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**Spielman and Hooley**

Former Ohio State linebacker and Fox NFL analyst Chris Spielman and veteran Ohio media personality Bruce Hooley have taken their successful radio partnership to their own podcast, where they discuss all things Ohio State, NFL and professional and college sports, while also freely incorporating their Christian faith into meaningful, encouraging conversations about their lives as husbands and fathers and men striving to live by Biblical truth.

Latest Episodes:

S3E45 - OSU's QB derby; Clemson/Bama looking, too; Joey Brunk joins OSU hoops; Aim your blame correctly Apr 19, 2021

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Monday, April 19, We Tackle Life podcast:

OSU Spring Game sheds no official clarity on quarterback battle

It's probably Stroud, then McCord and then Miller

Jack Sawyer looked good

Were the wide receivers great or was the secondary lousy?

Clemson and Alabama are also looking breaking in new QBs

Ohio State apparently completes its basketball roster makeover

Joey Brunk doesn't wow anyone, but might fit seamlessly

Proverbs 19 offers sound instruction for where to place blame

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S3E44 - NCAA OKs transfer adultery; Justin Fields so-called 'drop,' New $uitor$ for Efton Reid; Pride ruins everything Apr 16, 2021

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Friday, April 16, We Tackle Life podcast:

The NCAA OKs a one-time transfer of all college athletes without a waiting period for eligibiliity

This is the right thing to eliminate favoritism

This is also a move fraught with considerable peril

Coaches will hate it, but that's not the reason it's dangerous

It could, in combination with NIL, change how fans view college athletics

The rumors are rampant that Justin Fields is dropping in the NFL draft

Don't forget, this is the Silly Season

Does a player actually drop before they are drafted?

Alternative explanations may not be sexy, but they may explain Fields going fifth among QBs

Ohio State five-star center target Efton Reid delays his decision

LSU and FSU are now involved. That'$ not good new$

The greatest failure of the English language is its lack of another word for pride

That failure causes us to view pride much differently than God does, and that can have severe eternal consequences.

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S3E43 - Ryan Day's guaranteed QB takeaway; Efton Reid's decision; Farewell Foligno; The saddest thing in life Apr 14, 2021

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Wednesday, April 14, We Tackle Life podcast:

OSU's spring game is a QB competition

Three candidates, one decision....no clarity

What Ryan Day will say and why he will say it

Anything else worth watching?

Efton Reid about to decide on Pitt, UVA or OSU

What Reid will gain from each school, and what he'd be missing in each locale

Blue Jackets trade Nick Foligno and David Savard

Two more jerseys go into the organization's graveyard

John Tortorella's time has come. And gone.

Two lives end tragically, and the fix is not in law, but in the heart of man

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S3E42 - Matsuyama wins Masters; Washington may leave OSU; Eddie enters coaching; Competing voices abound Apr 12, 2021

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Monday, April 12, We Tackle Life podcast:

Hideki Matsuyama hangs on to win the Masters

If you're surprised at the fawning coverage of Tiger, you don't understand The Masters

Duane Washington enters his name in NBA Draft

This is different than E.J. Liddell's entry

Washington will always have the chance he's taking now, but he won't always have the reward he's forfeiting now

Reports have Eddie George becoming a head college football coach

Eddie's story is one players could benefit from hearing and repeating

Wisdom and folly announce themselves to everyone

Discerning between the two requires one thing available to all, that many sadly reject

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S3E41 - Baylor's blowout; Can OSU hoops do that?; OSU's QB competition history; The upside-down kingdom Apr 07, 2021

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April 7, We Tackle Life podcast:

Baylor blows out Gonzaga

The key factor in the Bears' win

I lost our family bracket contest again

Is Ohio State hoops equipped to play like Baylor next season

OSU enters a spring football quarterback competition

How have those battles played out in past falls?

