American football is one of the most popular sports in the world, but it's also one that not everyone can play ...maybe until now. There's a new version coming on strong that is open to more people, but has been a part of some of our lives for a long time. In this episode, Kent Koen and Jon Madani discuss the soon to be new Olympic sport of Flag Football. Who's gonna play? How will they be selected? Who's gonna watch? Will the women's game be more popular than the men's?

Remember what it was like getting near the end of your high school career and trying to decide what was coming next? Imagine being a highly talented highly recruited athlete who at 17 or 18 has to decide where to take that talent and what you really want to do with your life. In this episode, Kent Koen and Jon Madani talk to someone who has seen this process from every possible perspective: as a student athlete, as the parent of a highly recruited athlete and as a coach trying to navigate the process from the other side. Bob Sexton has seen it all and then some.

So another Super Bowl has come and gone. Did you watch it? Of course you did... but did you watch it all? Did you watch for the game or just to see the commercials and the halftime show? Is it still the big event that we all think of — or has it lost its luster? In this episode, Kent Koen and Jon Madani take a look at just how super it is and just what is acceptable game day food.

Have you ever bet on a sporting event? Of course you have ...everybody has. Whether it's Vegas, squares at the office, or betting your neighbor, who is way too into the Patriots. So with all this gambling on sports happening, why is it still basically illegal? In this episode, Kent Koen and Jon Madani talk about sports betting and a few other vices that should also probably be legal.

Well, it seems we couldn't leave well enough alone. In this episode, Kent Koen and Jon Madani dive back into the miasma of politics in the sports world. Will the U.S. Senate really get involved in College Football? Should they? Does it matter? Yes. No. Maybe…

This college football season will see nearly 50 bowl games by the time it's all over. Do you care? Did you watch any of them? At one time, Bowl Season was the height of every college football season. Now with the new 12-team playoff and players opting out of bowl games to enter the transfer portal or prepare to go pro, many of the games don't seem to have the prestige they once did. In this episode, Kent Koen and Jon Madani talk about the bowl system as it stands today and what can be done to bring back the glory days of the Bowls. And Pop Tarts....

Whether it’s antitrust in baseball, an Olympian with a fist raised in the air or a quarterback taking a knee, politics have been a part of the world of sports for a very long time. Should sports exist outside of politics? Can sports exist outside of politics? In this episode, Kent Koen and Jon Madani look at how politics has become interwoven with the fabric of sports and if that is something that will change …or not.

What exactly is Dead Money? How did it die? What does it have to do with sports? In this episode, Kent Koen and Jon Madani discuss Dead Money in all its many forms and maybe come up with a way to bring it back from the dead.

How long have kickers been an afterthought in the game of football? A position that rarely gets drafted and never gets the top tier salary has never been a top priority of coaches and owners ...well, maybe until now. Teams are now sometimes winning games without scoring a touchdown, only scoring by field goals. Distances that seemed like a miracle in the past are now almost routine for some kickers in football these days. On this episode, Kent Koen and Jon Madani discuss the as important as ever role of kickers in the modern game of football.

As the game of football and its players become bigger, stronger and faster, innovative enhancements to equipment are essential. From youth football to the elite level of the NFL, Riddell is leading the way in helmet technology and safety. Senior VP of Marketing & Communications Erin Griffin joins Kent Koen and Jon Madani to discuss the evolution of the company, helmet safety advancements and how Riddell works with teams and players at all levels of the sport.