The Rational Hour

I'm joined by Justin Miller a former MLB relief pitcher, who had a seven year career with stops in Texas, Detroit, Colorado ,and Washington DC where he won a world series ring with the Washington Nationals in 2019 . Justin also was all-american starting pitcher for Fresno St university where he help them win a college world series title in 2008 went on to get drafted in the 08 MLB draft in the 16th round by the Texas Rangers

Chris Claiborne is entering his third year as Linebacker coach with the St Louis Battlehawks of the UFL . Chris was an All-American linebacker at the University of Southern California and is the school's only Butkus Award Winner  (the award is annually presented to the nation's best linebacker) Claiborne was drafted in the first round by the Detroit Lions before stops with the Minnesota Viking, St. Louis Rams and the New York Giants. We discuss the upcoming UFL season and the current state of USC football, the legend of John Robinson, and current NFL news

Joining me on today show MLB veteran player and coach Raul Gonzalez . Raul had a twenty year career in pro baseball and after his career as player he became a hitting coach for thirteen more years . we discuss his life growing up in Puerto Rico making to the big leagues. We also discuss the current state of baseball and rank top five player from Puerto Rico

Rex Hudler joins me to discuss the MLB off-season and the current state of the Kansas City Royals baseball teams.

Thomas Murray of the Sporting Tribune joins me as we breakdown the MLB off-season so far as the winter meeting ramps up --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

Wes Chamberlain joins me to discuss his life growing up on the southside of Chicago going to college at Jackson St University experiencing harsh racism in the South the politics of the road to the major leagues and life for a black man in society in the 70's 80's and today great insight good listen check it out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by Glenn Braggs. Glenn Erick Braggs was born in 1962 in San Bernardino, California. A right-handed hitter, he attended the University of Hawaii and was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft. Braggs quickly developed into one of Milwaukee's brightest young prospects, hitting .390 and producing an OPS of 1.189 in rookie ball. The powerful young outfielder quickly moved through the minors, hitting a robust .360 with 15 HR in only 90 games at AAA in 1986. He settled in as a part-time player in Cincinnati for three seasons with modest success and was part of the Reds' 1990 World Series team. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

New Intro track! shouts to my cousin Darrell Turner for dropping heat follow @bigpapape --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

Jeff Trepagnier, Assistant Basketball coach for the Ontario Clipper of the NBA G-League, joins me. We discuss the NBA's current first-round matchups in both conferences . Plus Jeff breaks down his top 5 players of all time from Compton and USC --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by JR Gamble Co-Owner of MLBbro.com. JR and I discuss the upcoming 2024 MLB season give updates on the latest news around the league and discuss players to look for to have a breakout year in 24 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by former All-American QB at the University of Oregon, first-round draft pick in the 1999 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals Akili Smith! We discuss the NFL combine the upcoming NFL draft, and current NFL and College football news --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

Rapheal Parker Music Director from MLBbro.com joins me to discuss the MLB offseason and what to expect for the upcoming 2024 season with Spring Training ramping we breakdown offseason moves and discuss some of the top Black and Hispanic players in MLB under 25 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

On todays show I'm joined by former Clipper Craig Smith . We discuss the NBA season at the half way point the All-Star break with latest news and rank our top teams in each conference --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

Former NFL QB Rob Johnson joins me to discuss his career path from playing high school football in the Orange County area going to USC was he was first-team All-Pac-10 and being drafted in the fourth round by the Jacksonville Jaguars going on to have a nine-year career in the league cap by winning a super bowl ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

NFL Hall of Fame member Willie Roaf, and I discuss the latest news in the league going into the last weekend of the NFL season. We also discuss the latest list of pro football Hall of Fame candidates the list now stands at 15 down from 25. Lately we rank our top 5 teams in each conference going into the playoffs --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

Im Joined by Shawn Springs to discuss the latest NFL news at the halfway point of the season plus week rank our top five teams in the NFC and the AFC --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

On this episode, I am joined by Craig Smith former NBA vet and LA Clippers Ambassador we discuss the start of the NBA season and rank out top teams in the western and eastern conferences --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

