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Utah Athletic's Podcasts - A collection of podcasts from the University of Utah Athletics! From interviews of current and past student athletes, to the people 'behind the scenes', and lots more!

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Utes Insider – Pitcher Matthew Sox

May 11, 2022 01:49 - 13 minutes - 13 MB

Redshirt senior right-hander discusses his first year as the Friday night starter and the highlights of the Gary Henderson’s inaugural season as head coach Utah baseball is in the hunt for a Pac-12 Conference Tournament berth and a top-eight finish in the league. With two weeks remaining in the regular season, redshirt senior pitcher Matthew Sox joins the show to talk about the highlights of the season and what has led to his success. Sox, who spent three years at Whitman College, pitched ...

Utes Insider – Gymnast Alexia Burch

April 13, 2022 16:42 - 21 minutes - 24.9 MB

Alexia Burch, a super senior from Sparks, Nev., and two-time team captain, is wrapping up her stellar career for the Utah gymnastics team. The three-time All-Pac-12 selection joins this episode of Utes Insider with Mike Lageschulte to look back on her time with the program and preview the NCAA Championships. She also talks about what has helped make Utah a dynamite beam team in recent years. Burch has already captured the Pac-12 vault title and NCAA Regional bars championship in 2022 after n...

Utes Insider – Women’s Basketball Player Dru Gylten

March 16, 2022 14:17 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

A four-year starter, Dru Gylten has experienced a lot during her time with the Utah women’s basketball program. From playing on a team that was ranked in the Top 25 as a redshirt freshman, to experiencing the struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic, to leading the program to its first Pac-12 Tournament title game and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament this season, the senior point guard from Rapid City, S.D., has been there to experience all of it. Gylten, who ranks top five all-time at Utah in ...

Utes Insider – Skiers Novie McCabe and Luke Jager

March 07, 2022 18:06 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MB

The two RMISA champion Nordic skiers talk about their Olympic experience with Team USA in Beijing and look ahead to the NCAA Championships Utah is hosting the NCAA Skiing Championships at Park City Mountain Resort and Soldier Hollow March 9-12. Host Mike Lageschulte is joined by Ute Nordic skiers Novie McCabe and Luke Jager to preview the competition. They also look back on a whirlwind couple of months that included racing with the U.S. Olympic team at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. Bot...

Our Voices: Episode 4 - Celebrating Black History Month

February 25, 2022 14:49 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

Kelise Davis of track & field and women’s basketball player Dasia Young wrap up our Black History Month series with host Steven “Sly” Sylvester As we wrap up the Our Voices Podcast series for Black History Month, host Steven “Sly” Sylvester is joined by Kelise Davis of the track & field program and Dasia Young from women’s basketball. Both grew up in predominately white areas and relate experiences of how connecting with members of the Black community helped them feel more comfortable in t...

Our Voices: Episode 3 - Celebrating Black History Month

February 18, 2022 15:47 - 36 minutes - 34.1 MB

Gymnast Cammy Hall and track & field athlete Maya LeBar visit with host Steven “Sly” Sylvester in a salute to Black History Month During this episode of the Our Voices Podcast, host Steven “Sly” Sylvester is joined by Cammy Hall from gymnastics and Maya LeBar of track & field. The two ladies vocalize the challenges they faced while growing up in predominantly white communities, from finding the right friends to being taught how to deal with police profiling. Both share their favorite figur...

Our Voices: Episode 2 - Celebrating Black History Month

February 11, 2022 18:09 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

Episode 2 Lacrosse players Bryce Cheek and Branden Wilson join O.V.P. host Steven “Sly” Sylvester, discussing moments important to them in Black History. Cheek, from North Carolina, and Wilson, from California, share personal stories of experiencing racism while growing up and explain how racism does not only impact the Black community. Sly leads a discussion on ways we can evolve into a better, more-understanding society, and how simply treating people the way you want to be treated can m...

Our Voices: Celebrating Black History Month

February 05, 2022 00:28 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

Episode 1  Former Utah linebacker and current sideline reporter Steven Sylvester debuts his new podcast, Our Voices: Celebrating Black History Month. The show is platform for student-athletes to voice their opinions. In this episode, he is joined by football players Micah Bernard and Clark Phillips. The guys talk about the importance of teaching Black History in schools, experiencing incidents of racism, and the importance of understanding racial conflict and finding ways to educate in t...

