All around the country, spring football is underway.  To salute spring football, we are pleased to have Coach Mark Hagen, Linebackers Coach at Texas A&M join us in the podcast.  This is a wide-ranging conversation from how you become a college football coach, to recruiting, to the role of the linebacker in modern football.  It's a fun conversation!  Enjoy!

We're so pleased to have Dr. Laurie Priest join us in the podcast today.  Dr. Priest was and continues to be one of the pioneers in women's sport and the inclusion of women in all aspects of sport.  This is a great conversation about some of the history of this movement and how all sports have and will continue to benefit from full inclusion. Enjoy!

Basketball is heating up with the end of the collegiate basketball season coming soon.  This week, we're replaying one of our favorite podcasts where we have  Dr. Mike Thornton with us in the podcast this week to talk about refereeing college basketball.  The one group of involved folks that we don't normally hear from are the Basketball Referees.  As the season heats up, we thought it would be great to hear again from a Division I College Basketball Referee.  Dr. Thornton has officiated...

Today is the third video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2013 Huffines Discussion.  Up today in our series is Notre Dame's Adam Sargent.  Mr. Sargent's talk is titled: "Wonderfully Flawed".

Dr. Shane Hudson, Director of the Texas A&M Laboratory for the Study of Intercollegiate Athletics, joins us to chat about the role of Sports and Athletics in the University.  There is so much attention given to budgets and costs and sports is often a large expenditure department of the University.  Why do Universities has sports?  We cover that topic (and more) in this podcast!

Today is the second video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2013 Huffines Discussion.  Up today in our series is Hall of Fame Coach Mark Johnson.  Coach Johnsons's talk is titled: "Athletics as the Front Porch of the University: Why Athletics is Important to a University's Mission".

Former football coach, player, and media personality Lydia Dubuisson joins us in the podcast to talk sports marketing and football.  This is an interesting conversation that goes where you will least expect it to go. 

One of the continuing underlying topics in sports is the inclusion of a wide variety of individuals in sports, sports administration, and recreation.  Dr. Akilah Carter-Francique, one of the national experts on Diversity Management in Sports, joins us in the podcast today.  This is a great conversation and is probably a bit different than you might think. 

Join us for an inspirational podcast with Mr. Jon Feinman, the founder and Director of InnerCity Weightlifting in Boston, Mass.  Using exercise and sports to promote positive social values is not new - but the courage and vision to directly take on violence and work to reduce violence through weightlifting is incredibly unusual.  Mr. Feinman takes us on a journey from his life as a soccer player to an inner city activist who is working to reduce gang violence through sports and exercise.

Dr. Susan Wagner - an expert in School Physical Education - joins us in the podcast today.  We talk extensively about the need for activity for kids, why school systems are abolishing PE and recess, and how these actions could be jeopardizing not only the kids' health but also their academic progress.  (Yes, students actually do better on tests when they're active.  Easiest way for schools to boost performance on academic tests - make sure that recess and PE are in the curriculum.  Are a...