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The Big Ten proves they don't care about baseball with the release of their All-Big Ten teams, Connor details the All-Big East honors for Creighton ahead of tomorrow's conference tournament. And USC wants NOTHING to do with Notre Dame.

St. John's adds 1 time 1st team All Big East forward Bryce Hopkins! He will help offset the loss of BE POY RJ Luis who plans on going pro while also entering the transfer portal. Brady Dunlap had some very nice words about the staff and program but decided transferring was in his best interest. We wish them both well and thank them for helping turn this program around!

From walk-on to the NFL, Don Thomas's journey is a masterclass in mental toughness, resilience, and relentless work ethic. He didn't play football in middle or high school, but after his baseball career ended, he walked on to the University of Connecticut football team—eventually earning a scholarship, a starting spot, and All-Big East honors. He went on to be drafted by the Miami Dolphins, endured the struggles of a 1-15 season, and later played for the Lions and Patriots, even competing for a Super Bowl alongside Tom Brady.In this episode, Don shares how his walk-on mentality—earning his spot, preparing relentlessly, and outworking the competition—shaped his career. He talks about the critical role mental toughness played in his journey, the impact of Bill Belichick's culture, and how he's now passing those lessons on as a coach and a father.If you're looking for a powerful story of perseverance, grit, and what it takes to succeed at the highest level, this episode is for you.Are you an ATHLETE looking to take your training to the next level? Check out our website to learn more about 1-on-1 training opportunities:mentaltrainingplan.com/athletesAre you a COACH looking for an affordable year-round mental performance training program? Check out the MTP Academy available through our website:mentaltrainingplan.com/academy

Tyler is joined by Sam Federman of Brackets, Bubbles and Bid Stealers, for mid-season hot takes, from winless seasons to bubbles burst. Plus, they dive into Syracuse's season and the All-Big East team from ACC schools.Later, Tyler recaps his road trip to Durham and Chapel Hill.Follow the show on Twitter: @UpTheCoastsPod @tcrons21Follow Sam: @Sam_Federman @BBBCBBPodcast @mid_madness @nunesmagician

Varsity House Podcast host Shaun Crawford and co-host Carl Jones welcome a legendary guest, Pat White, to discuss his incredible journey and the secret to his success at West Virginia. Pat White, a two-time Big East Offensive Player of the Year and a three-time first-team All-Big East player, shares riveting stories from his college days, including facing fierce competition and playing alongside stars like Steve Slayton and Pat McAfee. Delve into Pat's experiences of being a dynamic player in both real life and video games, and how he navigated challenges to emerge as a legend. Discover the intense practice sessions, his thoughts on the read-option play, and the wisdom imparted by his father that kept him going. Pat also reflects on his transition to coaching and mentoring the next generation of athletes. Tune in for an engaging and authentic conversation filled with inspiring insights and anecdotes.Support the Show.

With the Olympics around the corner, we sat down with a former Division 1 track & field collegiate athlete who once believed that nothing mattered more than making it to the Olympic stage. Olivia Arizin was a star from the beginning. As a sophomore in high school, she ran the 5th best time in the nation in the 800 meter race. She was a 2-time state champion in Pennsylvania and earned All-Big East honors at Georgetown, culminating with winning the Big East Indoor Track & Field Championships. However, behind the accolades and success, Olivia battled severe anxiety centered around her athletic performance. Since the 6th grade, Olivia would regularly throw up before track meets due to anxiety and the pressure to win. It wasn't until she reached college that she realized this wasn't normal and sought help.  Olivia is not alone. Young athletes, particularly in college, endure immense stress and pressure to maintain their athletic success.  In this episode, we discuss: The abnormal level of stress and pressure high-achieving youth athletes face. Is it healthy? Sustainable? The lack of resources and support to address and treat mental health issues across collegiate athletics. What should the role of coaches, teams, and universities be in helping college athletes navigate the stressors of athletic competition? Olivia's experience transitioning from “athlete” to “civilian” at this critical jumping off point into early adulthood.  Should universities and their athletic teams do more to help young athletes transition away from the sport that has defined their young lives? The significant mental health challenges tied to athletic performance among youth are not just an issue for the struggling athlete but also for a system that has become a commercialized business exploiting young athletes' talents.  Olivia's journey to reclaiming her identity beyond being an athlete is a powerful reminder that youth sports are meant for children who, first and foremost, simply love to play a game. Links:  Connect with Zac https://www.instagram.com/zwclark/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/zac-c-746b96254/ https://www.tiktok.com/@zacwclark https://www.strava.com/athletes/55697553 https://twitter.com/zacwclark If you or anyone you know is struggling, please do not hesitate to contact Release: (914) 588-6564 releaserecovery.com @releaserecovery

Damien Woody sits down with me to talk about all things fatherhood. He shares the story of how he was watching the New England Patriots documentary, The Dynasty with his son. In addition, he shares the values he looks to instill into his kids. After that we talk about his time in the NFL and what he is most proud of in his great career. Next we talk about the great work he does over at ESPN. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five.  About Damien Woody  Two-time Super Bowl champion offensive lineman Damien Woody joined ESPN as a NFL analyst in August 2011. He appears on Get Up, First Take, NFL Live, SportsCenter and other ESPN programs. A 12-year NFL veteran, Woody played in 173 career games – starting all but seven – for the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions and New York Jets.  A native of Beaverdam, Va., Woody was an All-American and an All-Big East offensive lineman at Boston College. As a prep, he helped lead Patrick Henry High School in Ashland, Va., to the 1994 State Championship. Woody lives in New Jersey with his wife, Nicole, and their children. Follow Damien on Instagram and Twitter at @damienwoody. Make sure you check him out at ESPN.  Semper Smart Games Is Sponsoring This Week's Episode  Understanding that play is the mind's favorite way of learning. Semper Smart Games has a mission of creating uniquely fun and educational games that teach invaluable skills and knowledge. They create games that you can play at home, in the classroom, or almost anywhere you can find a small playing surface. In addition, they are committed to giving today's families meaningful tactile gaming options that are not screen based. It helps to encourage personal interaction. Sign up for news on new and exciting projects, promotions and games they are working on.  About The Art of Fatherhood Podcast  The Art of Fatherhood Podcast follows the journey of fatherhood. Your host, Art Eddy talks with fantastic dads from all around the world where they share their thoughts on fatherhood. You get a unique perspective on fatherhood from guests like Joe Montana, Kevin Smith, Danny Trejo, Jerry Rice, Jeff Foxworthy, Patrick Warburton, Jeff Kinney, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Kyle Busch, Dennis Quaid, Dwight Freeney and many more.

In this episode I host Jarrod Neumann of the Chaos Lacrosse Club in the Premier Lacrosse Club. Jarrod is a 4x All-Star, a Premier Lacrosse League Champion, and was the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year. Jarrod also holds the world record for the fastest Lacrosse shot. Jarrod played college Lacrosse at Providence College. At PC, Jarrod was an All-American, 3x All-Big East, and was the 2017 Big East Defensive Player of the Year.

The points leader for Rutgers women's soccer last season discusses the lessons learned from last year's disappointing end, the strong culture within the program, the impact of three-time All Big East transfer Gia Vicari on this year's roster, having alums in the World Cup, working to achieve their goal of winning championships and more.

Adrian Griffin was twice an All-State basketball player and 1992 state basketball champion at Wichita East.  He was a three-year starter at Seton Hall earning All-Big East honors.  After a nine year playing career in the NBA, Adrian has coached in the NBA with the Bucks, Bulls, Magic, Thunder and Raptors.  And Paul Savage joins us to welcome Adrian to the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame.

Bryant McKinnie was one of the most dominating offensive linemen in Miami Hurricanes history.  He came to The U from Lackawanna Junior College in Scranton, Pa. after playing defensive end and lettering in track at Woodbury (N.J.) High School. A Consensus All-America in 2001, he joined UMSHoF member Russell Maryland as the only Hurricanes to win the coveted Outland Trophy, given to the nation's top interior lineman.  He also won the Jim Parker award, given to the top offensive lineman, and was named the CNN/Sports Illustrated Player of the Year.  McKinnie was a unanimous First team All-BIG EAST selection and finished 8th in the Heisman Trophy balloting, with 26 first place votes.  McKinnie, who never allowed a sack during his college career, anchored the Canes offensive line that averaged 5.3 yards per rushing attempt and 43 points per game on the way to an undefeated season and the National Championship. As a junior in 2000, he was named a unanimous All BIG EAST selection and first team All American by the Football News.  He made a name for himself in Miami's 27-24 victory over archrival Florida State by shutting down the Noles' Jamal Reynolds, the eventual Lombardi Award winner, to just one assisted tackle in the game. Bryant graduated from Miami Summa Cum Laude with a degree in psychology.  He was a first-round pick (7th overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft by Minnesota and spent 9 seasons with the Vikings, being selected for the 2009 Pro Bowl.  In 2011, he joined fellow inductee Ed Reed and 2006 inductee Ray Lewis with the Baltimore Ravens.On January 9, 2023, Bryant was named a member of the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023.  He will be officially inducted at their banquet in December 2023. To View This Episode- https://youtu.be/VGJ7aW2CSbo #nfl #whoknewinthemoment #collegefootball #miamihurricanefootball #minnesotavikings #baltimoreravens

THIS WEEK ON DEMON TIME... We had the pleasure of having Women's Basketball Hall of Famer and DePaul Women's Head Coach Doug Bruno and All-BIG EAST and National Freshman of the Year Aneesah Morrow on with us discussing their journeys, the season thus far, and their future with DePaul Women's Basketball. If there's a episode you don't want to miss (though you shouldn't be missing any of them), its on. Check it out!

Thompson guided the Hoyas into a historic 2022 season that featured the program's first BIG EAST Baseball Championship appearance since 2018, the first BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Owen Carapellotti and the first BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the year following a six-win campaign in 2021. Three Hoyas earned all-conference recognition with Nolan McCarthy earning a unanimous selection to the league's first team while Ethan Stern and Jake Hyde also picked up ABCA / Rawlings All-East Region Team honors on top of their respective first and second team All-BIG EAST selections. Thompson's 2022 team broke the program records for wins (32), home runs (98), total bases (925) and end of season RPI (137) while setting second-best marks in win percentage (.571), runs (400), RBIs (367) and slugging percentage (.480). He also mentored new single-season home run leaders Hyde (19) and Ubaldo Lopez (19) as well as freshman Carapellotti, who garnered Second Team All-America status by D1Baseball.com in his first season with the Hoyas. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/baseballbluebook/support

In this episode I host Lyam MacKinnon who was just drafted by the Nashville Soccer Club in the 2022 MLS Super Draft. Lyam was selected in the third round after playing college soccer at Villanova. Lyam was All-Big East at Villanova.

