Jack Swarbrick Radio Show

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Jack and senior softball pitcher Rachel Nasland discuss the winter/spring sports overlap at Notre Dame as the second semester rolls on. Rachel provides an update from the first 2017 softball weekend, which included a trip to Hollywood to meet Jimmy Kimmel, and the co-hosts look ahead to this weekend's ACC/Big Ten Softball Challenge against Minnesota and Michigan at NC State. Segment 2: Jack and Rachel talk with Notre Dame football offensive coordinator Chip Long. Segment 3: Jack and Rachel catch up with Notre Dame women's lacrosse senior attack/midfielder Cortney Fortunato. Segment 4: Jack and Rachel sit down with Notre Dame baseball head coach Mik Aoki to preview the opening weekend at the Alamo Irish Classic in San Antonio, Texas. Segment 5: Conclusion Jack discusses a recent football alumni function that reinforces the '4 for 40' inve

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Special guest host Jack Nolan introduces this week's show guests and gives a brief rundown of the latest in Notre Dame athletics. Segment 2: Jack Nolan talks with Notre Dame special teams coordinator Brian Polian. Segment 3: Jack Nolan catches up with Notre Dame defensive coordinator Mike Elko. Segment 4: Jack Nolan sits down with Notre Dame senior women's swimmer Catherine Mulquin. Segment 5: Jack Nolan interviews Notre Dame men's basketball assistant coach Ryan Ayers. The Jack Swarbrick Show podcast is a presentation of Fighting Irish Media and is sponsored by Nissan, the official partner of Notre Dame Athletics podcasts.

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Jack and senior softball pitcher Rachel Nasland introduce the special Signing Day edition of the show, which was broadcast from the Guglielmino Athletics Complex. Rachel discusses her own official visit to Notre Dame while she herself was on the recruiting trail. Segment 2: Jack talks with Notre Dame football head coach Brian Kelly. Segment 3: Jack and Rachel catch up with Notre Dame defensive line coach/recruiting coordinator Mike Elston. Segment 4: Jack and Rachel sit down with Notre Dame football coordinator of recruiting operations Aaryn Kearney. The Jack Swarbrick Show podcast is a presentation of Fighting Irish Media and is sponsored by Nissan, the official partner of Notre Dame Athletics podcasts.

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Jack and senior softball pitcher Rachel Nasland discuss what Rachel was up to during the holiday break, along with the opening weeks of spring softball practice. Notre Dame begins the 2017 season on Feb. 10 in Long Beach, California. Segment 2: Jack and Rachel talk with Notre Dame senior men's swimmer Reed Fujan. Segment 3: Jack Nolan and Rachel catch up with Irish women's basketball associate coach Beth Cunningham ahead of her induction into the Notre Dame Ring of Honor on Jan. 29. Segment 4: Jack and Rachel sit down with Notre Dame senior deputy AD and former women's basketball captain Missy Conboy. Segment 5: Conclusion The co-hosts look ahead to a busy stretch in Notre Dame athletics. The Jack Swarbrick Show podcast is a presentation of Fighting Irish Media and is sponsored by Nissan, the official partner of Notre Dame Athletics pod

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. This week's show is a special 'Best Of' edition of the Jack Swarbrick Show before the program resumes its normal schedule for the spring semester next week. Segment 1: Women's basketball junior forward Brianna Turner (originally aired Oct. 20, 2016). Segment 2: Notre Dame Monogram Club executive director Brant Ust (originally aired Oct. 27, 2016). Segment 3: Former NBC Sports president Ken Schanzer (originally aired Dec. 9, 2016). The Jack Swarbrick Show podcast is a presentation of Fighting Irish Media and is sponsored by Nissan, the official partner of Notre Dame Athletics podcasts.

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Jack and guest host Jack Nolan discuss the College Football Playoff Championship finale, the strength of the ACC in bowl season, improving overall safety in football, the recent run of success for the Notre Dame basketball programs over the midterm break, and more. Segment 2: Jack talks with Notre Dame men's basketball senior captain Steve Vasturia. Segment 3: Jack catches up with women's basketball senior guard Lindsay Allen. Segment 4: Conclusion Jack discusses the increase in the meeting schedule for athletic directors as the spring semester begins, and the co-hosts recap recent Notre Dame hockey results and more. The Jack Swarbrick Show podcast is a presentation of Fighting Irish Media and is sponsored by Nissan, the official partner of Notre Dame Athletics podcasts.

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Jack and guest host Jack Nolan discuss the holiday break at Notre Dame, recent key hirings to the Irish football coaching staff, recent results for hockey, men's and women's basketball, and more. Segment 2: Jack talks with Notre Dame hockey junior standout Anders Bjork. Segment 3: Jack catches up with Fighting Irish Media's digital platform manager Aaron Horvath, who served as a main conduit for the recent men's basketball reunion video featuring Matt and Bo Farrell. Segment 4: Conclusion Jack and Jack discuss the anticipation on campus for students returning after the winter break, and preview upcoming events for Irish swimming and diving, fencing, indoor track & field and more. The Jack Swarbrick Show podcast is a presentation of Fighting Irish Media and is sponsored by Nissan, the official partner of Notre Dame Athletics podcasts.

