Podcasts about Western Mustangs

Jackson Findlay of the Western Mustangs was selected by the B.C. Lions in the 2nd round of the 2025 CFL Draft. The door is now open for Findlay to become a 4th generation CFLer in his family. He sat down with Mike Stubbs to talk some football and the next stages of his career.

Fresh off covering the Summer Olympics in Paris, Free Press sports reporter Ryan Pyette spoke with host Rachel Gilbert about the Games and then about the season ahead for the powerhouse Western Mustangs football team.

In the final edition of the preseason preview tiers, Tom and Zac look at the two clubs who faced off in last year's Yates Cup, the Laurier Golden Hawks and Western Mustangs.

Tom and Zac talk about the back-to-back-to-back Yates Cup champion Western Mustangs in the final instalment of the Exit Meeting.

The London Knights pulled off an improbable comeback against the Generals in Oshawa on Feb. 11. Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs break down that game with the help of Max McCue, Isaiah George, Jacob Julien, Kasper Halttunen, Michael Simpson and Easton Cowan. They also talk about four former Knights and a U Sports never-before and equipment manager Chris Maton talks about being a part of a perfect season with the Western Mustangs and how mustard helped the Western to win a national championship that year.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with sportswriter Ryan Pyette about how the Western Mustangs overcame injuries to win their third straight Ontario university football title, and their hopes to play for a national championship.

Wade brings a breakdown of the upcoming Yates Cup defences starting with the Laurier Golden Hawks before moving onto the Western Mustangs!Stay tuned all week for extra coverage leading up to the big game!

Tom and Zac wrap up their preseason preview series by talking about the two remaining teams in the Queen's Golden Gaels and the Western Mustangs.

Host Rachel Gilbert speaks with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette ahead of the first-ever Vanier Cup held in London, which will pit Saskatchewan against Laval after the Western Mustangs were eliminated in the semifinal.

The Western Mustangs are your 2022 Yates Cup champions! We break down the game for you, followed by a discussion of the three other conference winners.

Antonio Valvano is a 2-time Vanier Cup champion with the Western Mustangs, and he joins the show for The Talk. The Talk Season 2 is in partnership with Stella's Place to raise funds for their Virtual Counselling sessions. Our target goal is $5,500 at which point Dakota and Zac will do a polar bear dip in early March. stellasplace.akaraisin.com/ui/PolarDip --> Donation Page.

Sportsnet's Donnovan Bennett played running back for the Western Mustangs and head coach Larry Haylor from 2003-2007. Bennett took time to talk to 980 CFPL's MIke Stubbs about Haylor following his death on January 7, 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 20 is the season finale and the last episode of the year! To close off the season, I had the pleasure of being joined by Sportsnet writer, reporter, and producer Donnovan Bennett. Bennett is a well recognized voice in the sport industry, particularly for his work in advocating diversity and representation in both sport and life. In this episode, Donnovan shares his thoughts on the connection between mental health and racism and how one may contribute to the other. Additionally, Donnovan reflects back to his playing days with the Western Mustangs and how the conversation around mental health has grown today.

The Western Mustangs are off to their 15th Vanier Cup. London Free Press Sports Reporter Ryan Pyette joins the show to talk about the game and the future of University football.

Nate and Zac preview the 113th Yates Cup by breaking down the Queen's Gaels and the Western Mustangs before giving their pick!

