With Will

In this episide of the With Will podcast, I explain how and why sports mirror society. The pandemic has further illuminated why that is the case.

In this episode of the With Will podcast we focus on a pair of champions who made news in the last week of November: Sarah Fuller and, the late, Diego Maradona.

John Reid, the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union, chats with me about the Jaguars and much more.

Here is a rundown:

Jaguars season opener (1:00); Florida A&M football and the Florida Classic (5:56); Big 10 football (11:30); Jeff Sims and Florida State football (15:30); C.J. Henderson and social distancing in professional football (21:18) as well as prediction for Week 2 in the NFL (30:30).

In this episode of the With Will podcast I look ahead at the professional and collegiate football seasons with a pair of guests: John Reid, the Jaguars beat reporter for the Florida Times-Union and my dear from "The Guru" Brian Yarbrough.

Here is a rundown of our conversation:

PRO FOOTBALL (John Reid)

NFL season No. 101 (1:43); Looking at the Jaguars 2020 outlook (6:43); Jaguars planning and development (19:20); Time for change? (29:50); Quarterback quandry and the rest of the AFC South (31:51); Around the NFL (33:50); Fantasy Football and NFL predictions (39:23); Jaguars Prediction (42:15).

COLLEGE FOOTBALL (Brian Yabrough)

United States Naval Academy football (44:20); College football conferences opting out of 2020 season (45:45); College quarterbacks to watch (50:00); Da U (53:01); Trevor Lawrence (54:48); Talented teams and unique atmospheres (59:02) Conference championship and Heisman Trophy predictions (1:04.13).

In this episode, John Reid, the Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union, joins me to discuss the franchise and much more.

Here is a rundown of our conversation:

Leonard Fournette and the Jaguars (1:50); NFL culture (15:30); Challenges facing America (18:15); Separation of sports and politics (23:23); Importance of voting (28:00) Standing up for one's beliefs (33:12); Opportunities for African Americans (36:28) and athlete activism (38:23).

In this episode I discuss the racial profiling of Toronto Raptors team president Masai Ujiri (0:58); the difficulty of watching sports in a pandemic (7:25); demonstrations from professional athletes (13:00); Gary Patterson and the loose lips of elite college sports coaches (21:30) and the incredible Lionel Messi (24:45).

In this episode I provide context about the 2020 Major League Baseball season, delve into DeSean Jackson's inflammtory social media usage and discuss the NWSL Challenge Cup.

In this episode of the With Will podcast, I sit down with the Rev. Ron Rawls, the pastor of St. Paul AME Church in St. Augustine, Florida. Rawls has led multiple protests in St. Augustine since the May 25 death of George Floyd to encourage the City of St. Augustine to remove the Confederate War Memorial from the heart of downtown St. Augustine.

On June 22, the City of St. Augustine, by a 3-2 vote, decided to relocate the monument that has stood on public property in America's Oldest City since 1879.

Longtime Flagler College men's basketball coach Bo Clark published his debut book this spring 'Torchy: The Humble Live of a Coaching Legend'. The book is a biography about his father, former UCF men's basketball coach, Torchy Clark. Bo Clark joined me to discuss the book, his adventures in retirement and more.

In this episode I discuss the fool's errand that is to separate politics from sports.