Husky Talk- Dave Schuman

Husky Talk is becoming the best podcast for all UConn alumni athletes and our listenership is continuing to rise each episode. If you want to be a sponsor or advertise with us, DM or email me at [email protected]. We have several packages now available. Thank you to Matthew Nuzie, Geoff Heyl, ACI, Jeff Larson, Kyle Muncy, Erika Higgins, and Tommy Collins for their generous donations which helped launch our popular podcast. Our guest is former UConn Linebacker David Schuman. He shares his amazing journey to UConn and stories from his playing days. After his time in Storrs, he went on to having tremendous success building his own business from the ground up. David grew up in New Jersey, one of the best states for high school football in the country. Making his mark as a Tailback, at 6'0 220 pounds, he was a complete runner with power and speed. He attended a small school where he played both ways and also did extremely well academically. Recruited by the Patriot League, Yankee conference, along with Ivy League universities like Princeton and Harvard, David knew at an early age he wanted to compete at the highest level of Division 1 football. Recruited by coach Tom Jackson, he committed after his visit and was slated to play fullback. After being redshirted, when Skip Holtz came on as head coach, David was moved to linebacker. He was a hard hitter and credits learning the defense easily because of defensive coordinator Nick Rapone. We talk about his success at UConn happening because he was a tough, hard nosed, physical player. He also was versatile enough to play all linebacker positions. When the defense would go into a dime package, he would stay on the field because of his coverage skills, anytime a swing pass was thrown to an RB, David would blow him up. He shares memories from his best performances, games where he was a tackling machine, recovered fumbles and had interceptions. David was a true throwback Linebacker who loved hitting. After graduation, David was a true pioneer starting a business training kids and running high school showcase football camps all over the country. At the time, nobody was doing this, many colleges copied from him running their own camps to evaluate talent. David worked with several Heisman trophy winners, including Johnny Manziel, Marcus Mariota and Derrick Henry. He also spent time training Kyler Murray and Trevor Lawrence. Dave is a football guru who built and cultivated relationships with college coaches everywhere. These days his Schuman enterprises works with top athletes and helps them navigate the recruiting process. Coaches contact him to find out his evaluations on certain players. A great guy with a wealth of knowledge. It was a pleasure having him on Husky Talk. Here are links to his YouTube Channel and more! Coach Schuman Sports and Entertainment - YouTube Twitter.com/coachschuman Facebook.com/coachschuman Instagram.com/coachschuman