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Jack and guest host Jack Nolan discuss the week of final exams on the Notre Dame campus, and recap recent key games featuring the women's basketball, men's basketball and hockey teams. The hosts also look ahead to the men's basketball Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis. Segment 2: Jack talks with Notre Dame football junior punter Tyler Newsome and newly elected junior captain, wide receiver Austin Webster. Segment 3: Jack catches up with Notre Dame football recruiting coordinator Aaryn Kearney. Segment 4: Conclusion Jack and Jack discuss Mike Sanford being hired as the new head football coach at Western Kentucky, and sign off for the holiday season. The Jack Swarbrick Show podcast is a presentation of Fighting Irish Media and is sponsored by Nissan, the official partner of Notre Dame Athletics podcasts.

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Jack and senior softball pitcher Rachel Nasland bid farewell to senior football captain James Onwualu during his final show before graduation. James discusses his upcoming plans leading up to the NFL Draft, and the co-hosts talk about the year-end football Echoes awards show on Friday night. Segment 2: Jack Nolan talks with women's basketball associate head coach Niele Ivey. Ivey was recently inducted into the Notre Dame Ring of Honor on Dec. 2. Ivey was a senior All-American and a three-time all-BIG EAST first team selection for the Irish, was a member of the 2001 national championship team, and was a five-year WNBA veteran. She is in her 10th season as an assistant coach at Notre Dame. Segment 3: Jack visits with former president of NBC Sports and current Notre Dame adjunct professor Ken Schanzer. Schanzer previously appeared on the Jack S

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Jack and Jack Nolan discuss the current happenings involving the Notre Dame football program. Segment 2: Jack, senior football captain James Onwualu and senior softball pitcher Rachel Nasland talk with junior hockey goaltender and team captain Cal Petersen. Petersen was named an Honorable Mention Hockey East All-Star and was selected as the team's Monogram Club Most Valuable Player after posting a 19-11-7 record in 2015-16. His 87 saves in the longest collegiate hockey game ever played against UMass during the first round of the 2014-15 Hockey East playoffs remains an NCAA record. Segment 3: Jack, James and Rachel catch up with Notre Dame track & field head coach Alan Turner. Turner is in his third season as Irish head coach after first arriving on campus as an assistant coach in 2010. During Turner's head coaching tenure, Notre Dame athle

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Jack introduces the three interviews that were selected to be featured on the 'Best Of' edition of the Jack Swarbrick Show during the Thanksgiving week. Segment 2: Interview with 2016 Harvey G. Foster Award recipient and Notre Dame men's soccer club founder Joe Echelle ('62) - first released on Sept. 22 (Episode 4). Segment 3: Interview with Notre Dame rowing alumna and 2016 Olympic gold medalist Amanda Polk ('08) - first aired on Oct. 14 (Episode 7). Segment 4: Interview with Notre Dame senior associate athletics director Mike Harrity - first aired on Nov. 4 (Episode 10). Segment 5: Conclusion Co-hosts Jack, senior football captain James Onwualu and senior softball pitcher Rachel Nasland discuss what they are thankful for this holiday season. The Jack Swarbrick Show podcast is a presentation of Fighting Irish Media and is sponsored by

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Jack, senior football captain James Onwualu and softball senior pitcher Rachel Nasland discuss upcoming Senior Day festivities for James and the 2016 home football finale against Virginia Tech. The hosts also recap the impressive performance against Army, the potential of inclement weather during the Virginia Tech game, and Notre Dame being recognized for the 10th straight year as the national leader in graduation success rate. Segment 2: James and Rachel talk with football student assistant coach and student body president Corey Robinson. Robinson spent three years on the Notre Dame roster as a wide receiver, hauling in 65 receptions for 896 yards and seven touchdowns before being forced to retire due to injury . He was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team in 2014, and was a semifinalist for the 2015 Wuerffel Trophy. Rob

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Special guest host Jack Nolan, senior football captain James Onwualu and softball senior pitcher Rachel Nasland delve into what a typical week often looks like for Notre Dame student-athletes. The co-hosts also discuss the impact of mental coaching and psychology in their respective sports, and the group looks ahead to the Shamrock Series and more. Segment 2: Jack and Rachel talk with men's soccer junior forward and the newly minted ACC Offensive Player of the Year Jon Gallagher. Gallagher is the third Notre Dame player in the program’s four seasons of conference membership to be honored as the top ACC offensive performer, joining past MAC Hermann Trophy candidates Harrison Shipp (2013) and Patrick Hodan (2014). After 19 starts thus far in 2016, Gallagher remains atop the ACC scoring charts with 12 goals and 31 points, adding the secon

