Mitch Barnhart Podcast

Mitch caught up with Minnesota AD Mark Coyle to reflect on their time together at UK and ask about Coyle's journey in college athletics.

Scott Stricklin is the athletics director at Florida after a stint at Mississippi State and previously as a lieutenant at Kentucky. He joins Mitch to talk about his past experiences and how he has evolved as a leader.

On the latest episode, Mitch is joined by Rob Mullens to talk about his philosophy, the differences between leading a department based on location and his leadership of the College Football Playoff Committee. Mullens is the AD at Oregon, a position he accepted in 2010 after eight years working at Kentucky.

Greg Byrne joins Mitch Barnhart to reflect on his journey to becoming athletics director at Alabama, including a stop at Kentucky.

Mississippi State Athletics Director John Cohen joined Mitch to reflect on his past as Kentucky baseball head coach and his transition to a new phase of his career. This is the first in a series of episodes with Mitch and the people who worked for him and have gone on to become ADs.

Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart checks in at the end of a successful fall season at the University of Kentucky. The fall of 2018 brought a historic football season and championship performances by both the men's soccer and volleyball teams.

Recent UK Athletics Hall of Fame inductee and Jacob Tamme joined Mitch Barnhart for a conversation about the impact Kentucky had on his life, what he learned from a long NFL career and what he's seen from this Kentucky football team.

Mitch Barnhart joined Big Blue Weekly earlier this week to talk about the bowl selection process and break down what's already been a historic fall for UK Athletics.

Matthew Mitchell, the winningest coach in Kentucky women's basketball history, stopped by to talk to Mitch Barnhart about the evolution of the game, a special trip to Italy and the start of the 2018-19 season.

Former University of Kentucky President Lee Todd joins Mitch Barnhart -- the man he hired as UK athletics director -- to talk about how one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century forever changed his life. Todd also talked about his time at UK, the importance of college athletics and the tie between the state of Kentucky and its flagship university.

Nick Mingione joins the Mitch Barnhart Podcast to talk about his third year as Kentucky baseball head coach, his team's new facility and the state of the game.

Two-time NCAA champion and world champion Nazr Mohammed joins Mitch Barnhart to talk about his decision to attend Kentucky, his hard work and weight loss once he arrived, and the principles that he carried through an 18-year NBA career.

Rachel Lawson joins Mitch Barnhart to talk about the growth of the game of softball, her perspective on leadership and how she ended up a college softball coach after growing up in a family of 12 in Montana.

Deputy Athletics Director DeWayne Peevy joins the Mitch Barnhart Podcast to talk about his background with the SEC league office, his journey to Kentucky and his work with the UK men's basketball team.

Kentucky track and field/cross country head coach Lonnie Greene joined Mitch Barnhart to talk about coming back to the Bluegrass, the uniqueness of track and field, and his personal coaching philosophy.

Jed and Sherri Bullard join the Mitch Barnhart to discuss their move to Kentucky, their business and their support of the University of Kentucky and its athletics department.

University of Kentucky fans and donors Wendell and Vickie Bell join Mitch Barnhart to discuss their journey as a couple, their success in business and why supporting UK Athletics is so important to them.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey joins Mitch Barnhart to talk about leading the best conference in college sports, touching on the changes in the industry and his personal approach and philosophy.

Jason Cummins -- who leads UK Athletics' newly created Student-Athlete Experience division -- joins Mitch Barnhart to talk about his journey from the military to college athletics, leadership and his vision for the area he now leads.

Mark Stoops joins Mitch Barnhart on the eve of a new Kentucky football season to discuss the state of the program, leadership, family and many other subjects.

Kentucky volleyball head coach Craig Skinner joins Mitch Barnhart to talk about his career, the influence of sport psychology, getting over the hump to win an SEC championship and this year's Wildcat team.

University of Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart previews what's to come on the newly launched Mitch Barnhart Podcast.