Utes Insider – Gymnastics Coach Tom Farden

December 16, 2021 02:27 - 17 minutes - 24.2 MB

The Red Rocks are primed to make a national title run in 2022. Returning 23 of 24 routines from last year’s lineup that lifted them to a third-place finish, including two-time national champion Maile O’Keefe, Utah has also added three gymnasts who made the trip to Tokyo for the Summer Olympics. Head coach Tom Farden joins host Mike Lageschulte to breakdown this year’s squad and talk about a major renovation of the Dumke Gymnastics Center, which gets underway this spring.

Utes Insider – Women’s basketball coach Lynne Roberts

December 09, 2021 18:30 - 26 minutes - 37.2 MB

Seventh-year head coach breaks down a talented 2021-22 team and talks about why she entered the coaching profession Following six years of running the women’s basketball program at Utah, Lynne Roberts has made it clear that “it is time for us to pivot to being great.” With eight letter winners and five starters returning from a year ago and four ESPN Top 100 recruits in the program, there are several indicators pointing toward a breakthrough season 2021-22. Roberts joins host Mike Lageschu...

Utes Insider – All-Pac-12 Volleyball Player Stef Jankiewicz

December 02, 2021 17:00 - 16 minutes - 23.7 MB

Stef Jankiewicz was having a great college career at Illinois State, earning Missouri Valley Conference Setter of the Year honors twice. But she wanted something more. The super senior elected to transfer for her last year, looking initially for a place to play beach volleyball, but ended up taking over the setting duties for a nationally-ranked program at Utah. Jankiewicz joins host Mike Lageschulte to talk about No. 16 Utah’s season and look ahead to NCAA Tournament play this weekend in Pr...

Utes Insider – Cross Country Runner Bella Williams

November 17, 2021 16:13 - 25 minutes - 35 MB

The fifth-year senior who earned All-Region honors last week looks ahead to seventh-ranked Utah’s appearance in the NCAA Championships on Saturday The Utah cross country team is off to the NCAA Championships this Saturday. One individual who has played a major role in the program’s success in recent years is fifth-year senior Bella Williams. The native of Digby, England, earned All-Region honors this season and was one of the team’s top five runners at the Pac-12 Championships. Williams ta...

Utes Insider – Quarterback Cameron Rising

October 15, 2021 17:39 - 12 minutes - 18.1 MB

Patience has paid off for Cameron Rising. After beginning his college career at Texas, transferring to Utah, suffering a season-ending injury in 2020, and winning the starting job back three games into the 2021 season, the redshirt sophomore has taken command of the Utah offense. On October 9, Rising threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-26 win over USC, the program’s first ever at Memorial Coliseum. Host Mike Lageschulte visits with Rising about his journey to that moment and his...

Utes Insider – All-American volleyball player Dani Drews

October 13, 2021 18:21 - 11 minutes - 15.8 MB

Dani Drews, a senior outside hitter from Brighton High School, is from a family full of accomplished Utes athletes. Her parents were two-sport standouts and two of her bothers played football for the Utes. But Dani might be the best of all of them. Drews is the first two-time First Team All-American in Utah volleyball history, the reigning Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year, and Utah’s all-time leader in kills. She joins host Mike Lageschulte to talk about the highlights from her college c...

Utes Insider – Former football players Eddie Johnson and Greg Holder

September 29, 2021 23:26 - 1 hour - 85.6 MB

Time for a trip down memory lane with a couple of Utah football standouts from the mid-1980s who have gone on to some unique and impressive careers Former teammates Eddie Johnson, who held the school rushing record for over 30 years, and wide receiver Greg Holder reminisce about their playing days and give us some insight into their current endeavors. Johnson, a two-time honorable mention All-American who rushed for 3,219 yards from 1984-88, has turned his focus to humanitarian projects an...

Utes Insider – Soccer head coach Hideki Nakada

September 07, 2021 17:32 - 12 minutes - 17.8 MB

The long-time Stanford assistant coach talks about his plan for the Utah program Hideki Nakada is his first season as the Utah soccer head coach. During the episode of Utes Insider, he joins host Mike Lageschulte to talk about what drew him to Utah, his coaching influences and philosophies, and his goals for the Utah program. Nakada comes to Utah after spending the last seven seasons as an assistant and associate head coach at Stanford. In his seven years on The Farm, Nakada helped guide t...

