Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll tells Rich how Geno Smith's resilience and stubbornness led to a well-deserved new contract why Seattle could still draft a quarterback in the top ten of this year's draft why he doesn't consider making the playoffs last year a success and if there can be any long-term mending of fences between the franchise and current Denver Broncos QB Russell Wilson Rich and the guys react to Clippers owner Steve Ballmer giving us possibly the best soundbite of the year Learn more about your ad choices Visit podcastchoices com adchoices [... more]

The Athletic's Senior NFL Writer Mike Sando and Rich discuss his bombshell story where he reports that Russell Wilson tried to get Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll fired before he was traded to the Broncos and recaps how Wilson's season spiraled while Carroll led Seattle back to the playoffs with Geno Smith at QB Actor Brandon Sklenar joins Rich in-studio to discuss his breakout role in Taylor Sheridan's latest 'Yellowstone' prequel ' ' what it was like to go to 'cowboy camp' with Harrison Ford and more Rich and the guys debate if new Clippers G former NBA MVP Russell [... more]

Rich reacts to the bombshell story in The Athletic that claims Russell Wilson tried to get Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and GM John Schneider fired before he was traded to the Denver Broncos Apple TV soccer analyst Taylor Twellman joins Rich in-studio to preview the new MLS season how close Cristiano Ronaldo came to joining Sporting Kansas City why he thinks Lionel Messi will eventually sign with David Beckham's Inter Miami CF if the recent World Cup was a success for the USMNT and more Rich weighs in on the LeBron James' and Lakers' emphatic win over the [... more]

Retired Colts legend Dwight Freeney tells guest host Tom Pelissero why he was shocked by Indy naming Jeff Saturday the team's interim head coach despite his complete lack of coaching experience beyond the high school level and weighs in on the once-prolific Packers and Buccaneers' offenses that are struggling this season with aging stars Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady Ravens RB Kenyan Drake and Tom discuss Baltimore's gaining momentum why he's loving playing alongside Lamar Jackson his alma mater Alabama's -loss season and more Tom and Brockman break down the Ravens' options with Lamar Jackson and debate if they should [... more]

NC State football vs Clemson football is the big matchup of the weekend and former NC State QB Mike Glennon joined the show to talk about the game how NC State's offense and Devin Leary can beat Clemson's defense How will we perceive the Carolina Panthers if they win Panthers play-by-play voice Anish Shroff joined the show to talk about the Panthers vs the Arizona Cardinals Also Julian Council of the LockedOn Panthers Podcast and Randy Slack of ESPN Wilmington joined the show to discuss the Carolina Panthers NC State football at Clemson football and the struggles of UNC football [... more]

Is NC State football at Clemson football the biggest game in school history Tim Peeler joined the show to discuss the historical significance of the matchup Also a discussion about the Carolina Hurricanes' pre-season opener Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

Should Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani be the AL MVP Ryan Fagan of The Sporting News joined the show to talk the MLB playoff races Aaron Judge vs Shohei Ohtani and more Also John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal joined the show to talk about the future of sporting events on TV and how streaming services are impacting how fans consume sports Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Is Here Carolina Hurricanes color analyst Tripp Tracy joined the show to talk about tonight's preseason opener but a look ahead and what the roster might look like opening day Also questions continue to rise about UNC football's defense and if they can improve as the season progresses Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

NC State Football and UNC Football pulled out wins over ECU football and App State football respectively Adam Gold breaks down the wins for each of the team but also how lucky they were to win Also the College Football Playoff is expanding in Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

The Carolina Hurricanes traded defenseman Tony DeAngelo to the Philadelphia Flyers on the second day of the NHL Draft Hurricanes play-by-play voice Mike Maniscalco joined the show to talk about the trade and the Hurricanes' offseason Also David Teal of Richmond com and the Richmond Times-Dispatch joined the show to discuss the current state of the ACC and how State Legislatures may factor into future decisions Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

NBA Free Agency has been frenetic with several players being traded including Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves and max contracts being signed including Zion Williamson Also will Kevin Durant stay in Brooklyn with the Nets Or will both he and Kyrie Irving end up on different teams by the start of next season Brian Geisinger of ACC Sports Journal and the League Pass Lair joined the show to talk the NBA offseason including what the Charlotte Hornets may or may not do when it comes to Miles Bridges after his recent arrest on domestic violence charges Learn more about [... more]

The move of USC UCLA to the Big Ten will forever change college sports Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports joined to weigh in on how this could impact the ACC and other conferences John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal stopped by to talk about the media rights deal for the Big that is upcoming and how much money conferences could make but also what they could lose Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

Acclaimed film director and writer Ron Shelton joins Rich in-studio to discuss his new book 'The Church of Baseball' about the making of his baseball classic 'Bull Durham' including the story of how he nearly lost out on landing Kevin Costner as the lead role of Crash Davis how Susan Sarandon landed the role of Annie alongside Tim Robbins' Nuke LaLoosh says why Coster is so believable and relatable in his sports movies reveals how he mined his own professional baseball career for some of Bull Durham's story lines and takes a look into the future and tells Rich what [... more]