Washed Up Walkons

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WUW 102 | Visiting Hours Mar 28, 2020

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COVID19 has taken the world by storm and everyone is stuck in quarantine. So, to help provide a break from all the craziness Drake and Tyler held a live podcast over lunch on 3-23-20. Fans were able to join and help direct the episode by asking questions and participating in the chat. What became of the idea turned into a fantastic episode.
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George Kittle AND Rob Tonyan Jr. | WUW 101 Mar 26, 2020

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At this point if you don't know who George Kittle is, I am not sure how you ended up here. Rob Tonyan Jr. is a current Tight End for the Green Bay Packers and one of George's friends, training partners, and roommates. Rob played QB and WR for Indiana St. in college and met George during Pre-draft training in Texas. They've been boys since then and now live together down in Nashville, TN where they are spending time training during the off season. George and Rob joined the show to talk about a variety of topics including George playing in the Super Bowl, what it's like to be a celeb, managing the football/entrepreneur balance of a professional athlete, and more!

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Chad Greenway | WUW 100 Mar 23, 2020

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Chad Greenway is a well known Iowa Football legend. He would make many people's Hawkeye Football Mt. Rushmore and is one of the greatest Linebackers in history to wear the black and gold. After being a crucial part of the 3 year domination period of Hawkeye football in 02' to 04' he was drafted in the first round by the Minnesota Vikings where he spent his entire NFL career. A perfect story if there ever was one. Chad talks about all of this and more including his recruitment story, Reese Morgan, stories from high school and Iowa city, and how being a Hawkeye shaped him into the man he is today post football life. Chad now lives in Minnesota with his wife and 4 daughters(future Olympians) and is an entrepreneur. His most recent venture is having a hand in a vodka company, Grey Duck Vodka. We hope you enjoy our chat with Chad.

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WUW 099 | The CoronaCast With Alex Meyer Mar 16, 2020

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What do the Iowa wrestlers think about their season ending? How does the corona virus shutting down the world affect a football program, athletes training for the next level, and other sports? Will the NCAA allow an extra year for seniors or at least go back and postpone sports temporarily? Alex Meyer makes his second appearance on the show to talk all things Corona and Hawkeye Sports. We had originally planned on recapping the B1G wrestling tourney and then previewing the NCAA wrestling nationals, however this Corona thing really took a turn, so we discuss it. We break down what it would be like as an athlete to have a season and potentially a career cut short due to such wild circumstances. This one got pretty fun.
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WUW 098 | Jordan Canzeri Mar 12, 2020

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Jordan Canzeri is a former Running Back for the Hawkeyes that joined the team in 2011. All the way from Troy, New York. Hear the crazy store about how the Hawkeye coaching staff found Jordan from a highlight finding its way to Coach O'Keefe's desk, the tape was made by an opposing teams coach from Jordan's time in High school. Jordan saw playing time right away in 2011 before a setback knee injury in 2012 forced him to medical red-shirt. He talks about how that injury helped shape his mindset and allowed him the chance to be apart of the 2015 season. Jordan has the all time school record at Iowa for carries in a game(43) against Illinois in 2015 when he literally carried the Hawks to victory. Post Iowa career he has taken several paths to try and continue playing the game he loves while battling injury after injury which he talks about as well. Enjoy
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WUW 097 | Amani Hooker Mar 09, 2020

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Amani Hooker joined the Hawkeye football team in 2016 from the Minneapolis, Minnesota area. One in the line of many hawkeye defensive backs who went under recruited out of high school only to come to Iowa City and make a huge impact in the Big Ten. As a sophomore in 2017 Amani jump started Kinnick Stadium with a pick-6 on the first play of the now infamous Ohio St. thrashing. The next year Amani would go on to win the Tatum Woodson Defensive back of the year in the Big Ten and enter the NFL draft foregoing his senior season. He was drafted in the 4th round to the Tennessee Titans and just finished his rookie season where they made it all the way to the Division Championship before falling short to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Chiefs. We talk about all of this and more!
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WUW 096 | Sean Welsh Mar 05, 2020

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Sean joined the Hawkeye football team alongside the Walk Ons in the 2013 recruiting class. All the way from Dayton, Ohio, Sean saw early action in his career as he broke into the starting lineup in our 2014 redshirt freshman season. Sean played a crucial part to the offensive continuity in the undefeated 2015 season and was also apart of the Joe Moore award winning 2016 offensive line. Through his time at Iowa Sean started to battle some anxiety and depression and many will remember him releasing a statement about mental health in the fall of 2017 before we began our senior season, something that was widely respected throughout the team and Hawkeye Nation. After finishing his time at Iowa, Sean was signed as a free agent to the Washington Redskins before deciding to retire from football and enter the professional world. We talk about all of this and more on this episode!
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WUW 095 | 2020 Hawks At The Combine Mar 02, 2020

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The boys sit down to discuss how this years Hawkeye Combine invites fared in Indianapolis. Nate Stanley, Tristan Wirfs, AJ Epenesa, Michael Ojemudia, and Geno Stone took to the field in Indy to show out against the nations best. We talk all of the results of there testing and on field workouts as well as what those tests actually mean. How much weight does a 40 time carry in a NFL coach's eyes? The bench press? The vertical? What are coaches really looking for and what do this years list of Hawks need to do moving forward to put themselves in their best draft day position.
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WUW 094 | It's Uber For Kluver Feb 27, 2020

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The boys jump on and improvise after the planned guest couldn't make the show. Topics of conversation range from both Iowa men's and women's basketball teams to Iowa wrestling. Kevin had multiple friends in town who contribute to the podcast with some betting talk, Drake threatens to fight one of them, and Gervase finally speaks on his shitty internet. At around 25 mins the episode takes a turn when Kluver reveals that he was let go from his job and is now in search of work, which created some entertaining conversation.
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WUW 093 | What Would It Take To Get KF On The Show? Feb 24, 2020

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The boys sit down on an impromptu episode to do Q&A with the WUW twitter fan base. Question topics covered plenty of topics such as Coach Ferentz coming on the podcast, Our most embarrassing moments, our favorite movies and cheat meals, how hard the girls were jersey chasing in college, the drunkest Drake has ever been, and more. It made for a very funny, exciting, and relaxed episode. Enjoy
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