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A podcast for college sports fans by college sports fans. Stephen Hartzell hosts along with the rotating cast of Roddy Jones, Wayne Cook, and Michael Felder as they provide analysis of all the latest news and developments in the world of college athletics. Follow College Sports Now on Twitter @CSNowTweets!
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Kyle Schassburger and David recap the midweek MADNESS leading into a very heavy-hitting weekend in college baseball, as well as hit on some hot button topics: Who is your favorite Falcon? Who's the top explorer in our nation's history? They also break down the scorching start for Bowling Green in conference play, give some love to the return of LaSalle Baseball in 2026, dissect the newest field of 64 projections, give you their starting 9 for the weekend lineup of series to come, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
There's a new No. 1 with Texas A&M ascending to the top of the rankings. Kyle Schassburger & David Kahn debate the merits of the Aggies supplanting Arkansas as the nation's top team. Plus, Nick Kurtz is on another planet as Wake Forest continues its recent power surge. And, who is more likely to steady the ship - LSU or Florida? Kahn gripes about air travel while also reveling in the Big 12 & Schass reveals his proudest moment as a rad dad. The first of TWO pods on the feed this week!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The whole gang stops by for the annual CSN Masters pick 'em, a tradition unlike any other. Can Hartzell defend his crown? Will Felder draft Seamus Power again? Who will get stuck having to root for Cantlay over the weekend? There is minimal football discussion but we snuck it in at the end. Enjoy the golf!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A full recap from Monday night's natty in Phoenix with the guy who was courtside sitting next to Ian Eagle. Our man Matt Norlander checks in after a solid night's sleep to talk all things UConn and Purdue after the Huskies go back-to-back and win their 6th national title in the last 25 years. A dynasty according to one - but not both - of our hosts. There's still a coaching vacancy in Lexington, and Hartzell has a name that nobody has thrown out anywhere in the national media. An epic Now Spinning segment and Masters picks to close the show. Do you know where Robbie Avila is going to go in the portal? Norlander does.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
South Carolina achieves immortality. On the season's final Gauer Hour presented by the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce recap Final Four weekend in Cleveland, culminating in the Gamecocks' third national championship and its first undefeated season. They talk about the game itself, the legacies of this USC team, Dawn Staley and, on the other side, Iowa and Caitlin Clark. They also run through the post mortems for the other Final Four participants, NC State and UConn, before delving into the coaching carousel and the portal. Then after they recorded the episode Tara VanDerveer announced her retirement from Stanford, so the show wraps up with Rob talking about her Hall of Fame career as a pioneer of the sport.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Kyle Schassburger and David Kahn are back on Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers to recap a topsy-turvy Weekend 8 in college baseball that included bench-clearing brawls, stunning sweeps and the return of a few key players. The baseball boys break down the impact of Nick Kurtz coming into form for the Deacs and JJ Wetherholt and Logan Sauve's return for the Big 12-leading WVU Mountaineers, as well as continue down the pain train that is LSU baseball in 2024. The Power 10 looks a little different this week with Kentucky rising to prominence and Dallas Baptist, Alabama and others falling, plus, what would Kyle and David each select for their Masters Champions Dinner menu? Spoiler alert - they are VERY DIFFERENT. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
South Carolina is perfect. The Gamecocks capped a 38-0 season with a national championship victory over Iowa. Within an hour of the nets being cut down Rob Joyce, Megan Gauer and Calvin Wetzel reacted to the game, the legacies of this Gamecocks team, Dawn Staley and Caitlin Clark and more! All that as a primer before Calvin and Crina put out their Coast-to-Coast pod later this week, along with Rob and Megan with the final Gauer Hour presented by the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A Sunday show - the rarest of birds - to get you ready for the natty on Monday and folks, we're getting a helluva game tomorrow night. UConn and Purdue will hook up for the whole enchilada, and we're talking about it with Matt Norlander from CBS Sports who is on the ground in Glendale (or is it Phoenix?). Saturday night recap plus a look ahead to what's coming at 9:20 PM ET on Monday night. A proper preview, plus some picks and predictions from the guys. And while we're talking hoops - is Arkansas going to name a head coach today?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Our Final Four is set! South Carolina, NC State, Iowa and UConn descend upon Cleveland with a national championship on the line. On the season's penultimate Gauer Hour presented by the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce recap everything from a historic regional final weekend in the sport, from the games (they were great!) to... not games (seriously? The three-point line?). They also dive into the now-vacant Tennessee job opening and some of the difficulties that could arise from it. Then they preview both Final Four matchups and run through the four potential national championship game scenarios.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We have a LOADED pod to wrap our heads around all the stuff that went down in Weekend 7 of the college baseball season, from Peep-Style Mark Light Shakes to Slobbering Hog cleats and video guys making clean catches on a ricochet. Kyle Schassburger and David Kahn break down the weekend that was, including Arkansas's clean sweep of LSU, the rise of Kentucky and Dallas Baptist, and the troubling tides in Winston-Salem and Baton Rouge. Plus, tons of historical context surrounding the Final Four and how it correlates to college baseball and softball. And we introduce a new segment, The Good, The Bad and the WHAT THE HECK?!?!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