Utes Insider – Former All-American Distance Runner Grayson Murphy

July 09, 2021 03:53 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MB

The five-time All-American recently placed sixth in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Distance runner Grayson Murphy, a five-time All-American in two years at Utah, recently competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic Trials. During this episode of Utes Insider, Murphy talks about her chase to make the Olympic Team and looks back at her collegiate career. Murphy recorded the two best times of her career in the steeplechase at the Olympic Trials, winni...

Utes Insider – NCAA Golf Qualifier Tristan Mandur

May 26, 2021 07:15 - 21 minutes - 35.3 MB

After recording the highest individual finish by a Ute golfer at Regionals, the junior is off to the national tournament   Ute junior golfer Tristan Mandur is on his way to the NCAA Championships, playing May 28-June 2 at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. He joins the show to preview the championships, reflect on the season, and talk about the highlights of his Utah career. Mandur, a native of Mill Bay, British Columbia, became the third Utah golfer to qualify for NCAAs as an i...

Utes Insider – Two-time NCAA Champion Gymnast Maile O’Keefe

May 07, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes - 56.6 MB

Former U.S. National Team member talks about her time with the Red Rocks as well as her International Elite career   Gymnast Maile O’Keefe, who was the 2021 Pac-12 Conference all-around champion and claimed national titles on bars and floor, joins host Mike Lageschulte for this edition of Utes Insider. O’Keefe looks back at her sophomore year, when she helped lead the Red Rocks to the Pac-12 regular-season and post-season titles and a third-place finish at nationals. She also talks about...

Utes Insider – Fredrik Landstedt on the NCAA Skiing Title

April 27, 2021 17:05 - 14 minutes - 20.4 MB

Third-year Director of Skiing discusses the key performances from Utah’s 2021 National Title run.  It has been a great start to the Utah coaching career for Director of skiing Fredrik Landstedt, who has led Utes to two NCAA titles in two opportunities. This episode features his conversation with host Mike Lageschulte from the Athletics-Alumni Association Virtual Huddle on April 16. Landstedt looks back at Utah’s championship run and the people who made it happen. The team had nine podium...

Utes Insider – Kyle Whittingham on Spring Football

April 21, 2021 16:56 - 13 minutes - 18.4 MB

The 17th year head coach discusses this year’s team, the south end zone stadium project and the Ty Jordan Memorial Scholarship Fund Kyle Whittingham’s football team recently concluded spring drills. The Ute head coach dropped by the Virtual Huddle co-hosted by Utah Athletics and the U Alumni Association on April 16, and we wanted to give you another opportunity to catch the interview. Whittingham breaks down this year’s personnel on both sides of the ball and discusses the quarterback po...

Utes Insider – Volleyball player Saige Ka’aha’aina-Torres

April 12, 2021 23:36 - 30 minutes - 42 MB

The Utah volleyball team earned the No. 14 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament with a 13-4 record. Junior setter Saige Ka’aha’aina-Torres joins host Mike Lageschulte on this edition of Utes Insider to look back on the season and look ahead to the tournament in Omaha, Neb. The Hawaii native also talks about why she felt Utah was the perfect place to play college volleyball and some things she did during the extended off season to help develop the mental side of her game. Ka’aha’a’ina-Torres...

Utes Insider – National Champion Nordic Skier Sydney Palmer-Leger

March 19, 2021 18:31 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MB

Freshman from Park City looks back on winning two titles at the 2021 NCAA Championships  Becoming just the 12th skier in school history to win two races at nationals, freshman Nordic skier Sydney Palmer-Leger joins host Mike Lageschulte on this edition of Utes Insider to look back on her amazing performance at the 2021 NCAA Championships. After winning the 5-km classic during the first Nordic competition, Palmer-Leger came out strong again on the final day to capture the 15-km freestyle ...

Utes Insider – Utah lacrosse head coach Brian Holman

March 10, 2021 19:08 - 26 minutes - 31.2 MB

Brian Holman is in his fifth season overall as Utah’s lacrosse head coach and third at the Division I level. He dropped by the March Virtual Huddle that Ute Athletics co-hosted with the U Alumni Association on March 5, and we wanted to share this interview with you. Holman talks about the growth of the program, Utah’s new conference affiliation with the A-SUN beginning in 2022, his five-year plan for the Utes to reach the NCAA Championship, and how he ended up leaving North Carolina to tak...