Kenny Anderson joins me on this episode to discuss the upcoming season at Fisk University where he is the Head Basketball Coach. Me and Kenny also discuss the start of the NBA season with the Eastern and Western conferences. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

On this episode, I'm joined by Rob Parker! Rob, works as a TV sports analyst at MLB Network and KNBC Channel 4 in Los Angeles. He has a nightly national sports talk show on Fox Sports Radio" The Odd Couple" with Chris Broussard. Parker is also the founder and editor for MLBbro.com. We discuss Rob's road to his career as the first black sports columnist for the Detriot Free Press and Newsday of New York. We also discuss the upcoming MLB playoff race post-season award winners and much more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

On this episode, I'm joined by Irv Smith Sr. Irv a former tight end who played seven years in the NFL being drafted in the first round by New Orleans Saints with the 20th pick. We discuss his life growing up and New Jersey going to Notre Dame and playing for the San Fransico 49ers after leaving the Saints due to the hire of Mike Ditka. We also discussed Coach Prime's week one upset of TCU and the upcoming NFL season for his son Irv Smith Jr. who signed with Cincinnati Bengals for the 2023 NFL season --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

Nick Lowery joins me to discuss his life and career plus some of the latest NFL events. Nike, placekicker for the New England Patriots (1978), the Kansas City Chiefs (1980-1993), and New York Jets (1994-1996). Lowery was selected to the Pro Bowl three times ALL-Pro two times and when he retired, he was ranked first in field goal percentage and had the most field goals in NFL history. He is currently tenth on the National Football League's list of all-time scoring leaders, and is the Chiefs' all-time leading scorer, with 1,466 points in his 14 seasons in KC --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by Rico Knows College football transfer portal expert and overall real sports talk coverage. we discuss the upcoming 2023 College football season's early season matchups plus we discuss of top candidates to win the Heisman trophy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

Todd Marinovich joins me on today's show to discuss his life and career. Todd became the first freshman to start at the high school football powerhouse, Mater Dei. He went on to USC, and as a freshman at USC, Marinovich guided the Trojans to a 9-2-1 record and a PAC-10 Conference championship. Marinovich was named College Freshman of the Year in 1989. the Raiders selected Marinovich in the first round; he was the 24th pick overall and the second quarterback taken. We discuss the road from the OC to USC to life in the NFL --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

Rajai Davis joins me to discuss the latest news in MLB one month into the baseball season. Davis a 15-year vet in MLB hit one of the most incredible home runs in major league history in the 2016 World Series. Davis hit a game-tying, two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning off of Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman Davis also lead MLB in stolen bases in 2016 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

Im Joined by Fred McGriff! McGriff played 19 major league seasons with the Blue Jays, Padres, Braves, Devil Rays, Cubs, and Dodgers. From Tampa, Fla. he attended Thomas Jefferson High where he was cut from his high school baseball team as a sophomore – and became so determined to improve he rode his bike 20 miles to the gym to train. All that hard work paid off with a plaque in Cooperstown as he is inducted into the class of the 2023 Hall of Fame. McGriff finished his career just seven homers short of the 500 home run club, tied with Lou Gehrig for 26th all-time. He had a career .284 batting average, 2,490 hits, 441 doubles, and 1,550 RBI. He and Gary Sheffield are the only players to hit 30 home runs for five different major league teams. In 10 postseason series, he batted .303 with 10 home runs, 37 RBI, and 100 total bases. He was named to five All-Star Games, finished in the top 10 in MVP voting six times, and ranked 47th all-time in RBI with 1,550. We discuss his road to Cooperstown --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

Rational Hour MLB coverage with David Vassegh, David Vassegh is a Dodgers Reporter for MLB Network and the host of "Dodgers Talk" on AM 570. We discuss spring training and the upcoming 2023 season for the Dodgers and the NL west and a little baseball talk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