Baltimore native Bruce Cameron returns for his 14th season as the top assistant on Kevin Anderson's staff. Cameron came to Shenandoah University in July 2008 after spending 11 years as an assistant coach at West Virginia University. He was promoted to associate head coach in August, 2019. The final nine years of his experience in Morgantown came as the Mountaineers top assistant. During that 11-year span, Cameron helped WVU to three seasons of at least 36 victories and Big East Tournament berths in 1998, 2003, 2006 and 2008. As the squad's outfielders coach, Cameron saw 13 players at that position earn All-Big East honors. Additionally, Cameron has experience as head coach in both the Coastal Plain and Atlantic Collegiate summer baseball leagues. With Cameron's addition to the staff, he and Anderson combine to have more than 25 years of NCAA Division I coaching and playing experience. Prior to coming to West Virginia, Cameron was the head coach at Catonsville (Md.) Community College and served as an assistant at both Catonsville and in the high school ranks. In his coaching career, over 50 of his players have either been drafted or signed professional baseball contracts. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/baseballbluebook/support

Kim Barnes Arico finished her 10th season as the head coach of the University of Michigan Women's basketball team in 2021-22, leading the Maize and Blue to 25 wins and the first NCAA Elite Eight appearance in program history. Throughout her 10-year tenure, she has guided the Wolverines to at least 20 wins in nine seasons, five NCAA Tournament appearances, an NCAA Elite Eight appearance (2022), an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance (2021) and the 2017 WNIT Championship. Barnes Arico is the winningest coach in program history with 218 wins, the only coach to ever eclipse 200 victories.  Prior to joining the Maize and Blue, she spent 10 seasons at the helm of the St. John's women's hoops program, building the Red Storm into a national power. She guided St. John's to four NCAA Tournament appearances, with the Red Storm advancing to the Sweet 16 in 2012.   Barnes Arico compiled a 176-133 overall record and five 20-win campaigns at St. John's. She was a two-time Big East Coach of the Year (2006, 2012) and had 11 players earn All-Big East honors, with six receiving all-rookie team nods. Barnes Arico also completed a two-year stint with USA Basketball (2014-15), serving as an assistant coach alongside Dawn Staley (South Carolina) and Jeff Walz (Louisville) for the U18 (2014) and U19 (2015) teams. She won a pair of gold medals at the FIBA U19 World Championships in 2015 and at the FIBA U18 America's Championship in 2014. In our conversation today we discuss her unique journey into coaching from a lightly recruited player, to a coach who was never an assistant coach until the US National team. As she forged her path as a Head Coach, she discovered how to build and sustain a culture that mirrored her high effort playing style and competitiveness, matched with a belief in her players that turned around struggling programs and led them to national prominence.  BIG NEWS: Save the date, the 2023 Way of Champions Conference will be held August 4-6, 2023 at Colorado Academy in Denver, CO. Click here to learn more, registration will open January 1, and we will be announcing guest speakers and other conference related events soon. Its going to be amazing to be back in person in 2023!  This week's podcast is brought to you by our friends at Sprocket Sports.  Sprocket Sports is a new software platform for youth sports clubs.  There are a lot of these systems out there, but Sprocket provides the full enchilada. They give you all the cool front-end stuff to make your club look good– like websites and marketing tools – AND all the back-end transactions and services to run your business better so you can focus on what really matters – your players and your teams.  Sprocket is built for those clubs looking to thrive, not just survive, in the competitive world of youth sports clubs.  So if you've been looking for a true business partner – not just another app – check them out today at https://sprocketsports.me/CTG. Become a Podcast Champion! This weeks podcast is also sponsored by our Patreon Podcast Champions. Help Support the Podcast and get FREE access to our most popular online courses, a $300 value. If you love the podcast, we would love for you to become a Podcast Champion, (https://www.patreon.com/wayofchampions) for as little as a cup of coffee per month (OK, its a Venti Mocha), to help us up the ante and provide even better interviews, better sound, and an overall enhanced experience. Plus, as a $10 per month Podcast Super-Champion, you will have access to never before released and bonus material, including: Downloadable transcripts of our best podcasts, so you don't have to crash your car trying to take notes! A code to get free access to our online course called “Coaching Mastery,” usually a $97 course, plus four other courses worth over $100, all yours for free for becoming a patron. Other special bonus opportunities that come up time to time Access to an online community of coaches like you who are dedicated listeners of the podcast, and will be able to answer your questions and share their coaching experiences. Thank you for all your support these past four years, and a special big thank you to all of you who become part of our inner circle, our patrons, who will enable us to take our podcast to the next level. https://www.patreon.com/wayofchampions

The guys kick off the episode by recapping their weekends and what they are looking forward to with Thanksgiving around the corner. They then pay their respects on the year anniversary of rapper Young Dolph, speak to the dangers of the holiday season, the tragic shooting involving football players at the University of Virginia, and the unfortunate Shaunquella Robinson story. The fellas are then joined by former Cincinnati and All-Big East point guard Cashmere Wright. Cash holds nothing back as he gets into what it was like coming up as a star basketball player in Savannah, going from private to public school, the landscape of basketball in Savannah in the late 2000s, and what it was like being loved in the country but hated in his own city. This episode is eye-opening and definitely one of the top this year! Tap in, It's UP!

The Roundtable is back! The tradition unlike any other in the sports podcasting world continues with its third edition and it very well might be the best one yet, so I hope you all enjoy it as much as I enjoy bringing this staple of my show to you year in and year out! I'll also give you my men's and women's power rankings and my preseason All-Big East predictions ahead of Big East Media Day in two weeks to end the show.

Today we hear from Under Armour Pro-Athlete and runner Casey Comber. Five-time All-American, nine-time BIG EAST champion and 13-time All-BIG EAST performer … Put a cap on his collegiate career by qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the 1500 meters. The list of achievements is mind boggling. You can see all of them here: Casey Comber - Men's Track & Field - Villanova University Casey has a positive outlook on life. He holds a Master's Degree from Villanova (not too shabby) and is focusing all of his energy now, running for UA and living out his dreams. He talks about nutrition, motivation and some of his best mentors along the way. Check this episode out and you are sure to be leaving with a few nuggets of knowledge from one of the elite runners in this country! Join The Leader Next Door podcast and cheer on Casey as he has big goals and dreams.

Brendan Carney, a three-time All-Big East punter at Syracuse, previews the 2022 Syracuse football season with host Wes Cheng on The Juice on the Cuse podcast presented by SNY.tv. Editor in chief Brad Bierman then calls in to discuss UCLA and USC leaving for the Big 10, and its effects on Syracuse and the ACC.

The CHGO Bulls crew discuss Dalen Terry and the strong impression he's making on his coach and teammates during Bulls Summer League practices. Coach John Bryant and Patrick Williams have already seen very promising signs from Terry's skills, work ethic and enthusiasm. Matt, Big Dave & Will also touch on Marko Simonovic's development, both physically and with his game. Can the big man finally crack into Billy Donovan's rotation next season? Plus, what can Bulls fans expect from undrafted two-way player Justin Lewis? The Marquette prospect earned All-Big East honors, along with Big East Most Improved Player in his sophomore season. SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/CHGOSports WEBSITE: http://allCHGO.com/ BUY MERCH: http://CHGOLocker.com FOLLOW ON SOCIAL: Twitter: @CHGO_Bulls / @Bulls_Peck / @BawlSports / @wontgottlieb Instagram: @CHGO_Sports GET OUR FREE NEWSLETTER: http://www.allchgo.com/newsletter Support us by supporting our sponsors! | Offers from our sponsors: PointsBet: Visit https://bit.ly/3sE8RMe or download the PointsBet App, make a deposit and use code “CHGO” to get 2 Risk Free Bets up to $2000, an annual CHGO membership and a free shirt! Mobile registration in Illinois is here! Athletic Greens: Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. Just visit https://athleticgreens.com/CHGOBulls Strava Craft Coffee: Visit https://stravacraftcoffee.com and use code “CHGO25” to get 25% off your order. OWYN: OWYN is a 100% plant-based protein shake that gives you nutrition that works as hard as you do. Get 20% off your first order at liveowyn.com with promo code “CHGO20”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back this week to bring you another great edition of ‘Are We Live?'. We enjoy connecting with current and former players across the country so why not head down to the ‘Sip and tap in with one of the greatest basketball players to ever come out of the state of Mississippi! This outstanding hooper comes to us from Crawford, Mississippi where she played her high school basketball at East Oktibbeha County High! There she completely dominated as she averaged 29.8 points per game and 11 rebounds as a freshman! Following that up with a 32 point, 14 rebound a game sophomore season she put the country on notice that she's the real deal! Multiple 40 point games as a junior and a 50 ball as a senior solidified her as a 2008 McDonald's All-American selection and Gatorade Mississippi Player Of The Year! After a stellar high school career, she went on to garner a Division 1 scholarship to attend Rutgers University to play for the legendary C. Vivian Stringer! Competing in the talented Big East conference, this hooper was a back to back All-Big East 2nd Team selection and finished her collegiate career as a 1,000 point scorer! To culminate an extraordinary career, she was selected 28th overall in the 2012 WNBA draft by the Los Angelos Sparks! After playing a season in LA, she went on to play professionally in Australia, Germany, Israel, and Mexico! The now CEO of Sykes Serenity LLC, tap in for Ep. 84 as we welcome Ms. April Sykes to the show! Great conversation ahead, don't miss it! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Secondary Coach Jahmile Addae is in his first season as a member of the Miami Hurricanes Football coaching staff, where he serves as secondary coach. Addae arrives in Coral Gables after spending the 2021 season in a similar capacity at Georgia, where he helped guide the Bulldogs to a national championship. Addae, who was ranked the second-best recruiter in the country during the 2022 cycle by 247Sports.com, led a secondary that ranked among the nation's elite in nearly every category. “Jahmile Addae is a gamechanger for our staff,” head coach Mario Cristobal said upon Addae's hiring. “His units rank among the nation's top-performing units every year. He has championship experience, he is one of the nation's top recruiters, and he has fostered a culture of mental and physical toughness in the secondary at every stop of his career. Coach Addae is a tremendous addition to our program, and I know he will make his impact felt on our defensive identity.” Addae's secondary ranked No. 13 in the nation in pass defense in 2021, allowing just 190 passing yards per game. The Bulldogs ranked second nationally in passing efficiency defense and picked off 16 passes, which was the eighth-best mark in the country. In addition, the Bulldogs were No. 1 in scoring defense, No. 1 in red zone defense and No. 2 in total defense. “I'm excited. A lot of people have talked about bringing The U back,” Addae said upon his hiring. “I like to think of it as, The U never left. It's more about doing our diligence and making sure we're developing the caliber of players that people are used to here at the University of Miami. “I'm super excited to be here. I remember playing against Miami when they were on a 34-game winning streak. It was Ken Dorsey, Andre Johnson, Bryant McKinnie…all the big names that we know. Those were some daunting teams. You walked out on that field and you felt the presence of those guys. That is what we're trying to bring back. How do you do that? Win football games and develop talent.” A native of Valrico, Fla., Jahmile in 2020 led a passing defense at West Virginia that ranked first nationally in Fewest Passing Yards Allowed at 159.6 yards per game. The Mountaineers, who capped their season by beating Army in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, finished fourth in the country in Total Defense (283.5 y/g) and tallied 11 interceptions that they returned 112 yards. In his first year at WVU, he coached two All-Big 12 Conference selections in Keith Washington II and Josh Norwood and freshman All-American Tykee Smith. Washington II finished with a team-leading three interceptions and a team-tying nine pass breakups for 12 passes defended, ranking No. 23 nationally. Hakeem Bailey tied Washington II for the team lead with nine pass breakups, ranking No. 9 in the Big 12. Smith was second on the team in interceptions with two, including one he returned for a touchdown against Iowa State. A former Mountaineer all-conference safety, Addae returned to WVU in January 2019, after serving as the defensive backs coach and assisting with several special teams' phases at Minnesota in 2018. His punt return unit finished No. 1 in the nation (22.3 yards per return), punt return defense was No. 2 (1.11 y/r) and the kickoff return unit finished No. 26 nationally (23.4 y/r). Prior to Minnesota, Addae spent five years at Arizona, coaching the defensive backs in 2016-17 and serving as an analyst from 2013-15. Addae developed a youthful defensive secondary into some of the team's top performers. In 2017, Lorenzo Burns, Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, Scottie Young and Jace Whittaker combined for 261 tackles, 24 pass breakups and 12 interceptions. In 2010-11, Addae was the running backs coach at Cincinnati, where he mentored All-Big East Second-Team selection Isaiah Pead. Pead rushed for 1,029 yards, ranking No. 1 in the conference and in the top-10 nationally in yards per carry (6.6 yards per carry). Pead averaged 93.6 yards per game and was Cincinnati's first 1,000-yard rusher in almost a decade and at the time, the Bearcats' seventh player to hit the mark. Addae was recognized by Rivals.com as one of the top-10 recruiters in the Big East Conference. Before coaching the Bearcats, Addae served as Cincinnati's Director of Player Development. He also managed many of the team's off-thefield responsibilities, including the Cats In The Community program. Prior to his time at Cincinnati, he was a defensive graduate assistant at Michigan, where he worked with the Wolverines' secondary and scout team offense. After graduating from WVU in 2006, Addae was a graduate assistant in the football video department at West Virginia. Addae was a four-year starter, two-time captain and two-time All-Big East defensive back for the Mountaineers. Addae, who is tied for the WVU record for most pass breakups in a game (five, Rutgers, 2002), finished his WVU career with 253 tackles, including 152 solo stops and 25 pass breakups, ranking No. 5 in program history. He also ranks No. 3 in single-season pass breakups with 16 during the 2002 season. Addae was selected for the Senior Bowl in 2006 and participated in the NFL Combine. He signed a free agent contract with his hometown Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2006 and spent the end of the season with the Indianapolis Colts. Addae, and his wife, Maryann, have three sons, Agyeman, Ayden and Amaree.