Utes Insider – Utah soccer head coach Rich Manning

March 02, 2021 17:34 - 44 minutes - 51.9 MB

Rich Manning has built the Ute soccer program into a consistent winner, leading the team to eight NCAA Tournament appearances and 188 wins in 18 seasons. During this edition of Utes Insider, Manning joins Mike Lageschulte to look ahead to the spring season and talk about the challenges he and the players in the Ute program have faced over the past year. Manning also shares stories about the coaches and players he has worked with who have had an influence on his career and looks back on the h...

Utes Insider – Student-Athlete Discussion of “Between the World and Me”

February 25, 2021 19:22 - 26 minutes - 31 MB

Utah Athletics is celebrating Black History Month in February. During this edition of Utes Insider, we turn the show over to four Ute student-athletes who are part of U.T.A.H. group, which stands for United Together Against Hate. They have participated in a reading of “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The book is written as a letter to the author's teenage son about the feelings, symbolism and realities associated with being Black in the United States. Discussing the book are...

Utes Insider – Gymnastics head coach Tom Farden

January 28, 2021 19:39 - 22 minutes - 36.1 MB

Tom Farden is in his sixth year as a head coach with the Red Rocks, who are ranked No. 4 in the nation and favored to win the Pac-12 Conference Championship. Farden joins Mike Lageschulte for a lengthy conversation about this year’s team and plans to expand the Dumke Gymnastics Center in the coming years. He also tells the story of how Greg and Megan Marsden recruited him an assistant coach 11 years ago with the idea that could eventually take over the program.

Utes Insider – Head volleyball coach Beth Launiere

January 21, 2021 18:44 - 29 minutes - 34.1 MB

As she enters her 31st season as the head coach of the Utah volleyball program, Beth Launiere has also become an author. During COVID-19 pandemic, Launiere and Leo Hopf wrote “Stop Competing and Start Winning: The Business of Coaching.” Launiere drops by the show to discuss her new book and preview the upcoming season. The Utes are ranked No. 10 in the AVCA poll, their highest preseason ranking in school history. Utah returns three All-Americans from a team that went 24-10 and reached the NC...

Utes Insider – Former all-conference safety Steve Tate

November 05, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MB

As an All-Mountain West Conference safety from 2005-07, Steve Tate was Utah’s top tackler his last two seasons and led the Utes to three bowl victories. Today, he and his wife, Savanna, are making a difference in the Salt Lake community by running the Hayes Tough Foundation, named after their infant son who died from cancer in 2016. Steve joins host Mike Lageschulte on this edition of Utes Insider to look back on his playing career at Utah as well as talk about the work his family’s foundati...

Utes Insider – Former Utah and NFL wide receiver Kevin Dyson

October 28, 2020 15:13 - 53 minutes - 63.2 MB

As we gear up for the start of the Pac-12 football season, Mike Lageschulte catches up with former Utah and NFL wide receiver Kevin Dyson on this edition of Utes Insider. Dyson, who was a two-time first-team All-WAC selection for the Utes from 1994-97, remains Utah’s all-time leader in receptions and was a first-round draft pick by the Tennessee Titans in 1998. He played in two Super Bowls during his six-year NFL career, but is perhaps best known for taking part in some of the most memorable...

Utes Insider – Former defensive back Robert Johnson

October 08, 2020 19:03 - 1 hour - 101 MB

An All-Mountain West Conference safety on Utah’s 2008 Sugar Bowl team, Robert Johnson is now helping other former student-athletes as a professional development mentor. Johnson joins Mike Lageschulte on this edition of Utes Insider presented by Pepsi to look back at how he joined the Ute program as an under-recruited athlete from the junior college ranks, developed into an impact defensive player with 13 interceptions in three years at the U, and went on to play three years in the NFL with t...

Utes Insider – The stories behind the birth of the MUSS and flashing the U

September 15, 2020 05:00 - 54 minutes - 52.1 MB

Ever wonder how certain traditions were created? During this edition of Utes Insider presented by Pepsi, the stories of two recent Utah Athletics traditions, the MUSS and flashing the U, are told firsthand by men behind them. John Fackler worked for the U Alumni Association from 2000-18, but he might be best known as the Godfather of the MUSS. The phenomenon of flashing the U exploded after Utah’s 2009 Sugar Bowl win over Alabama. However, its creation didn’t even involve the Ute football te...

Utes Insider – Ken Garff Performance Zone update

September 04, 2020 00:16 - 18 minutes - 18.6 MB

Even without football games, there will be a lot of activity this fall at Rice-Eccles Stadium as work continues on the Ken Garff Performance Zone south end zone project. To give us an update on the construction time frame and seating options available, Sean Farrell, Director of the Crimson Club, and Austin McCormick, General Manager for Legends Global Sales at the University of Utah, join this week’s edition of Utes Insider presented by Pepsi.

