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In light of the Titans decision to revoke a credential, we try to define important coverage terms: Journalistic Integrity, Professionalism and Qualification. What impact on coverage will this have and what do fans really want from their media coverage in 2026? Then we talk SEC's first weekend and Lane Kiffin. Braden Gall and Nick Suss talk Titans football.

The Tennessean's Gentry Estes Talks Titans Media Controversy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tennessean's Gentry Estes Talks Titans Media Controversy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam, Willy, and DMase are joined by Gentry Estes of The Tennessean to talk Titans preseason and discuss the LSU vs SEC situation

Chloe Akers is the Founder and CEO of the Best of Tennessee, "is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering a more representative government because Tennesseans deserve leaders who reflect the priorities and values of the communities they serve." Chloe joins host Steve Boland to talk about the work of nonprofits to encourage participation in primary elections as a means to impacting government support of nonprofit missions. Chloe shared the history of the Best of Tennessee making the decision to build participation at the primary level because in a post-gerrymander world where districts are now intentionally structured to exclude competitive general elections. Chloe shows how increased participation in primary elections is a more impactful option for charities seeking to engage government partners in their issues. The Best of Tennessee ran several advertising campaigns (display ads, streaming video, social media) to help potential voters understand the importance of primary campaigns especially compared to the non-competitive gerrymandered general election. The range of messages is part of the strategy. While the Best of Tennessee is a 501 (c) 4 nonprofit, 501 (c) 3 nonprofits are absolutely allowed to encourage people to vote in primary elections, just be aware of prohibitions of advocating for specific candidates or parties. Get more details on how to subscribe on our podcast page. Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or your platform of choice. Thanks!

We begin the final hour with a visit from Nick Suss of the Tennessean talking Titans.  What was his takeaway from the 53-man roster and how the team is set up for week one vs the Jets.  We head to your phones on the Titans.  How are we feeling about the floor vs ceiling for the team?  How much of an adjustment time is fair for Cam Ward learning a new system as a 2nd year QB?  We give away our final fantasy football league slot, and take your phones to wrap up the show.

The Titans official cut their roster down to 53 on Sunday and we break down every decision. The team them signed four players off waivers on Monday and we analyzed those decisions in real time. But the most important question is about progress and trajectory: Did Mike Borgonzi make this roster better? Braden Gall and Paul Kuharsky talk Titans football.

Tate is joined by Tom Kreager to talk about high school football matchups from week two, including Springfield's strong 2-0 start, backup quarterback Preston Ramsey's big 350+ yard performance, and the standout game between Rockvale and Station Camp.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to another episode of High School Sports Saturday With Tate Matthews today he delivers a comprehensive review of Week 2 high school football action across Tennessee. featuring statewide Top 10 rankings, detailed game recaps, and insights into how young teams and star players navigated early-season adversity.The episode highlighted thrilling victories, including Franklin Christian Academy's comeback road win and Nolensville's narrow victory secured by a game-winning field goal. Expert commentary from The Tennessean's Tom Kreager provided a deeper look at the week's marquee matchups and regional power dynamics as teams prepared for Week 3.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carnell Tate exploded in practice against the Bears on Thursday - why and how was he able to become the Titans focal point on offense? Has Cam Ward actually made progress and why the practices matter more than the games? How is Wan'Dale Robinson? Is Will Levis getting cut this weekend? Who is the Titans biggest rivalry? Braden Gall and Nick Suss talk Titans football.

In Hour 1 of The Greg Pogue and Darren McFarland Show, the guys go through today's headlines with the Starting Five and are joined by Hall of Fame sports writer Mike Organ to discuss the situation surrounding the Nashville Fairgrounds and the controversial battle that surrounds the race track.

