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The Weekly Walk-On
by CFBguy
Welcome to The Weekly Walk-On by a former college football walk-on. I spent 5 years practicing at a SEC school every day, with minimal playing time. Upon graduating, I pursued a career in collegiate athletics. After 15 years working as an athletics administrator, I have learned so much about what goes into a college game day so the sport I love can exist. After a recent career change, my passion is still college football. My goal is to help others better understand what goes on behind the scenes and hear from those responsible for everything in a college football program outside the lines.
Episodes
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A Story of Perseverance to Become a Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coach
Join me as I speak with Zeus De La Sancha about his journey to become a collegiate strength and conditioning coach. He starts describing how he came to the conclusion he wanted to coach at the college level. Then he discusses the trials and tribulations during his first couple of positions that...
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The Weekly Walk-On mailbag
Join me as I take questions sent listeners from social media in a mailbag episode. The questions ranged from experiences playing to why I made the decisions I did during my recruitment process. I also had a special guest join to give me questions for The Weekly Wildcard segment.
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NIL: How We Got Here and the Positives vs Negatives
Join me as I describe to listeners what it was like in the early 2000's as a walk-on vs scholarship college football player. I go into detail about how I saw meal money be used in the locker room and how I was able to share some meal money from scholarship players. I then go into what I view as...
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Ideas for Imporoving the College Football Postseason
Join me in a special live episode as Courtland and I discuss different ideas to improve the college football postseason. We start with conference championship games and how it's a disadvantage to play an extra game when other teams are getting healthy. Then we discuss what changes would improve…
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Creating the College Sports Crew YouTube Channel
Join me as I speak with Chris Pugh and Shaun Mercer, the creators of the College Sports Crew YouTube channel. Chris and Shaun discuss the details of transitioning to a new YouTube channel and what it took to get the new channel up and running. We then discuss some of their current programing and...
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A Current College Football Player Experience
Join me as Chance Gamble and I discuss his college footballlife and the route to get there. He started off thinking he would play college baseball and fell in love with football during high school. His high school recruiting process was not the direct route due to Covid restrictions with NCAA...
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A Nontraditional Route to Becoming a Student Coaching Assistant With the Football Team at Arkansas
Join me as Shaun Mercer and I discuss his nontraditional route to becoming a student coaching assistant under Chad Morris at Arkansas. Shaun talks about what changed his life and gave him the desire to go back to school and pursue coaching after life in the military. Then he describes his chance...
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Hosting a Conference Championship Game: Hear the Role of the University and the Conference Office
Join me as I walk you through what will be different for the American Athletic Conference game hosted by Tulane, vs a regular season home Tulane football game. I start with the conference office and what the AAC expectations are and how Tulane accommodates them. I then move through the larger...
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It's Rivalry Week
Join me as Chris of the CFB SZN YouTube channel and I discuss our favorite college football weekend of the year. We name our top 5 rivalries for Thanksgiving weekend and what makes the games special. Chris and I then go into detail about why certain rivalries get us excited for the weekend. As...
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Football in the State of Mississippi
Join me as Cory Gunkel, a former Southern Mississippi beatwriter and native Mississippian, and I discuss the three FBS teams in the state. We start talking about his alma mater, Southern Miss and the job Charles Huff is doing in his first year as head coach in Hattiesburg. We then move Ole Miss…
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College Football Head Coaching Expectations and Pressure
Join Doc and I as we discuss why there are so many collegefootball head coach openings this early in the season. We first start by talking about our alma mater Kentucky and if that job will open. We then move on to the pressures the coaches and AD's are facing to win immediately and how that will...
