Y-Option: College Football with Yogi Roth

This insightful conversation with the legendary coach Mark Speckman goes in depth about how he has overcome perceived physical hardships and achieved great success by just figuring it out.

Born with no hand and nine toes, Coach Speckman has lived his life by doing the best he can and seeing what happens from there. He has always had a chip on his shoulder motivating him to be the best that he can be, and has realized that asking for help and trusting your instincts are not limitations, but instead valuable tools to accomplish the unthinkable.

When asked by Yogi what it means to be human, Coach Speckman simply responds by saying it means you are a master of your own fate and bouncing back. Listen to this podcast to learn more about the inspiring story of Coach Speckman, and how he has revolutionized the offensive style of football through his passion for the love of the game.

Follow coach on Twitter @markspeckman or reach out to [email protected]. Also, read his book, ‘Figure It Out’ to learn more about him - https://www.amazon.com/Figure-Out-Learned-Digital-Without/dp/B004HIE5KC

For more inspiring stories about people seeking to be the best version of themselves in college football visit www.YogiRoth.com or follow @YogiRoth.

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This inspiring conversation with Coach Mack Brown epitomizes the essence of what it means to seek your passion and then relentlessly chase it.

As a teenager, Mack Brown dreamt of being a college football coach and over 40 years later he is a member of the 2018 College Football Hall of Fame class. With ‘fun’ being at the core of his approach, Mack Brown found success as a head coach at multiple institutions, and while he may be best known for winning a National Championship at Texas, his journey was one that impacted millions on and off the gridiron.

He and host Yogi Roth dive into the brilliance and dark side of college football, reminisce over the USC/Texas title game and discuss how Coach Brown turned ‘pressure into pride’ while guiding one of the most historic programs in college football history.

You’ll laugh, be taken inside the headset before the famous 4th & 2 at the Rose Bowl and learn that Coach Brown isn’t quite done with coaching.

Listen to conversations with those seeking and uncovering the humanity in sports around the globe by visiting www.YogiRoth.com/podcast or follow @YogiRoth.

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Dr. Michael Gervais, one of the most accomplished high performance psychologists in the world, re-joins the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast with Yogi Roth. These two friends take a deep dive into the mindset of high performers with a focus on anxiety and depression in college football and how dealing with that is trainable.

Dr. Gervais describes how there are challenges in every facet of life and paints a clear picture around adversity and that efficient processing and organization around ones thoughts can allow athletes, coaches and mentors to dissolve performance anxiety.

Check out Dr. Michael Gervais’ podcast at www.findingmastery.net, his online business at www.competetocreate.net and follow him on social media @michaelgervais.

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Follow @YogiRoth for insights around the country in college football and more.

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How Great Is Ball!

Finally, college football is here and George Chahrouri joins the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast with Yogi Roth to talk about the analytics in college football. George, the lead data scientist for Pro Football Focus began his post college career teaching math in South Central Los Angeles. It was in the communities of Compton and Watts where his love of math grew and once Pro Football Focus was created he learned he could merge his love of football with his passion of mathematics.

Each week George will join Yogi on the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast to discuss college football prior to Yogi's feature interview.

Follow George on Twitter @PFF_George and listen to his podcast, PFF Forecast, which focuses on NFL games each week.

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‘Your show becomes their memory’ ~ Jim Jorden, storyteller

Jim Jorden is a storyteller. Known most recently for directing All or Nothing: The Michigan Wolverines on Amazon Prime, Jim has been in the sports filmmaking profession for over 30 years. He has listened to intimate conversations among coaches and players during Super Bowls, the college football playoffs and more as he has wired high performers in almost every sport. Beginning at NFL Films, Jim understood the power of writing and that skill has allowed him to create documentaries that have aired on ESPN, NFL Network, the Pac-12 Networks, SEC Network, the big screen and much, much more.

Jim accredits his career successes to piano lessons. He learned from a young age to find success in repetition, which has translated into sport and driven him to become the best that he is capable of becoming.

This podcast with Yogi Roth goes into depth about the unique types of leaders and the power of storytelling, as Jim’s films have inspired millions. The advice Jim offers is to always produce your personality, and when you combine your personality with your passion, a storyteller is able to create an experience that the viewer remembers for life.

