NCAA Social Series

This weekly show features host @TheAndyKatz and experts to provide an in-depth look at issues and current events impacting college sports.

Shows run on official NCAA social, video and podcast channels each week. Links are available under each episode description below.

Episode/Title	Description	Listen
Episode 157: NCAA Social Series: AAPI Juan Ortiz Couder May 24, 2023	Andy Katz talks with Juan Ortiz Couder, a tennis player at Embry-Riddle and a recipient of Today’s Top 10 award.
Episode 156: NCAA Social Series: AAPI Heritage Month May 17, 2023	Andy Katz discusses Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Richard Zhu, assistant commissioner for sport management and engagement at the Patriot League and Kaitlyn Chen, women’s basketball player at Princeton.
Episode 154: NCAA Social Series: Dev Sethi, Meta Sports Partnerships May 10, 2023	With a focus on Mental Health Awareness Month, Andy Katz talks with Dev Sethi, director of sports partnerships at Meta about how users can maximize social media platform tools to enhance their online experiences.
Episode 153: NCAA Social Series: Tony Petitti, Big Ten Commissioner May 3, 2023	Andy Katz talks with new BigTen Commissioner Tony Petitti about his approach to the role and plans he has for the conference.
Episode 152: NCAA Social Series: NCAA Inclusion Forum April 26, 2023	Andy Katz talks with members of the NCAA Office of Inclusion about the 2023 NCAA Inclusion Forum. Amy Wilson, Niya Blair Hackworth and Solomon Siskind join him.
Episode 151: NCAA Social Series: Allison Feaster April 19, 2023	Andy Katz talks with NCAA Silver Anniversary honoree and former Harvard basketball player Allison Feaster. She is currently the vice president of team operations and organizational growth for the Boston Celtics.
Episode 148: NCAA Social Series: Derrick Coles April 12, 2023	Andy Katz speaks with recently hired Associate Director of NIL Development, Derrick Coles, about his role and his first month on the job speaking with members about the benefits and challenges of NIL activities and their impact on student-athletes and campus.
Episode 149: NCAA Social Series: National Student-Athlete Day April 5, 2023	Andy Katz celebrates National Student-Athlete Day by talking with four student-athletes from national championship-winning teams in winter sports. Nova Southeastern’s Emily Trieschmann, Augsburg’s Sam Stuhl and Arkansas’ Jordan West and Britton Wilson join the show.
Episode 148: NCAA Social Series: Jim Nantz March 29, 2023	Andy Katz talks with sports broadcaster Jim Nantz, who is the recipient of the Gerald R. Ford Award.
Episode 147: NCAA Social Series: Conference Trailblazers March 22, 2023	Andy Katz talks with Brian Thornton, commissioner of the Western Athletic Conference and Stu Jackson, incoming commissioner of the Western Collegiate Conference on their roles in college athletics.
Episode 146: NCAA Social Series: March Madness Preview March 15, 2023	Andy Katz talks March Madness with Dan Gavitt, NCAA senior vice president of basketball and Lynn Holzman, NCAA vice president of women’s basketball.
Episode 145: NCAA Social Series: NCAA President Charlie Baker March 8, 2023	Andy Katz talks with NCAA President Charlie Baker about his priorities and what he expects in his first 100 days.
Episode 144: NCAA Social Series: Muffet McGraw February 28, 2023	Andy Katz talks with Muffet McGraw, former Notre Dame women's basketball head coach and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer on receiving the Pat Summitt Award.
Episode 143: NCAA Social Series: Gambling Risk Education February 21, 2023	Andy Katz discusses gambling risk education programming with Paul Buck, CEO of EPIC Risk Management, which is providing comprehensive gambling harm educational programming for NCAA member schools. Trever Wright, associate director of athletics for Cincinnati, also joins to discuss the programming from a campus level.
Episode 142: NCAA Social Series: Fall National Champions February 14, 2023	Andy Katz talks with members of 2022 national championship-winning teams in fall sports. Drew Bosley of the Northern Arizona men’s cross country team, Mylik Mitchell, quarterback for Ferris State football, and Grace Harlan, a senior goalkeeper on the Middlebury field hockey team discuss what it takes to not only win a national championship, but to repeat the feat. Northern Arizona men’s cross country and Ferris State football have won back-to-back national titles and the Middlebury field hockey team has won five straight national championships.