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From the Marching Band to the Ticket Office
Join me as Mike Miller, Associate Athletic Director for RevenueGeneration at Tulane, and I discuss his experiences being in a collegiate marching band and multiple college ticket offices. Mike's college football experience started as a marching band member and opening his eyes to the pageantry…
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The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party Rivalry and Where it Stands for a UGA Fan
Join me as a longtime friend and UGA season ticket holder Courtland Hendricks and I discuss the Florida Georgia rivalry affectionately known as the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. He talks about his first experience at the game and why the to him, Florida is Georgia's biggest rival. We…
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College Football Suprises to This Point in the Season
Join me as Matt and I discuss some surprises to this point in the season, including coaching changes and teams. We also go provide a few hot takes for the second half of the season. Matt then gives his answers to the Weekly Wildcard questions.
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Behind the Scenes as a Maryland Recruiting Assistant and Defensive Analyst
Join me as former Maryland recruiting assistant anddefensive analyst Brantley Mathis discuss his time on the Terrapins coaching staff. Brantley talks about how he fell in love with college football and how he got his start in coaching. He also gives details of what it was like in the football...
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Illinois football history and Can they Knock off Number 1 Ohio State Again
Join me as Tyler Yoder and I discuss Illinois football history and their chances to beat the number 1 ranked team in the country for only the second time (2007 Ohio State) in program history. He also goes into detail about his previous experience working in college football game management. His...
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Hear the Experiences of Hosting the First Ever CFP Game on Campus
Join me as Garron Lucius, Associate Athletics Director for Facilities and Scott Carter Assistant Athletics Director for Event and Game Management at Notre Dame walk me through their experiences when hosting the first every College Football Playoff game on campus. They describe their planning...
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Life as a Player Personnel Assistant in the SEC and the Road to Get There
Join me as Tyler from the "CFB SZN" YouTube channel and I discuss his time at Arkansas as a Player Personnel Assistant, and the path he took to get there. Tyler starts the episode describing how he first fell in love with college football. He then tells me how he started working for a Louisiana...
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AP Top 25 Voter Controversy and Our Philosophies When Voting in a Top 25
Join me as Bus from "CFB Saturday Slate w/ Mick N Bus" and I discuss our philosophies when voting in the Saturday CFB Roundtable Top 25. Bus and I go into detail about the differences when voting in an early poll compared to a late season poll with more data points. We also discuss how seriously…
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From Playing College Football to Managing College Football Games
Join me as Jason Euman and I discuss his collegiate playing days and how he had to overcome a high school injury to play college ball. He discusses his recruiting process and how he was able to find the correct fit for him at Shenandoah University. Jason then describes what skills he learned on…
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From the College Football Field to the Administrator Seat
Join me as Harold Watson and I discuss his experiences as a college football player and collegiate athletics administrator. He starts by describing how he became a college football fan, and then we discuss his recruitment process. That leads the conversation into his experience playing at…
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Not So Fast My Friend: Our Favorite Memories of Legendary Lee Corso
Join me as Tony Thomas of College Football Backers (cfbackers.com) and I, discuss our favorite memories of legendary college football analyst Lee Corso. We talk about his history in college football from playing, to coaching, to his days on the ESPN College GameDay set. Tony and I also go into…
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Three Sides of College Football: Player, Administrator, NIL
Join me as Matthew Thompson and I walk through his various college football experiences from the different angles he has experiences. He is a former Division I football player at The Citadel and athletic administrator at Tulane University, Old Dominion University and the MEAC. Currently, Matt is…
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Final Thoughts on the Expanded College Football Playoff
Join me as Tom Symonds and I discuss the CFP and run Ohio State made through the tournament in the season two finale episode. Tom and I then discuss what minor tweaks could be made to the format. Finally, Tom talks about how proud he is to be an OSU alum. As always, this episode ends with The...
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Starting a College Football Podcast and What it Takes
Join me as Justin, a fellow college football podcaster, and I discuss our passion for the game. Justin then describes how he and his co-host got started with their podcast, Updog Sports Talk and provides valuable advice to anyone thinking about starting their own. We also discuss the upcoming...