Jamal Anderson joins me to discuss the NFL conference championship weekend outcomes and the upcoming Super Bowl LVII matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. We also discuss Jamal's life and career --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by Rex Hudler former MLB veteran utility player and current color analyst for the Kansas City Royals we discuss the winter meetings and some of the early moves in MLB free agency going into the 2023 season. This show is dedicated to my mother-in-law Carleen Perkins a baseball mom and an extraordinary woman in my life you will be missed I love you! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm Joined by former NFL QB Jake Plummer who was a first-team All-American QB at Arizona St University and was drafted as the 42nd overall pick in the 1997 draft he went on to have a ten-year run starting at QB for the Arizona Cardinals and the Denver Broncos who discuss his life and career plus top 5 QBs of all time. We also discuss his teammate at Arizona State and the Arizona Cardinals Pat Tilman, the two became close friends, while Plummer was still with the Cardinals, Tillman joined the US Army in response to 9/11 we discuss it all --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

On this episode, Terry Porter joins me, Porter grew up in the Milwaukee area where he later attended the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point her would go on to become the 24th pick in the 1985 draft During his NBA career, he played 10 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, 3 seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves and 1 season with the Miami Heat, and 3 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. Porter played in the NBA All-Star Game in 1991 and 1993 and received the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 1993. As of 2010, Porter was the Trail Blazers' all-time assists leader, with 5,319. We discuss his journey to the NBA and current NBA news  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by Marcellus Wiley A second-round pick of the Buffalo Bills in the 1997 NFL Draft, Wiley went on to have a nine-year NFL career and was one of the NFL's top defensive players during the prime of his career. In 2001, Wiley led the Chargers with a career-high 13 sacks and five forced fumbles. He was voted a starter for the AFC in the Pro Bowl and named Pro Football Weekly's All-AFC Team. The previous season he led the Bills with 10.5 sacks. Wiley was named one of the Top 50 players in the NFL at any position twice by Pro Football Weekly. He was also nominated for the Walter Payton Man of the Year three times after retiring from the NFL Wiley became a media member recently with FoxSports as co-host of the FS1 original program Speak for Yourself along with several outlets "SportsNation" on ESPN and the radio show "Afternoons with Marcellus & Travis" on ESPNLA 710am. Wiley previously served as an NFL analyst for ESPN, making regular appearances on "NFL Live," "SportsCenter," and ESPNEWS, while also contributing to ESPN's Super Bowl coverage. He was also a host of "Winners Bracket" on ABC. Wiley joined ESPN in 2007, primarily as a studio analyst on ESPN2's" First Take." We discuss it all from his life growing up to his time at the University of Columbia Playing with Junior Seau Clippers and much more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by former All-Pro NFL running back Tony Richardson. Richardson played 17 seasons in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Jets. He was a four-time AFC Pro Bowl Selection with the Kansas City Chiefs, a two-time All-Pro selection, and an NFC Pro Bowl Selection in 2008 with the Vikings. He received the Byron “Whizzer” White NFL Man of the Year Award in 2010 and was named to the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team. He served on the NFL Players Association Executive Committee. We discuss his life and career plus the latest NFL news and current events in the sports world --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

In this episode, I'm joined by Hoops legend Kenny Anderson, one of the country's best prospects during his time at the prestigious Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, New York. Before gracing the hardwood at Georgia Tech and later the NBA, Anderson could rack up honors that no other player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would do becoming a four-time Parade All-American. This feat had not been accomplished since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He was also named to the All-City team in all four years. he was named a McDonald's All-American, Mr. Basketball for New York State, and Gatorade's High School Basketball Player of the Year After being heavily recruited, Kenny Anderson would spend two seasons with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets earning 1990 AP All-America 1990/1991 First Team All-ACC,1990 ACC Rookie of the Year he would turn pro starting his career with the New Jersey Nets who drafted him drafted 2nd overall in the 1991 NBA draft, where he put up 19 points and ten assists per game during the 1994 season, where Anderson was named to the NBA All-Star team. After the 1996 season, Anderson signed a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. During his time with the Portland Trail Blazers, Anderson averaged about 18 points, seven assists, and four rebounds per game .he would go on to have a 15-year NBA career --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

