Rich Take On Sports

Episode 78: Matt Schick | ESPN College Sports Studio Host Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Matt Schick Doesn’t really have much of a downtime compared to seasons that we see in sports Initially thought he wanted to do play-by-play when he realized he had a passion for sports journalism while watching some of the legends on ESPN like Dan Patrick, Chris Berman, Kenny Mayne Remembers vividly filming mock news shows for his parents growing up and it was through several moves in his childhood that allowed him to push himself out of his comfort zone and try new things Attended the University of Colorado becoming actively involved with Campus Ministry and Campus Crusade for Christ First job after graduating was in Kearny, Nebraska before moving to Omaha doing TV and radio Dari Nowkhah has helped him tremendously and has become a good friend after Dari let him k

Episode 77: Trevor Knight | Former Oklahoma and Texas A&M Quarterback Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Trevor Knight Continues to get asked about Katy Perry calling him out on ESPN College Gameday Sports has always been a part of his life with him and his twin brother Connor Parents had to have their birth certificates during games early in their childhood to prove their age because they were so much bigger than other kids Grew up a huge Texas Longhorn fan and would attend games wearing a Colt McCoy jersey telling people he was Colt’s younger brother Originally committed to Texas A&M but changed that commitment to Oklahoma after visiting OU with his brother Earned the starting QB position his redshirt freshman year and would eventually be named Sugar Bowl Most Outstanding Player after beating Alabama Lost the starting position to Baker Mayfield

Episode 76: Chad Wilson | Gridiron Studs Founder & Former Miami Defensive Back Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Chad Wilson Grew up in New York and also a portion of his early childhood in Trinidad Soccer was his first sport which eventually would help him develop footwork for playing football After moving to Florida, football became a passion after seeing guys wearing jerseys at school on game days and girls seemed to gravitate towards those guys Moved to California to be with his dad in high school and would have to play on the JV football team during his Junior year before moving to varsity Signed to play with Long Beach St. University to play under legendary coach Georg Allen Became part of the “U” fraternity in 1992 after he transferred to the University of Miami when the football program at Long Beach St. was disbanded Regrets not pursui

Episode 75: David Cone | Filmmaker, Musician &  Former University of Michigan QB Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: David Cone Has always loved participating regardless of what it is but football was his first passion Wants to compete against the best and that’s why he wanted to attend Statesboro High School instead of the private school in Statesboro, GA Helped Statesboro High win the Georgia state football championship his senior season after coming up short previous years Signed with the University of Michigan with head coach Lloyd Carr and decided to stay at the school even though he knew he wouldn’t get a chance to start once new head coach Rich Rodriguez was hired Ohio St./Michigan rivalry is unlike any other and there’s a deep hatred but it’s centered on respect Music has always been a big part of his life and he taught himself

Episode 74: Dan Orlovsky | 12-year NFL Veteran QB & ESPN Football Analyst Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Dan Orlovsky Has played sports his whole life and remembers his dad telling him that he would play on Sunday’s one day UConn was a team that stayed committed to recruiting him throughout high school and decided to attend there to do something that people didn’t think could be done Very difficult challenge of moving UConn football team from Division I-AA to Division I and the Big East Conference Turning point for success at UConn was after Freshman year and the big moment was eventually beating Iowa St Life of an NFL back-up QB is very tough at times because you do everything the same as the starting QB throughout the week but you don’t get to play on Sunday The challenge is how to prove your worth on a 53-man roster when you don̵

Episode 73: Jon Rothstein | CBS Sports College Basketball Insider Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Jon Rothstein Stay Hungry, Stay Humble quote comes from an NBA coach he heard say at a press conference referring to a player’s potential Has always been a sports junkie and remembers vividly when Christian Laettner and Duke beat UNLV and knew then he wanted a career in sports Has always been an avid reader as a son of school teachers and eventually was able to have an article published in a local Gannett paper in high school Attended Ithaca College and graduated in 3 years Won the “Dream Job” contest in 2004 for ESPN Radio in NYC and thus began his career in sports media Spent six years in sports talk radio before being offered a job with the MSG Network covering college basketball Some of his most memorable interviews have been with Bobby Kni

Episode 72: Amy Lawrence | CBS Sports Radio “After Hours” Host Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Amy Lawrence She’s always been a night owl and fell in love with sports at an early age where she played all sports Loves sports because of the teamwork and she’s very competitive Has fond memories of following Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics listening to Johnny Most and Glenn Ordway on the radio Told people that she wanted to be the female version of Johnny Most Graduated from Messiah College and received her Master’s from Syracuse University Best advice she received in the industry is from Bob Barry, “You haven’t made it in this business until you’ve been fired twice.” Faith has always been a big part of her life since she was 6 years old Mission trips have been very impactful for her and they make you real