Daniel Koppen (born September 12, 1979) is a former American football center. He played college football for Boston College, and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. New England Patriots (2003–2011)Koppen entered the 2003 NFL Draft following college and was selected by the New England Patriots in the fifth round with the 164th overall choice. Koppen entered the 2003 season as the backup to Pro Bowl center Damien Woody; however, Woody missed Week 2 with an injury, giving an opportunity for Koppen to start his first NFL game. Woody returned the next week, but a season-ending injury to starting guard Mike Compton allowed Woody to slide to the guard position and Koppen to start the remainder of the season at center, including the Patriots' Super Bowl XXXVIII win over the Carolina Panthers. Following the season, Woody signed with the Detroit Lions, leaving Koppen as the Patriots' starting center. Koppen started all 16 games for the Patriots in 2004, earning his second Super Bowl ring in as many seasons with the Patriots' victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. Koppen was released during final cuts prior to the 2012 season on August 31, 2012.[4]Denver Broncos (2012–2013)On September 10, 2012, Koppen agreed to a 1-year deal with the Denver Broncos.[5] On July 28, 2013, Koppen suffered a torn ACL during training camp and missed the entire 2013 season. Pro Bowl (2007)Second-team All-Pro (2007)2× Super Bowl champion (XXXVIII, XXXIX)Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award (2010)3× Second-team All-Big East (2000–2002)

Lauren Park-Lane is on the Nancy Lieberman Award watch list as one of the nation's top point guards. The junior was voted to the preseason All-Big East first team, and is a key cog in Seton Hall's hopes for the season. What led her to The Hall? Where will the Pirates finish in the Big East? What does her future hold? Those topics and more are part of the newest episode of "Pirates Talk".

There's only one way to learn all there is to know about Pitt football, and that's to go to the guys who lived it, loved it and sweated for it -- All-American tight end Dorin Dickerson, his All-Big East quarterback Bill Stull, and All-American linebacker Scott McKillop. Dickerson, Stull, and McKillop, who all played for the Panthers in the 2000s, will be joined on the BLEAV In Pitt podcast by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review sportswriter Jerry DiPaola, who has covered the team for the past 10 years.

Orange Bowl BoysChapter #1: Joaquin Said ConcentrateShow NotesMario Cristobal is coming home to Miami. Cristobal, who helped lead the University of Miami to two national championships in 1989 and 1991 as a standout offensive lineman, has been named the University's 26th football head coach, President Julio Frenk announced today (Dec. 6). One of college football's most highly regarded coaches, Cristobal returns to his alma mater after leading the University of Oregon to three straight Pac-12 Conference championship game appearances and two Pac-12 titles. He is the only coach in the nation whose team has played in a Power Five conference championship game in each of the past three seasons.“We are incredibly excited to welcome Mario, his wife, Jessica, and their sons Mario Mateo and Rocco home to Miami,” Frenk said. “Mario's legacy as a student-athlete at the U is well established. And the standard for competitive excellence that he and his teammates helped establish is one to which we continue to aspire. Our selection, however, was not one based in nostalgia for a proud past, but rather in a bold vision for a promising future.“The characteristics that helped Mario excel as a national championship-winning player—drive, determination, and discipline—continue to propel his success as a coach. In Mario we have found a head coach who shares our belief in providing student-athletes with the very best opportunities to succeed on and off the field, and our commitment to winning at the highest level.”“My family and I are excited to return home to the University of Miami, which has been so instrumental in shaping me as a person, player, and coach,” Cristobal said. “This program has an unparalleled tradition and an exciting future ahead of it. I can't wait to compete for championships and help mold our student-athletes into leaders on and off the field who will make our University, our community, and our loyal fan base proud.”Cristobal's move to Miami brings his coaching career full circle. A son of South Florida who played prep football at nearby Christopher Columbus High School, he launched his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at Miami from 1998 to 2000 under head coach Butch Davis. He served as an assistant coach at Rutgers from 2001 to 2003 and then returned to Miami as an assistant coach from 2004 to 2006 under head coach Larry Coker.In 2007, Cristobal was named head coach at Florida International University, becoming the first Cuban American head coach in FBS history. He inherited a struggling FIU program that had been winless the year before his arrival and, in just his fourth season, led it to the Sun Belt Conference title and a bowl-game victory. That season, 2010, he was named Sun Belt Coach of the Year. In total, he coached six seasons at FIU, from 2007 to 2012.Cristobal, who played his Hurricanes career under coaches Jimmy Johnson and Dennis Erickson, was an All-Big East selection in 1992. He is a double-alumnus of the University of Miami, earning a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree from the University. Cristobal was born in Miami on Sept. 24, 1970. He and his wife, Jessica, married in June 2006 and are the parents of two sons, Mario Mateo and Rocco.Sponsors: Ed Morse Automotive Group, BeatinTheBookie.com & CaneswearOrange Bowl Boys are owned and produced by OBB Media Inc. You can visit us online at www.obbmediainc.com. Copyright 2021.

There's only one way to learn all there is to know about Pitt football, and that's to go to the guys who lived it, loved it and sweated for it -- All-American tight end Dorin Dickerson, his All-Big East quarterback Bill Stull, and All-American linebacker Scott McKillop. Dickerson, Stull, and McKillop, who all played for the Panthers in the 2000s, will be joined on the BLEAV In Pitt podcast by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review sportswriter Jerry DiPaola, who has covered the team for the past 10 years.

There's only one way to learn all there is to know about Pitt football, and that's to go to the guys who lived it, loved it and sweated for it -- All-American tight end Dorin Dickerson, his All-Big East quarterback Bill Stull, and All-American linebacker Scott McKillop. Dickerson, Stull, and McKillop, who all played for the Panthers in the 2000s, will be joined on the BLEAV In Pitt podcast by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review sportswriter Jerry DiPaola, who has covered the team for the past 10 years.

There's only one way to learn all there is to know about Pitt football, and that's to go to the guys who lived it, loved it and sweated for it -- All-American tight end Dorin Dickerson, his All-Big East quarterback Bill Stull, and All-American linebacker Scott McKillop. Dickerson, Stull, and McKillop, who all played for the Panthers in the 2000s, will be joined on the BLEAV In Pitt podcast by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review sportswriter Jerry DiPaola, who has covered the team for the past 10 years.

We are wrapping up our round of interviews with the new faces that have joined the Titan Baseball coaching staff and front office. Today's conversation is with Danny Benedetti who will serve as the Volunteer Assistant on the Titans staff in 2022. Benedetti returns to Orange County where he grew up in Los Alamitos and also played under Jason Dietrich while at Irvine Valley College. He then went on to play at St. John's University where he earned back-to-back All Big East honors and played in the 2008 Houston Regional after helping St. John's win the Big East Tournament.Danny's coaching stops include summer wood bat league stops in the Northwoods and the Hampton Collegiate Summer Leagues, was a graduate assistant at Long Beach State before returning to coach at St, John's and at Manhattan College and most recently at San Diego State. Now at Fullerton, Benedetti brings over nine years of coaching experience and will assist Neil Walton with the offense along with working closely with the catchers and will coach first base during games. Highlights include:

With just under a week until Big East Media Day, I've got my 2021-22 season predictions on both the men's and women's sides, complete with power rankings and my picks for Player of the Year and the All-Big East first teams. Before all that though, I've got an interview with Bryan Caver, who played point guard for Seton Hall during their prime in the early 90s as part of two Big East championship teams.

Etan Thomas attended Syracuse University where he played basketball and graduated with a degree in Business Management. In 2000, the year in which he was selected to the first team, All Big East, he was drafted number 12 in the NBA draft and went on to play as a center and power forward for the Washington Wizards, Oklahoma City Thunder and Atlanta Hawks. But this man is far more than a member of the elite group of men that were good enough to play in the NBA. He's a study in resilience and inspiration. During the Wizard's training camp for the 2007 to 2008 season, a routine physical examination revealed that he had a leaking aortic valve requiring open-heart surgery.The surgery was a success. And a year later, he returned to play again for the Wizards. And in this first game back, he had 10 points and eight rebounds. Yet our guest has passions and genius well beyond athletics. He's a prolific writer, thinker, advocate, and activist. He wrote a book of poetry called More Than an Athlete, in which he addresses big issues, such as the death penalty, racism and abortion.He coauthored his autobiography Fatherhood: Rising to the Ultimate Challenge, in which he discusses his own childhood without a father. In another book of poetry and essays, Voices of The Future, he collaborates with today's youth to tackle topics such as police brutality, wars, HIV, and even religion. And his most recent anthology, We Matter, relies in part on interviews of other athletes, activists, and scholars to educate, question, and inspire.He's also written for the Huffington Post, Washington Post, CNN and ESPN, and he still likes basketball too. As he is a writer and podcaster for basketballnews.com. He's the recipient of the 2010 National Basketball Players Association Community Contribution Award as well as the 2009 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Foundation, Inc. Legacy Award. Seeking the Extraordinary is sponsored by The Colony Group. For more information and to contact Michael Nathanson visit www.thecolonygroup.com

My exclusive interview with Reggie Williams. Williams a member of the best high school basketball team of all-time Baltimore Dunbar High 1982-83 National Championship played collegiately at the University of Georgetown where he was a two-time All-Big East selection and was the conference's Player Of Year in 1987. A consensus All-American Went on to be the the fourth pick in the 1987 NBA draft, Williams played 10 seasons in the NBA. --- 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

All love and respect in this episode. We got perhaps the most passionate and energetic guest that we have ever had on this show today. The Ol' Black Magic himself is in the house! Carl Krauser takes the time to hang out and share his hoops story with us in an episode full of love, laughs, and amazing stories that we know you'll enjoy.Krauser grew up in The Bronx NY and is proud of it. You may remember him from throwing up the X after a big time play in a crucial moment on the biggest stage. He was a fearless competitor and without a doubt played with a huge heart. He starred at Pitt where he was the Big East Most Improved Player of the Year as a sophomore, and was 3x All Big East and 2x All Big East Tourney. He went on to have great success overseas and clearly still has that same passion and love for the game. Most importantly, like us he is all about spreading positive energy to people and giving props to those who deserve the recognition. Krauser without a doubt deserves that same recognition. Truly one of the best times we have had on this show. One of our funniest, most honest and passionate guests we have had and you will without a doubt leave this conversation learning a lot about the game, the business, the struggle, along with endless laughs. Respect his journey because it was far from an easy one, but the real ones know just how much he accomplished and we have a feeling his next chapter will be even greater with the passion this guy has. Much love Carl Krauser and thank you!X up!Be sure to checkout his YouTube page for great basketball content, drills and nostalgia! You can find his page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN29zjLVcikB6kd9tJ2J65wOr simply search the handle name: Carl Black Magic KrauserYou can find this episode on Apple, Spotify or any source for podcasts!Follow us on social media!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notin.myhouse.79Instagram- @Not_in_my_house_podcastTwitter - @NOTINMYHOUSEpc

Guest: Shaheen Holloway, St. Peter’s University Head CoachIn this week's coaching conversation, St. Peter's University head coach Shaheen Holloway joins the podcast to discuss his play-hard and no-stars philosophy. In just his second season at the helm of the men’s basketball program, Holloway was named as 2020 The Rock MAAC Coach of the Year. Holloway guided the Peacocks to an 18-12 overall record and 14-6 MAAC mark, good enough for a second-place finish, which was the best finish since 2016-17. Under his guidance, the team made the biggest NET Rankings improvement in the MAAC and 14th nationally from 2018-19 to 2019-20, improving by 105 spots. The 14 league wins under Holloway tied the program record for most conference victories in a season and the team's nine MAAC home wins were the most ever by the program. Holloway brings superlative credentials to Jersey City after spending the past eight seasons as the associate head coach at his alma mater, Seton Hall, under Kevin Willard. With Holloway on the sideline serving as Willard's top assistant, Seton Hall became one of the BIG EAST's premier programs, winning the 2015-16 BIG EAST Tournament title for the first time since 1993. With Holloway serving as the lead recruiter, the Pirates experienced an abundant amount of success during his tenure, producing three Associated Press All-America honorable mention selections, 12 All-BIG EAST selections, three BIG EAST All-Rookies and 36 BIG EAST All-Academic team selections. Prior to joining Seton Hall, Holloway served on Willard's staff at Iona, where he helped turn the Gaels program around. Inheriting a team that went 2-28 in 2006-07, Holloway and Willard recruited and coached student-athletes to one of the greatest turnarounds in college basketball history as their 2009-10 team won 21 games to complete a 19-win turnaround in only the third year of the administration. During his original stint on the Seton Hall coaching staff, Holloway was an administrative assistant for head coach Bobby Gonzalez from 2006-07. Holloway started his coaching career serving as an assistant coach at the high school level at Bloomfield Tech. Holloway was a four-year standout at Seton Hall from 1996-00 and helped lead his team to the 2000 NCAA Sweet Sixteen, where he hit the game-winning layup in overtime to defeat Oregon in the NCAA first round. A 2012 inductee of the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame, Holloway's preeminent playing career landed him in the Seton Hall record books as the all-time assist leader with 681, 17th in scoring with 1,588 points, fourth in steals with 231 steals, and eighth with 185 three-pointers in 116 games. In 2000, he was named the BIG EAST's Most Improved Player, while earning All-BIG EAST status three times and All-Metropolitan accolades in each of his four seasons at Seton Hall. After his collegiate success, Holloway played professionally in England for the Chester Jets and London Towers as well as a season in Ulm, Germany, and Istanbul, Turkey. Back in the U.S., he had stints with the Brooklyn Kings of the USBL and Newark, Las Vegas, and Chicago in the ABA. He was invited to three preseason NBA camps with the Knicks, Nets, and Golden State Warriors. Breakdown1:00 - No-Star Philosophy3:00 - Playing Hard5:00 - Handcuffed by a Players9:00 - Using Cues for Constant Communication11:00 - Stance13:00 - Playing Games18:00 - Pressing Type of Style22:00 - Wall Up25:00 - Challenge a Shot28:00 - Matchup Based32:00 - Drive and Kick Drills34:00 - Tailoring Offense36:00 - Making Good Decision41:00 - Scheduling Practices46:00 - Motion Based Sets48:00 - ConclusionShaheen Holloway’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaheen_HollowayTwitter: https://twitter.com/CoachSha10Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/

