Athletes Unfiltered

This week I had the chance to interview Jamal Murray, Paul Millsap, and Mike Malone while I covered the Denver Nuggets. I was also sent a media scrum with Zion Williamson, so I included some audio from him talking about why he values his parents and he raves about Tre Jones being the best point guard he's played with. There's also some fun stuff at the end with LeBron James explaining why he gave his game shoes to a Memphis Grizzlies ball girl.

After spending the last few months covering College Football, my focus is back to covering the NBA and basketball. With nearly a quarter of the NBA season wrapped, I had Mike Silva join me to talk about all the big topics. Some of the topics we covered include: * Can the Warriors get past their drama? * Why the Raptors are the top team in the East * Jimmy Butler forcing his way out of Minnesota * Western Conference standings changing day-to-day * Why we aren't sold on the Bucks despite their hot start to the season

This summer I had the chance to cover two of the Duke games here in Canada. I chatted with Coach K and all “Fab Freshman” - my nickname, does it work? - and posted video on YouTube this summer. I got busy with college football and while going through files realized there’s some great podcast material. I start off the Podcast with a clip of Tre Jones, Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett and Cam Reddish explaining how Tre organized all of these freshmen committing to Duke. I loved how this was all done through a group chat Tre started with his buddies. Fantastic story that I loved learning about and I think you will, too. Coach K had a 15-minute media scrum and here are some of the highlights. For me, personally, I loved that Coach K joked with me about a friend mistake I made at the start of his presser. You’ll get a bit of our joking when you hear my question about Zion Williamson. I wrap things up with some audio from Zion Williamson explaining the chemistry he had already formed with RJ Barrett this summer, Tre Jones explaining his in-house visit from Coach K, Cam Reddish explaining how daily competition is pushing all of the freshman and RJ Barrett explaining why it was great to play his first game in a Duke jersey in Canada.

This week on the Athletes Unfiltered Podcast, we switched gears again. My goal is to post audio clips from interviews and media scrums from games that I cover with credentials. Hopefully, this "inside access" is something that fans appreciate listening to. This week I have audio clips of chats with Rashan Gary, Josh Metellus, Michael Dwumfour, Shea Patterson and Jim Harbaugh, following Michigan's win over Indiana.

This week on College Football Unfiltered, I dig into my updated Power Rankings, share some Quick Hitters and give games to watch next weekend. I also have some audio with Jim Harbaugh, Chase Winovich, Josh Uche, Karan Higdon, and Shea Patterson during my Game Coverage segment. Quick hitters include Iowa State and Cincinnati cracking the Top 25, Syracuse surging, Kansas firing their head coach, and why I would be shocked if Louisville fires Bobby Petrino after this season.

This week on College Football Unfiltered, I dig into my updated Power Rankings, share some Quick Hitters and give games to watch next weekend. I also have some audio with Jeff Brohm, David Blough, and Kirk Barron during my Game Coverage segment. Quick hitters include seven new teams in the Top 25 rankings, Willie Taggart feels some of his players quit, and Houston QB D'Eriq King being worthy of Heisman consideration.

This week on College Football Unfiltered, I dig into my updated Power Rankings, share some Quick Hitters and give games to watch next weekend. I also have some audio with Jeff Brohm, David Blough, DJ Knox, Markus Bailey, and Antonio Blackmon. Quick hitters include Nick Bosa, ESPN Strength of Record, TCU, and Tyler Trent.

This week on College Football Unfiltered I dig into my updated Power Rankings, share some Quick Hitters and give games to watch next weekend. I also have some audio with Jim Harbaugh, Karan Higdon, Josh Uche, and Josh Metellus from covering the Michigan-Wisconsin game with media passes. Quick hitters include Will Grier, Oregon getting burned by Pac12 bias, Alabama's first punt in a month, good news for Michigan, and the scoop on the last time four of the top eight ranked teams lost on the same weekend.

This week on College Football Unfiltered I dig into my updated Power Rankings, share some Quick Hitters and give games to watch next weekend. Quick hitters include Texas, UCF, Auburn, why the SEC won't have two teams in the College Football Playoff and Jimbo Fisher.