Chris and guest Donnovan Bennett travel back to the year 2002, where rapper Nelly was the biggest thing in music and he was preparing to go to university. Once they arrive, Donnovan spends time talking about the value of friendships and how they helped shape him into who he is today. The lesson he leaves for himself at the end is a good one! --- Twitter & Instagram: @DonnovanBennett A multi-talented host, producer, and writer, Donnovan Bennett is one of Canada's most prominent and progressive storytellers. Renowned for his unapologetic style and multiplatform dexterity, Bennett continuously dares to challenge the status quo through influential content that intersects sports, race, politics, gender, and pop culture. A member of the Sportsnet team since 2013, Bennett's work has been widely recognized for its influence on cultural conversations in Canada and beyond. In addition to a Ted Rogers Business Excellence Award nomination for his work honouring the legacy of George Floyd with #Remember929, Bennett's Ending Racism: What Will it Take? special with Cityline's Tracy Moore won a 2021 RTDNA Canada Award. He was also named the 2021 recipient of the L.B. “Mike” Pearson Award for exemplifying the ideals and purposes of interuniversity athletics and amateur sport, and he was previously nominated for both a Gemini and Digital Publishing Award. Prior to joining Sportsnet, Bennett attended The University of Western Ontario, where he played running back for the Western Mustangs and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 2007, before working for the Score covering CIS Football. While Canadian amateur sports remain one of his true passions, Bennett's career has taken him to some of the largest sporting events in the world, including the NCAA Final Four, NBA Finals, NBA All-Star game, NBA Draft, Grey Cup, and MLS Cup Final. Born and raised in Scarborough, the proud Torontonian currently resides in Mississauga with his wife Kate and son Desmond. Check out his latest article on Sportsnet.ca here. -- Host: Chris Chase Supervising Producer, video editor and programmer: Kenya Walters Audio Producer and intro song: Ian Walters -- Follow Chris Chase on his website, Twitter or Instagram. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ttypodcast/message

Episode 19 shifts the spotlight towards student athletes as Ethan Avalos joins the show. A dear friend and colleague from Josh's high school days, Ethan has played Academy level soccer with Sigma FC ever since he was a kid, and joined the Western Mustangs Varsity Soccer team last year, all while majoring in business and specializing in accounting. Finding success both on and off the field while in high school, Ethan had always had his sights set on the NCAA. However, after some injury trouble shifted his focus, he began searching for other opportunities and learned that sports isn't the only thing that defines him. Now looking forward to getting back on the field during his sophomore year, Ethan joins the podcast to talk about his journey as a student athlete, the challenges that come with sports and school, and finding the silver linings when hardship arises. Follow Ethan on Instagram (@ethanavalos) Connect with Ethan on LinkedIn (Ethan Avalos) Like this podcast? Subscribe, like, rate on all major platforms and give us a follow on: Instagram (@getyourheadinthegame_) Twitter (@gyhitgpodcast) LinkedIn (@GetYourHeadintheGame)

This is no April Fools prank ... Western Mustangs Women's Basketball Head Coach Nate McKibbon joins host Tyler Bennett for Episode 14 of the Four Quarters Podcast, powered by Four Quarters Media!  Off the top, McKibbon shares some insight into how he got into coaching, and the role some of his mentors played in his development along the way.  McKibbon also talks about how the coaching experiences he has gained at the National level have helped him develop over the years.  From there, McKibbon's time in Calgary at Mount Royal University is discussed, and the importance of learning from your mistakes.  To close, Bennett and McKibbon discuss Western's turnaround season in 2019-20, what orchestrated the bounce-back season, and what lies ahead for the program.  (MUSIC: bensound.com)

Doug Stacey began working as a physiotherapist for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League in 2003. Currently, Doug has now transitioned to the role of Head Athletic Therapist for the Western Mustangs University in London Ontario, Canada. He is widely considered one of the best hockey trainers in Canada, having a 15 year history working with Hockey Canada. Doug has covered 12 World Championships and 4 Olympics, where he has won several gold medals and championships. In this episode, Doug reflects on his role as a trainer in supporting the mental health of his athletes. Additionally, he shares strategies and advice on the ways that individuals can maximize their mental performance in sport.

On this March 25th edition of the London Live Podcast: Deputy Premier Christine Elliott joins us to go over the Provincial budget announcement. Afterwards Austin Fordham-Miller of the Western Mustangs football team talks the CFL. Finally Jane Roy joins to talk about the upcoming Spring Food Drive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winner of two Yates Cups, a Uteck Bowl, Mitchell Bowl and Vanier Cup, Alex Salytchev of the Western Mustangs, joins the show to have The Talk.

