Episode 289, College Volleyball Weekly, Men's Top 20, Media-Coach Mashup and News Update, 12-29-25

In this week’s episode we catch up on A LOT of news from the last 6 months with special guest, Men’s Volleyball Influencer, Joe McCurdy and George Mason Head Coach, Jay Hosack. Firstly, we honor and remember Glen Lietzke, who passed away on Christmas morning. Glen was a generous supporter of volleyball who impacted thousands by his love and support of the game.  From there we hit on the news of announced retirements, program discontinuations, movements and “resurrections.” With all the growth we also delve into the addition of the GLVC Conference and the expansion of the NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship to 12 teams for 2026! To close out the episode we discuss the first 2026 AVCA Preseason Poll, then have the panelists make bold predictions for 2026.  As always, thanks for listening in! Apologies for a “basic format” episode! I’m on travel