMelo Ball, Charlotte’s best possible starting five when healthy, Brandon Miller, Tidjane Salaün, trades around the league and more.