Russell Smith is the elite afternoon drive host at Fox Sports Knoxville (The Drive). In the first of three segments, Russell discusses the chaos that is college football with NFL players now, potentially, returning to play a little ball. Toss in new conference rules, lawsuits, injunctions and we move quickly from chaos to comedy. Also, Russell is a born and raised Tennessean. He shares with us what the passing of Dolly Parton means to him and his fellow residents of The Volunteer State. The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program' on all platforms: The Christopher Gabriel Program is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. --- The Christopher Gabriel Program | Website | Facebook | X | Instagram | --- Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“We are the beginning of a bright and shiny dark age.” — Kurt Andersen, from The Breakup It's 2045 and America has got divorced. That's the premise of The Breakup, by the historian and novelist Kurt Andersen. “The future is fiction. It hasn't happened yet,” the historian in Andersen reminds us. But his near-term fictional future, an America of civil war and national divorce, certainly isn't inconceivable. Nor, in an increasingly divided United States between high-tech coastal elites and a medieval hinterland, does such a scenario appear quite as nightmarish as it once did. In contrast with the bloodiness, say, of Alex Garland's Hollywood version of an American civil war, Andersen's literary breakup is the “scattered violence of a Middle Eastern kind.” Lebanon comes to the United States in the form of loosely confederated militias, assassinations and kidnappings. This war kills 28,000, half of them civilians. It could have been worse. Indeed, it is worse today — when compared to the 44,000 people killed by guns each year. The novel also tells the story of the breakup of a twenty-three-year marriage between the Tennessean poet Natalie and the San Francisco tech bro Asher. Natalie doesn't much like Silicon Valley and warns that “we are the beginning of a bright and shiny dark age.” But for Andersen this age isn't totally dark. Marriages and countries break up, he reminds us, and that is often the beginning rather than the end of the story. Not quite darkness at noon. So get ready for the mid-21st-century break-up of the United States. Such a split might actually be brighter than America's current dark marriage. Five Takeaways •       The Future Is Fiction. After Fantasyland (five hundred years of how America went haywire) and Evil Geniuses (the last fifty), Andersen considered a third history — of the future — and realized the genre is folly: futurism is just experts guessing, Alvin Toffler in a new suit. “The future is fiction. It hasn't happened yet. It's imaginary until it happens.” So the trilogy's conclusion became a novel — his fifth — and the bookseller algorithms' “dystopian” label gets a correction: dystopian satire, maybe, but “we are in a dystopian period now.” Where Alex Garland's Civil War embedded journalists inside the fighting, The Breakup lives with a couple seven years after it — the good, the bad, the thank-God-we-were-okay — and, chalk it up to the Midwestern upbringing, it ends ambiguous but not without hope.•       A Manageable Civil War. The backstory his fictional journalism flashes back to: a blue political comeback — Supreme Court expansion, Puerto Rico and DC statehood — ignites a ferocious right-wing backlash, and the violence that follows is “scattered… of a Middle Eastern kind”: loosely confederated militias assassinating, kidnapping, and bombing, while a presidential administration insists it's a crime spree — until the military crushes the insurgency with drones and robots in eighteen months. The toll: 28,000 dead, half civilians, 45,000 wounded — numbers Andrew notes are roughly a single year of American gun deaths, and that Andersen's character Natalie keeps in proportion: “could have been worse… We're not living in Mad Max time.” Against the 1860s — millions dead from a far smaller population — this is a war America can talk itself into surviving. Which may be the scariest thing about it.•       The Disunion's Logistics. The novel's deep research problem: how would you actually do it? You can't draw an 1860 line, because the real divide runs between cities and countryside, not North and South — so the negotiated Disunion takes seven years, producing Natalie's Free American Republic and Asher's smaller United States. The Brexit analogy gets swatted (“the EU is not a country” — this is a whole different deal), balkanization into five or twelve republics is doubted (the prosperities of scale), and the best twist is secessionist remorse: Montana runs the numbers and realizes the West, unlike the South, gives more to Washington than it takes — so why join them? Beneath it all, the state nobody thinks they need: Medicare, Social Security, the federal machinery people discover only as DOGE-style contempt dismantles it. And still, the magic holds: immigrants keep coming, because only in America do you become American by showing up.•       The Soft Breakup Papers. The nonfiction beneath the novel is Andersen's New York Times essay: America as a long, loveless marriage — separate lives, separate tracks, staying together for the kids — that may already have had its soft breakup. His research assembled what nobody had put together: ten- and twenty-state climate alliances, sanctuary cities, Second Amendment sanctuary states and a thousand such counties — “governmental apparatuses emerging for these separate governments” since 2009, unremarked because the only people saying “national divorce” were Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rush Limbaugh, and nobody serious could agree with them. The mechanism is Hemingway's bankruptcy: gradually, then suddenly. Fintan O'Toole warned him the book could become self-fulfilling prophecy; Andersen answered that the elephant in the room must be named — and he has the Cassandra receipts, having published Fantasyland's post-truth diagnosis before Trump was first elected. “Don't blame me. We'll reconnoiter in ten or twenty years.”•       A Bright and Shiny Dark Age. The episode's keeper, from the novel's tech-despising heroine: “We are the beginning of a bright and shiny dark age.” One political party marches back toward the medieval — no public health, no vaccines, no intellectualism — while the Bay Area ships magic, William Gibson's unevenly distributed future arriving all at once. In 2045, AI is background hum “like electricity,” the tech trillionaires are plural, and the robots are everywhere and unremarkable — though Andersen's own book trade is his caution against straight lines: print was declared dead fifteen years ago and still sells half of all books. The age of anxiety — the loneliness, social media's riled-and-angry business model (30% of the blame or 70%, “but it's large”), a president “selling pessimism” in his simultaneous idiocy and brilliance against optimism's old American pillar — reads, in the novel's hindsight, like the premonition of the breakup. And yet no zombies, no rubble: not without hope. About the Guest Kurt Andersen is the New York Times bestselling author of the histories Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire and Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America, and the novels Turn of the Century, Heyday, True Believers, and You Can't Spell America Without Me. Co-founder of Spy magazine and longtime host of the Peabody-winning public radio program Studio 360, he has written for the New York Times, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker. The Breakup (Random House, August 2026), his fifth novel, is set in the AI-suffused, post-civil-war America of 2045 — “the most brilliant social novelist of our time,” per Walter Isaacson, “in the tradition of Tom Wolfe and Don DeLillo, but even funnier and deeper.” ...