Episode 141: NCAA Social Series: Dr. Carol Lally Shields February 7, 2023	Andy Katz talks with Dr. Carol Lally Shields, a former basketball player at the University of Notre Dame and recipient of the NCAA’s highest honor, the Theodore Roosevelt Award.
Episode 140: NCAA Social Series: Marissa Gatson February 1, 2023	Andy Katz talks with Marissa Gatson, Executive Director for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Georgetown University about her career path and efforts surrounding minority initiatives.
Episode 139: NCAA Social Series: College Sports Communicators January 25, 2023	Andy Katz talks with Jessica Poole, the deputy athletic director and chief operating officer at Chicago State. She is also the president of the College Sports Communicators, which recently rebranded from CoSIDA.
Episode 138: NCAA Social Series: Linda Livingstone January 18, 2023	Andy Katz talks with Linda Livingstone, president of Baylor University and the chair of the NCAA Board of Governors.
Episode 137: NCAA Social Series: 2023 Convention Preview January 4, 2023	Andy Katz is joined by the three divisional vice presidents in a preview of the 2023 NCAA Convention that will be held in San Antonio Jan. 10–14. Kevin Lennon (DI), Terri Steeb Gronau (DII) and Louise McCleary (DIII) outline priorities for each division.
Episode 136: NCAA Social Series: Mark Emmert December 20, 2022	Andy Katz talks with outgoing NCAA President Mark Emmert on his time at the national office.
Episode 135: NCAA Social Series: Making History December 13, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Julianne Sitch, the history-making coach who lead the University of Chicago men’s soccer team to their first Division III championship. Team captain Richard Gillespie joins them.
Episode 134: NCAA Social Series: NCAA Inclusion Resources December 6, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Amy Wilson, managing director of Inclusion at the NCAA about the role of her office and the way they support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the NCAA membership.
Episode 133: NCAA Social Series: Division II Festival November 28, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Terri Steeb Gronau, Vice President of Division II, Karen Kirsch, Director of Championships & Alliances at the NCAA and Jackson Stava, Athletics Director at Seattle Pacific University, about the national championship festival, unique to Division II, which will be celebrated this year in Seattle.
Episode 132: NCAA Social Series: ARISE - HBCU Program November 15, 2022	Andy Katz talks with administrators and participants of ARISE - an e-learning program that will help educate student-athletes at historically Black colleges and universities who are interested in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Tracey Hathaway, co-founder of athLEDA, Tony O’Neal, director of athletics at Claflin and Allen Hatchett, men’s basketball player at Claflin discuss the program.
Episode 131: NCAA Social Series: Civic Engagement November 8, 2022	Andy Katz discusses the importance of civic engagement with Eric Reveno, associate head men’s basketball coach at Oregon State, Wiley Cain, DII Student-Athlete Advisory Committee chair and football player at Kentucky Wesleyan and Olivia Summiel, women’s basketball player at Wake Forest and member of the DI Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Episode 130: NCAA Social Series: Big 12 Conference Commissioner November 2, 2022	Andy Katz sits down with Brett Yormark, commissioner of the Big 12 Conference, to discuss his new role and plans for the conference.
Episode 129: NCAA Social Series: Academic Advising Roles October 25, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Katie Christensen, assistant director, football advising at the University of Florida; Dr. Brenda Cates, Faculty Athletics Representative at the University of Mount Olive; and David Haase, associate athletic director – student-athlete development and academic support at the University of West Georgia, about the role of academic advisors on campus and services provided to support student-athletes.
Episode 128: NCAA Social Series: NCAA Senior VP of Administration / CFO October 18, 2022	Andy Katz sits down with Mario Morris, the newly-named senior vice president of administration and chief financial officer at the NCAA national office.
Episode 127: NCAA Social Series: Hispanic Heritage Month October 11, 2022	Andy Katz celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with LA CAASA founder, Ben Rodriguez, who is the director of development at Rutgers and Marice Aguiar, tennis player at Boston College.
