Episodes
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Episode 8: Darius Jennings
From the hardships of Baltimore to the NFL. Hearing a story like Darius Jennings's is not common. Usually, most black and brown individuals do not get the chance to make it out of their neighborhoods, but that was not an option for him. Very few people get the opportunity to even dream of even...
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Episode 7: Transfer Portal
The Transfer portal is here to stay. It has changed the entire landscape of college football. Since it was introduced to college athletics in 2018, there have been a lot of student-athletes in and out of the portal in search of a second chance. There has been a to of pushback from coaches,...
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Episode 5: Diae El Jardi
From a young age, Diae El Jardi fell in love with tennis. Much like Richard Williams, the father of tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams, Diae's father taught her how to play tennis in her home country of Morocco. Diae started making strides in tennis rather quickly. She was homeschooled,...
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Episode 4: Isaiah Pryor, Saints Linebacker
For Isaiah Pryor, hating football was not an option considering his father was an all-American football player at Iowa. I think it's safe to say that sticking with football was one of Isaiah's best decisions. Through football, he was able to get his undergraduate degree from Ohio State and his...
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Episode 3: George Nyakwol, Rice football's veteran safety
The path to college football for Rice's safety George Nyakwol was not easy. His family had to leave their home country of South Sudan because of an ongoing civil war. George's family went from Egypt, where his older sisters were born, to Lebanon, where he was born, and finally, they made their…
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Episode 2: Notre Dame Football's Captain Avery Davis.
Avery Davis went from being an All-American and an elite 11 quarterback in high school to a scout team defensive back at the University of Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame, Avery had four position changes: quarterback, running back, receiver, and defensive back. Avery was finally able to find a…
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Episode 1: Pitt's Linebacker Shayne Simon Joins us to discuss his college football Journey!
For Shayne Simon, football is a way of life. As a kid, he looked up to one of the greatest running backs and pro football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson. While in high school, Shayne was blessed to share the field with eventual college and NFL players who pushed him every day to strive for...
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Livin Athletics: Officially a part of the Bleav Network!
Sports fans, welcome to Livin Athletics on the Bleav Podcast Network. Excited for this journey; stay tuned for more exciting content to come!