Hec Crighton award winner and Vanier Cup champion, Chris Merchant, currently of the Las Rozas Black Demons, joins the show to talk about his career with the Western Mustangs and his continued career playing in Europe.

Today Katie Uttley catches up with Vancouver, B.C. native CFC Prospect Game CFC100 DB Jackson Findlay, who recently announced he'll be moving to Ontario to carry on the Western Mustangs tradition of excellence ... Note this was recorded before his commitment a few days ago ... Become a CFCINSIDER today on canadafootballchat.com

Andrew Hinchey joins the show! Andrew is the owner and Head Coach of Soul Beach Volleyball. As an athlete Andrew was a member of Team Canada, earning two silver medals on the NORCECA tour. Andrew also had a lot of success on the NVL and OVA Beach Tours. Before going beach full time Hinchey played at the University of Western Mustangs where he set for the squad for five seasons.  As a coach Andrew has worked with Durham College where he was OCAA’s coach of the year in 2010. We discuss Andrew's grit, playing style, what he really enjoys about coaching and so much more!  Click the link to donate to Grant O'Gorman: https://ca.movember.com/donate/details?memberId=14260520 Or click this link to donate to William Hoey: https://ca.movember.com/donate/details?memberId=14205127  We hope you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5 Star review and tell your friends. Stay Excellent! 

25 Years of Coaching! What a great episode with a coach, father and friend who’s brought a ton of experience and expertise to the show…

Patrick Johnston has accomplished so much! While playing for Durham Attack he helped the club win a Provincial and National Championship. Outside of club he would represent Canada at the NORCECA Youth Championships in Mexico City and Team Ontario at the Canada Games in Regina. Patrick committed to Thompson Rivers where he was awarded the Sports Task Force Athletes of the Year. Pat transferred back to Ontario to play for the University of Western Mustangs. He would earn OUA Libero of the Year and a Second Team OUA All-Star.   While at Western Pat completed his Masters of Coaching and would coach with the Mustangs and Boston College. After completing his education Pat would coach the Fanshawe Falcons to 3 Provincial Titles and a National Championship! At the club level Pat is a director at London Volleyball Club (LVC) where he has helped the club win several provincial and national championships.   Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/    We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please subscribe, leave us a 5star review, follow us on Instagram and send us any comments you have about the show. Thanks friends, stay excellent!

Western Mustangs men's football defensive back Alex Salytchev speaks to the #BlackLivesMatter movement and how he's been feeling these past few weeks, his experiences with racism, his reaction to Drew Brees's tone-deaf comments about the flag and Laura Ingraham's hypocritical response, his thoughts on what everyone, including the City of London, should be doing to combat systemic and systematic racism and much MUCH more... For more interviews on the student-athletes speaking out for the Black Lives Matter movement, check out my article in The Western Gazette. Music by Oaks & Bans. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bigandawkward/message

Western Mustangs women's volleyball alumna and current Registered Dietitian/business owner at Compete Nutrition Aja Gyimah shares her thoughts on what the #BlackLivesMatter movement means to her and why it's so important, what she believes are the next steps for everyone to fight against racial injustices that face the Black community, how Western University and the athletics department can do to help and much MUCH more... For more interviews on the student-athletes speaking out for the Black Lives Matter movement, check out my article in The Western Gazette. Music by Oaks & Bans. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bigandawkward/message

Western Mustangs running back Trey Humes joins as he speaks out against racial injustices and double-standards that the Black community has faced in the U.S., in Canada and around the world. We talk about the effect of social media and #BlackoutTuesday, his recent heated exchange on Twitter with a Western alumnus who threatened to pull his donations from Western after the school made a tweet showing solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement, his thoughts on what the white community needs to do in their own daily lives to help in the fight against systemic and systematic racism and much MUCH more... For more interviews on the student-athletes speaking out for the Black Lives Matter movement, check out my article in The Western Gazette. Music by Oaks & Bans. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bigandawkward/message