Cam Ward and the Titans once again won a preseason game. But once again the starters struggled against back-ups in the first half. Did Ward show improvement? Did the offensive line regress? Did the receiving corp help their QB at all? What about the Titans defense? Drew Lock and the Seattle back-ups made multiple explosive plays against the starters. What does this all mean? Braden Gall and Paul Kuharsky talk Titans football.

Tate Is Joined By Tom Kreager of The Tennessean to break down a wild Week 1 of Tennessee high school football. After surviving a Friday night plagued by extreme heat and cramping, the guys recap standout performances, surprising finishes, and look ahead to a packed Saturday slate. Segment Highlights: Heavyweight Clashes: An analysis of DGG's dominant, massive offensive line against Brentwood Academy, and the looming question of whether Baylor is in a league of its own. Goal Line Controversy: Breaking down Lipscomb Academy's overtime loss to McCallie, highlighted by the highly debated coaching decision to run a shotgun snap from the goal line. The Pearl-Cohn Project: A sneak peek at the season-long embedded documentary series following Pearl-Cohn, featuring a fantastic anecdote about Hall of Fame coach Maurice Fitzgerald moonlighting on the chain gang. Friday Night Standouts: Shoutouts to Ravenwood's impressive win, Kirkwood's Miles Redding putting up monster numbers in Montgomery County, and Quincy Mitchell's explosive 200-yard, three-touchdown performance at Chapel Hill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to another week of High School Sports Saturday, host Tate Matthews breaks down an action-packed opening weekend. Sponsored by the historic Jimmy Kelly’s Steakhouse, the broadcast sets the stage for the season with a look ahead to Saturday's biggest matchups, including BGA vs. St. Michael Catholic and Riverdale taking on Knoxville Catholic. We also sit down with a stellar lineup of guests, featuring Upperman High School Head Coach Adam Caine, Fairview High School Head Coach Chris Hughes, and The Tennessean's high school sports reporter Tom Kreager to get their expert insights on the Mid-State headlines and early-season victories. The heart of the show dives deep into Friday night's most thrilling game recaps and standout individual performances across the region. We cover all the major box scores, from Amari Sanders' explosive 98-yard kickoff return for Franklin Road Academy to Jackson Themm's clutch double-overtime field goal for Shelbyville. Listeners will get the full rundown on massive week-one wins, including Antioch's commanding ground game against Mt. Juliet, Blackman's decisive victory in Coach Will Hester's debut, and McCallie's nail-biting overtime victory against Lipscomb Academy. Plus, Tate shares a quick update on where to find deep-dive historical football interviews on The Tate Matthews Podcast YouTube channel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Seattle Seahawks were in town on Friday to practice with the Titans. Nick watched the defense and said they bounced back in a big way, focused on man-coverage and "won" the practice. Braden watched the offense and thought all three units looked composed and productive. The Titans basically won the practice ahead of the preseason match-up on Sunday. Braden Gall and Nick Suss talk Titans football.