Episode 126: NCAA Social Series: #NCAAInclusion Campaign October 5, 2022	Andy Katz discusses the upcoming NCAA Inclusion social media campaign with its founder, Dr. Yannick Kluch, director of inclusive excellence at VCU’s Center for Sport Leadership and current administrators of the program, Abigail Edwards and Solomon Siskind of the NCAA Office of Inclusion.
Episode 125: NCAA Social Series: Mental Health Advisory Group September 29, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Carey Wheelhouse, director of health promotion for the NCAA Sport Science Institute, Dr. Jamey Houle, lead sports psychologist at Ohio State, and Megan Koch, cross-country/track & field runner at Colorado College and chair of the Division III SAAC, about the makeup and priorities of the NCAA Mental Health Advisory Group.
Episode 124: NCAA Social Series: Helping Puerto Rico September 21, 2022	Did you know that Puerto Rico is home to three Division II schools? This week’s show, hosted by Andy Katz, is dedicated to helping them and the rest of the island recover from Hurricane Fiona.
Episode 123: NCAA Social Series: NCAA Board of Governors Chair September 14, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Dr. Linda Livingstone, president of Baylor and the newly named chair of the NCAA Board of Governors, about what the Board is focusing on for the academic year and the process for hiring a new president of the NCAA.
Episode 122: NCAA Social Series: Athletic Training Roles September 7, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Mary Vander Heiden, Associate Athletics Director, Sports Medicine at UCF, Janet Lin Craft, Athletic Trainer/Senior Woman Administrator at LaGrange College and Adam Weyer, Assistant AD for Sports Medicine at Lander University, about the role of athletic trainers on campus and services provided to support student-athletes.
Episode 121: NCAA Social Series: NIL Environment August 31, 2022	Andy Katz talks with with Stan Wilcox, NCAA executive vice president of regulatory affairs and Paia LaPalombara, assistant athletic director for compliance at Ohio State, about the current state of the college name, image and likeness (NIL) environment.
Episode 120: NCAA Social Series: Cultivating Leadership August 24, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Randale Richmond, director of athletics at Kent State, and Lily Rodriguez, director of enrichment services and academics at Columbia, about their experiences with the NCAA's Leadership Development program and the NCAA’s Dr. Charles Whitcomb Leadership Institute.
Episode 119: NCAA Social Series: World Athletics Championships August 17, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Trevor Bassitt, a former hurdler and sprinter for Ashland University ('22) who recently won gold and bronze medals at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.
Episode 118: NCAA Social Series: Student-Athlete Nutrition and Wellness August 10, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Auburn Weisensale, assistant athletic director for performance nutrition at Pitt, and Emily Cole, a cross-country/track student-athlete at Duke about the important role nutrition plays in performance.
Episode 117: NCAA Social Series: Division III VP Louise McCleary August 3, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Louise McCleary about her new role as the vice president for Division III.
Episode 116: NCAA Social Series: Gender Equity Update July 28, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Kathleen McNeely, NCAA senior vice president of administration and Chief Financial Officer, about the recently released gender equity assessment.
Episode 115: NCAA Social Series: Basketball Opportunities July 21, 2022	Andy Katz talks with men’s basketball players - Jalen Wilson from Kansas, Jaime Jaquez Jr. from UCLA and Drew Timme from Gonzaga – about their decisions to delay their NBA pursuits and return to college basketball.
Episode 114: NCAA Social Series: Careers in Sports July 14, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Randi Thompson, women’s basketball player from North Texas and Colby Wilson, track and field athlete from Springfield College about their recent experiences at the NCAA Career in Sports Forum.
Episode 113: NCAA Social Series: MCWS & WCWS Champions July 7, 2022	Andy Katz talks with the Most Outstanding Players from the NCAA Men’s and Women’s College World Series’ – Jocelyn Alo from Oklahoma softball and Dylan DeLucia from Ole Miss baseball.
Episode 112: NCAA Social Series: The State of Women in College Sports June 29, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Amy Wilson, managing director of the NCAA Office of Inclusion, about the recent release of “The State of Women in College Sports” – a report that highlights the progress for girls and women in athletics and depicts areas that still need improvement.