AJ Griffin has the basketball bloodlines — his dad was an All-Big East honoree at Seton Hall before playing 10 seasons in the NBA and now serving as an assistant for a fifth NBA franchise. But AJ started getting the best of his dad as a high schooler and has taken off since. What's he bringing to Durham and how does he see next year's Duke team shaping up with an impressive freshman class? Intro music: Cherry Metal by Arthur Vyncke | https://soundcloud.com/arthurvost Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US

Freddie Capshaw is one of the finest punters in the University of Miami's history. He is a two-time All-BIG EAST selection (2000 & 2001), four-time BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week, and a 2002 Rose Bowl National Champion. Capshaw scored both a rushing and passing touchdown against Florida State and Syracuse respectively. He is the only FBS punter in modern football history to accomplish this. Currently, Capshaw owns Avaun Tire Supply Inc. in Portland, Oregon where he lives with his family.In Episode 27, Coach Dan Lundy and Freddie Capshaw discuss the importance of versatility, recruiting, distractions, mindset, and what was essential to Capshaw's success as a specialist.

The latest installment of “Tales from the Bench” on the 19nine podcast features Ryan Ford, a walk-on guard at Providence College during the Friars' unexpected march to the 1987 Final Four.In this wide-ranging interview alongside The Chucker, 19nine's resident historian, Ford discusses the coaching genius of Rick Pitino, a young grad assistant named Jeff Van Gundy, Big East basketball in the 1980s, Providence's ahead-of-its-time brand of basketball, and more. The rundown…Thoughts on Big East basketball in 2021, including teams playing in their on-campus arenas with no fans in attendance, which Ford considers “raw” (1:00)Ford's journey to becoming a walk-on at Providence, including the counsel of future Boston College and Ohio State coach Jim O'Brien, and remembering Pitino from the famed Five Star Basketball Camp (6:00)Why Ford describes Pitino as “magnetizing” (10:00)Billy Donovan's transformation from averaging 3 points per game as a sophomore to becoming a first-team All-Big East performer as a senior (13:00)What Ford learned while keeping the book during the 1985-86 season, Pitino's first at Providence (15:00)Expectations for the 1986-87 season and how the debut of the 3-point shot changed everything for the Friars (17:00)Why teammate Dave Kipfer started a fight against Tulsa (25:00)Providence's star-studded coaching staff, including the future NBA coach Pitino plucked from the high school ranks to be a graduate assistant – hint: it's Jeff Van Gundy and Ford has thoughts (26:00)A day in the life of the Providence basketball program (30:00)Providence's hot start to the 1986-87 season and capturing the nation's attention with its “futuristic” playing style (34:00)Tragedy strikes the Pitino family following the Big East Tournament (38:00)Friar Fever nearly ends against Austin Peay – and why it didn't (46:00)“We're doing what?” Pitino's unorthodox game plan against Georgetown in the Elite Eight (50:00)Why Syracuse was a horrible Final Four matchup for Providence (56:00)The emotions of losing to Syracuse and what Ford took away from that magical season (60:00)Closing out the show with Ford's thoughts on awesome arenas, opponents on the court and in the stands, why “relentless” is the best word to describe Big East basketball in the 1980s, and, speaking of relentless, watching Billy Donovan prepare for the NBA Draft (65:00)

On Day 2 of the March Marathon, Creighton alum Jahenns Manigat, host of "The Jay" podcast, joins me to discuss his Creighton career, share some amazing stories, and joke around about things like WWE and Chappelle's Show! I also have my thoughts on the All-Big East teams that were announced yesterday and I'll look into my crystal ball to predict who will win Big East Player, Freshman, and Coach of the Year.

On this extra weekend edition of The Igloo, Creighton great and two-time All-Big East first team honoree Marcus Foster joins the show to discuss his journey from Kansas State to Creighton, the differences between the Big XII and the Big East, and what lessons he learned from the Big East. Also featured are my predictions for this weekend's games, which will be headlined by UConn visiting Villanova on "The Main Line."

Isaiah welcomes 3x All-Big East, Georgetown’s all-time leader in made 3s and friend of the show D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera aka DSR (1:25). Smith-Rivera discusses his journey coming up through the basketball ranks, players who inspired him and his recruitment process. DSR shares his experiences at Oak Hill HS, also explained why he chose Georgetown. DSR dives into his role at Georgetown, speaks on his relationship "Big"John Thompson Jr. and his toughest matchup in college (18:55). Following he and Isaiah also examine the future of college basketball, his professional career, along with his entry into the music industry (36:25). D’Vaunte and Isaiah also touches on the NBA, GOAT debate, differences between eras, next face of the league and the MVP race (1:01:37). https://music.apple.com/us/album/im-a-star-single/1548683893 -I’m a star https://music.apple.com/us/album/my-21st-single/1546586507 -My 21st https://music.apple.com/us/album/no-names-single/1543265076 -No Names