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This week I debut my Top 10 Power Rankings, dig into some Quick Hitters and have some audio with Penn State head coach James Franklin and Kentucky running back Benny Snell.

Welcome to the latest College Football Unfiltered Podcast! Here's a quick look at the topics covered this week: * I explain why Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Ohio State are my current five teams battling for four spots in the College Football Playoff mix * Quick Hits on Dino Babers giving an epic locker room speech, Stanford being a sleeper team, LSU and Penn State surging, Auburn's tough loss, and Kansas winning their second straight game * Game Coverage segment has audio with Missouri quarterback and NFL Draft prospect Drew Lock

Welcome to the latest College Football Unfiltered Podcast! Here's a quick look at the topics covered this week: * I explain why Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma and Ohio State are my current College Football Playoff mix * Audio from Alabama head coach Nick Saban, Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley, and Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins * Quick Hits on Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin, Georgia, Auburn, turnover chains, and Washington * Game Coverage segment has audio with Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh

Welcome to the latest College Football Unfiltered Podcast! With the start of the College Football season last weekend, there’s a lot to talk about. I had planned to post each Thursday, but it looks like Tuesday is a much more ideal day because the games are still fresh on everyone’s minds. Here's a quick rundown of topics covered in this episode: * Alabama head coach Nick Saban explaining playing both QB’s * Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney praising both of his QB’s * Ohio State running back Mike Weber talking about Coach Day’s debut, being great to be healthy and back on the field, and being part of a great 1-2 punch with JK Dobbins * Lots of Georgia content with Demetrius Robertson talking about his TD and his first game in a Georgia uniform, quarterback Jake Frohm on Roberton’s TD and the win being great for getting the sour taste out of their mouth after how last season ended and running back D’Andre Swift talking about how he loved getting going early on and explained how this game helped to build up his confidence * Penn State head coach Jeff Franklin talking about giving App State credit for a great game, weak play from special teams, and why he wants his coaches to remind players there’s a need to celebrate a well-earned win * Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray talking about feeling good about his first college start and he broke down a couple of his big plays * Washington head coach Chris Peterson breaking down what went wrong in Washington's loss to Auburn * Maryland's interim head coach Mat Canada talked about putting the game ball in Jordan’s locker and giving it to his parents on Senior Day * South Carolina wide receiver Deebo Samuel talks about his return after an ACL injury and his massive game * Audio with West Virginia quarterback and Heisman candidate Will Grier who had a massive game and he’s securing his spot in the Heisman race * UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton talked with the media about being proud of the work his teammates have put in so far and he feels he has a bunch of teammates that will be playing in the NFL soon * Boise State's turnover chair * Ole Miss QB Jordan Ta’Amu explaining how the passing game opens up when Scottie Phillips is running the ball well * Fun clip of new Florida head coach Dan Mullen in the locker room when he was presented with the game ball

Who else is pumped for the College Football season kicking off tonight? With the start of the College Football season this week, we are transitioning from a mix of baseball, basketball and football coverage, to full college football coverage up until I cover the Big Ten Championship game. There’s also a chance I may cover some Bowl Games, too, which would mean I bump my NBA coverage until January. But, for the next few months and during college football season, I hope this becomes a weekly podcast that you come to for your college football fix. I’ll have my take on big story lines as well as interviews with players and coaches. Here are some highlights from the Podcast: * Interviews with Northwestern DB Montre Hartage, Northwestern QB, Clayton Thorson, Purdue QB's David Blaugh and Elijah Sindelar, Purdue LB Markus Bailey, Clemson QB Kelly Bryant, Virginia Tech QB Josh Jackson, Virginia RB Jordan Ellis QB Bryce Perkins, Clemson DE Clelin Farrell, Wake Forest RB Cade Carney, and Duke QB Daniel Jones * Audio from coaches Nick Saban, Dabo Sweeny, Dino Babers, PJ Fleck, Scott Frost, Jim Harbaugh, Pat Fitzgerald, Jeff Brohm, Jeff Franklin, Matt Canada and Mark Richt * I finish off with a rant about the mess at Ohio State