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Episode 218
On January 1, 2019, Tyler Trent passed away after a courageous battle with bone cancer. The 20-year old Purdue superfan's faith in Jesus Christ was strong and he lived that faith out during his last few months as the Boilermaker's honorary team captain.
David Blough is Tyler's friend as well as the quarterback of the Purdue Boilermakers.
From 2015-2018, Blough started 36 games for Purdue and led them to the Motor City Bowl this season. His biggest win came in October, when he threw for 378 yards and 3 touchdowns in the upset of the undefeated Ohio State Buckeyes.
On this episode of the podcast, David joins us to remember his friend Tyler Trent and talked about the special bond that they had together.
"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Episode 217
Lavall Jordan was named the head coach of the Butler men's basketball team on June 14, 2017. He came to Butler after a one year stint as head coach with Milwaukee. Prior to that, he spent 6 seasons as an assistant coach with the University of Michigan, where he was a part of 2 Final Fours and a National Championship appearance in 2013.
As a player, Jordan was part of the resurgence of Butler basketball from 1997-2001, where he helped the Bulldogs to 3 NCAA tournament appearances, and in 2001, their first tournament win in nearly 40 years.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Lavall Jordan about the Butler Bulldogs culture, how he came to Butler back in 1997, where his faith took shape, how he brings that faith to coaching, and the toughest lesson he's learned from the game of basketball.
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Episode 216
Luke Swan is the co-creator of FaithFit, a platform helps Christians experience the Gospel while they workout.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Luke about New Years Resolutions, getting fit physically and spiritually in 2019, how the two are essential for believers to reach their maximum potential for Christ and how faith and fitness can impact other areas of our lives.
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Episode 215
Dansby Swanson was the first overall selection in the 2015 MLB Amateur Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. In December 2015, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves.
He played his college ball at Vanderbilt where he was named the 2014 College World Series Most Valuable Player after helping lead his club to the title.
He made his MLB debut on August 17,2016 and became the Braves every day shortstop in 2017. Last year, he hit a career-high 14 home runs and played great defense with a .981 fielding percentage in 133 games.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Dansby about the wrist injury he suffered at the end of 2018, get an update on how his recovery is going, learn about his faith journey, why prayer is essential to his spiritual life, and great stories on one of his heroes Derek Jeter, and the day he made his MLB debut.
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Episode 214
Rich Wingo played linebacker for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 1976-78. He was selected in the 7th round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers, where he would play 6 seasons at Lambeau Field from 1979-1984.
A former assistant coach with the Crimson Tide from 1987-89, Wingo was part of that 1978 Alabama national championship team that won the Sugar Bowl on January 1, 1979 and famously stopped Penn State in a fourth quarter goal line stand to ultimately prevail 14-7.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Rich about this current Alabama team of 2018 and how good they really are. We also hear Rich's powerful testimony of coming to faith in Christ while he was playing in the NFL with the Packers. Wingo also shares the story of his college coach "Bear" Bryant kicking him off the 1977 team and the amazing lesson he learned from that incident.
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Every Sunday during Autumn, millions tune into the NFL Red Zone Channel to watch the National Football League. The man who leads the charge on that show is Scott Hanson from the NFL Network.
The Syracuse graduate has been with the NFL Network since 2006.
In this #ThrowbackThursday edition of the podcast, we hear the i amazing story of how he came to faith in Christ, the movie that he rented that changed his life and why he believes his faith is the greatest fact in his life.
You can listen to the entire interview with Scott on Episode 37 here.
Episode 213
Jacie Hoyt is in her second season as the head coach of the University of Missouri-Kansas City women's basketball team. She is the youngest Division One coach in women's basketball.
From 2014-2017, Jacie was an assistant coach with Kansas State. Prior to that, from 2011-2014, she was an assistant coach at the University of Nevada.
Her basketball career began in Kansas, playing for her mother, legendary high school coach Shelly Hoyt, where she scored 2,016 career points in just 3 seasons for Hoxie High School and was a 3-time all-state performer.
She earned a scholarship to Wichita State where she was a team captain point guard from 2006-2009.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Jacie about her basketball journey, what she learned from the successes and failures, becoming the head coach at UMKC, the biggest differences in being a head coach from being an assistant, and and how her faith in Christ has shaped it all.
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Episode 212
D'Brickashaw Ferguson played 10 seasons in the NFL from 2006-2015, all with the New York Jets. He was selected 4th overall in the 2005 draft after playing college football at the University of Virginia.
He announced his retirement from football in April of 2016 at the age of 33.
In his decade of football, Ferguson played and started in every game of his career. He played in 10,707 out of 10,708 offensive snaps and was named to 3 Pro Bowls.
Married to his wife Kirsten, the couple has 2 daughters.
In part 2 of our two-part podcast, D'Brickashaw and Kirsten share the difficulties they walked through trying to become parents, what they learned from God in that process, how they bring faith now into parenting their 2 little girls, and what Sundays now look like after retiring from football.
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Episode 211
D'Brickashaw Ferguson played 10 seasons in the NFL from 2006-2015, all with the New York Jets. He was selected 4th overall in the 2005 draft after playing college football at the University of Virginia.
He announced his retirement from football in April of 2016 at the age of 33.
In his decade of football, Ferguson played and started in every game of his career. He played in 10,707 out of 10,708 offensive snaps and was named to 3 Pro Bowls.
Married to his wife Kirsten, the couple has 2 daughters.
In part 1 of our two-part podcast, D'Brickashaw and Kirsten share what life in retirement is like and where their faith journey began.
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Episode 210
Dave Frey is the lead singer for the band Sidewalk Prophets since 2001. Since then, the band has released three major studio albums and five #1 hits including "You Love Me Anyway," "The Words I Would Say," "Live Like That" and "Come to the Table."
A die-hard sports fan, Frey carries allegiances to the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Cubs. Dave was able to celebrate his team's 2016 World Series championship at Wrigley Field attending Game 6 in person.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Dave about touring on the road, hearing his music on the radio for the first time, his love for sports, attending the 2016 World Series and what his ultimate sports meets music moment was for him.
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