Willy, Adam, and Dmase talk about college football for this hour as they start if off by playing a game and talk about their top 25 most interesting players in College Football 2026. Then Mitch Light from the Tennessean hops on the line and talks more college football. Then to finish off the hour there has been some news on NFL players going back to college hear more DVD as they talk about that.

Hr 4 - Nick Suss of The Tennessean + A wild report about a Jets QBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick Suss of The Tennessean talks Titans training campSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Howdy there, partner! Welcome back to the Year of the Horse (YH)! That's right, folks, for the Night Shift's fifth horror western shift in our yearlong special, Kyle (Stück Cassidy) & Noah Baslé (The Magnificent Crepe) read the epic historical novel BLOOD MERIDIAN (1985) by Cormac McCarthy. The Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennessean, must confront the extraordinary brutality of the Glanton gang, a murderous cadre on an official mission to scalp Indians. Seeming to preside over this nightmarish world is the diabolical Judge Holden, one of the most unforgettable characters in American fiction. So, is this book any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! Already read it? Let us know your thoughts! OMINOUS MEDIA LINKS: Website Humming Fools - Podcast Evil Cast - Comic KYLE LINKS: Website Substack Patreon Instagram Letterboxd  NOAH LINKS: Website Instagram MUSIC: Short Intro - Just Me And My Horse by kaazoom Main Intro - Spaghetti Western by Positive_Sound Spoiler Transition - Cowboy Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro - Folk harmonica bluesy touch by Moonpub

Gentry Estes from The Tennessean joins the show to discuss the latest from Titans camp, the Vols, and Vandy.  Former Titans scout Blake Beddingfield had some comments about which play style might be best for Cam Ward.  Would it be a bad thing for Ward to become more of a 'game manager'?  Does he need to be a 'playmaker'?  Joe rants more about the AP preseason poll.

Cam Ward and the offense has rebounded nicely after a tough week in San Francisco. But it's also getting injured - are we concerned about the health of this unit? Then we offer midterm grades and awards from training camp: biggest surprise and disappointment, biggest unknown, best new training camp strategy, top position battle, feistiest player, breakout star and top impact newcomer. Braden Gall and Paul Kuharksy talk Titans football.

The Titans beat the 49ers in the preseason opener on Thursday night but how did the starters look? Cam Ward led one excellent drive but was plagued by the same issues that he struggled with as a rookie. The secondary and TV broadcast were atrocious. But there was plenty of good as well: The running game, tight ends, James Williams, Fernando Carmona, Joey Slye and young, talented defenders. Braden Gall and Paul Kuharksy talk Titans football.

