The Weekly Walk-On

The Weekly Walk-On

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The Weekly Walk-On episodes

  • Emergency Response: Emergency Management Teams Involvement on Gameday

    Join me as Tulane University Assistant Director of Business

    Continuity in the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response, Meredith Beers, and I navigate this episode detailing Emergency Managements involvement with Tulane football games. She explains how inclement weather, like lightning
    and hurricanes, are handled and what the communication tree is like. Meredith then goes into detail about creating the emergency action plans if there was ever a major emergency at Yulman Stadium. Of course, she also answers the weekly wildcard questions.

    38 min
  • College Roomate Happy Hour: Hearing About Their College Football Experiences and Why They Love the Game

    Join me as two college roommates, John Cyrus and Andrew "Flip" Phillippe, and I navigate this episode detailing our college football experiences and memories. Cyrus was a teammate at UK and we go into his time on the team beginning with recruiting. Flip is a college football fan that has travel around to many stadiums and seen a lot of big time college football games. We discuss what they love about the game, what the best stadium atmospheres are, and of course they answer the weekly wildcard questions.

    49 min
  • Bigger, Stronger, Faster: What Goes into a College Football Strength and Conditioning Program

    Join me as University of Kentucky Deputy Athletics Director, Marc Hill, and I navigate this episode detailing college football strength and conditioning programs. He explains what the goals are throughout the calendar year and then describes a few of the physical freaks he worked with over the years. Coach Hill and I then discuss what makes working in college athletics special and what drives him to continue that path along with how his career has advanced at UK. In segment two, I touch on what five non-new year's six bowls jump out at me and talk college ball in general.

    41 min
  • Playing Defensive Line in the SEC and What Life Lessons Were Learned

    Join me as former Kentucky teammate, Jeremy Caudill, and I navigate this episode detailing what it is like being a defensive lineman in the SEC. He touches on what life lessons he took away from college football that he is able to use in his career today, along with some of his favorite college memories. We then dive into topics such as the transfer portal, NIL, and where college football will go in the future.

    57 min
  • The Conference Office Perspective from a Conference Commissioner

    Join me as Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Commissioner, Jeff Ligney, and I discuss college football from the conference perspective. We also dive into NCAA and how the changes impact Division III differently than Division I. Then we touch on the process of changing rules of play and the future of college football along with the playoffs at all levels.

    1 hr 2 min
  • Rivalry Week: Which Rivalries are the Best and Why do They Mean More?

    Join me as Matt Oberlin and I navigate this episode through rivalry week. We discuss what we enjoy about rivalry week and why some of them are so heated. We then list our favorite rivalries and who we expect to make the College Football Playoff. To get into the holiday spirit, Matt also lets the listeners know which Thanksgiving sides will "get cha right."

    45 min
  • The Party Box: What Goes into Starting a Tailgate Club at LSU

    Join me as Otey White and I navigate this episode oftailgating with, if not the oldest, one of the oldest tailgate clubs at LSU. Hear about the origins of the club, how many people pass through per game, and what is provided to attendees. Otey, also goes into detail how his love of college football and LSU started, and details it being a family affair for multiple generations.

    45 min
  • What is Involved in Directing Media Relations for a College Football Program

    Join me as Tom Symonds and I navigate through his 20 years

    of experience working in media relations for college football programs. Hear details about the many hats worn by media relations staff. We also discuss how the position has evolved through the years, along with the types of relationships that make media relations staff successful. Of course, we talk ball and Tom always brings the energy.

    1 hr
  • What is it like to manage college football games? Hear from those that do it every week.
    Join me as Bill Givens, Senior Associate AD for Operations and Championships, and Garron Lucius, Associate AD for Facilities navigate the episode and discuss what it takes to run a college football game. I then go solo and let the listeners know why I started the podcast and receive weekly wildcard questions from the listeners. The questions get more personal then I normally do when I ask my guests. You won't want to miss this great episode.
    1 hr 3 min

About The Weekly Walk-On

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Welcome to The Weekly Walk-On by a former college football walk-on. I spent 5 years practicing at a SEC school every day, with minimal playing time. Upon graduating, I pursued a career in collegiate…