The Underdog Podcast

In 2002 Bob Huggins's life stopped when he suffered a heart attack in the Pittsburgh Airport.  Whether it's realness or tough love, Coach Huggins doesn't take for granted the emotional and genuine relationships he's developed with his players over his 35+ year career!

In 2012 Coach Jack was relieved of her duties as Indiana University Women's Head Basketball Coach.  Nobody would hire her, not even as an assistant.  From Power 5 to smaller schools, no one would call her back.  Then she got her break with the University of Buffalo and has made 3 NCAA Appearances with a Mid Major.  As Coach Jack says Winning is easy, but the process is difficult.

When Tom Allen was 23 years old he was thrust into his first head coaching job at the high school level, during the middle of the season.  His infectious connection with his players and understanding how important L.E.O. was critical early on.  8 out of the 11 places he's coached over the past 30 years all had losing records when his staff arrived.  Now we see the tremendous job he's done at IU and making them a National Powerhouse!  

John Harbaugh struggled to find his path up the coaching ranks.  With stops at many schools across the country, he always felt like God was going to lead him to where he was supposed to be.  As a Special Teams coach in the NFL, he finally got the call and for the last 14 years has taken full advantage of his opportunity as a leader of The Baltimore Ravens and Super Bowl Champion! 

He's one of the winningest Coaches in college football history.  Yet despite all of his national championships and on-field success, Coach Tressel still considered himself an Underdog when he took on his new role as President at Youngstown State.  

When Joe lost his brother at the age of 19, he began to question the meaning of sports.  As he began to evaluate the Coaches he had throughout his life, he began to see the differences in transformational vs transactional coaches.  This ultimately lead Joe to his life's work! 

In 2002 Coach Johnson was almost out of coaching after a controversial call on the field.  However he was blessed enough to be given a second chance by then Head Coach, the late Terry Hoeppner.  After many stops including the Cleveland Browns, The Ohio State University, Arkansas, Purdue, he's now an assistant coach for the Las Vegas Raiders!  

Her solo goal was a fitting end to the remarkable 2019 Women's World Cup, but the 2 years leading up to the Cup, Rose, a Cincinnati Native, dealt serious injuries and she sat down with Kyle and myself to talk about her tremendous journey!

Clark Kellogg is the lead basketball analyst for CBS and he sat down with us to talk about his journey from the 8th overall pick in 1982 NBA draft to a chronic career ending knee injury, that lead him to finding Christ, his faith and purpose in life. 

From bulimia, to her dad committing suicide, to a life threatening car accident, The journey of finding her identity was a rollercoaster ride of ups and a lot downs.  It wasn’t until Mo Aiken found Christ that led her to her true purpose in life

Her new book - Fully Known