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Jack, senior football captain James Onwualu and softball senior pitcher Rachel Nasland review the happenings of the World Series and the Chicago Cubs fan interest prevalent on the Notre Dame campus. The co-hosts also recap the Miami football game, preview this week's matchup with Navy, and discuss Halloween community outreach events that Irish student-athletes took part in over the past week. Segment 2: Jack and Rachel talk with soccer senior forward and all-ACC first team selection Kaleigh Olmsted. Olmsted has appeared in 79 career matches for Notre Dame over her career, earning 62 starts, and has scored 12 goals and added 16 assists entering Friday's ACC Semifinal contest with North Carolina. Olmsted's first team all-ACC selection earlier this week headlined five Notre Dame all-conference choices, the most for the program in a single

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Jack, senior football captain James Onwualu and softball senior pitcher Rachel Nasland review how the co-hosts spent their time during fall break. They also preview the Miami football game this Saturday, discuss World Series rooting interests, talk about Rachel's younger brother's entrepreneurial ventures, and more. Segment 2: Jack and James talk with sophomore defensive lineman Jerry Tillery. Tillery was named Notre Dame's Defensive Newcomer of the Year in 2015 after he played on the defensive line in all 12 regular season games, starting three contests (Georgia Tech, Navy and Stanford) as a freshman. He ranked sixth among all defensive linemen in tackles with 12, and added two tackles for loss and one sack last season. Through seven games in 2016, Tillery has notched 24 tackles and a career-high three tackles for loss. Segment 3: J

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Jack and special guest host Jack Nolan discuss a variety of topics, including recapping the Stanford football game and the support of the players at the game from classmates in the student body. Jack also discusses how the football program is moving forward, and talks about the LEAD1 athletic director's association that he is serving as the chairman of until the summer of 2017. Segment 2: Jack talks with junior men's basketball point guard Matt Farrell. Farrell's first four career starts came in Notre Dame’s run to the Elite Eight in the 2015-16 NCAA Tournament, where he finished the four-game stretch averaging 26.8 minutes, 6.5 points per game and 3.5 assists per game. He saw action in 28 games during his sophomore campaign, and in the offseason played with the East Coast All-Stars in the summer of 2016, traveling to Italy and helping

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Jack and Jack Nolan discuss a variety of topics, including the decision to play the NC State football game during challenging weather conditions in Raleigh, the upward trajectory of the Notre Dame football program and Jack's appreciation of the Notre Dame-Stanford series. Jack also gives his thoughts on the impact made by Notre Dame athletes during the Rio Olympic Games earlier this summer, as well as Notre Dame's commitment to athletic success in all varsity sports. Segment 2: Jack and senior softball pitcher Rachel Nasland talk with Notre Dame rowing great and Olympic gold medalist Amanda Polk ('08). Polk became the first Notre Dame Rowing alumna to earn an Olympic medal as part of the gold-medal winning U.S. Eight on Aug. 13, 2016. The Women's Eight claimed its 11th consecutive World/Olympic Title, of which Polk has been a part of si

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Special guest host Jack Nolan, senior football captain James Onwualu and senior softball pitcher Rachel Nasland discuss a number of happenings in Notre Dame athletics, including the road football victory against Syracuse and the team shifting its focus to NC State. Rachel also provides an update on the happenings from Melissa Cook Stadium as fall softball winds down this weekend. Segment 2: Jack and Rachel talk with hockey junior alternate captain Jake Evans. Evans is part of a 10-member junior class that makes up the core of the Notre Dame team this season, including captain Cal Petersen (goaltender) and fellow alternate captains Anders Bjork (forward) and Luke Ripley (defenseman). Last season Evans played in all 37 games and had a breakout season offensively, scoring eight goals and adding 25 assists for 33 points - all of which were career

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Jack, senior football captain James Onwualu and senior softball pitcher Rachel Nasland discuss a number of happenings in Notre Dame athletics, including the Fighting Irish Fight For Life signing day that took place on Wednesday. Rachel also provides a recap of the opening week of fall softball, including her scoreless outing against National Pro Fastpitch team the USSSA Pride last Tuesday, and the group looks ahead to the Syracuse football game. Segment 2: Jack sits down with singer and songwriter Todd Rundgren, who is currently on the Notre Dame campus as an Artist in Residence. Rundgren has released over 20 albums during his recording career, and is well-know for the popular 1983 arena hit "Bang the Drum All Day." Rundgren has also toured with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, and worked as a producer alongside Grand Funk Railroad and

(Full Audio) - University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick sits down to discuss the latest in Fighting Irish Athletics. Segment 1: Introduction Jack, senior football captain James Onwualu and senior softball pitcher Rachel Nasland recap last Saturday's football game against Michigan State. The trio also discusses interesting happenings of the current week on the practice field, specifically for Rachel and the softball team. Segment 2 - Jack and Rachel talk with Dr. Duncan French, Notre Dame's director of performance sciences. Dr. French arrived at Notre Dame this past January, and works across all sports to provide a technical interface between coaches and support services, as well as coordinating the sports science initiatives that support competitive advantage. Prior to arriving at Notre Dame, French was a technical lead for strength and conditioning at the English Institute of Sport. He has worked three full Olympic cycles and has been the national lead for strength and cond