Utes Insider – Mike Wight, starting linebacker on Utah’s 2008 Sugar Bowl team

August 28, 2020 20:28 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Former two-time honorable mention all-conference linebacker Mike Wright joins this edition of Utes Insider presented by Pepsi to look back at his career from 2006-09, which included Utah’s undefeated Sugar Bowl season in 2008. Wright, a native of Bountiful, Utah, led Utah in tackles in 2008 and was second on the team in 2009. During the podcast, Wright talks about what made the Utes’ defense so dominant in 2008 and how they were able to shut down an Alabama team that was ranked No.1 in the n...

Utes Insider – Yogi Roth, Pac-12 Networks football analyst

August 21, 2020 20:36 - 46 minutes - 72.3 MB

A lot has happened around the Pac-12 Conference in recent weeks, headlined by the postponement of athletics competition until January 1. To gain some perspective on what this means for Utah Athletics and the entire conference, Yogi Roth, football analyst for the Pac-12 Networks, joins host Mike Lageschulte for this edition of Utes Insider presented by Pepsi. Roth also gives his perspective on the Utah football program’s growth since it joined the league in 2011 and what has allowed Kyle Whit...

Utes Insider – Former football head coach Ron McBride

August 14, 2020 18:29 - 1 hour - 139 MB

As Utah’s head coach from 1990-2002, Ron McBride turned the Utah football program into a consistent winner and laid the foundation for even greater successes in the years to come. He directed the Utes to 88 wins, six bowl appearances and a pair of conference championships.

Utes Insider – Student-Athlete Roundtable on the return to college sports

July 28, 2020 20:32 - 33 minutes - 55.1 MB

It has been a challenging four and a half months for student-athletes since the Pac-12 Conference cancelled competition for the remainder of the spring due to the coronavirus. Within days of the league’s announcement on March 12, the Utah campus was closed to students. A sense of normalcy finally returned on June 15, when a portion of the Utes were allowed to come back for voluntary off-season workouts. Dani Drews from volleyball, Haley Farrar from soccer and Nick Ford from football share ho...

Utes Insider – Will Manny, lacrosse assistant coach

July 20, 2020 16:03 - 54 minutes - 82.2 MB

Utah assistant lacrosse coach Will Manny joins Mike Lageschulte for this edition of Utes Insider presented by Pepsi. Manny, as well as other Ute coaches Marcus Holman and Adam Ghitelman, will play in the Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series from July 25-August 9 at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah.   Manny, who plays for Archers LC, talks about his preparations for the PLL tournament, which included finding creative ways to work out during coronavirus pandemic. He also look...

Utes Insider –Stephen Fife, former Utah pitcher who played 11 years in professional baseball

July 14, 2020 18:48 - 1 hour - 120 MB

During our interview, Fife looks back at some of the early days of his life in baseball, which included a trip to the Little League World Series. After not receiving much interest from Division I teams coming out of high school, Fife started his collegiate career at Everett Community College north of Seattle. He joined the Utes for his sophomore season in 2007, going 6-2 with a 4.43 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 63 innings. As a junior in 2008, Fife went 7-5 with a 3.72 ERA and a team-high 78 str...

Utes Insider – Holly Daugirda, former member of Ute women’s soccer team and current player for Utah Royals FC

July 07, 2020 19:47 - 29 minutes - 45.5 MB

During this edition of Utes Insider presented by Pepsi, Holly Daugirda joins Mike Lageschulte to look back on leading the Ute women’s soccer team to a pair of NCAA Tournament berths during her career from 2016-19, including the first Sweet 16 appearance in school history. She also talks about playing for her current team, the Utah Royals FC of the National Women’s Soccer League.

Utes Insider – Rev. France Davis, football team chaplain and civil rights activist

June 23, 2020 21:43 - 46 minutes - 70.8 MB

Rev. France Davis has worked with the Utah football team since the early 2000s, is an emeritus adjunct professor at the University of Utah, and was the pastor for Calvary Baptist Church for 46 years before retiring last December. Since moving to Salt Lake City in the early 1970s, Davis has fought numerous battles on behalf of Utah’s black community. Part of our conversation with Rev. Davis will be about his time at the U, the other portion will center on his life experiences, which have prov...