In the August 2026 episode of 12:01: The Death Penalty in Context, DPI Racial Justice Storyteller Taylor Bonner speaks with Rafiah Muhammad-McCormick, Director of Community Outreach for Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (TADP) and founder of Rodney's Village, a violence prevention non-profit. A murder victim's family member and community advocate, Ms. Muhammad-McCormick discusses how the loss of her son shaped her approach to violence prevention and death penalty advocacy, the importance of community accountability, and the resources victims and their families need to heal after violence.

The vibes have been totally different this year for the Titans but did joint practice with the 49ers prove it? The organization has made major progress but is still a long way from the better teams in the NFL. Cam Ward, the offensive line, concerns around the secondary and field goal kicking highlight our analysis from the Bay Area. Braden Gall and Nick Suss talk Titans football.

How did a group of guardsmen from Tennessee make Nazi leaders fearful? Multiple times in World War II, a unit of the Tennessee National Guard beat out Hitler's prized soldiers and defenses.Plus, the local news for August 12, 2026, and this week's edition of What Where Whens-day. Credits:  This is a production of Nashville Public Radio. Host/producer: Nina Cardona Editor: Tony Gonzalez 

The final hour of Robby & Rexrode resumes with Titans reporter Nick Suss of the Tennessean on the line. Nick Suss gives us a first hand update and his personal notes of the Titans joint practice with the 49ers. The o-line seems to be struggling, and the offense seems to have a strong start on early downs, but losing the momentum on late downs. Reaction to Nick Suss. We take your calls and react to your thoughts! What will the preseason snap count look like tomorrow night?

Willy, Adam, and Dmase talk about the Titans run game about can we see from the run game also can Cam Ward help with that run game. Also Nick Suss from the Tennessean joins the call to talk more about the Titans and training camp. Then to finish off the hour Willy asks a question how many games could we see titans win by October.

Peter Skoronski has reset the offensive guard market in the NFL. The Titans have updated their mascot and people are worked up. Cam Ward and Carnell Tate continue to shine in practice. And we preview the week in San Francisco against the 49ers. Braden Gall and Jared Stillman talk Titans football.

Nick Suss of The Tennessean joins Ben Garrett (OMSpirit.com) in this edition of Talk of Champions.Our Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out Outdoorsy and use my code TOC for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/TOC for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Cam Ward had a big second week at camp and how does the coaching change shade everything he does? Injuries cropped up on Thursday but don't appear to be too concerning. We answer your questions about the O-Line, linebackers, receivers and much more. Braden Gall and Nick Suss talk Titans football.

Adam, Willy, and DMase talk to Gentry Estes of the Tennessean, Vandy Football Coach Clark Lea, and discuss Tennessee HC Josh Heupel's comments on the Arian carter suspension

Nick Suss of the Tennessean Joins The Show to Recap the First Two Days of Titans Padded PracticeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cam Ward had his best day of training camp as the pads came out for the first time on Monday. He made a lot of great throws but also had two major mistakes that led to INTs. The receiving corps is playing well and the running backs have been solid. What do we make of the cornerback situation and Kevin Winston continues to look active. Robert Saleh also talked about individual practice strategy in an interesting way. Then we empty the notebook. Braden Gall and Paul Kuharsky talk Titans football.

This week on The Common Knowledge Podcast, we're tackling two conversations that are shaping communities in very different ways—but both raise the same question:What kind of leadership are we choosing?Section One: Decision 2026 – The Tennessee Governor SeriesThe series begins with Republican gubernatorial candidate Monty Fritts. We'll examine his background, policy positions, legislative record, and vision for Tennessee. This isn't an endorsement or an attack—it's a fact-based look at what his leadership could mean for Tennesseans. Future episodes will feature every major gubernatorial candidate, including John Rose, Marsha Blackburn, Democratic candidate Jerry Green, and any qualified independent candidates.Section Two: Tuskegee's Dress Code PolicyTuskegee University's new dress code has sparked a national conversation. Is it about professionalism, discipline, and preparing students for success? Or does it raise questions about personal expression and campus culture? We'll examine the policy, the reactions, and what it says about higher education, expectations, and the legacy of one of America's most historic HBCUs.No spin. No talking points. Just context, facts, and thoughtful discussion.One Podcast. Two Conversations. One Goal: Common Knowledge.