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From Youth Football to Pro Football and the College Football Between
Join me as Nick Anderson details his life as a football player. We start with his foundation in youth league football. Nick then goes into detail regarding his recruiting experience and how he ended up at Tulane. Next, he reviews the determination on and off the field, it took to lead Tulane to…
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Quarterfinal Recap and Looking at the Future of the CFP
Join Matt Oberlin and I as we recap the quarterfinal games and discuss who we think will advance out of the semifinal games. We also go into detail how we would improve the College Football Playoff with a few slight tweaks. Then, we discuss what should be done with the current bowl system and if...
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Breaking Down Advanced Stats and Metrics of College Football
Join me as Josh Hancher leads me through how he breaks down advanced stats and what they mean when looking at games. As he looks at different models, it helps paint a picture of which teams’ unit have been more successful throughout the season to that point. Josh then gives specific examples from...
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Ranking My Top 5 College Football Playoff Games
Join me as I rank my top 5 favorite College Football Playoff games from the last 10 years. I based them on excitement level and games I enjoyed watching or being a part of. Since I was rolling through this episode by myself, the Weekly Wildcard questions were sent to me and I answered them myself.
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A Look Back at Episode 1 and Where Our Opinions Changed
Join me as Doc, Chendricks, and I rehash our preseason thoughts and opinions and discussed how they changed as the season played out. We also examine a few tweaks we would make to the college football playoff, and all agreed no major changes should be made sense it's only the first year of the...
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Our Championship Week Experiences Professionally and as a Fan
Join me, as Matt Oberlin and I discuss championship week and our experiences working games and enjoying them as fans. As we go into more detail, we talk about what made working conference championship games special. Then we talk about some of the most memorable player performances we witnessed as...
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It's Rivalry Week, What are the Best Rivalries
Join me, as Chris Pugh of CFB Roundtable and I discuss rivalry week and which games we enjoy the most. We also talk about what conference realignment has done to some rivalry weekend games we used to love being played to end the season. We even discuss a few games we would like to see played more...
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The Rose Bowl, and What Makes it The Granddaddy of Them All
Join me as Derek Doolittle, General Manager at the Rose Bowl, and I reminisce about growing up watching the Rose Bowl and the mystic the stadium and game hold. Derek also walks us through his career and the steps he made leading up to his position at the Rose Bowl. He then details what makes the...
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Stadium Design, Construction, and Staffing
Join me as Randy Philipson and I take a deep dive into stadium design, construction, and staffing. Randy goes into detail about his involvement at Baylor’s McLane Stadium, Tulane’s Yulman Stadium, and his role at the Superdome with the managing company. While at the Superdome, he oversaw…
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A Director of Athletics Perspective on Her Role in Collegiate Athletics and Football
Join me as I get Jennifer Rushton’s perspective on collegiate athletics and college football. She currently serves at the Director of Athletics at Albion College. During the episode, Jennifer goes into detail about her experiences working football games as a women’s basketball student-athlete and...
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The Story of Me, I Discuss My Passion for College Football and My Career Working in Collegiate Athletics
Join former colleague from UTRGV, Tony Forina, as he guest hosts this week's episode of The Weekly Walk-On. I appear as his guest and work through my life trying to shed light on my passion for college football. I discuss my high school career, my recruiting experience and trials and tribulations...
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Managing Stadiums with 100,000 Passionate College Football Fans
Join me, as David Taylor describes how the lessons he learned at Texas State have helped him manage 100,000+ passionate college football fans at LSU and Texas A&M. He also provides valuable career advice for anyone just starting out in the collegiate athletics industry. Of course, the episode…
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Walk-On to Coach and the Lessons Instilled into the Next Generation
Join me, as former UCF WR Tristan Reaves and I discuss his walk-on experience and how he navigated his playing career through three head coaches. We start with his recruiting process and go through the trials and tribulations to him earning a scholarship. We then discuss the lessons he learned...
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From Walk-On to Conference Commissioner, and Everything Between
Join me as Dell Robinson describes his recruitment process in high school and his walk-on experience at Ohio University. We spoke about how the game has changed, why he decided to enter collegiate athletics as a career, and what role a conference office plays in college football. Dell then goes...