Episode 111: NCAA Social Series: Celebrating Title IX June 22, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Bonnie Bernstein about her college gymnastics experience at Maryland and her new series on Title IX highlighting trailblazers, champions and advocates for women in sports.
Episode 110: NCAA Social Series: Juneteenth Reflections June 15, 2022	Andy Katz talks with former student-athlete Alex Shillow (Texas A&M University – Commerce) and current student-athlete Mercy Ogutu (Trinity Washington University) about Juneteenth and how national recognition of the holiday has impacted the social dynamics they experience in their daily lives.
Episode 109: NCAA Social Series: LGBTQ Inclusion in College Sports June 8, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Donna Ledwin, commissioner of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference and Danielle O’Leary, former SWA and head women’s lacrosse coach at Mount Aloysius College and currently assistant director of athletics at William Peace University, about the NCAA Division III LGBTQ OneTeam program.
Episode 108: NCAA Social Series: Coping With Trauma June 1, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Dr. Josie Nicholson, assistant athletics director for sports psychology at Ole Miss, about strategies for athletes coping with trauma and its impact on our mental health.
Episode 107: NCAA Social Series: Focusing on Mental Health May 25, 2022	Andy Katz talks mental health with Dr. Brian Hainline, chief medical officer at the NCAA, Dr. Robin Scholefield, director of culture, wellbeing & clinical and sport psychological services at the University of Southern California and Prim Siripipat, host of The Next Chapter podcast and former tennis player at Duke.
Episode 106: NCAA Social Series: Concussion Research Updates May 18, 2022	Andy Katz talks with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline on updates from the NCAA-DOD Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium. Joining them is one of the principal investigators, Dr. Thomas McAllister, chair of the IU School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry.
Episode 105: NCAA Social Series: Name, Image & Likeness Guidance May 11, 2022	Andy Katz discusses the recently issued guidance on NIL and recruiting activities with Lynda Tealer, executive associate athletics director at Florida and Ryan Cassidy, a former football player at Rutgers. Tealer also chairs the Division I NIL Task Force and Cassidy is a member of the Division I Board of Directors.
Episode 104: NCAA Social Series: Health and Safety Updates May 4, 2022	Andy Katz checks in with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline on how the NCAA Sports Science Institute is approaching critical health and safety issues in college sports.
Episode 103: NCAA Social Series: Transfer Portal Transparency April 27, 2022	Andy Katz discusses NCAA Transfer Portal data and transparency with Susan Peal, NCAA director of governance, who oversees the transfer portal and Lydia Bell, associate director of research at the NCAA.
Episode 102: NCAA Social Series: Final Four Recaps April 20, 2022	Andy Katz talks with NCAA basketball leaders – Dan Gavitt and Lynn Holzman - about the experiences and successes of the Division I Men’s and Women’s Final Fours.
Episode 101: NCAA Social Series: March Madness Champions April 13, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Ochai Agbaji, a senior guard for Kansas and the Most Outstanding Player from the 2022 Men's Final Four, and Brea Beal, a junior guard for South Carolina, about their experiences playing in the Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments and each winning a national championship for their school.
Episode 100: NCAA Social Series: National Student-Athlete Day April 6, 2022	Andy Katz celebrates National Student-Athlete Day by talking with NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee leaders about their experiences as student-athletes. Ryan Cassidy, a former football player at Rutgers, Wiley Cain, a biology major and football player at Kentucky Wesleyan and Megan Koch, a molecular biology major and cross-country/track athlete at Colorado College join him.
Episode 99: NCAA Social Series: Winter Champions March 30, 2022	Andy Katz talks with members of some of the 2022 NCAA winter championship teams – Sophia Laukli of Utah skiing, Jan Delkeskamp of Queens swimming and Alyssa Pfadenhauer of Loras indoor track and field - about their experiences and achievements.
Episode 98: NCAA Social Series: Paralympians Made Here March 23, 2022	Andy Katz talks with 2022 Paralympic medalists skier Jake Adicoff and guide Sam Wood about their experiences in the Winter Games and as college skiers at Bowdoin and Middlebury.