Eric Devendorf, All Big East, Syracuse University, 2005-2009, joins Rabbi Sherman to tell us what it means to be a community activist. Eric also details the 6OT game vs UCONN and his experience playing professionally in the land of Israel. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, John Honerkamp talks about all things running. John Honerkamp, affectionately known as Coach John, has coached runners of all ages and abilities for more than 20 years. A graduate of St. John’s, John was an eight-time All-Big East and six-time All-East (IC4A) athlete while running for the Red Storm. He earned 12 Big East All-Academic accolades and was the youngest semi-finalist in the 800-meters at the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials. John is deeply involved in the New York City running community. He launched the Off the Hook Track Club, a local training group based in the Red Hook neighbourhood of Brooklyn and created The Run Collective — born out of a desire to unite the running community and connect, collaborate, and celebrate all efforts from various clubs, crews, and people in the city. Today, we hear some of the mental blocks and physical issues that John often sees with his students, and how he creates milestones to motivate himself to keep running. John tells us about choosing the right shoe, when to replace them, and he gives some advice to new runners, all on today’s episode of The Healthy, Wealthy & Smart Podcast. Key Takeaways “Everyone’s a runner. Some people just choose not to run.” “You can’t change overnight.” “It takes 3 or 4 weeks to find a rhythm, sometimes even longer. Just be patient, slow down, and make sure it’s fun.” “Taking care of yourself is really important. There are a lot of little things like massage, stretching, eating right, and all these things that are small things that add up to bigger gains.” Suggested Keywords Running, Coach, Exercise, Jogging, WaterPik, Massage, Wellness, Health, To learn more, follow John at: Website:          Run Kamp Facebook:       @johnhonerkamp Instagram:       @johnhonerkamp LinkedIn:         https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhonerkamp Email:              john@runkamp.com WaterPik Power Pulse Showerhead WaterPik Water for Wellness Council Subscribe to Healthy, Wealthy & Smart: Website:                      https://podcast.healthywealthysmart.com Apple Podcasts:          https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healthy-wealthy-smart/id532717264 Spotify:                        https://open.spotify.com/show/6ELmKwE4mSZXBB8TiQvp73 SoundCloud:               https://soundcloud.com/healthywealthysmart Stitcher:                       https://www.stitcher.com/show/healthy-wealthy-smart iHeart Radio:                https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-healthy-wealthy-smart-27628927 Read the full transcript here:  Speaker 1 (00:00): Hey, John, welcome to the podcast. I'm happy to have you on. Speaker 2 (00:05): Thanks for having me. Yes. Speaker 1 (00:06): A fellow new Yorker, just over the bridge in Brooklyn. Speaker 2 (00:10): That's right. I'm a couple blocks from prospect park. So I do a lot of my running and activities and in prospect park. So I feel fortunate to have access to that space. Speaker 1 (00:20): Perfect. Perfect. So now let's talk a little bit more about you before we go on. So people know you're a run, a running coach and you've been running for the good portion of your life, but can you kind of fill in some of the gaps and let the listeners know a little bit more about kind of what led you up to where you are today in the running world? Speaker 2 (00:40): Yeah. I was fortunate to have an uncle that lived next door to me, and he was trying to lose weight and training for the marathon. Either the New York or the long Island marathon or both, this is probably like 1982, 83. And to DeVos's neighbor, he would just bring me along to some of these 5k and 10 K races. And that was kind of like in the first kind of first a second running boom. And, you know, I do the kids fun run, which to be honest, not a lot of kids were doing, it was usually about a mile distance. And then it gradually, I would, you know, after a year or two, I would, you know, take a stab at the 5k, which was a pretty far distance for seven or eight year old. But I just got exposed to running at an early age and, but not really, I mean, competitive against myself, maybe the clock, but not super serious. Speaker 2 (01:24): I did other sports, but when I w when I got to high school, when I went out for the cross country and track team, and we had a pretty good high school in sports in general. And I kind of had a leg up as far as I've been running for races for a couple of years. And I kind of had, you know, a little bit more experienced than the average freshman, but I definitely was better at running than basketball, football, baseball. I was very good on defense and I realized that equates to like, not scoring a lot of baskets, but it really annoying the other competitors where I had a good engine. And so, you know, I ran very well in high school. I got recruited and I went random, got a full scholarship to St. John's in Queens and ran there for four years. Speaker 2 (02:10): And I was fortunate enough to get better each year. And I had a really good year, my junior year and 1996, I qualified for the Olympic trials and the 800 meters. And that was also the year that the Olympics were in the U S and Atlanta. So it was just actually that kind of a perfect year. It was 20 years old. I got, I just advanced really, really well. That's, that's that's spring season dropped about four seconds of my 800, which is a pretty good chunk of time for that distance. The next thing you know, I found myself at the NCAA at the Olympic trials competing in Europe as the 22 and as a 20 year old. So that was kind of the beginning of it. And then obviously I got into professional running post-collegiate Lee. I ran for a team Reebok team based out of Georgetown university, but the legendary coach, Frank Gagliano. Speaker 2 (02:51): And I did that for a couple of years training for the trials in 2000. And in 2001, I moved and I was living in DC for those three years. And then I moved back to New York and I was still competitive. I ran for the New York athletic club, but I had to gradually kind of turned from competitive runner to not necessarily weekend warrior. I was still running a fair amount and I'm still competing, but I was focused on other things and then got into coaching and initially at running camps over the summer as a college kid, and then I coached high school was my first gig when I was coaching. When I was running professionally, I coached high school down in Virginia and then got up here in New York. And next thing I know I was coaching. I worked for the New York Roadrunners for five plus years and handled all their training and education and launched virtual training platforms where I was coaching 5,000 runners for the New York city marathon. At one time, the life I was just emailing people all the time, but it really gave me a nice quick you know, again, it's just different. I mean, there's a lot of same principles and at whatever level you're at and running, but coaching the folks that maybe aren't elite or don't have two hours to take a nap every day and do all the recovery things that we'll probably talk Speaker 1 (03:55): About are most people. Speaker 2 (03:58): Absolutely. I got a really, you know, a crash course in coaching, like the everyday adult who has two jobs and has kids and running as again, as I can sneak it in on the weekends, trying to get in before your kids get up, I'm finding I do that myself now being a father too. Yeah, so I started early and I never got burned out from it. I always had great coaches that didn't run me into the ground. And there's plenty of stories out there where kids, whatever sport we're talking about, or even other disciplines like music or dance or art or whatever, if you do too much, and it's not fun anymore, and you start not liking it. And I was able to, even though I didn't enjoy it all the time for the most part, I really enjoyed running throughout my life and at different levels of competitiveness. Speaker 2 (04:40): And and I'm very proud that I, I do, I do call myself a I've run races and stuff, but I'm not offended anymore when people call me a jogger or they asked me how my jog was. I actually realized that I was doing a lot of jogging, even when I'm at the elite level, the recovery runs were very easy paced. So I'm quite proud to be a jogger. And but yeah, that's kinda like my quick and dirty version of how I got into running and the kind of trajectory that I've been on. And again, I've been running for about 35 years and probably kosher for close to 25 at various Speaker 1 (05:12): Amazing. So you've coached, we can easily say you've coached thousands of people. Speaker 2 (05:17): Absolutely. Yeah. The technology and the online platforms recently, it does make it easier, very scalable. And you can say, yeah, Speaker 1 (05:24): Yeah, amazing. And just so people know the way John and I met was through so people who who listened to this or see me on social media, you know, that I'm part of the water Waterpik water for wellness council as is John. So they've got two new Yorkers and we're both council members. And one of the things that we have been working with is a Waterpik power, pulse, therapeutic strength, massage, shower, head, try and say that 10 times fast. But we'll talk about kind of how, how John sort of incorporates that with his runners and any benefits that they're seeing from, from switching a shower head, which is pretty easy. But before we get into all of that, John, let's talk about some of the common complaints or common issues that you're seeing with your runners. And just so people know, we spoke a little bit before we went on the air here. And the one thing I really want to hone in on first before we get to the physical things that everybody thinks of that happens with runners, but there's the mental side of it too. And sometimes that could be the more important side. So talk to me about what kind of mental blocks you're seeing from your, your students. Speaker 2 (06:40): Yeah, I mean, mentally it's it's funny because people, when they find out that I've given coaching all these years and been running and maybe I was faster and fast and slow is a relative term, but you know, competed at the Olympic trials, they're always Oh, well, you wouldn't want to coach me because I'm not a real runner or, Oh, I don't run like you. And I'm like, how do you run? You put one foot in front of the other, you leave the ground and move forward. It's very simple. And so people often have a love, hate, or just hate relationship of running because either it was a punishment for other sports growing up, we had to do laps. Oftentimes it had to do with pre-season conditioning. And if you're coming off the summer and like, you like me in high school, the first couple of years, you didn't do your homework over the summer. So you show up and you're, you know, you're out of shape and you're doing laps and it's hot. I remember that in football practice as an eighth grader, just being like miserable and like running was, was, was terrible, Speaker 1 (07:30): Especially in the Northeast when you've got the heat and the humidity and everything else. Yeah. Speaker 2 (07:34): So or they, you know, it was a gym class and they had it, they know the presidential fitness test and they had to do a time tomorrow on a terrible thing. But like, I was actually good at that because I liked running ahead at like an early traction to running. And I was doing pretty well at it, but for the most people, it was not fun. And it was just an awful experience. So whether they come to they're new to running in their adult life, or they were even if they were faster and fitter and did other sports as a, as a youngster that maybe they took 10, 20 years off based on whatever. And now they're getting back to it. And they're really the mental block of, Oh, I'm not a runner and maybe I shouldn't do this. And you know, and that is really oftentimes getting people to accept that they, that they're falsely claiming that they're not a runner when they're really just, I always say, everyone's a runner. Speaker 2 (08:22): Some people just choose not to run or they don't know how to start. So I really enjoyed that process of getting people over that mental hump, if it exists of, Hey, you're a runner I want to find out where you're at, and then we're going to take you from there to where you want to go. And you need to know where you are before, you know, where you're going. And so it's really like, I think oftentimes changing their mindset and saying, it's okay to run 10 minute miles or 12 minute miles or seven minute miles. I don't care. I like numbers and data when I'm crunching numbers about your training and maybe how you paced properly or improperly. So I'll get geeky about that. But I don't really care. I, I coach someone who runs 15 minute miles the same as I would someone coaching seven minute miles. Speaker 2 (09:01): And so it's just the mental space that they're in of, Oh, I shouldn't be here. I don't belong. I'm not really doing it right. And oftentimes they'll say, Oh, I'm not running is not for me. I get this all the time. I can't run more than a block. And I'm always like, well, what block you running up? Is it uphill at altitude when you're carrying a backpack of weights? Because probably most people could run a block and they're just running too fast. And they think of running as being painful. So that has to hurt. But to be honest, most of my training, especially for like a marathon, for example, I have a lot of first-time marathoners and most of the running is actually easy. Pace. Marathon pace is actually quite easy. It's just hard to do for 26 miles. So the barrier of like not pacing yourself or not going out too fast for a couple of minutes where they have to stop, those are quick fixes in my opinion. And that's the mental side of things. And then there's a couple of common physical issues that come up, which I can talk about for sure as well. Speaker 1 (09:54): Yeah. I know. I love the, that sort of mental barriers, because I think if we're talking about new, new to new to running folks or folks who maybe took a year, five years, 10 years off, and they're coming back to it, like you start and you think to yourself, God, it's taking me 15 minutes to run a mile. I feel like such a loser, everyone else, like, cause you hear Oh, eight minute mile, seven minute miles. Like that's where you should quote unquote, should be. If you want to run a marathon, you don't want to be running for seven hours. This is, you know what I mean? And, and I think that that's, that can be really difficult for people and kind of turn them off before they even start. So what kind of techniques do you have for someone like that who's coming to you saying, I feel like such a loser. I can only run a 15 minute mile or 18 minute mile, whatever it is. Speaker 2 (10:48): Yeah. I think I also encourage people to have a running log or a diary, which is an extra step, but it also helps you get progress. It also helps you with injury prevention and to deal with injuries when you do have them, which I'm sure we'll get into, but I often buy I'll run by minutes. So it's like today you're doing 20 minute run versus a three mile run or a five miles. So they don't honestly know how many now, if they have a GPS watch and they're tracking things, they'll know after the fact that, Oh, that was the 13 minute mile or whatever, but I'll run by minutes. So you don't, you know, and then that, I think sometimes it's a different mindset or a way of tracking where it does free you up a little bit of not having to do the three miles in 30 minutes. Speaker 2 (11:23): That's easy math. That's only 10 minutes or whatever it is. You just run for 20 minutes or whatever it is, 30 minutes, 40 minutes. And even when you get in your longer runs for longer distances, you're, you're, you're increasing by five or 10 minutes, not a full mile. Sometimes I liked that worked and that's kind of how I'd run anyway. I'll just do a 30 minute shakeout run or something and I'm not right. Especially if it's not a workout, it's a workout quality day where I'm doing six times 800 or I'm doing something like that. It'll, it'll be more important to know the pace and effort, but most of the running, just getting out there and doing it. Yeah. Speaker 1 (11:55): So it's like, you, you can accomplish that 20 minutes. You get that win and you gradually build your confidence, right? Yeah. No, that makes perfect sense. I really liked that. And I also like keeping a running log or a running diary. It's the same thing. We tell people if they want to lose weight, one of the, almost every nutritionist or dietician will tell you to keep a food diary. I do that with patients with chronic pain, I'll have them keep a pain diary so that they can kind of keep track of maybe what they did and what their pain levels were and things like that. So it doesn't work for everyone, but I think it works. Speaker 2 (12:28): I have a quick story about that when I was just just first year as a professional runner, I had all these shin problems. I got down to DC and I felt like this kind of like loser, cause everyone was just professional runners. They're all qualifying for the Olympics and trying to qualify for the Olympics. And I had shin splints. So I was like running 20 minutes by myself and I couldn't work out. And I was seeing like a, you know, PT person and I was doing exercises and just seemed like I wasn't getting anywhere. It wasn't improving. And then the PT said, Hey, you should really just monitor your pain on a scale of one to 10. And obviously you have a left shin and a right shin and both were hurting me. So I thought that was really silly and kind of stupid as a, as a 22 year old. Speaker 2 (13:05): And but I started doing it cause I had nothing else. I wasn't running riding much of my youth log. Other than I ran 20 minutes. I didn't have to take me a long to write what I did cause it wasn't a lot. So I had stuff to write about and to be honest, you know, say I had a six out of 10 or seven out of 10 was the pain level. And then all of a sudden, as I was ranking it throughout the weeks I was doing these PT exercises and, you know, strength exercises. And I'm like, are these really working kind of going through the motions? But then I did realize like one week or so in the sixes were fives and the fives were four weeks. And so I w if I didn't have that to document, I wouldn't know, I wouldn't be able to see the trend of in the right direction. Speaker 2 (13:43): So then I got more excited and I was more diligent about the exercises and I did them correctly. It was more intention. And that was really helpful because I could see progress where if I didn't have that, I would just be like, Oh, my shins hurt and not, you know, see, you know, again from five to four and everyone has their own relative scale of that, but it's just for that each person. And so that, I always tell that story. It was, I thought it was really silly, did it anyway. And it really helped me kind of snap out of that mode where I was like, wow, that really I could see progress. And I wouldn't be able to do that without having the data or the, or the documentation that I have it writing it down. So I'm a big believer in that. And I really it's, it's fun to see that you're, you're doing that with your patients as well, because that's one way to, you know, this, you can't remember everything and it's, we're all busy. Speaker 2 (14:29): And so if you can write it down and go back to it, even if they don't see the trend that you look at their, their, their diary, they might not see. And they're not going to be able to remember all these things, but if you can like read through their notes, you oftentimes, the coach will we'll pick up stuff before the athlete. And that's just like being a detective. Oftentimes I'm a detective as a coach, try to piece together. And the more information we have as coaches or detective detectives, you can get the root of the problem quicker. So document everything, it's, it's kind of like old school, but I, I can't speak more highly about that because that's really a game changer for me as a young 22 year old, but even to my athletes today. Speaker 1 (15:09): Yeah. Awesome. And now you mentioned shin splints. So let's talk about it. One of the common complaints that you get from your runners are shin splints. So as a running coach, what do you do with that? Speaker 2 (15:21): Yeah, it's funny. I was thinking about this in prep for this. And I got the same similar injuries as an elite athlete, as I do now is like weekend warrior. You know, dad, Bob jogger you know, shin splints and, and that's, shit's meds are pretty common because someone who's new to the sport either they're doing nothing. And now all of a sudden they're running 10, 20 miles a week, or they're someone who maybe was jogging and then they're training for a marathon all of a sudden, and they're upping their volume. So it's usually just an overage, an overuse issue. It can lead to stress fractures and things, a little more serious, but for the most part, if you have a good pair of shoes, which is super important, you don't need a lot of equipment, although it is getting colder here in the Northeast, and you do need to layer up a little bit, but you really just need a good pair of shoes. Speaker 2 (16:04): So that's really important and making sure that you're not doing too much too soon, because if someone is not shepherded you know, they're worried about calling themselves a runner and they get excited. If for whatever reason they get into the New York city marathon through the lottery or something, it's very easy to get overexcited and do too much too soon. And then you're kind of sitting on the sidelines. So it's really just kind of, and then I think a lot of new runners or new athletes, it's tough for them to decipher between pain and injury or soreness being uncomfortable. It's a guy I got to run through it that could lead to like, well, actually that pain is telling you something to slow down or to back off. And sometimes it is kind of navigating through aches and pains that just come with doing something new and doing it more often. So that's something that's always tough to decipher first time through, like, if you've never had shin splints, you're like, what are they? Like? You can ignore them and they don't go away and they become bigger problems. So shin splints, plantar, fasciitis, Achilles issues muscle poles it band with junk currently