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A College Football Show Live on YouTube, What Does it Take
Join me, as Chris Pugh discusses his experiences hosting the CFB Roundtable on his YouTube show. He describes how he got started with the show and how he prepares for the multiple shows each week. You also do not want to miss this episode's weekly wildcard.
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Sports Journalism and Those Who Write
Join me, as Tony Thomas describes his experiences writing about college football on various sites including his own. He discusses some of his favorite assignments and articles written along with his thought process when researching articles. Of course, the episode ends with the weekly wildcard.
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The Similarities and Difference Between Managing College Football and Major League Soccer Games
Join me, as Mike Beirne describes his experiences managing college football at Miami University and the University of Oklahoma. He discusses the similarities and differences between those schools, and his current position, where he currently manages soccer matches for the Columbus Crew of Major...
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Hurricanes and How They Have Impacted College Football
Join me as I recall some college football games that were impacted by hurricanes. As Francine rolls through the Southern US, I discuss how hurricanes have altered college football seasons over the years. There have been a few that impacted title runs along with impacting me personally. The Weekly...
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Walk-On to Scholarship, Hear Tulane DB Rishi Rattan’s Experience
Join Tulane DB Rishi Rattan and I as we discuss his walk-on experience and what it took for him to earn a scholarship in his final year. He describes what a day in the life of a college football player is like. Of course, we also talk New Orleans food during the weekly wildcard.
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Growing the Game of Football and How the Game Creates Life Learning Opportunities
Join me as Matt Oberlin and I navigate this episode discussing his new position, Director of Global Football Ministry with Athletes in Action. His new position helps grow the game of football worldwide while focusing on creating life learning lesson through the game to make better humans. Of...
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2024 College Football Season is Upon Us
Join me as two former roommates, Joel "Doc" Darrah and Courtland "Chendricks" Hendricks, and I navigate this episode discussing our thoughts on the changes coming for the 2024 college football season. We discuss what we like and dislike about the new 14 team College Football Playoff, along with…
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The Weekly Walk-On Season 2 Trailer
Welcome to The Weekly Walk-On. I am a former SEC walk-on who also spent 15 years working as an administrator in collegiate athletics. I recently shifted careers to have a better work life balance, but my passion is still college football. This passion has driven me to create this podcast to allow...
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CFP Stadium Management: What Goes into Having the Stadium Ready for the Championship Game
Join me as Holly Stalcup, Director of Stadium and Game Operations for the CFP, and I navigate episode 19. Holly describes what it is like getting a stadium ready for the CFP Championship game. She goes into detail about her staff size, who she relies on around the host city, and how her...
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The "Michigan Man" Perspective of the CFP Championship Game
Join me as Matt Oberlin and I navigate this episode as he provides a Michigan fans perspective the CFP Championship game. We go into detail about the game and how he felt throughout the season watching his team go undefeated. Then, Matt and I discuss Nick Saban's retirement and who will replace a...
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Working With Network TV from the University Perspective
Join me as Clyde Verdin and I navigate this episode detailing what it is like working with network TV. We go into detail and provide behind the scenes topics we have encountered while working with TV in various capacities. Then, Clyde and I discuss what we think about the current state of college...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to The Weekly Walk-On by a former college football walk-on. I spent 5 years practicing at a SEC school every day, with minimal playing time. Upon graduating, I pursued a career in collegiate athletics. After 15 years working as an athletics administrator, I have learned so much about what goes into a college game day so the sport I love can exist. After a recent career change, my passion is still college football. My goal is to help others better understand what goes on behind the scenes and hear from those responsible for everything in a college football program outside the lines.
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Welcome to The Weekly Walk-On by a former college football walk-on. I spent 5 years practicing at a SEC school every day, with minimal playing time. Upon graduating, I pursued a career in collegiate athletics. After 15 years working as an athletics administrator, I have learned so much about what...
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