Episode 71: Rachel Baribeau | ESPNU Radio Host & Changing the Narrative Founder Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Rachel Baribeau Rachel comes from a sports family and as far as she can remember sports was always on the TV Her brothers were into all types of sports and jokingly she feels her claim to fame is church volleyball Originally she thought that she wanted to be a general assignment reporter Attended Auburn University and was immediately hooked on sports reporting after interviewing Auburn baseball head coach as a student A pivotal decision in her career was to be a freelance reporter for sports rather than take a general reporter in TV Managed a hair salon early in her career as she was still working for free for local sports radio Has focused on creating her own narrative rather than having someone else shape her narrative Founded Changing the N

Episode 70: Vic Beasley Jr. | Atlanta Falcons All-Pro Defensive End Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Vic Beasley Jr. Vic jokingly would love to have free items from Home Depot included in future contracts with the Atlanta Falcons but doesn’t think Arthur Blank would be willing Very surreal for him when he thinks about playing for the Atlanta Falcons the team he grew up loving as a kid in Adairsville, GA Fondly remembers former Falcons’ greats like Jamal Anderson, Chris Chandler, and his favorite was Michael Vick Still loves playing basketball but had to make the hard decision in high school to focus solely on football Another hard decision was selecting Clemson over Alabama to play collegiately but Clemson felt like home with head coach Dabo Swinney Playing in the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots was everything he thought it would be but

Episode 69: Rhein Gibson | PGA and Web.com Tour Pro Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Rhein Gibson Sports has always been a part of his life growing up in Australia with 2 brothers Fell in love with Golf because it was a sport he could play on his own and didn’t need a team of people to play Became intrigued with American colleges because of a neighborhood friend was playing golf at the University of Colorado After using a scouting service, he decided to attend Oklahoma Christian University in Edmond, OK Transition to America was tough as an 18-year old due to cultural changes but eventually would love his time at Oklahoma Christian University Would turn pro and travel extensively trying to earn his PGA Tour Card Life as a professional golfer is almost like a gambler where you are betting on yourself each week and many weeks the expenses are more than wh

Episode 68: Travis Blanks | Former Clemson All-ACC Defensive Back Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Travis Blanks Travis has remained in Clemson, SC now working with the Block C Club because Clemson feels like home Grew up in Fort Myers, FL before moving to Tallahassee, FL and played on the same Pop Warner football team with Sammy Watkins Football and track were his two primary sports and was ranked 3rd in the state of Florida for the hurdles A pivotal moment in life was being able to attend North Florida Christian School He was not a fan of one particular NFL team, however, Sean Taylor was a player that he would strive to be like on the field As he looks back on his recruitment, it is sometimes surreal to think that coaches like Les Miles, Nick Saban, Jim Tressel, and Dabo Swinney were calling him Some of the toughest games at Clemson were against Notre Dame,

Episode 67: Amin Elhassan | ESPN NBA Analyst and Front Office Insider Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Amin Elhassan Moved back to Sudan at 8-years old and remembers his first time starting to understand sports was watching his dad play in a soccer league Became a basketball fan through watching videos of NBA bloopers and Michael Jordan Returned to the US at 14-years old and eventually enrolled at Georgia Tech to become an engineer and escape the cold NY winters Simply choose Georgia Tech because it was in the south and Stephon Marbury and Kenny Anderson had made it there from NY Early on Amin was NY Knicks fan until he interned with Knicks and saw the dysfunction of the organization Worked for the Atlanta Hawks while at Georgia Tech and eventually transferred to Arizona State Eventually was hired by the Phoenix Suns and promoted to Assistant Director of Bask

Episode 66: Jon Gordon | Best-Selling Author and Leadership Consultant Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Jon Gordon Felt that he was meant to write the story of former Cornell University Lacrosse player George Boiardi outlined in the book, “The Hard Hat”, who was tragically killed during a lacrosse game Played multiple sports in high school focusing on basketball and football but eventually focused on lacrosse his senior season and was then recruited to play at Cornell Considered playing both football and lacrosse at Cornell but realized quickly that he might not get any playing time in either sport if he tried to play both Thought he wanted to be a politician but after losing the Atlanta City Council election he realized that his path would be different While many people know him as Mr. Positivity, he is by nature not a truly positive person and has