dealing with now my knee. Those are just kind of the common things that any runner will get, whether you're a professional at being or someone just starting out. Speaker 1 (17:13): And what are your thoughts on cadence? So oftentimes we'll all read or I'll see that if sometimes if you up your cadence and shorten your stride length when you're running that it's beneficial for some of these injuries, what are your thoughts on that? Speaker 2 (17:32): Yeah, I think if there's a chronic issue that keeps reoccurring, I definitely will kind of look at that, but oftentimes, and actually this is a good kind of tip for someone who's new to running. They often want to me to see them run the first time and like fix their form. And if they're 45 years old, like I am, you've been running for 45 years a certain way, or maybe 44 years because you didn't run as a six month old. But and my son just took his first steps this week. So that's exciting, but it's, you know, you're gonna get you, I, if you gotta get chased by a dog, you're gonna run a certain way. And so you don't need to change something you've been doing drastically, unless it's a chronic issue. That's always happening. People often say there's a breathing. Speaker 2 (18:15): How do I breathe in through the nose, the mouth? I said, however, don't even think about it. It's when you have a side cramp, that's keeps reoccurring that I tell people to kind of pay attention to that. But for the most part, don't worry about your form. Don't worry, your breathing just kind of get out there. And if it's something where you want to pass the time and count your steps, or there's some GPS devices that help you count. I really just pay attention to that. If there's something that's reoccurring, because otherwise I feel like you've been doing something and creating all this muscle memory for all these years and to drastically change form. And I often I'll hear this a lot where, Oh, my doctor told me I should run on my toes. I'm a heel striker. Well, then I see people running on their tiptoes in the park. Speaker 2 (18:55): I'm like, what are you doing? I know you can't just go from that to that. Yeah. When you run faster, you're naturally up on your toes. There's obviously certain shoes will help facilitate that. But like this, a lot of fast runners that run up their heel strikers, you don't have to be a toe runner, but I, I hear that a lot where my doctor said, or my coach or someone said on my toes and I'm like, not like a ballerina. So those are things where I think if you hear someone say, do this or work on your form, I think there's things to work on, but it's it's not something we want to change overnight because that could lead to overcompensating. And just other issues that I think people may make you maybe worse off than you were with just kind of figuring out something else, but your current form. Speaker 2 (19:37): And you can always improve things with drills and stretching and flexibility, which obviously the the power pulse therapeutic strike massage is, has helped us do. And we do even in my mid forties where I'm spitting up and spending a couple minutes a day focusing on that. But you can't change things. Even if you're 25 years old, it's still a lot of muscle memory made it. So you can't change it overnight just to be patient with that. And don't worry about it until it's kind of a problem that you see a persist, you know? Totally. Speaker 1 (20:07): Yeah. And you mentioned shoe selection. So this is always a question that I get as a PT. I'm sure you get it all the time, multiple times a week or hundreds of times a season, what shoes should I get? What sneakers should I get? And everyone wants to know what brand, what this would that. So what is your response to, what shoe do I get? Do you get, do you have like some guidelines to follow or what do you tell your, your athletes and your runners? Speaker 2 (20:34): Yeah, that's, you're absolutely right. I get that a lot. And it's really, I always tell folks, there's like, you know, everyone knows they're running brands, you know, there's new balance, Nike, this Brooks, you know, they all Saccone Mizuno, Hoka is on. Elena is new on running as a new, at a new company out of Switzerland. All those shoes will have the gamut. They'll have super neutral shoes, neutral being like you don't, you have a high arch, you don't need a lot of support. They have kind of the middle of the road where you have some support, some cushion, then you have like, you know, the Brooks base, for example, it's called the Brooks beasts or the new balance nine nineties. They're, they're meant for heavy duty. You know, someone might have a flat foot. And so there's the whole gamut. So there's usually, there's a shoe that's in that line. Speaker 2 (21:24): That's going to work for you. And you might not know that. And I was people tell people to go to a running store if they can, because, and they get intimidated by the Wallace shoes and they go for the pretty ones, oftentimes, but every shoe brand will have the same kind of like kind of small, medium, large, or they'll have the categories of neutral cushion all the way to really support and really corrective shoes and some shoes that are going to fit certain feet better. You know, and I've done some brand work for my business where I'm affiliated with a certain brand and I have to wear those. I'm always hoping that I can wear those and they're going to keep me healthy. But even when I'm repping those brands, I'll say, I don't, you don't have to wear the shoe that I'm wearing, even though I'm getting paid by that company to do various things, the shoe companies should want you to be healthy because then you can run and do more and more. Speaker 2 (22:12): So you know what one or two shoes might brands might work better for your foot? And some shoes are just run bigger. Some run wider as far as the shoe brands, but if you'd like a certain brand, historically, that's what you will and others haven't. But try on a bunch, take notes, document how you feel in them, but that every, every shoe company will have something for you. It's just going into a shoe store or doing some research of asking questions. And I was people that always afraid to go into a running store. They're there for mainly for beginner runners, because once you're like me and you know what you like, you just, you can, you can either get it from the store or you order it online shoes. I it's, you know, and obviously if I work for the new brand, I need to kind of re if I have to familiarize myself with different options, but it's really, I can't tell you, I mean, I can look at your foot and kind of see, okay, you're have a wide foot, you have no arch. Speaker 2 (23:06): You probably need a supportive shoe, but that's not like a blanket thing. You know, you also look at the wear of people's shoes from previous shoes and you can see where they're wearing down and I'm a podiatrist. But again, back to being a detective, you can, if you can look at things and say, but even my neighbor, the other day was like, what shoes should I wear? I don't like these they're too squishy. I'm like, well, you probably need a little bit more support. They're probably not too soft for you. Sure enough. I gave him the middle of the road running and these are great. It's also probably, I don't know how old the ones he was wearing were. So that's another problem. You go to the running store, you try on something a, maybe you're wearing heels all day at work, and then you go and try this awesome shoe on it's fluffy, and it's great. Speaker 2 (23:45): Then you go home and run out on a couple of times. And it's like, ah, maybe this is rubbing me the wrong way. I'm getting a blister. And oftentimes there's also the sizing. If you're a size 10 dress shoe, you might be a 10 and a half running shoe. And I'm someone who actually is 10 and a half in dress shoe and running shoe. But some of my spikes and performance shoes like flats and more racing shoes made it might've been a 10 because you actually want them either. So those are some other things to kind of think about sizing. Speaker 1 (24:13): What is the, what is the running, the mileage that you put on your sneakers before it's recommended to change? Speaker 2 (24:21): Yeah. I think the industry says the two 50 to 500, which is a big range. So it also, it depends on how often you're running, what surfaces, if you're running on the treadmill every day, then obviously you're probably getting less wear and tear than if you're running on the trails, getting them all dirty and stuffing them up on rocks and stuff like that. So, I mean, I would say close to the, and sometimes people say, I'll just say you should get shoes depending how much you're running like two a year. If not more, if some people would wear the same shoes for three years, I'm like, you probably be, yeah. So you need to invest in that, put that on your, on your shopping lists for the holidays or whatever. But I mean, I'll, and I also do this where I don't wait for the one pair of shoes to kind of run out, especially if I, if I like a shoe and I'm especially to train for a marathon, I might be, I might have one pair of shoes for a couple of weeks. Speaker 2 (25:09): I'll get another pair of shoes and I'll start alternating them. Actually one gets cycled out because you kind of know, people often say, how do you know, well, your knees start hurting more. You shouldn't start hurting more and it's not an injury. It's just more of an achy soreness and that's usually stuff. And also I get much more motivated when I put new shoes on you kind of like, you're more anxious to get out there and you know, you do have to break them in sometimes depending on what type of shoe they are. And, you know, I would just jump in, in a marathon without breaking in those shoes. But I mean, I've heard, I would say two 50 or 300, I feel better about, but I've read and I've seen, you know, up to 400 to 500, which is a little higher than I liked, but depending on what type of running you are and how hard you are on the shoes and what surfaces you, you, you could last, but definitely I think, you know, more than one pair of shoes for sure for the year. Yeah. Speaker 1 (25:59): Great, great, excellent advice. And now before we start to kind of wrap things up, what I'd love to hear is maybe you have a new runner, right? Because the majority of people, like we said, let's be honest, are more recreation. Runners are not professional runners. They might be new to running, or they're running after a little bit of a break. So if you could give that runner who you've probably seen thousands of times what would your top three tips be for those new runners? Speaker 2 (26:34): I would say, give it have some patience. It's like, you know, again, even if your S your pace is too fast at first block and you're stopping, you know, I always said, like, it takes three or four weeks to kind of find a rhythm sometimes even longer. So just be patient slow down, make sure it's fun. Whether that's, you know, I love the running community here in New York. It's so vast. It's actually a card to keep track of all the things that are going on. And even if you're in a smaller city, it's usually like their local running store and there's, there's, you know, you go get a beer or coffee afterwards. It's a great community sport. Cause it's, there's a lot of, there's a lot less barriers involved in entering the sport and you can also be a Walker everyone's kind of invited to the party. Speaker 2 (27:13): So, so yeah, I would say, you know, give it time patients make it fun, make it community oriented. Although I do my best thinking and problem solving when I'm running by myself. So definitely, you know, you don't always have to make it about a group training, but that's something that I think it's a great way, appreciate and meet new people in a new city and then take care of yourself. I think don't ignore the things that bother you get good shoes. I mean, my number one, when people are injured, come to me, they often come to me almost too late where it's, so their pain is so bad and their Shannon or their knee, Speaker 1 (27:45): Then they're thinking I should get a coach. Like that's the impetus for them to get a coach. Speaker 2 (27:49): So you're like, you know, take care of yourself. And to be honest, this might be a good segue for what we're talking about, because my first line of defense is go see a massage therapist because massage throughout my running career is like, you know, you go to a doctor and they say, it hurts when I run, they're going to say, don't, don't run. It's like my mom said back in the day, mama hurts when I do this. Okay, don't do that. That's kind of, that's often, but some doctors will say like, Oh, that's bothering. You just don't do it. Well, we want to do it. We want to be active. We want to keep doing it. So taking care of yourself is really important. And there's a lot of little things like massage and stretching, eating, right. And all of these things that are small things that really add up to bigger gains. And it's, it's fun to, to improve at it. You know, I mean, I'm never going to run a PR again because I ran faster than my youth, but I have, I have to make up goals now, like fastest mile as a dad. You know, whatever. So if these are all things that I have to kind of reinvent to kind of give me the motivation to get out there, but the self hair, the self-care piece is super important and often neglected. Speaker 1 (28:52): Yeah. And that self care involves sleep, recovery, nutrition. I think the massage, and like I said earlier, we're both on the Waterpik water for wellness council. And one of the, a couple of things that they're, and again, power pulse, therapeutic strength, massage, shower, head a couple of things that they have actually been shown that clinically shown to provide, like to help soothe muscle tension, to increase flexibility and to improve restful sleep. So the way I look at it as a PT, and I'm sure you may say the same as a run coach. Like we like to keep the risk continuum a little bit more on the reward side and a little less on the risk. Right. So if you can recommend things for people that have less risk and more reward, great. And if you can recommend things to people that are economical. Great. And I think that that's where that the power pulse massage shower kind of comes in along with, like you said, seeing massage therapists one of the things that I'm so glad that you mentioned is about the community oriented part of running. Cause I think a lot of people think that if you're running, you're just running on your own. Speaker 2 (30:21): Right. And then that's been the biggest challenge for me. It's just my own running is I've actually, I've been running 60. I usually run five or six days a week and it's done a lot of mileage cause it's, you know, being a dad and, you know, jogging stroller and whatnot. But I was running the same amount of times per week, but I was running and say 30 miles a week. And then I was running like 20 and I'm like, how am I running less? You know, I have more time to one degree. And I wasn't like, I would actually often rely on, especially for longer runs is to go to prospect park, which is very well trafficked with runners. And I know a lot of runners, so I, I usually run into people. I know. And then we go, we can, we run a mile or two or add on, and I didn't have that because everyone was running alone or, and so I was like, Oh, I'm not getting that extra motivation or, Hey, Hey, Karen run into Karen and we do an extra three miles because we're talking way and catching up. Speaker 2 (31:07): And so that's something that the community piece to that my mileage is that definitely I mean, I since realized that and, and try to pay attention to doing a little bit more, but I'm like, how am I running last? I'm still running six days a week. And that was the number one thing that I was different was I didn't have the buddies and I was running by myself all the time and that you weren't casually running into people and adding on. So but yeah, I think, and everyone says, you can run with people. It's just doing it safely. Yeah. Certain protocols. So it's just, and some of that was new in the beginning. And so, but there's definitely been a second kind of volt. Second, third, fourth, depending on who you talked to like many running boom, because gyms were closed and other things, so you have less, you know, nature get outside, walk run. So I guess a lot of more questions from new runners, especially neighbors because they're out there running and they knew, Oh, this guy runs on the block all the time and he must know something and all the questions that we went over already getting those. So it's you know, as far as silver linings to some of this stuff, that's going on. Speaker 1 (32:08): And now before we finish, I have one last question for you. And it's when I ask all of my guests. So knowing where you are now in your life and in your career, what advice would you give to your younger self? So maybe that 20 year old at the Olympic trials in 1996, what advice would you give to that kid? Speaker 2 (32:30): Yeah, well, I mean, back then running, talk about love. Hey, like it was so nerve wracking once I got the certain levels. And even that I ran the 800 meters, which is arguably one of the toughest events in track and field, they say the 400 hurdles experts today, the 400 hurdles and the 800 meters are the toughest. I think the 10,000 meters on the track is twenty-five laps. That that's hard puzzle to me because the hard I can't do it to cath on and heptathlon is all these different things. I think those are harder, but as far as the body and the body makeup that that event is kind of in between speed and endurance. And so but it, it just was so nerve wracking at the, at, when I got to that age, in that level, that running was and if I was running well and healthy, the world is great, but there was times where running was not so fun and I was sick or I was injured. Speaker 2 (33:21): And so I guess I would probably say, you know, it's tough to say, don't take yourself too seriously because I was training for the Olympics and it's really scary, really focused. But and actually, I, I, once I stopped competing, I actually took on a couple of years off where I don't even know how much I was running maybe once a week. And I definitely got out of the Cape. And I think when I was like maybe mid to early thirties, I got reengaged that there was a local team that needed some people to run for. And I kind of said, all right, I'll help out. And then I was kind of needed again, it felt somewhat relevant, but then the community of that as well, the peer pressure in a positive way got me into the fold. And I actually got, was able to get pretty fit again in my mid thirties. Speaker 2 (33:58): But it was one of those things where I did it to be really good. And then once that was no longer the goal, it was like, why do it, and sort of, it's a little bit of a gap there that, you know, probably mentally and physically, it was good to have because, you know, I get healthy and kind of cleared my head a little bit, but I wish I didn't take that long of a gap because there was only one reason to do it was to get fast, to win races, to make limpic teams. And as we all know now, and I know now is there's many reasons to run released best, you know, be competitive with yourself, you know, have be part of a community. See nature. Even though I started one of these things recently where I took a bunch of runners to to Ireland and I called it a run location and we spent four days and you actually can explore a lot of people. Speaker 2 (34:40): I coach where they're training for the marathon, we'll say, Oh, I can't, I can't run these two weeks. I'm going to be on vacation. I'm like, well, tell me more about this vacation. And it turns out that, like I had someone run on a cruise ship once and they actually sent me their GP. I'm like, there's probably a track on the, on the cruise trip. It's probably not that exciting, but don't say you have to take two weeks off. I would kind of like a little tough love there. And someone, I think of some woman sent me, she was going across the Atlantic to like Norway and her GPS was over the water, three 30 pace per mile. And it said she ran like 50 miles would showing around like 10. Oh. Because she was more like, not trying to get out of running. She was just like, Oh, I have to, I'm on vacation. Speaker 2 (35:19): I can't run. And I was like, you can make it a part of your everyday, regardless of where you go and you often can see more on foot then. So it's one of these things that would just I don't know, you can make it part of your life or it's not such this arduous thing and horrible thing. It, most of the time it could be pretty pleasant and fun. And I mean, I don't, I don't knock myself too much for being so serious about it, but I wish I didn't. I let myself off the hook a little bit and when I was younger and enjoyed it more and didn't take it so seriously all the time, even though there's reasons for that. Speaker 1 (35:50): Yeah. Oh, I think that's great. I think that's great advice to your younger self and John, where can people find you? What's your website? Where are you on social media? How can they get in touch? If they have questions they want to work with you, they want to learn more about Speaker 2 (36:02): The programs you have. Yeah. My, of a website is run camp and that's R U N K a M P. And I'm spelling incorrectly because my last name is Hunter camp with a K. Yeah. So nice play on words. Yeah. So run camp, you know, and you know, it's all things running, whether a training for a race or just getting fit or travel in this case, once we can travel again. And then my Facebook and Instagram is just John Hunter camp. My name's spelled so you can find me that way. And then email me a john@runcamp.com. If you have any questions, you, you know, you want to get ahold of me for any reason, I'd be happy to chat and help you through your training journey as, as you see fit. And as, as, as you see necessary. Speaker 1 (36:41): Perfect. And of course we will have the links to everything at the podcast and the show notes for this episode at podcast at healthy, wealthy, smart.com. So, John, thanks so much for giving us a little bit of your time today. I really appreciate it. Speaker 2 (36:57): Thanks for having me. It's a pleasure to join. You're happy to do this again and stay in touch even though we're so close so far. Speaker 1 (37:03): I know, I know just over the Brooklyn bridge but thanks so much for coming on and everyone else. Thanks so much for tuning in, have a great couple of days and stay healthy, wealthy and smart.  