Western Mustangs Men's Basketball Assistant Coach Mo Haidar caps off Episode Two of the Four Quarters Podcast, powered by Four Quarters Media. Host Tyler Bennett and Haidar discuss anything and everything surrounding the Western Men's Basketball program. The two look at Western's run to Nationals, their thrilling overtime win over Laurier in the OUA Semifinals, their 2020-21 recruiting class, and the impact that both Nik Farkic and Eriq Jenkins have had on the program over their respective careers. (MUSIC: bensound.com)

Dakota and Zac reach the end of the Off Season Walk Through Tour where they speak with Bleska Kambamba, Kojo Odoom, Dylan Giffen, and Brett Ellerman from the Western Mustangs.

Former Guelph Gryphons wide receiver Noah Johns and current Western Mustangs lacrosse player Aaron Ward join the podcast as we continue with our fourth edition of the "Athletes & Mental Health" series. Noah and Aaron talk about how they got their start in sports and how different university varsity athletics has been compared to their experience in high school. The athletes explain how much reception they got from Noah's video (can be found on his social media pages) that he posted on #BellLetsTalkDay with clips of Canadian university students talking about their journey through mental illness. We dig in to the locker room culture surrounding collision sports like football and lacrosse and how the mental health of individual athletes could be affected. Noah also speaks on his lowest moment during his fight with mental illness and the two explain why #BellLetsTalk can't be the only day where we talk about mental health and much MUCH more... Music by Oaks & Bans. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bigandawkward/message

Nico Wright takes to the microphone late Wednesday night to give his thoughts on the thrilling OUA Semifinals at Western University. Nico was inside Alumni Hall for the Women's Semifinal between the Mustangs and visiting Brock Badgers, and the Men's Semifinal between Western and the Laurier Golden Hawks. He shares his thoughts on both games, including reactions from the Game of the Year front-runner in the Men's Game. (MUSIC: bensound.com)

Hello friends, and welcome to Episode 26 of Smart Sports Podcast. This week's guest doesn’t need an introduction, but he’s getting one anyways. He’s 6’7’, was a standout with the Waterford Wolves and the Western Mustangs, before becoming a two-time Grey Cup champ with the Calgary Stampeders. And now Shane Bergman can add Canadian Football League All-Star to his title. SHOUT OUTS The first shout out goes to the Holy Trinity Titans swim team. Tuesday they captured the Norfolk/Brant overall swim title for a third consecutive year. The Titans were the lone Norfolk entry at the meet and 15 individual swimmers and seven relay teams have qualified for the CWOSSA February 19, in Wilmot. You’ll be able to read more about it on the Smart Sports Podcast Facebook page. Next shout out goes to the Delhi Rockets local league atom team. This group of kids played five games in two days and won them all to capture the International silver Stick Regional title in Haliburton and Minden. Well, that’s all the time we have for this week. Thank you so much for listening. It really is appreciated. Don’t forget to check out the Smart Sports Podcast Facebook page for a more extensive look at the local sports scene. And remember to LIKE & SHARE it so we can really make this thing the place for all things local sports in our area. Thank you again for listening!

Dakota and Zac break down the semi-finals games in the OUA. 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Who's Back of the Week 2:21 - Western Mustangs 30 - Waterloo Warriors 24 14:00 - McMaster Mauraders 19 - Guelph Gryphons 9 28:24 - Yates Cup Preview 44:30 - Mailbag 45:10 - Dakota's Do Better

On the October 18 London Live podcast: The youngest GM in NHL history is from London with GM od the Edmonton Oilers--for and day--Owen McGonigle and Executive Director of the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation Natalie Minckler Local singer Jessica Mitchell returns to The Aeolian for her Heart of Glass Tour Part II. It's homecoming weekend at Western Univeristy with Western Mustangs football coach Greg Marshall.