Episode 97: NCAA Social Series: Growing the Game March 16, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Nina King, Duke vice president and director of athletics, and chair of the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee; and Cori Close, UCLA head women's basketball coach and president of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, about the many changes and enhancements made to the women’s basketball tournament and Final Four.
Episode 96: NCAA Social Series: March Madness Preview March 9, 2022	Andy Katz talks with NCAA basketball leaders – Dan Gavitt, senior vice president of basketball and Lynn Holzman, vice president of women’s basketball – about the upcoming men’s and women’s basketball championships.
Episode 95: NCAA Social Series: COVID-19 and Student-Athletes March 2, 2022	Andy Katz welcomes NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline, Dr. Catherine O’Neal, assistant professor of medicine in the section of infectious diseases at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine’s Branch Campus in Baton Rouge, and Dr. Calvin Hwang, clinical assistant professor of orthopedic surgery and team physician at Stanford and co-author of the study, to discuss a newly released study on COVID-19 test positivity rates in the 2020-21 academic year, particularly among college student-athletes.
Episode 94: NCAA Social Series: Breaking Barriers - A Conversation with Bob Grant February 25, 2022	Andy Katz talks with 2022 NCAA Inspiration Awardee Bob Grant, a former Wake Forest football player who helped integrate the Atlantic Coast Conference and later became a leader in business and professional football.
Episode 93: NCAA Social Series: Celebrating Division II February 18, 2022	Andy Katz talks with two former Division II student-athletes about the impact college sports had on them and their careers - Chris Reed, former football player at Minnesota State and current lineman for the Indianapolis Colts and Luci Romberg, former gymnast and soccer player at Texas Woman’s University and current Hollywood stunt double.
Episode 92: NCAA Social Series: Demonstrating Diversity and Inclusion - NIU February 11, 2022	Andy Katz talks with the 2022 NCAA/MOAA Award for Diversity and Inclusion winners – Northern Illinois University representatives Sean Frazier, vice president and director of athletics and recreation and Courtney Vinson, senior associate athletics director.
Episode 91: NCAA Social Series: Talent Transfer Olympians February 4, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Team USA athletes Elana Meyers Taylor (softball at George Washington) and Jake Brown (cross country and track & field at St. Olaf) about their Olympic pursuit and how college sports prepared them for success on the world stage.
Episode 90: NCAA Social Series: A Title IX Trailblazer - Ann Meyers Drysdale January 28, 2022	Andy Katz talks with 2022 NCAA President’s Gerald R. Ford Award winner Ann Meyers Drysdale, vice president of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury and former UCLA multi-sport athlete. Meyers Drysdale amassed one of the most distinguished careers in Bruins women's basketball history. She became the first four-time women's basketball All-American and led UCLA to its first women's basketball national championship.
Episode 89: NCAA Social Series: Division I Transformation Committee January 21, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference and Julie Cromer, director of athletics at Ohio University, about the work and outlook of the Division I Transformation Committee, which they chair..
Episode 88: NCAA Constitution - Membership Vote January 14, 2022	Andy Katz talks with Jere Morehead, president of Georgia, Dr. Steven Shirley, president of Minot State and Dr. Fayneese Miller, president of Hamline – all governance leaders of their respective divisions – about the pivotal membership vote that will take place at the NCAA Convention.
Episode 87: COVID-19 Update January 7, 2022	Andy Katz talks with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline, Dr. Carlos del Rio, Executive Associate Dean for Emory University School of Medicine at Grady Health System and Dr. Cameron Wolfe, associate professor of medicine at Duke and associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, about the COVID-19 variants and the continued protocols and practices used to mitigate the spread.
Episode 86: Update on Gender Equity Initiatives December 17, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Joni Comstock, senior vice president of NCAA championships and Renee Baumgartner, chair of the Division I Competition Oversight Committee and director of athletics at Santa Clara on gender equity updates and changes among NCAA championships.
Episode 85: DoD CARE Consortium December 10, 2021	Andy Katz discusses the largest concussion and repetitive head impact study in history – the NCAA-U.S. Department of Defense Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium - with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline, and U.S. Department of Defense researchers, Dr. Terry Rauch and Dr. Paul Pasquina.