Two-time All Big East punter and Syracuse football legend Brendan Carney talks about the conclusion of the season with Wes Cheng on The Juice on the Cuse podcast hosted by SNY.tv. TJO editor in chief Brad Bierman then calls in to discuss SU basketball's disappointing loss to Rutgers.

Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov go ISO with former Villanova standout and Toronto Raptors fan favorite, Alvin Williams. The Philly high school hoops legend discusses incredible details about playing in summer league and pickup games with close friends Rasheed Wallace and Kobe Bryant. The 1997 All-Big East selection talks about why no game plan worked against Allen Iverson while he was at Georgetown or in the NBA. He explains what it was like to play with a wild Blazers team in his rookie season and tells the remarkable tale of how he found out he was traded to the Raptors. He shares memories from the early part of Vince Carter's career, including Vince's decision to attend his graduation before Game 7 of the 2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals and some hard to believe Vince exploits he witnessed on a daily basis. He also talks about his high school friendship with Bradley Cooper, what Tracy McGrady was like as an 18-year old, and where he prefers getting his cheesesteaks from. -- Please subscribe to Rejecting the Screen, rate, review and share with your friends! -- Rejecting the Screen is part of the Locked On Podcast Network and is released on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Thursday brings "Going ISO" where the guys conduct a longform interview. Past guests have included Vin Baker, Shawn Marion, Gerald Henderson, Lindsey Hunter, Kenny Anderson, Reggie Theus, Stu Jackson, Marc Jackson, Matt Walsh, Dan Dickau, Adam Morrison, Dahntay Jones, Eddie Johnson, Rex Walters, Phil Hubbard, Alaa Abdelnaby, Brendan Haywood, Anthony Morrow, Scoonie Penn, Don MacLean, Peter Vecsey, Kevin Willis, Ryan Hollins, Howard Beck, Jeff Pearlman, Richard Jefferson, Doug Gottlieb, Robert Sacre, John Hollinger, Butch Beard, Sam Mitchell, PJ Carlesimo, Ryen Russillo and others. Follow Noah Coslov on Twitter @NoahCoslov, Adam Stanco @NaismithLives and the show on Instagram @Rejecting_the_Screen. -- Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  Theragun Try Theragun RISK-FREE for THIRTY-DAYS. Go to Theragun.com/LOCKEDON right now and get your Gen 4 Theragun TODAY.  Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BuiltGo Visit BuiltGO.com and use promo code “LOCKED,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Big East Media Day coming up tomorrow, I share my preseason power rankings and my predictions on who will win Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year, as well as who will make the All-Big East team. On top of all that, I've also got my list of the 10 Best Teams of the New Big East Era. I hope you enjoy this episode and I can't wait to bring y'all some great content from Big East Media Day to you on the next installment of The Igloo!

On this episode, Joey Stanizzi and Dylan Schuett discuss the topic of the day - What we do to disconnect from the grind to recover and stay hungry.Today's guest, Scott Lutrus, made it to the top in football, playing in the NFL for a few years before taking on a new challenge and entering the most competitive market, the fitness industry. Lutrus grew up and attended high school in Brookfield, Connecticut. He was named to the all-state team by the New Haven Register during his senior year, and was named the 2006 Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year after rushing for 2,017 yards and 34 touchdowns, as well as 63 tackles and four interceptions (two returned for touchdowns). He was ranked as a two-star recruit. Lutrus played college football at the University of Connecticut. He was the first player since 1999 to be named the Big East Defensive Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks, and after the season he was named to the Freshman All-America team. In 2008, he led the team in tackles at the same position and was named to the All-Big East second team. In 2009 and 2010, a recurring neck injury kept him sidelined for eight games, a topic we discuss thoroughly to hear how he coped and responded.Lutrus was projected to go as high as the fifth round in the 2011 NFL Draft but ended up being undrafted, and he was considered one of the top undrafted players available. After the 2011 NFL lockout ended, Lutrus was quickly signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as a middle linebacker. After his stint In the NFL, he immediately found his passion in the fitness industry, vowing to create the healthiest, most effective supplements on the market with Blue Ribbon Nutrition. You can follow Scott on Instagram @scottlutrus and his company, Blue Ribbon Nutrition @blueribbonnutritionVisit our website for merch and give us a follow on Instagram and Facebook @underdog_brand and follow our podcast Instagram @behindtheunderdogs.Thanks for letting us share inspiring stories with you! Make sure to leave us a review and rating, it is very much appreciated!

The Big East regular season is finally in the books, which means the best conference tournament in all of college basketball is right around the corner! My thoughts on the final day of the regular season and this year's All-Big East teams are on this new episode, as well as some analysis and predictions for the Big East tournament from Ramapo broadcaster Monty Moss!

DG discusses why the ACC is having such a down year, how NC State is about to have more players named to the All-Big East basketball team than the All-ACC basketball team, and just how close Notre Dame is to the NCAA Tournament bubble.

Former New York Giants Defensive End Raheem Orr joins us to discuss the importance of having a “village” to raise children. He touches on becoming a young father and how that became his motivation. At Rutgers University, he would face adversity in many forms, but still managed to blossom into an All-Big East player. He takes us through his journey to the NFL and also Arena Football. After his football career he found his true passion which is doing humanitarian work. These days he runs a non-profit organization called “More Than A Sport” with the mission of helping young kids have a “village” to help them become successful in life. Raheem gives us many gems about life and a lot of lessons that he learned during his journey that he instills in the kids that he works with today. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ever know what it's like to play for the most electric offense in the NFL? Travis Kelce does. As an all-pro tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, he uses his skill and swagger to make it look all too easy out there. When he's off the field, hide your girl. His drip is just as hard as his game. A Cleveland Heights, Ohio native, Kelce was a three-sport beast in football, baseball, and basketball. Though a quarterback in high school, Kelce was switched to tight-end when he joined his brother, Jason, at the University of Cincinnati. There, he worked his way up on the draft radar, earning First-team All-Big East in his final year at Cincy. When Kelce joined the Chiefs in 2013, he was tasked with following in the footsteps of Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzales. A steep test at the time, it seems Kelce might go down as one of the best to ever do it now. Through his first six seasons, Kelce has been a 4-time Pro Bowler and 3-Time All-Pro. When league analysts are asked who is the best tight end in the league, they answer Kelce, citing his football IQ and wide-receiver type athletic ability to confirm their claims.

Meg Bulger completed her WVU women's basketball career in 2008 as a four-year letterwinner, team captain, All-America honorable mention and All-Big East honoree. The Pittsburgh native was regarded as one of the premier players at WVU and within the Big East Conference during her time as a Mountaineer. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hsblitzpod/support

Today on the show we have the head coach of Albany Women's Lacrosse, Katie Rowan. Katie is a graduate of Syracuse University where she was a three-time first team All-American. She holds the single-season record for points with 142, and the single-season record for assists, with 69. She was also All-Big East 4 times. Coach Rowan started her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Syracuse before moving on to be the full-time assistant at Albany. She then became the head coach at Wagner University for 3 seasons before coming back to Albany as the new head coach. Coach Rowan and I got a chance to talk about a lot of things like the importance of mentors, getting to know your players, preparing for life after lacrosse and much more.

The Villanova Wildcats might have lost their regular season finale to the Seton Hall Pirates, but thanks to some help elsewhere in the conference, the Wildcats have reclaimed the Big East regular season crown. We also celebrate and discuss the All-Big East teams, as well as some individual awards, while giving predictions for the major ones to be handed out hours before the tournament begins. Now, a new trophy is up for grabs, as Madison Square Garden prepares to host the Big East Tournament. More chaos? Ohhhhhh, yeahhhhhhh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Scarlet Spotlight rolls into the heart of the summer and into Episode 10 with Rutgers women's soccer head coach Mike O'Neill. The soon-to-be fifth year head coach of RU's top program has consistently brought the Scarlet Knights to the NCAA Tournament after taking over for Glenn Crooks, for whom O'Neill was a longtime associate. The former All-Big East player at Seton Hall won New Jersey's high school player of the year award at Kearny prior to embarking on his soccer coaching career. O'Neill discusses club coaching, recruiting, the RU women's soccer culture and Carli Lloyd in a wide-ranging interview. Learn more and stay up to date at thescarletspotlight.com Email - thescarletspotlight@gmail.com Join the Facebook Group - The Scarlet Spotlight Follow the show on Twitter - @scarletspotRU Instagram - @thescarletspotlight/ Follow Danny Breslauer on Twitter: @DannyBreslauer Follow Jon Newman on Twitter: @jonnew

Kelvin Harris is joined by former Miami defensive lineman Damione Lewis, a first-team All-Big East and Third-Team All-American selection as a senior and a first round pick in the NFL draft by the St. Louis Rams. Harris and Lewis talk all things "The U" including the recent Alumni Weekend and what connects all grads of the program together.

