Campus Rush with Andy Staples and Lindsay Schnell

The Campus Rush Podcast puts you back on campus with weekly insight and analysis from around the world of college sports with SI writers Andy Staples and Lindsay Schnell and interviews with some of the biggest names in college sports.

Latest Episodes:

Mascots: Under The Giant Head Mar 23, 2017

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Jerome (pronounced like “Jeremy”) Bartlett is a San Antonio-based mascot and mascot trainer. His mascot career began at New Braunfels (Texas) High, where he played Eugene the Unicorn. At Texas State, he won a mascot national title as Boko the Bobcat. Now, he works for various pro teams and teaches aspiring mascots as the owner of Higher Impact Entertainment (http://www.higherimpactent.com). Bartlett explains what dances mascots MUST know, the gruesome injuries mascots can sustain and the fact that women occasionally have stuffed their phone numbers into Bartlett’s giant taco costume.

Tourney Talk: Happy Selection Sunday! Mar 13, 2017

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Andy and Lindsay are talking brackets, baby. Which No. 1 seed has the easiest path? Which one has the toughest? Andy also tries to do the impossible and make you feel sorry for Duke. Plus, Lindsay's interview from earlier this season with Gonzaga big man Przemek Karnowski.

Brenda Tracy Mar 10, 2017

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Sexual assault survivor and activist Brenda Tracy joins Lindsay and Andy to discuss her new campaign, "Set the Expectation," a pledge she's asking coaches and players to sign where they agree that playing sports is a privilege, not a right, and understand that not only is physical violence and sexual violence never OK, but that as public figures they are held to a higher standard. "Sexual assault does not discriminate," Tracy says. "This is a human issue."

Mental coach Trevor Moawad Mar 02, 2017

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Andy interviews Trevor Moawad, a mental coach who has worked with various college football programs (including Alabama and Florida State) and pro athletes (including Russell Wilson). Moawad explains the difference between positive thinking and non-negative thinking and why some of the smallest things matter for some of the best college football programs.

Like Ole Miss, We Lawyer Up Feb 23, 2017

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Recovering lawyer and current SB Nation wonk Ryan Nanni joins Lindsay and Andy to discuss the NCAA’s latest allegations against Ole Miss. What more might the Committee on Infractions do? What happens to Hugh Freeze? Wasn’t it all worth it just for Katy Perry and the corn dog?

Necessary Roughness!!! Feb 16, 2017

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Andy, Lindsay and SBNation’s Dan Rubenstein deliver an homage to the excellent How Did This Get Made podcast with a full show discussing the greatest (Editor’s Note: This is highly debatable) college football movie ever made. So take a trip back in time to an age when Scott Bakula and Sinbad could lead a ragtag band of walk-ons to gridiron glory. A tie against Kansas constitutes gridiron glory, right?

Kobe Buffalomeat's name is cooler than yours Feb 02, 2017

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Andy chats with Kobe Buffalomeat, the Illinois State signee who became a national sensation on National Signing Day.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart and National Signing Day rewind Feb 02, 2017

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Georgia coach Kirby Smart joins to talk about the Bulldogs’ highly ranked recruiting class. Also, Andy and Lindsay discuss the pitfalls of being a recruit who starts National Signing Day in jail.

Clemson Linebacker Ben Boulware Jan 24, 2017

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Former Clemson LB Ben Boulware discusses the pre-draft process, the placement of his national championship tattoo and the one endorsement deal he dreams of snagging.

What's strength training culture like in college football? Jan 19, 2017

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In the wake of the scandal at Oregon in which multiple players were hospitalized after an off-season workout, former Oklahoma offensive lineman Ty Darlington joins hosts Andy Staples and Lindsay Schnell to give a player's perspective on strength training.