This episode of High School Sports Saturday centers on the kickoff of the Tennessee high school football preseason, highlighting recent scrimmage performances and key storylines heading into the new season. Coach Will Hester of the Blackman Blazes discussed his team’s defensive battle against Montgomery Bell Academy, while Coach Josh Atkins of the Franklin Admirals recapped their strong offensive line play and running depth against Riverdale. Additional scrimmages included a 0–0 tie between Lipscomb Academy and Oakland. Tom Kreger of The Tennessean offered insights on regional results, player rankings, and high school transfer policies. The show also covered two upcoming nationally televised matchups on ESPN2—Brentwood Academy vs. Baylor and Battle Ground Academy vs. St. Michael Catholic—along with the “Dandy Dozen” countdown of top regional prospects, which culminated with Keshawn Bowman ranked number one. Kreger further addressed ongoing Rutherford County compliance checks related to student-athlete transfer documentation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We recap the Titans first week of camp by building our 2026 training camp narratives. We plant our flags on Carnell Tate, Cam Ward, the defensive line, depth in the secondary, Cedric Gray and JC Latham.

The second hour of Robby & Rexrode starts with Gentry Estes of the Tennessean on the line. Gentry talks all things Tennesee Titans leading into todays training camp. We take your calls and react to your thoughts! Joe has the Rex Rant of the day.

Titans camp opens this week and JC Latham and Amani Hooker were placed on PUP. Mike Borgonzi and Robert Saleh will speak on Tuesday - what do we want to hear? Then we rank and debate the Top 30 most important Titans of training camp. Lastly, should Nissan Stadium be grass?

Tate speaks with Tom Kreager of The Tennessean about the upcoming local high school football season. After exchanging birthday wishes for Kreager and Coach Floyd Walker, the two discuss the transition into full-pad practices on Monday and highlight key area prospects. They analyze University of Tennessee commit DGG, comparing his physical, high-powered play style to a shorter Derrick Henry, and review Battle Ground Academy's offense led by quarterback Boo Bryan and wide receivers Maximus Curry and Maddox Porter. Additionally, Kreager provides an update on the release schedule for The Tennessean's "Dandy Dozen" player rankings before joining the media day proceedings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode of High School Sports Saturday broadcast live from the new Williamson County Schools (WCS) Innovation Center in Franklin, Tennessee, opens with WCS District Director of Athletics Coach Patrick Whitlock, who introduces the expanded Fall Media Day lineup—now featuring girls' volleyball and soccer alongside football—while highlighting the center's career-focused vocational programs (including flight simulators, cybersecurity, culinary arts, and hospitality management), the "Outside the Lines" (OTL) student media initiative, student transfer policies, and the importance of hiring quality coaches to build strong school athletic culture. First-year Centennial High School head coach Coach Chad Broadrick then details assembling his coaching staff, transitioning from defensive coordinator, and reshaping the Cougars' offense following the loss of key 2025 playmakers Mitchell Granger and Malachi Steel by leaning on five returning senior offensive linemen ahead of preseason scrimmages against Lebanon, Independence, and Father Ryan. Next, Nolensville High School head coach Coach Scott Stiddem provides an outlook on his second season leading the Knights, detailing the return of 14 starters (seven on offense and seven on defense), extensive stadium upgrades featuring new turf with heat-reducing green rubber pellets, LED lights, and a video board, his strong support for multi-sport athletes, and a challenging early schedule starting with a Thursday night season opener against Antioch on MyTV30. Nolensville senior defensive lineman Jake Centell follows, explaining how his background as a three-time state-placing wrestler enhances his leverage, hand-fighting, and physical conditioning on the field, while discussing his summer weight training regimen, interest in aviation, and college recruiting process. Senior quarterback Ryan Newell then discusses taking over as Nolensville's starting signal-caller alongside a close-knit group of classmates who have played together since middle school, explaining how his commitment to play Division I baseball at Bowling Green State University and his childhood experience in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu assist his vision and quick decision-making under pressure as the team pursues a state championship. Finally, The Tennessean high school sports columnist Tom Kreager wraps up the broadcast by reviewing the start of full-pad practices across Middle Tennessee, analyzing the commitment of five-star offensive lineman David Sanders Jr. to the University of Tennessee, spotlighting Christ Presbyterian Academy's (CPA) passing attack led by quarterback Bo Bryan and wide receivers Maximus Curry and Maddox Porter, and previewing The Tennessean's annual "Dandy Dozen" series profiling the region's top high school football talent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JC Latham is a critical piece for 2026 and we debate what could happen to the Titans OL. Then we dive into Netflix coverage of Cam Ward, the ESPN-NFL Network merger, the Titans PR strategies, social media and how coverage of the NFL is changing.