It wasn't pretty, and it needed overtime, but the Villanova Wildcats were able to survive the relentless Seton Hall Pirates at the Prudential Center on Wednesday. Defense, Mikal Bridges, and a Jalen Brunson--that finally showed up for the final nine minutes of action--saved the day. Now the 'Cats will prepare for one last regular season game before beginning post-season play. Meanwhile, the women's basketball team is ready to tip-off the Big East Tournament in Chicago, but first--there were some awards. Mary Gedaka wins the Sixth Woman of the Year award, while she and Alex Louin also got some All-Big East honors. Harry Perretta shared the Big East Coach of the Year award. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of “Hot Off the Press” Chef Pete gives listeners a recap of all the happenings of the year. With multiple Food Network episode features, new restaurant openings, and even a trip to Washington D.C. to represent the industry on Capitol Hill, 2017 has been one for the books. Be sure to stay tuned to “Hot Off the Press” to see what’s in store for 2018!  On a recent trip to "Panini Pete's" on the campus of West Virginia University, Pete caught up with former WVU quarterback star Pat White. A Daphne, Alabama native (Pete’s hometown), White played for WVU before being selected by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2009 NFL draft. He became the first quarterback in NCAA history to win four bowl games in a row (five including the Senior Bowl) and broke numerous Big East Conference and NCAA records. White finished sixth in Heisman voting in 2007 and seventh in 2008. He was a three-time All-Big East first-team selection, and WVU was 42-9 in White's four seasons. In addition, White was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the Major League Baseball draft but declined the offer to play college football instead. His career concluded with a final stop in the Canadian Football League playing for the Edmonton Eskimos before retiring in 2015 after a traumatic head injury. White now works as a financial representative for Northwestern Mutual in the Greater Pittsburgh area. White and his brothers are also the founders of Blueprint Performance, a program that provides coaching, on the field training and academic prep to help high school students make the transition to college athletes.  White hosts a weekly podcast where he talks WVU sports and takes fan questions with WVU alum and radio host Matty Staudt. Check out "The Pat White Podcast" here and be sure to connect with White on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

Bryant Ott checks in with Matt DeMarinis, who calls from Milwaukee after watching Greg McDermott's team lose its regular season finale to Marquette and Jim Flanery's squad drop its Big East Tournament semifinal game to the host Golden Eagles. The two discuss: ~ Those three games in Milwaukee ~ Khyri Thomas' snub for All-Big East honors ~ What awaits the men's team at Madison Square Garden this weekend ~ What awaits Flan's team on NCAA Tournament Selection Monday ~ What the %$*% is going on with Ed Servais' baseball squad It's the first of many podcasts we'll bring you during men's and women's postseason basketball. So tune in ... you might just find something you agree with!

Samantha Quigley begins her third year as USF's head women's basketball coach in 2014-15. Quigley was elevated to the head coaching position after serving as an assistant to then-interim head coach Brian Michalak in 2011-12. During that season – her first year coaching at the collegiate level – she helped guide the Saints to a 17-14 overall record. In her debut as a head coach in 2012-13, Quigley led St. Francis to a 14-17 overall record and the No. 6 seed for the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament after finishing 12-10 in league action. USF defeated Judson University in the conference tournament opener before falling to No. 3 seed Cardinal Stritch University in the semifinals. Prior to moving on to the coaching ranks, Quigley enjoyed a stellar playing career at NCAA Division I DePaul University from 2008-11. She capped her career as a senior in 2010-11 with selection as a State Farm Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) honorable mention All-American and a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award. She also garnered All-Big East Second-Team accolades in each of her final two seasons. On Dec. 7, 2010 at Pittsburgh, Quigley became the 24th player in DePaul women’s basketball history to reach the 1,000-career point plateau. She went on to finish her career in 16th place on the Blue Demons’ all-time scoring chart with 1,273 points. In addition to her scoring prowess, Quigley collected 484 assists to leave DePaul in second place on the school’s career list in that category. Quigley’s success was not limited to the basketball court. She was a Capital One Academic All-District Five Second-Team selection and the recipient of the Big East Sportsmanship Award in 2010-11. A multi-sport star as a prep at Joliet Catholic Academy, Quigley was named Chicago Sun-Times Female Athlete of the Year in 2006 as a standout in basketball, volleyball and softball. She was a four-year starter in each of the sports from 2002-06. Quigley finished her prep basketball career with 1,910 points and was a Parade All-American and McDonald’s All-America nominee. She was twice named Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State First Team and Associated Press Class AA All-State Third Team. She also claimed all-state honors in volleyball and all-area recognition in softball. As a sophomore, along with her older sister Allie as a senior, she led Joliet Catholic to the Class 2A state volleyball championship. She also batted better than .400 as the leadoff hitter for the softball team. Quigley and her family are no strangers to USF. Her late father, Pat, played basketball and tennis for the Saints, and the playing court in the Sullivan Center is named in his honor. Her mother, Chris (Prieboy), is USF’s all-time leading scorer in basketball and was a star softball player for the Saints. Her retired jersey hangs in the Sullivan Center. Her stepfather, Don Strle, played basketball for legendary St. Francis head coach Pat Sullivan. Quigley’s older sister, Allie, was, like Samantha, an All-Big East basketball player at DePaul and has played professionally in both Europe and in the WNBA, most recently for the Chicago Sky. Her younger brother, Jake, was the lone Quigley sibling to attend USF and played tennis for the Saints prior to his 2011 graduation. Quigley graduated from DePaul in 2010.

The Total Tutor Neil Haley and Coach Karen Hall will interview Pitt Football and NFL Star Rod Rutherford. ROD RUTHERFORD, a two-time All-Big East quarterback during his accomplished Pitt career from 1999-2003, returned to his alma mater this past spring as adefensive assistant. Rutherford, who spent last year as secondary coach at nearby St. Vincent College, will serve the Panthers as a defensive assistant. His positional focus will be with the linebackers. Rutherford finished his collegiate career as one of the most prolific signal-callers in Pitt and Big East history. As a senior he was a unanimous first-team All-Big East selection after setting five conference records. He additionally set or tied seven Pitt marks, matching a pair of longstanding records established by the legendary Dan Marino, including single-season touchdown passes (37) and consecutive games with a TD pass (19). Rutherford finished his all-star senior year ranked among the country's top 10 in three different statistical categories, including points responsible for (tied for fourth, 18.0 pts./game), passing efficiency (157.4 rating, eighth) and total offense (294.5 avg., 10th). Following his 2004 graduation from Pitt, Rutherford went on to play two seasons in the NFL. He spent the '04 season with the Carolina Panthers before joining the Pittsburgh Steelers for their '05 Super Bowl championship campaign. In 2007, Rutherford played for the Hamburg SeaDevils of NFL Europe. Rutherford owns his bachelor's degree in social sciences. A Pittsburgh native, he graduated in 1999 from Perry Traditional Academy, where he was a standout performer for the Commodores in football, basketball and track.

Former Syracuse and NFL star Donovin Darius spoke with Joe Lisi about his outstanding career in college and the NFL. Donovin was a standout for the Orangeman from 1994-1997 and became two-time All Big East selection in 1995 and 1996. In 1997, Darius became the All-Big East Defensive Player of the Year which led to him being drafted in the 1st round of the 1998 NFL Draft (25th overall).  Darius was a standout at the safety position for Syracuse who played the game with intensity and great work ethic. He was a fantastic in run support and was able to make plays sidleine to sidleine against opposing offenses. Donovin finished his career in Syracuse with 379 total tackles.  Donovin was drafted by te Jacksonville Jaguars in 1998  and spent nine years with the team from 1998-2006. During that time he recorded 624 total tackles, 14 interceptions and 2 sacks and became the leader of the secondary. He was a dominant hitter at the safety position and was one of the best safeties in the NFL during his playing days.  After his playing days were over in 2007, Darius began working on life after football and has spent his time giving back to younger athletes of all ages through his charity called: The Donovin Darius Foundation.   To learn more about Donovin's charity click the link below: www.DonovinDariusFoundation.com   Donovin is a role model for his abiltiy to mentor younger people and his ability to relate the game of football to life's experiences. Donovin is an inspiration to former NFL players as well through the NFL LEgends program which helps former players transition to life after football. Donovin is part of a team that was created by the NFL to help former players with any transition after their playing days are over. 

Former Syracuse and NFL star Donovin Darius spoke with Joe Lisi about his outstanding career in college and the NFL. Donovin was a standout for the Orangeman from 1994-1997 and became two-time All Big East selection in 1995 and 1996. In 1997, Darius became the All-Big East Defensive Player of the Year which led to him being drafted in the 1st round of the 1998 NFL Draft (25th overall).  Darius was a standout at the safety position for Syracuse who played the game with intensity and great work ethic. He was a fantastic in run support and was able to make plays sidleine to sidleine against opposing offenses. Donovin finished his career in Syracuse with 379 total tackles.  Donovin was drafted by te Jacksonville Jaguars in 1998  and spent nine years with the team from 1998-2006. During that time he recorded 624 total tackles, 14 interceptions and 2 sacks and became the leader of the secondary. He was a dominant hitter at the safety position and was one of the best safeties in the NFL during his playing days.  After his playing days were over in 2007, Darius began working on life after football and has spent his time giving back to younger athletes of all ages through his charity called: The Donovin Darius Foundation.   To learn more about Donovin's charity click the link below: www.DonovinDariusFoundation.com   Donovin is a role model for his abiltiy to mentor younger people and his ability to relate the game of football to life's experiences. Donovin is an inspiration to former NFL players as well through the NFL LEgends program which helps former players transition to life after football. Donovin is part of a team that was created by the NFL to help former players with any transition after their playing days are over. 

Former Syracuse and NFL LB Morlon Greenwood joins Joe Lisi on THe Weekly Blitz Morlon started 48 consecutive games for the Syracuse Orange and was an All Big East selection and team captain in his senior season.   Morlon was a 3rd round draft pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. Greenwood played in 125 games for the Dolphins, Texans and Raiders in 8 seasons.  Morlon has an incredible story and fans will hear an amazing athlete who is doing great work within his community.   

Former Syracuse and NFL LB Morlon Greenwood joins Joe Lisi on THe Weekly Blitz Morlon started 48 consecutive games for the Syracuse Orange and was an All Big East selection and team captain in his senior season.   Morlon was a 3rd round draft pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. Greenwood played in 125 games for the Dolphins, Texans and Raiders in 8 seasons.  Morlon has an incredible story and fans will hear an amazing athlete who is doing great work within his community.   

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview Rod Rutherford. Rod Rutherford finished his third season on the IUP staff as a wide receivers' coach anda  recruiting coordinator in 2013. Under the coaching of Rod Rutherford in 2013, first team All-PSAC wide receiver Terrill Barnes was the first Crimson Hawk to go over 1,000 yards since Carmelo Ocasio in 2002. Barnes finished the season with 63 receptions, rushing for 1,014 yards and 8 touchdowns. Barnes went over 150 yards in three games and had a receiving touchdown in eight of eleven games.   In 2012, Rutherford was part of a coaching staff that led the Hawks to a 12-2 record and a NCAA playoff appearance.  Prior to IUP, Rutherford spent the 2009 and 2010 seasons as a graduate assistant at Pitt, coaching the linebackers and wide receivers. Rutherford was part of a Pitt team that won 10 games for the first time since 1981. During the 2008 season, Rutherford coached the defensive backs and special teams at St. Vincent, and in 2007, he served as a volunteer quarterback coach at Pitt.  Rutherford was a two-year starter at Pitt, starting 26 games and and earning All-Big East first team honors in 2003 and second team honors in 2004. He set the school record for passing yards in a season with 3,679 in 2003. In 2004, Rutherford signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent. The following season he was a member of the practice squad of the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers. Rutherford was also a member of the 2007 World Bowl championship Hamburg Seadevils of NFL Europe.