Follow Jim Jorden on Instagram @JimJorden and visit www.JimJorden.com.

For more podcasts about college football and the humanity within it listen to Season 4 of the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast at www.YogiRoth.com/podcast or follow him on Twitter @YogiRoth.

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In a collaboration with Adam Jude of the Seattle Times, Yogi Roth co-hosts a conversation about the University of Washington’s football team as his #HowGreatIsBall Training Camp Tour continues in Seattle.

Adam, the beat writer for the Seattle Times covers UW as well as anyone in the nation, hosts the Husky Headline podcast and offers incredible content around the Pac-12 Conference 2018 pre-season favorite each day. Follow him on twitter @A_Jude and be sure to check out his book, '100 Things Washington Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die' on Amazon.

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Michael Molinari, one of most distinguished producers in all of sports television joins the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast with Yogi Roth. From Michael's car post-USC practice these two co-workers discuss one of the most historic games in college football history (USC vs Stanford '07), as well as break down the 2018 USC Trojan football team.

Michael, who produced that epic upset game in 2007, also shares what a producers role is and what got him to fall in love with leading over 40 people each week toward a common goal. As a veteran in the profession who has produced NBA Playoff games, College Football game and much more Michael's lens into sports is one that has guided viewers for over two decades. He and Yogi will both be working the week one USC vs UNLV game on the Pac-12 Networks September 1st and in this conversation take you inside elements of their preparation on a drive to LAX during the #HowGreatIsBall Training Camp Tour.

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From Northern California, Yogi Roth visits the Cal Bears on the #HowGreatIsBall Training Camp Tour and is joined by Pac-12 Networks colleague Ashley Adamson as they talk all things Training Camp. They take a deep dive into Justin Wilcox second season as the Cal Bears head coach, discuss Ross Bowers evolution and why Training Camp is so special to both of them.

These two were able to visit with the team, sit in on team meetings and evaluate practice during Cal's first full padded practice of camp and share the essence of the Bears on the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast.

In the inaugural episode of Season 4, Yogi dives into college football and explores the essence of college football while sharing stories that take you inside the humanity of the game.

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Host Yogi Roth discusses the state of his podcast, LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS while sharing the focus of Season 4 as college football is upon us.

This fall, each guest will have a direct tie to college football but the essence of each guest will inspire you to challenge yourself, explore what it means to be human and live with a growth mindset as Yogi’s goal is clear: seek and uncover the humanity in college football.

You’ll enjoy this short episode as Yogi discusses his ‘Board of Life’ and how three people, Kevin Carroll, Ken Black and Jeremy Darlow have impacted him over the last 18 months. You’ll hear Kevin’s lesson about ‘being in beta’ and always working on yourself while being open to what comes into your life. He describes Ken’s concept of ‘Do vs Be’ and dives into the discussion of ‘Form vs Essence.’ Also, Jeremy Darlow, who helped shape a clear positioning statement for Yogi is described, as his new book, ‘Athletes Are Brands Too’ is a must read.

To learn more about college football be sure to watch the Pac-12 Networks, where Yogi will be seeking and uncovering the schemes, stories and much more all season.

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“I’m just going to go for it,” is exactly what Ben Malcolmson, a former football player turned author, had the courage to do when he finally decided to write his book WALK ON.

WALK ON had a dual meaning for Ben, who now works for the Seattle Seahawks alongside Pete Carroll, as it represented his journey walking on to the USC football team, as well as walking on through all the hardships he endured and had to overcome with regards to being a no-name player that had to work extra hard to get noticed.

In this #LifeWithoutLimits podcast, Ben goes into depth with Yogi Roth discussing how his journey has led him to seek to find his true purpose in life. It's a unique conversation, as Ben and Yogi met the day of Walk On tryouts, as Yogi was a coach at USC at the time as well as a former Walk On at the University of Pittsburgh.

Roth and Malcolmson reminisce over their football glory days but collectively determined that there is nothing better than being a part of something bigger than yourself. You’ll be amazed by how Ben made the team, gain insight into his lone snap at USC, learn about the inner workings of major college football and the NFL and of course, you’ll be inspired by Ben's mission to help everyone longing for fulfillment to seek to find the best version of themselves.

Find WALK ON everywhere books are sold and follow @BenMalcolmson for updates on his incredible journey.

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