The Weekly Walk-On

Join me as I speak with Zeus De La Sancha about his journey to become a collegiate strength and conditioning coach. He starts describing how he came to the conclusion he wanted to coach at the college level. Then he discusses the trials and tribulations during his first couple of positions that were unpaid. Zeus then tells the listeners how he connects with players and helps to motivate them daily. As always, he answers the Weekly Wildcard questions at the end of this season finale episode.

Join me as I take questions sent listeners from social media in a mailbag episode. The questions ranged from experiences playing to why I made the decisions I did during my recruitment process. I also had a special guest join to give me questions for The Weekly Wildcard segment.

Join me as I describe to listeners what it was like in the early 2000's as a walk-on vs scholarship college football player. I go into detail about how I saw meal money be used in the locker room and how I was able to share some meal money from scholarship players. I then go into what I view as positives and negatives of NIL.

Join me in a special live episode as Courtland and I discuss different ideas to improve the college football postseason. We start with conference championship games and how it's a disadvantage to play an extra game when other teams are getting healthy. Then we discuss what changes would improve the CFP, including total teams, formats, and locations of the games. As always, the episode ends with the Weekly Wildcard questions.

Join me as I speak with Chris Pugh and Shaun Mercer, the creators of the College Sports Crew YouTube channel. Chris and Shaun discuss the details of transitioning to a new YouTube channel and what it took to get the new channel up and running. We then discuss some of their current programing and they elude to some of the new programs that will air on the College Sports Crew channel. This episode then ends with a Christmas themed Weekly Wildcard segment.

Join me as Chance Gamble and I discuss his college footballlife and the route to get there. He started off thinking he would play college baseball and fell in love with football during high school. His high school recruiting process was not the direct route due to Covid restrictions with NCAA recruiting rules before his senior year. Chance then discusses his choice toenter the transfer portal. After a second team all-conference season in 2024, he is currently overcoming season ending shoulder surgery. Of course, he answers the Weekly Wildcard questions to end the episode.

Join me as Shaun Mercer and I discuss his nontraditional route to becoming a student coaching assistant under Chad Morris at Arkansas. Shaun talks about what changed his life and gave him the desire to go back to school and pursue coaching after life in the military. Then he describes his chance meeting with Chad Morris which started his coaching path. Shaun next gives details of what it was like day to day as a student assistant and what breaking down film before playing one of the best college football teams of all time, 2019 LSU, was like. As always, the episode ends with Shaun answering the Weekly Wild Card questions.

Join me as I walk you through what will be different for the American Athletic Conference game hosted by Tulane, vs a regular season home Tulane football game. I start with the conference office and what the AAC expectations are and how Tulane accommodates them. I then move through the larger production since the game is on ABC and what Tulane can and cannot handle due to their stadium footprint. Of course, even without a guest, there was a Weekly Wildcard segment.

Join me as Chris of the CFB SZN YouTube channel and I discuss our favorite college football weekend of the year. We name our top 5 rivalries for Thanksgiving weekend and what makes the games special. Chris and I then go into detail about why certain rivalries get us excited for the weekend. As always, there is a Weekly Wildcard segment that is Thanksgiving focused.

Join me as Cory Gunkel, a former Southern Mississippi beatwriter and native Mississippian, and I discuss the three FBS teams in the state. We start talking about his alma mater, Southern Miss and the job Charles Huff is doing in his first year as head coach in Hattiesburg. We then move Ole Miss and the great season they're having and debate if the Lane Kiffin and the spectacle he's making of the coaching searches will distract Ole Miss going forward. Next it is onto Mississippi State where talk about how Jeff Lebby is doing in Starkville. We then transition into the Egg Bowl itself and the importance of the game within the state. Of course, Cory answers the WeeklyWildcard questions.