Utes Insider - Tim Drisdom, former Runnin’ Ute basketball player and musician

June 14, 2020 03:12 - 1 hour - 163 MB

As the point guard for the Runnin’ Utes from 2002-06, Tim Drisdom was a part of three Mountain West Conference championships and a run to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2005. During this episode of Utes Insider, Drisdom shares his insights on what made those teams so great, as well as his memories of playing for head coach Rick Majerus and alongside Andrew Bogut, who was the 2005 National Player of the Year.   Following a professional basketball career from 2007-10, Drisdom moved back to Salt Lake...

Utes Insider – Former women’s basketball player Emily Potter

June 09, 2020 19:12 - 55 minutes - 71.3 MB

Emily Potter joins Mike Lageschulte to talk about her time with the Ute women’s basketball team, what drew her to Utah from Canada, her professional playing career and Europe, and new book she has produced to help adults maintain good mental health.

Utes Insider – Former softball player Hannah Flippen

June 01, 2020 22:37 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MB

Our second month of Utes Insider presented by Pepsi begins with Hannah Flippen, a two-time Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year in softball who is vying for a spot on Team USA for the Tokyo Summer Olympics.   The first three-time All-American in school history looks back on her career at Utah, which included three trips to the NCAA Tournament and back-to-back Super Regional appearances in 2016 and 2017. Flippen also talks about her playing experience with the U.S. National Team, which da...

Utes Insider – Andy Ludwig, Offensive Coordinator

May 19, 2020 15:26 - 37 minutes - 56.4 MB

For the second straight Friday, Utah football season ticket holders were treated to a live session with a member of the coaching staff on May 15. This time, offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig joined host Mike Lageschulte, and we are making the interview available in its entirety. Ludwig breaks down the offensive personnel, including a remaking of the backfield with all-time leading rusher Zack Moss moving on to the NFL and the three candidates who will compete to replace Tyler Huntley at quar...

Utes Insider – Jonathan Ravarino on Mental Health

May 15, 2020 20:36 - 1 hour - 99.8 MB

With May being Mental Health Awareness Month and the challenges facing everyone during the coronavirus pandemic, we invited Jonathan Ravarino, the director of psychology and wellness for Utah Athletics, to join the program. Since Jonathan came on board in 2015, Utah has experienced tremendous growth in its mental health initiatives for student-athletes and staff. Those resources have become even more valuable since the collegiate athletics season was shut down in mid-March and student-athlet...

Utes Insider – Morgan Scalley, Defensive Coordinator

May 13, 2020 02:47 - 37 minutes - 72.2 MB

Utah defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley joined Mike Lageschulte for a live session with football season ticket holders on Friday, May 8 and we have the interview available in its entirety. Morgan talks about how the Ute players and players and staff have been preparing for the upcoming season during the coronavirus shutdown. He breaks down the personnel in this year’s defensive unit and talked about the player taken in the recent NFL Draft. A former Utah team captain during the 2004 Fiesta...

Utes Insider - Kristina Baskett

May 05, 2020 18:22 - 1 hour - 147 MB

The second installment of “Utes Insider” presented by Pepsi features former Ute national champion gymnast and current stunt performer Kristina Baskett.   Mike Lageschulte talks to Kristina about her gymnastics career, which started at the age of two and culminated with 12 All-America awards and an NCAA bars title with the Red Rocks. She also tells us how she transitioned to the entertainment business with the help of a former rival college coach, dives deep into her time as a stunt do...

Utes Insider – Kristina Baskett, Former Gymnast and Hollywood Stunt Performer

May 05, 2020 18:22 - 1 hour - 147 MB

The second installment of “Utes Insider” presented by Pepsi features former Ute national champion gymnast and current stunt performer Kristina Baskett.   Mike Lageschulte talks to Kristina about her gymnastics career, which started at the age of two and culminated with 12 All-America awards and an NCAA bars title with the Red Rocks. She also tells us how she transitioned to the entertainment business with the help of a former rival college coach, dives deep into her time as a stunt do...

Utes Insider - Donny Daniels

April 28, 2020 00:54 - 1 hour - 117 MB

In the debut episode of the “Utes Insider” podcast presented by Pepsi, Mike Lageschulte interviews Donny Daniels about Utah men’s basketball’s run to the 1998 NCAA Final Four. Daniels, who was an assistant coach under Rick Majerus from 1990-2000, shares some great stories about the players who made the 1997-98 team so special and relives the big moments of the team’s run through March Madness. He also provides insight on what made the Utah program so successful during that era. Daniels, who ...