Home Turf

Home Turf is a weekly sports podcast discussing all things Texas A&M sports, produced by The Battalion, A&M's independent student newspaper. The Battalion sports desk will give weekly insider information covering the latest news regarding Aggieland athletics and their athletes.

Episode 85: A&M hits the road for its first ranked matchup and rematch against Notre Dame in South Bend

This week on the Home Turf podcast, co-hosts Braxton Dore' and Noah Ruiz dive into Texas A&M football's rematch against Notre Dame. Will the Aggies relieve the trauma from last season's loss? Or will coach Mike Elko avenge the 2024 opener?

09-11
21:21

Episode 84: Justin Chen speaks on what it means to work with a D1 Athletics program

In this episode, host Braxton Dore' speaks with co-host Justin Chen about his newly appointed position as an equipment manager for Rice Athletics.

02-06
11:54

Episode 83: Back from hiatus, discussing the palpable Buzz around A&M men's hoops

Back from a winter hiatus, host Braxton Dore' and co-host Justin Chen explain how Texas A&M men's basketball has performed so far, and predict what's in store for Coach Buzz's Williams' team moving forward. 

01-31
18:01

Episode 82: The Lone Star Showdown is back, Texas A&M and Texas resume the storied rivalry

This week on the Home Turf podcast, host Braxton Dore' discusses the biggest rivalry game in the state as Texas A&M football faces a make-or-break moment against Texas with sports writer Mathias Cubillan. 

11-29
24:04

Episode 81: Here comes the other "Aggies", men's basketball on the rise.

This week on the Home Turf podcast, host Braxton Dore' breaks down the recent success in Texas A&M men's basketball against Lamar and chops-up SEC talk with guest, Ian Curtis. 

11-15
21:53

Episode 79: Back in Black - Aggies face off against LSU under the Kyle Field lights

This week on the Home Turf podcast, co-hosts Braxton Dore' and Justin Chen dig into Texas A&M football's next challenge against the LSU Tigers and break down the rest of the SEC standings in what has turned out to be a truly turbulent season. 

10-23
28:30

Episode 79: Bye-week blues is over! Aggie Football heads to Starkville to battle upset predictions.

This week on the Home Turf podcast, co-hosts Braxton Dore' and Justin Chen debate SEC standings, bye-week shenanigans and go over Texas A&M football's next matchup against Mississippi State.

10-18
18:00

Episode 78: Mizzou comes to town; Aggie Football faces second top-10 matchup at Kyle Field

This week on the HomeTurf podcast, co-hosts Braxton Dore' and Justin Chen dissect Texas A&M football's win in Arlington over Arkansas and break down the only top-25 matchup in college football when Missouri comes to town. 

10-04
17:24

Episode 77: The Last Southwest Classic w/Luke White

This week on the Home Turf podcast, co-hosts Braxton Dore' and Justin Chen discus Texas A&M football's last game against Arksansas in AT&T Stadium with guest speaker, Luke White. 

09-27
19:24

Episode 76: Aggies in the Swamp, Volleyball rolls onward and Soccer heads to the Northeast (Fall Sports)

This week on the Home Turf podcast, co-hosts Braxton Dore' and Justin Chen break down Texas A&M football's matchup against Florida, volleyball's four-game winning streak and soccer's road games in the Northeast. 

09-13
15:05

Episode 75: The annual Football blues hits and Volleyball triumphs (Fall Sports)

Back into the full swing of fall sports, Home Turf podcast co-hosts Braxton Dore' and Justin Chen discus Texas A&M football's errors, soccer's troubles and volleyball's success so far in the 2024 Fall season. 

09-06
13:54

Episode 74: Fighting the Irish on a Saturday Night

After a five month hiatus, Home Turf podcast is back to discus College Football just in time for the Aggies' Week One matchup against Notre Dame

08-30
17:10

Episode 73: The Bracketology special

March Madness is here, and in this special episode, co-hosts Hunter Mitchell, Braxton Dore and Justin Chen, along with guest host Ian Curtis, break down the entire men's NCAA Tournament, looking at who's vying for an upset, their favorite matchups to watch and who they think will be cutting down the nets.

03-19
01:52:32

Episode 72: Too late for the tourney? (Men's/Women's basketball)

March is right around the corner, but both Texas A&M basketball squads may be at home during the Big Dance. In this episode, hosts Justin Chen and Braxton Dore look at the last stretch of games for both teams and what it would take to make it to the tournament.

03-05
20:11

Episode 71: Dream of Cali-Globe-ication (Baseball/Softball)

It's a big non-conference tournament weekend for Texas A&M baseball and softball, and in this episode, hosts Hunter Mitchell and Braxton Dore preview both team's opponents in Fullerton and Arlington.

02-29
33:08

Episode 70: A picture is worth a thousand words (Sports Photography)

For every good article there's an equally great photo. In this episode, hosts Hunter Mitchell, Justin Chen and Braxton Dore sit down with Associate Photo Chief Ishika Samant to discuss what life behind the camera is like.

02-27
17:28

Episode 69: nice starts to the season (Baseball/Softball)

Texas A&M baseball and softball are clicking early to start their seasons, and in this episode, hosts Hunter Mitchell, Justin Chen and Braxton Dore look at what the Aggies have done to garner their early success and what it means for their seasons going forward.

02-22
32:18

Episode 68: Rebound and regroup (Men's/Women's Basketball)

After a rough week in Aggie basketball, hosts Hunter Mitchell, Justin Chen and Braxton Dore look at what both teams need to do to get back on track and steady the course with March approaching.

02-20
25:50

Episode 67: locked and reloaded (Baseball Preview)

Baseball season is back in Aggieland, and in this episode, co-hosts Hunter Mitchell and Justin Chen break down who to look out for this season and what expectations the Aggies will have to live up to this season.

02-15
31:43

Episode 66: A mad dash to March (Men's/Women's Basketball)

We're midway through February, and both Texas A&M men's and women's basketball is hitting its stride. In this episode, hosts Hunter Mitchell, Braxton Dore and Justin Chen look at what both teams are doing right, where the Aggies are slated to be seeded in March and what challenges lie on their schedule.

02-13
36:55

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