It's Final Four week and buddy, we got some stories to tell. UConn and Purdue handle their business - 1 seeds making it to Glendale like they're supposed to. But here comes Alabama for the first time in program history making a Final Four ... and the Cardiac Pack is back, baby. NC State - the 11 seed - is in the Final Four for the first time since 1983! Norlander and Hartzell unpack all the games from the weekend PLUS special guest Joel Justus - NC State assistant coach - joins the show to talk about the wild journey that the Wolfpack have been on the last three weeks. Now Spinning and some Guster talk on our way out the door - rate, review, subscribe, and tell a friend!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We're down to 16. After a comeback-laden but chalky first two rounds, Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce break down everything that happened over the weekend on the women's side, on and off the court, from results and late-game drama to Kenny Brooks leaving VT for Kentucky. Plus Rob gets sidetracked and goes on not one but two tangents for those who want to complain about officiating and/or want neutral sites for the first two rounds for "fairness". We wrap it up with some Sweet 16 and potential Elite 8 previews, all on the latest Gauer Hour presented by the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Kyle Schassburger and David Kahn have stories from the road to share, and heck, Kahn is STILL on assignment (Where in the world is he? We don't actually know). Plus, what a weekend for teams located in South Carolina, as Clemson sweeps FSU in the most miraculous fashion and South Carolina delivers the brooms to Vanderbilt in a very on-trend weekend. Travis Bazzana continues to be bananas for Oregon State, and LSU may be experiencing the championship curse we all were worried could rear its ugly head. Dudes, hat tips, SDAs and a bracket check round out this JAM-PACKED episode of Dugouts, Dumbbells and Dingers!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We started with 68, we're down to 16. Join Hartzell and Norlander for a full recap of the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, bouncing around the bracket and talking about all the goodness. It's chalky, but hard to be mad at a bracket that's still loaded with All-Americans and blue blood programs. Coaching carousel discussion in the final 10 minutes of the show, as Michigan & WVU make some splashy hires on Sunday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
5 baseball weekends in the books, and there's some CHANGES to the Power 10 for both Kyle Schassburger and David Kahn! While filling out their basketball brackets and picking a women's tournament WINNER, Schass and Kahn break down the latest happenings on the diamond, give some praise to college baseball's lone unbeaten remaining in Florida State, and discuss whether it's time to worry in #DEACTOWN or not. Also, dudes, hat tips, SDAs, gym etiquette talk, and a special tribute to a member of the UCSB and college baseball family. Catch Schass and Kahn on the call this week for Arkansas at Auburn and West Virginia at Oklahoma on the Varsity Network App!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Finally, the beloved bracket is here. On the latest Gauer Hour presented by the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Rob & Megan largely have no issues with the field of 68. They do, however, think the committee could have gotten much more creative. They go region-by-region to breakdown the potential bracket busters, who isn't getting respect (are we really doing this "12-seed FGCU" thing again?) and, ultimately, who will cut down the nets in Cleveland. An hour of straight tourney talk to get you set for the weekend.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
What if I told you we could offer Matt Norlander AND John Fanta alongside our guy Hartzell for some NCAA Tournament talk? Reaction to the Committee's uneven seeding job, best first-round matchups, storylines, you name it. How does Fanta get down as a fan for day one on Thursday? He'll tell you. Plus an elite 'Now Spinning' segment where the guys talk Pearl Jam and what every NCAAT coach's favorite band is - allegedly. It's Tournament time, baby! Enjoy the Madness! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Selection Sunday is less than 72 hours away. On the latest Gauer Hour presented by the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce run through all of the takeaways from conference tournament week among the high-majors. USC is legit, legit, Virginia Tech... not so much. Rob has to (again) apologize to Nebraska for letting his guard down in a key moment. And after a wild weekend in Greenville that saw South Carolina win the SEC, Gamecock beat report Payton Titus (@PETitus25) of The State joins us to talk about the #1 team in the country.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We gave you a podcast in the middle of the night because you NEED it. Matt Norlander joins an exhausted Stephen Hartzell to run through a wild day on the coaching carousel (DePaul, Vanderbilt, Stanford), and the guys set the table for what's scheduled to be an epic day of conference tournament hoops on Friday. Nothing more to type because it's almost 2:30 AM and we're tired. Just listen to the show please and thank you,See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Kyle Schassburger and David Kahn recap Weekend 4 on the diamond, including the dynamic series between Wake Forest and Duke, and detail the nation's new #1 team in the nation, the Arkansas Razorbacks. Plus, our Power 10s have shifted a bit with just two unbeatens remaining, and Schass and Kahn each have their own horror stories from their trips to Greenville, SC, and Morgantown, WV, last week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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This is a great pod to get primed on Fridays for college football Saturdays. Felder Fridays have some great insight. Hartzell and Felder have a great rapport and provide some good insight and things to watch for in some key games.