Inside the I-Bowl Podcast

College Football Insider with the Action Network, Brett McMurphy, joins the Inside the I-Bowl Podcast. He helps preview the Big 12 and Pac-12, the two primary tie-ins for the 2023 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, and also talks about realignment, the future of bowl games and the College Football Playoff, and more!

Conference USA Associate Commissioner Tre Stallings joins the Inside the I-Bowl Podcast to talk about his experience at the Independence Bowl in 2002 with Ole Miss, his college career and bowl game memories, the NFL and has career path, what's new at CUSA and more!

Former Nebraska and Ohio Head Coach, Frank Solich, joins the Inside the I-Bowl Podcast to talk about his two experiences at the Independence Bowl, his time at both schools and more! Solich coached in Nebraska in the 2002 Independence Bowl and Ohio in the 2012 Independence Bowl, going 1-1 in his career in Shreveport.

Ross Dellenger, National College Football Writer, joins the Inside the I-Bowl Podcast to talk about all of the craziness in college football - including conference realignment, expansion of the College Football Playoff, NIL and the future college football video game, as well as how all of that impacts Bowl Season.

Cole Thompson (Host of "Just Sayin' It" on Sports Map Radio and reporter for Fan Nation) joins the podcast to talk the Big 12 Conference, new Houston Texans' WR and Indy Bowl alumni Tank Dell, and the 2023 college football season! Tune in to hear the guys talk some ball!

2023 Independence Bowl Foundation Chair, Bryan Roppolo, joins Erik Evenson and Art Carmody IV on the Inside the I-Bowl Podcast! Bryan talks about how he got involved in the Independence Bowl Foundation and his experience as a volunteer and board member. He also talks about his upcoming year as chair, which should be a very exciting year for the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl!

Former UAB head coach Bill Clark joins the Inside the I-Bowl Podcast to talk about his experience and stories from the 2021 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl! Clark also talks about his role in reviving the UAB football program, his possible return to coaching in the future and more!

We preview the 2022 college football season on episode 12 of the Inside the I-Bowl Podcast! Chris Vannini from The Athletic joins the pod (19:05) to give an insight on the Army Black Knights and the American Athletic Conference, the two primary tie-ins for the 2022 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl. Art Carmody and Erik Evenson also preview the pre-season top 25 teams.

Former Duke and Ole Miss head coach David Cutcliffe joins the podcast (26:13) to talk about his four Independence Bowl experiences, Bowl Season memories, the future of college bowl games and what he's up to these days! Prior to Coach Cutcliffe joining us, 2022 Chairman Rob Rubel joins us again to update us on how his chairmanship year is going, upcoming Independence Bowl Foundation events and to talk a little bit about what's going on in college football this offseason.

Former LSU star running back Kevin Faulk joins the Inside the I-Bowl podcast to talk about his career at LSU and later with the New England Patriots. Faulk, who played two times in the Independence Bowl at LSU, talks about his induction into the Hall of Fame, being a part of the Patriots dynasty, Tom Brady, his coaching career and more! Prior to speaking with Faulk, Erik Evenson and Art Carmody talk about the most memorable Independence Bowl moments and the news about the 2023 return of the NCAA football video game!

Pro Football Hall of Famer Alan Faneca joined the Inside the I-Bowl Podcast! Faneca, a two-time Independence Bowl participant at LSU, talked about his time at LSU, his Independence Bowl experience, his career in the NFL and becoming one of the newest members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Prior to talking to Alan Faneca, 2019 Independence Bowl chairman Art Carmody IV talks about his memories from Faneca's LSU teams at the bowl and his favorite memories from the Independence Bowl in the 1990s!

Former Chairman and Lou Groza Award winning kicker Art Carmody IV tells his story of going through the NFL Draft process following his college career. Art and host Erik Evenson talk about spring football and the differences in the NIL and transfer portal world. Lauren Sisler, ESPN sideline reporter and AL.com reporter, also joins the show to talk about Bowl Season, spring football and the 2022 season, the future outlook of college football and her empowering story!

Former Lou Groza Award winning kicker Art Carmody talks about his experience at the NFL Combine, which featured six former Independence Bowl players this year. Also, 2022 Independence Bowl Foundation Chairman, Rob Rubel, joins the podcast to talk about his background, his experience in the Foundation and what he's looking to accomplish as the Bowl's chairman!

We start the episode by recapping our favorite moments from 2021 Bowl Season with Art Carmody before getting into coaching carousel talk. Art gives us his personal experience about coaching changes, as a member of the Louisville football team when Bobby Petrino left for the Atlanta Falcons. We also introduce newly-named Independence Bowl Director of Development Andrew Givens to the listeners! We talked to Andrew about his stops along his career at ESPN, HBO, KMSS 33 and others!

Former Lou Groza Award winner Art Carmody IV shares stories about life as a college football player during fall camp and practice leading into the season. Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger joins us on Episode 5 of the Inside the I-Bowl Podcast to talk about all the changes in college football - including NIL, conference shuffling, college football playoff expansion and more! Ross also shares his favorite bowl memory (it happened in Shreveport in 2000). Logan Lewis joins the show to talk about the newly announced 1st & Give Charity Flag Football Tournament!

On Episode 4 of the Inside the I-Bowl Podcast, Erik Evenson and Art Carmody talk about the first few weeks of NIL in college athletics - with Art using his first-hand knowledge as a former college football player to weigh in. Ben Mintz with Barstool Sports talks about his path from Shreveport and Baton Rouge sports radio to Barstool and his first eight months at the national sports media giant. Art and Erik also talk about what a great event the Kickoff Dinner with Marcus Spears was.

On Episode 3 of the Inside the I-Bowl Podcast, current ESPN NFL Analyst and former LSU and Dallas Cowboys player Marcus Spears joins the pod (4:04) to discuss his time at LSU, his bowl experiences, his current work at ESPN and coming to speak at the Independence Bowl Kickoff Dinner in July. Art and Erik talk about the newly announced proposal to expand the College Football Playoff, and Art talks about his experiences on campus over the summer as a former college football player.

On Episode 2 of the Inside the I-Bowl Podcast, Art and Erik discuss the possibility of College Football Playoff Expansion, and Art tells a great story of the late college football legend Colt Brennan from their playing days. Cole Thompson - NFL, NFL Draft and College Football writer for Sports Illustrated and FanSided - joins the pod (15:56) to talk about the NFL Draft and the 11 Indy Bowl alumni that were selected in this year's draft. The boys also talk about the upcoming Independence Bowl Foundation events and more!

Bill Bailey – CEO of title sponsor Radiance Technologies – joins the inaugural episode to talk about Radiance Technologies' first year as title sponsor, their one-year extension and more. Logan Lewis, Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Director of Marketing and Sponsorships, also joins to talk about Rewinding the Bowl and the Independence Bowl Foundation's event schedule that is ramping up – including the Crawfish Boil, Kickoff K's and more!