Episode 65: Brandon Boykin | NFL Veteran & Former UGA All-SEC Defensive Back Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Brandon Boykin Given the nickname Bam in high school by Cindy Morley after describing his play on the football field as a QB First memories of sports was playing tee ball and wanting to do well for his parents Always wanted to please his parents but would also help his older brother sneak out at times growing up Basketball is his true love regarding a specific sport Created a basketball highlight video that he sent to former University of Georgia head coach Mark Richt and was offered a scholarship to play football because of athleticism UGA coaches didn’t know where to play Brandon but knew they needed him on the field Former UGA Defensive Coordinator Willie Martinez had a huge impact on his football career by teaching him the fundamentals o

Episode 64: Manteo Mitchell | Olympic Silver Medalist & World Champion Sprinter Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Manteo Mitchell Faith, Focus, Finish has become his life mantra as the inspiration came from 2 Timothy This mantra and running helped him push through depression Track and field was never a sport that he enjoyed Football was his first love and wanted to be an NFL player and was highly recruited until he suffered a broken arm during a kick return in high school Chose to attend Western Carolina University on a track scholarship after meeting coach Danny Williamson during a high school track meet held at Western Carolina Also chose Western Carolina over Clemson because of the music program at WCU Making the Olympic team during team trials is one of the hardest things in Track and Field to accomplish Being a track and field professional is complet

Episode 63: Sam Acho | Chicago Bears Linebacker Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Sam Acho Became involved with being a podcast co-host after Willow Creek Church Pastor Steve Carter invited him to participate Loved the idea of “Relevant Is Doing A Sports Podcast” and knew he wanted to be involved Sam never had a sole dream of playing in the NFL because he never really believed it could become true First noticed as a football player after him and his brother Emmanuel attended a camp in Southern California although they didn’t know that it was an invite-only camp USC Head Coach Pete Carroll and assistant coach Ken Norton, Jr. quickly noticed him and would offer him a scholarship Attended the University of Texas with Head Coach Mack Brown because Texas never pressured him to commit and it was close to his hometown of Dallas, TX Still thinks that

Episode 62: Kyle Parker | Former Colorado Rockies & Clemson All-ACC 2-Sport Athlete Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Kyle Parker Remembers meeting Dabo Swinney when Coach Swinney was the WR coach for Clemson Coach Swinney believed that Kyle could play both baseball and football at Clemson and convinced Clemson’s baseball coach Jack Leggett to give him an opportunity Enrolled early at Clemson in 2008 leaving high school in Jacksonville, FL and played baseball that spring for Clemson Started for Clemson as the QB during his redshirt Freshman year in 2009 Became the first person in Division I history to hit 20 home runs and throw 20 touchdowns in the same academic year Had to make the tough decision in 2010 to walk away from football after being drafted in the 1st round of the MLB draft by the Colorado Rockies Made his first appearance in the Majors in

Episode 61: Mark Schlereth | 3x Super Bowl Champion & Fox Sports NFL Analyst Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Mark Schlereth Grew up in Anchorage, AK and became known as “Stink” because of a story he told as a Rookie with the Washington Redskins which was supplanted after urinating in his uniform on the bench Only 2 schools to offer him a scholarship was the University of Idaho and the University of Hawaii Was almost forced to retire from football while playing at Idaho because of multiple injuries and surgeries 10th Round selection by the Washington Redskins in 1989 Former teammate at Idaho, Marvin Washington, was an integral part of his career in the NFL after Marvin would have Mark attend workouts for scouts with him Alex Gibbs at Denver convinced the Broncos to sign Mark even though he couldn’t pass the medical exam Would then win 2

Episode 60: Anthony Miller | Former All-American University of Memphis WR Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Anthony Miller Enjoying taking visits with NFL teams because it feels like being recruited even though he was never really recruited in high school and didn’t take any official visits Doesn’t matter where he gets drafted as he just excited for the opportunity to prove that he can play in the NFL First memory of sports is not a good memory as he ran the wrong way during his first football game as a kid Also ran track in high school running the 110-meter hurdles and long jump Grew up a Dallas Cowboys fan because his dad was a Cowboys fan Admired wide receivers like Steve Smith growing up and sees how other receivers like Nelson Agholor have been able to have success in the NFL even at a smaller size Signed a blank piece of paper on national sig

Episode 59: Tiffany Mitchell | Indiana Fever Guard & WNBA 2016 All-Rookie Team Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Tiffany Mitchell Finally feeling 100% healthy after recovering from torn knee cartilage Decided to explore sports because her brother would come home with trophies and she was jealous Initially played on all-boys basketball teams and then started playing on girls teams for AAU teams in Charlotte and then in Atlanta Raised by single mother and learned the value of hard work through watching her Dawn Staley was one of her idols growing up watching the Charlotte Sting After tearing her ACL in high school, South Carolina was still one of the main schools that still recruited her It was almost surreal that she was able to play for her idol Dawn Staley at South Carolina and helping build the foundation for the Lady Gamecocks basketball program Named