Major League Baseball moves its All-Star Game

What athletes have the right to do and say may not be best for their sports

Culture is pulling you one way, and that way is likely away from God's plan and purpose

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S3E40 - Wow...Zags survive UCLA; Baylor-Gonzaga final; Justin Fields in crosshairs; Easter Fake News Apr 05, 2021

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Monday, April 5, We Tackle Life podast:

What a game...Gonzaga vs. UCLA

Johnny Juzang is Glen Rice good

Jalen Suggs hits an all-timer

Skip Bayless is wrong

Drew Timme is old-school special

Mick Cronin says it perfectly

Baylor was Baylor at its best, and that's too much for Houston

Does Gonzaga have gas left in the tank

Is Gonzaga a team of destiny

Justin Fields in the crosshairs

This is a common Draft strategy

Dan Orlovsky got used...twice

Connecting Jesus' grief over what people of His era missed about Him to what people are missing today, and the gravity of that Fake News

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S3E39 - Would Holtmann leave for UNC?; Final Four preview; KD's lame apology; Easter is personal Apr 02, 2021

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Good Friday, April 2, We Tackle Life podcast:

Roy Williams retires at North Carolina

Would Chris Holtmann be on the Tar Heels' list

Where would OSU go if Holmann left?

You better appreciate Holtmann while you have him or you might not have him

Final Four offers some possible historical title game matchups

Kevin Durant apologizes....or did he?

Is this the Cancel Culture tipping point?

Easter is personal....for everyone, even if you don't know it

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S3E38 - Michigan falls; OSU hoops adds Wheeler; Fields wows on Pro Day; Adopt David's battle strategy Mar 31, 2021

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Wednesday, March 31, We Tackle Life podcast:

Michigan falls to UCLA

Mick Cronin gets the last laugh on UC

Franz Wagner comes up empty

Big Ten is out of NCAA Tournament

Final Four shows why it's harder to win national championship in college basketball than football

OSU adds a point guard

Did you say, "A point guard?"

Maybe this will be a package deal

Are any Buckeye hoopsters about to transfer?

Justin Fields impresses on Pro Day

Where will Fields go in the Draft

The hidden gems among OSU's Draft hopefuls

We're in a culture war, and David modeled the winning battle strategy

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S3E37 - IU chases Holtmann; Thad joins the enemy; Master is a monster; Racism/CRT is a satanic tool Mar 29, 2021

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Monday, March 29, We Tackle Life podcast:

The Sweet 16 isn't much to watch

Hopefully, Elite 8 will be better

Indiana hires Mike Woodson

It's a copycat move

Hoosiers contacted Chris Holtmann

What Holtmann didn't say that he should have said

IU hires Thad Matta, but not as head coach

It's possible to love Thad and not wish him any luck in his new job

Why this role is perfect for Matta

A story from the day Thad was hired at OSU

Ohio State's QB competition

Watch out for Master Teague

OSU needs to recapture its running success

Racism is a tool of the devil

Anyone who advocates Critical Race Theory is in defiance of God's character and design

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S3E36 - Browns, Bengals FA finds; Holtmann's honeymoon ends; Where's the Sweet 16?; Our need for approval Mar 26, 2021

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Friday, 3-26-21 podcast:

Where's the Sweet 16?

Oh, sure...it's a TV thing

Browns make some apparently-smart free agency additions

Bengals make a smart choice.

Now, what does Cincinnati do in the draft?

Has everyone forgotten DeVonte Smith?

I'm nervous about football players who haven't played football

Porter Moser's dilemma...stay at Loyola or go to Indiana. Or Marquette

Handicapping IU's eventual head coaching choice

OSU's need for a center gets another candidate

Could the Buckeyes' upgrade in the middle via a 5-star recruit?

Lon Kruger...gone, but not forgotten

E.J. Liddell's attraction to social media is something common to us all

Why do we seek the approval of those we don't know and wouldn't like

Trying to stay between the lines and stay on a Gospel-driven message

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