Lynn Dickey joins me, Lynn Dickey, a native of Osawatomie, Kan., still holds numerous K-State passing records and ranks third on the Big Eight's all-time list with 6,208 career passing yards. He is also second on K-State's all-time total offense chart. He spent most of his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers but also played several seasons with the Houston Oilers. He threw for more than 21,000 yards with the Packers, including 4,458 yards in 1983 which ranked second in NFL history at the time. We discuss his life and career plus the top QBs of all-time and Defensive players of all-time --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

On this week's show I'm joined by Reggie Ballard who is an iconic actor after graduating from Ball High School in Texas, he was an all-district linebacker, and he earned a full football scholarship to Southern Methodist University, where he was also a theatre major. Spurning overtures from pro football, Ballard headed to Hollywood to pursue his acting career. We discuss his life growing up in Galveston, Tx, and making his way to Hollywood starring in hit television shows like Bernie Mac and Martin --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

Former QB Brad Johnson was a two-sport athlete from Black Mountain, NC. He earned four football and two basketball letters at Florida State University playing point guard as a freshman while also playing quarterback on the football team he started the first six games of the 1990 season throwing for 1746 yards and 14 touchdowns. He was drafted in the 9th round in the 1992 NFL draft play for 17 years with the Vikings, Redskins, Buccaneers, and Cowboys leading the Tampa Bay Bucs to the Super Bowl Championship in 2003 and making the Pro Bowl in 2000 and 2003, We discuss the past present and the future with his life and career --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by the Iconic Actor John Amos An imposing veteran actor of stage and screen, John Amos earned his greatest claim to fame as the hardworking but prideful James Evans, Sr. on the hit Norman Lear sitcom "Good Times" Born in Newark, NJ, he attended East Orange High School, where he graduated in 1958. Amos then enrolled at Long Beach City College, but graduated from Colorado State University, with a degree in sociology. John Amos' pre-acting life was an athletic one, he was a Golden Gloves boxing champion, and he played semi-professional football in the United States and Canada where he played for both the Canton Bulldogs and Joliet Explorers in the United Football League. He signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos in 1964, as part of the American Football League. In 1965 and in 1966 he joined the Atlantic Coast Football League, playing for two teams. John Amos has the honor of having won more TV Land Awards than any other actor. These are for his appearances on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Good Times, and Roots. We discuss his life growing up in New Jersey and his career as an athlete and actor in great detail plus a bonus segment with KC Amos who discusses his life growing up with John Amos as his father at the peak of his career --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by UTSA senior QB Frank Harris who is a Semifinalist for both the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, Dave Campbell's Texas Football Offensive Player of the Year, last season he was a second-team all-conference selection set UTSA single-season records for passing yards (3,177), completions (398), touchdowns (27), attempts (263), completion percentage (.661), giving efficiency (152.5), total offense (3,743) and touchdowns responsible for (33) In High School Frank earned all-state accolades and were the San Antonio Express-News All-Area Offensive Player of the Year as a junior was also named the District 25-6A Offensive Player of the Year we discuss his journey in life going into his final season at the University of Texas at San Antonio --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by the legendary player and head coach Mike Ditka . Coach Ditka was the first tight end inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame In the 1960s and early '70s he proved himself one of professional football's most extraordinary tight ends, using his talent for catching passes to revolutionize his position. Coach Ditka had a successful coaching career, the highlight of which came in 1986 when he led the Chicago Bears on an epic season as one of the greatest teams ever assembled Cap with a Super Bowl victory recording a 15-1 season. Ditka attended the University of Pittsburg where he was named first-team All-American in 1960. Ditka earned a first-round draft selection by the Bears and earned Rookie of the Year honors in 1961. In each of his first five seasons in Chicago, he was chosen for the Pro Bowl, and he helped the Bears capture the 1963 NFL championship. Ditka also played for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969–72. He caught 30 passes during the 1971 season en route to helping the Cowboys win their first Super Bowl title the following January. He retired after the 1972 season. Over the course of his playing career, Ditka made 427 receptions, gained 5,812 yards, and scored 43 touchdowns. These were phenomenal totals for a tight end, which had been viewed primarily as a blocking position during his era. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm Joined by former Dallas Cowboys starting QB Quincy Carter. Quincy Carter was a quarterback who played at Decatur Southwest DeKalb High School where he was a Parade All-American and Georgia Player of the Year in 1996. He also played baseball for the Chicago Cubs and was drafted in the 1996 MLB Draft as the 52nd overall pick. Carter played his college football at the university of Georgia where he was named the SEC Freshman of the Year and second-team All-SEC in 1998 and 1999. He was drafted 53 overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2001 NFL Draft. Quincy Carter played for the Cowboys from 2001 to 2003. He played for the New York Jets from 2004 to 2005. We discuss his life and career plus his top all-time QBs and his relationship with Jerry Jones and Tony Romo and his life after football working with young athletes --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm Joined by Micheal Brooks a former NFL All-Pro, Pro Bowl linebacker. He played ten years in the league for the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants, and the Detroit Lions. He was a first-team All-American at LSU. Brooks is an inductee into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. We discuss his life and career --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by NFL offensive line draft prospect Ryan Nelson out of the University of Virginia. Nelson started in 49 games over the last four seasons at left tackle and left guard. The 6'6", a 315-pound offensive lineman from Buena Park, California was named to the 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll and was on Phil Steele's All-ACC Fourth Team We discuss Ryan's journey from growing up in orange county to life in Charlottesville Virginia leading up to the draft --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by a former NFL vet now CEO Shawn Springs was selected third overall in the 1997 NFL Draft. He started for 13 seasons in the NFL, making one Pro Bowl and collecting 33 interceptions. After his playing days, Springs became CEO of Windpact, a company born out of the vision of making football safer, but now also tackles non-football impact and energy dissipation challenges, a company born out of the vision of making football safer, but now also tackles non-football impact and energy dissipation challenges --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by coach Rex Walters. Rex Walters is a rising American assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans in the National Basketball League. Walters played in the NBA from 1993 until 2003. He was named the WCC Coach of the Year in 2014. Walters also worked s the head coach for the University of San Francisco for more than eight years. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by Travis Reed of An Athletes Journey podcast on the Bleav Network we discuss the latest in the NBA news going into the All-Star weekend plus playoff scenarios going on in each conference --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by Leigh Steinberg Steinberg has represented over 300 professional athletes in football, baseball, basketball, boxing, and Olympic sports. He has represented the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft a record eight times. Steinberg is credited as the real-life inspiration for the sports agent in Cameron Crowe's film Jerry Maguire in 1996 We discuss his annual Super Party, Rams, and what it is like representing Patrick Mahomes --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by former NFL running back Edgerrin James. Edge played at the University of Miami Hurricanes where he is enshrined in the school Hall of Fame. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts fourth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. James also played for the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks. The AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1999, he earned four Pro Bowl selections and four All-Pro selections, NFL 2000's All-Decade team. James is the Colts' all-time leader in career rushing yards, attempts, and touchdowns. James is 13th on the all-time rushing list and a member of the 10,000 Yards rushing club. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2020. We discuss some current news and the NFL, Miami Hurricanes Current state of the football program, and his journey to Canton  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

Check out our exclusive one on one with lead editor Ronnie Flores of Cal-Hi Sports magazine and Ballislife.com we discuss the landscape of California high school and college football and basketball from the 80's 90's and 00's --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm Joined by Steve McGrath of "Beyond the Helmet" podcast. We breakdown wildcard weekend to kick off the NFL postseason we make our predictions on how the road to Super Bowl LVI will begin --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by former UCLA basketball player Travis Reed we breakdown the latest NBA news and rank our top five teams in each conference --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support

I'm joined by Darrel Wilson of FFBdependency podcast and Phil Jones of The Unphiltered Truth podcast we discuss the latest NFL news and rank our top-five teams in the AFC and NFC plus we discuss the MVP race --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationalhour/support