In this episode we discuss the 42-45 loss against the Western Mustangs at Western on Saturday October 5th. TICKETS: https://waterloowarriors.universitytickets.com/w/ Players Only: Davis Dolan- 6th Year Receiver Rob Summerfield- 5th Year Receiver Kevin Boismier- 5th Year Fullback Daeshaun Jupiter-Deane- 2nd Year Defensive Back Kurtis Gray- 4th Year Linebacker Coaches Corner: Darrell Adams- Defensive Coordinator, Recruiting Coordinator & Video Coordinator Andy Macgregor- Receivers Coach Glory Days: John Buda- 69-73, 2-Time All Canadian #GoBlackGoGold @WlooWarriors Full Recap: https://athletics.uwaterloo.ca/news/2019/10/5/football-warriors-drop-heartbreaker-to-mustangs.aspx TICKETS: https://waterloowarriors.universitytickets.com/w/

On the September 12 London Live podcast. Checking in with Western Mustangs football with head coach Greg Marshall; A new study comparing runner's hearts to swimmer's hearts with Dr. Jaime Burr, and  What to expect from Airshow London with Chair of the show Jim Graham

Western Mustangs swimmer and student-athlete Menley Langham joins as she opens up about her struggle with mental health, her first year of university when she resorted to self-harm and was eventually hospitalized, her growth as a young female student-athlete battling depression and anxiety, her "fall 7, rise 8" mentality and much MUCH more... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bigandawkward/message

Brad Campbell, Lessons From International Coaching Guest: Brad Campbell, University of Western Mustangs Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Brad Campbell and Chris Oliver discuss their experience coaching Canada 3D Global Sports at the 40th Jones Cup in Taiwan. This podcast is accompanied by a blog Lessons from Coaching at an International Basketball Tournament. Brad Campbell is head coach of the University of Western Mustangs. In 11 seasons at the helm, Campbell has lead his team to a pair of OUA West Division championships and a bid in the U SPORTS Final Eight National Championship in 2008 and 2009. It was in the 2008-09 season that he was named the OUA Coach of the Year.   Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Rivals to Friends 3:00 - Experiences at the Jones Cup 5:00 - Putting a Team for a Short Amount of Time 6:30 - Going Quite Few Things 8:00 - Challenges over the Schedule 10:00 - Maximizing Time and Constant Communication to Players 11:00 - Outstanding to him to be an Assistant Coach 13:00 - Advice to other Assistant Coaches 15:00 - Timeout 16:00 - Exhausted but Focused on the Game 18:00 - Handling Adjustments and Calling Some Terminologies 20:00 - How International Teams make him Defend the Whole Court? 21:30 - Ball Screen, Rescreen and Quick Shots 23:30 - Weak Side Action 26:00 - Defense is the Difference 28:30 - Focus on Spacing and One-hand Finishes 30:30 - Fundamentals and De-Fundamentalize Players 31:30 - Perceptual Lay-ups 32:30 - Soft And-1 will be the Favorable Call 34:30 - Level of Coaching of the Asian Coaches 36:30 - Little Creativity on Inbound Plays 38:00 - Ricardo Ratcliff and Less on Scoring on Post 40:00 - Reads for the Ball Screen Offense 42:00 - Tons of Ball Screen Defense 43:00 - Chess Game 44:30 - Culture of Basketball in Taipei 46:30 - Level of Competition in the Tournament 47:30 - Brotherhood Developed to Other Teams 49:00 - Managing Players and Winning the Tournament 51:30 - Not a lot of Zone Defense 53:30 - Playing Zones 55:30 - “Travel Day is Not an Off-Day” 57:00 - Conclusion   Brad Campbell’s Bio Bio: https://westernmustangs.ca/coaches.aspx?rc=637 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brad_Campbell_3   Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion

When people insist on discussing the location of the running capital of Canada, the same names come up: Victoria, Vancouver, Guelph, so on, etc. but one often forgotten city that has produced a solid bunch of long distance guys is none other than Speed City, London, Ontario. Lanni Marchant, Jim Finlayson, Rob Watson all hail from the Forest City, while Leslie Sexton now calls it home. This week, we’re going to shine the spotlight on 2 runners training in London right now, Chris Balestrini ran with UWO, took some time off, and is now back, with a win under his belt last weekend at the Ontario 10,000m champs, but first, Jack Sheffar, the stand out collegiate for the Western Mustangs, he lead the team to a team cross country title a few years back, and now has his eyes on a bigger prize.

We've been hearing a lot about celebrities being accused of committing sexual misconduct, harassment, etc and there doesn't seem to be an end to this list in the near future. Recently a female reporter from CHCH was sexually harassed on two occassions at Mohawk College who, while delivering an interview, had an offensive phrase yelled at her.  Guest: Britt Dixon, Reporter at CHCH-This Saturday may be the best Vanier Cup game in history where the Western Mustangs will be going up against the Laval Rouge et Or here in Hamilton at Tim Horton's Field. Laval's defense is unparalleled and Western's offense is unstoppable which will surely make for an amazing game. Who will you be rooting for to win the Vanier Cup, Laval or Western? Guest: Rick Zamperin, Senior Sports Director at 900 CHML-We've been told that once your brain cells are gone, they're gone forever but that simply isn't true. A study has been done that shows that intense exercise helps improve your memory and promotes the production of new brain cells in your hippocampus. This study has shown that this is beneficial to people who have had heart issues, diabetes, obesity and are older in age! Are you going to start High Intensity Training to preserve your memory? Guest: Dr. Jennifer Heisz, Professor of Kinesiology at McMaster University

Wilfrid Laurier University has been the centre as a result of how they decided to go about disciplining a teaching assistant that showed a debate video of the very controversial Jordan Peterson during class. They published an official apology to Lindsay Shepherd, the teaching assistant, but it wasn't really an apology. The staff that committed such an aggressive and unfair interrogation of Lindsay Shepherd aren't being disciplined themselves! What do you think of Laurier's apology?-The Vanier Cup is coming to Hamilton to cap off Canada's universities' 2017 football season. The Western Mustangs will be playing against the Laval Rouge et Or at Tim Horton's Field here in Hamilton but one question remains, who will win? Is it going to be the Western Mustangs, a team that has gone to the Vanier Cup more times than any other Canadian university, or the Laval Rouge et Or, the defending Vanier Cup champions? Guest: Stefan Ptaszek, Former Head Coach of the McMaster Marauders-You've probably heard that the people of Zimbabwe are celebrating and you probably don't know why but that's alright. Scott wants to help get you up to speed with what has happened and what is happening now. To do this, he brought on Dr. Richard Saunders to shed some light on the situation in Zimbabwe. Guest: Dr. Richard Saunders, Professor of Political Science at York University

As they do every Monday, Scott and Don Robertson of the Dundas Real McCoys sit down to chat about the latest news from the world of sports, including an awful coaching decision that cost the Edmonton Eskimos a chance at the Grey Cup, Acadia's humiliating 81-3 loss to the Western Mustangs in the Uteck Bowl, and more.-Hamilton's municipal election is less than a year away and political "silly season" has kicked off. What exactly is "silly season"?Guest: Brad Clark, former MPP and Hamilton city councillor, former mayoral candidate, current principal at Maple Leaf Strategies

Junior Olivia Bowman and sophomore Leah Mousseau visit the booth at CILU to chat about their year thus far with volleyball team, the challenges of the season, and this weekend's games vs the Western Mustangs.

Amanda and Marshall take you through the week of OUA action including interviews with Western Mustangs women's volleyball setter Kat Tsiofas and Cord News reporter Shelby Blackley about all things Laurier Golden Hawks