The challenges of daily life aren't organized by a single department or eligibility category, so it stands to reason that the resources shouldn't be siloed either. Today's conversation digs into a statewide initiative to create an easily accessible solution for Tennesseans. Here to share more about the Human Flourishing Initiative are David Jordan and Jeff Piker. Resources mentioned in this episode include: Agape Memphis Restore Hope Human Flourishing Initiative Science of Hope Powerlines Community Network HopeHub The Tennessee Governor's Faith-Based and Community Initiative Tennessee Division of Labor and Workforce Development Memphis Leaders Unite Around New Human Flourishing Initiative Memphis Hope Summit One By One Ministries Porter Leath Hope Research Center at University of Oklahoma This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.

The World Cup has wrapped and was a huge success. Why do American football fans still talk they way they do about soccer? Then we preview the SEC season with the most important questions on and off the field as SEC Media Days begins this week. Braden Gall and Nick Suss talk football.

Tate Matthews welcomes Tom Kreager (TK) of The Tennessean to the show to discuss the highly anticipated release of the 2026 Dandy Dozen. Marking the 20th anniversary of the prestigious list, which first began in 2007, TK breaks down the elite twelve mid-state high school athletes who made the cut. The duo previews the alphabetical roster, featuring heavy hitters like Antioch's 4-star Colorado quarterback commit Andre Adams, Upperman's Ole Miss commit Colton Johnson, and an explosive trio of receivers from Brentwood Academy. TK also provides behind-the-scenes details of the players' recent indoor photoshoot held at Franklin Road Academy (FRA). Later in the segment, Tate and TK review a special anniversary piece: "The 10 Biggest Misses of the Dandy Dozen.". They reflect on historical evaluation misses, discussing players who were completely left off the list—like Goodpasture's Keenan Reynolds, who later finished fifth in the Heisman voting—and players who were ranked far too low, such as Donta Hightower, Graham Barton, Marcel Reed, and Alontae TaylorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Netflix has released it's QB documentary featuring Cam Ward, Brian Callahan and the Tennessee Titans? What did we learn? Has our opinion of Cam Ward changed? Why was Brian Callahan so awkward? Braden Gall and Nick Suss talk football.

Robby & Rexrode hour two kicks off with Nick Suss of The Tennessean is on the line. Nick gives his thoughts on the latest Netflix "Quarterback" season and the greatest Titan of all time. We discuss the latest on the Titans and Vols offseason. Joe brings us "The Rex Rant!"

The final hour of Robby & Rexrode starts with Gentry Estes of The Tennessean giving his thoughts on the Titans and College sports. Who is your breakout candidate for the Titans? What will the new season of "Quarterback" look like? Question for Titans Fans: What Titan departure success story would make you the most upset?

What questions do we want answered during Titans training camp? Second-year defensive players, the depth of the pass catching unit, the speed of the game for Cam Ward, who is JC Latham going to be and much more. Braden Gall and Paul Kuharsky talk football.