Episode 84: College Sports Officiating December 3, 2021	Andy Katz discusses recent efforts to grow the sports official ranks with Anthony Holman, managing director of NCAA championships, Penny Davis, NCAA national coordinator of women’s basketball officiating and Angel Rivera, NCAA wrestling referee.
Episode 83: NCAA Special Convention November 19, 2021	Andy Katz discusses next steps following the NCAA Special Convention with members of the NCAA Constitution Committee - Linda Livingstone, president at Baylor; Harry Stinson III, director of athletics and recreational services at Lincoln (PA); and Stevie Baker-Watson, associate vice president of wellness and director of athletics at DePauw.
Episode 82: 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year November 12, 2021	Andy Katz talks with the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year, Kendall Cornick, a former softball player at Augustana University, about winning the award and her plans for the future.
Episode 81: NCAA Constitution Committee - Student Voices November 8, 2021	Andy Katz Andy Katz talks with three college athletes - Kendall Spencer, a Division I track & field graduate from the University of New Mexico; Madeleine McKenna, a Division II volleyball graduate from California University of Pennsylvania; and Megan Koch, a Division III cross country and track & field athlete from Colorado College - who are the student representatives serving on the NCAA Constitution Committee about the newly drafted NCAA Constitution.
Episode 80: New ACC and Pac-12 Commissioners October 29, 2021	Andy Katz talks with ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips and Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff about their new roles and the state of college sports.
Episode 79: NCAA Leadership Development October 22, 2021	Andy Katz talks with DeeDee Merritt, NCAA director of leadership development and Peter Roby, interim director of athletics at Dartmouth, about NCAA program offerings and success stories.
Episode 78: Fall Championships & COVID-19 October 15, 2021	Andy Katz talks with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline and two members of the COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group – Dr. Deena Casiero, director of sports medicine, head team physician at UConn and Dr. Kyle Goerl, director of student health at Kansas State - about how college sports is continuing to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
Episode 77: A Conversation with NCAA President Mark Emmert October 8, 2021	Andy Katz welcomes NCAA President Mark Emmert, who provides insight on three current issues in college sports – gender equity actions, the NIL environment and the work of the Constitution Committee.
Episode 76: Gender Equity Updates October 1, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Nina King, vice president of athletics at Duke and chair of the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee, Tom Burnett, commissioner of the Southland Conference and chair of the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee and Felicia Martin, interim senior vice president of inclusion at the NCAA about actions being taken to ensure greater gender equity in men’s and women’s basketball.
Episode 75: Hispanic Heritage Month September 24, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Gloria Nevarez, commissioner of the West Coast Conference and Ben Rodriguez, associate director of major gifts at Georgia Southern and founder of LA CAASA (Latinx Association for Collegiate Athletics Administrators and Student-Athletes) about Hispanic Heritage Month.
Episode 74: Women in College Football September 17, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Sandy Barbour, vice president of athletics at Penn State and Patty Viverito, commissioner of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and commissioner of the Pioneer Football League, about their recent appointments as chair and vice-chair of the Division I.
Episode 73: NCAA Constitution Committee September 10, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Dr. Robert M. Gates, chair of the NCAA Constitution Committee and a current independent member of the NCAA Board of Governors about the mission and progress of the committee.
Episode 72: Football Rules Changes September 3, 2021	Host Andy Katz talks with Steve Shaw, the NCAA national coordinator of officials and secretary-rules editor for the NCAA Football Rules Committee about the 2021-22 season and changes being implemented.
Episode 71: Fall Sports Preparation August 27, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Greg Byrne, director of athletics at Alabama about preparations being made for fall sports competition with a focus on mitigating virus spread and encouraging vaccination.
Episode 70: Conference COVID-19 Policies August 13, 2021	Host Andy Katz talks with Rich Ensor, commissioner of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, about how the conference is handling a new year in the pandemic – including requiring COVID-19 vaccines for all students and athletics personnel and a new rescheduling policy.
Episode 69: Vaccines & Fall Sports August 6, 2021	Andy Katz talks with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline, Dr. Katie O’Neal, assistant professor of medicine in the section of infectious diseases at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine’s Branch Campus in Baton Rouge, and Dr. Hollis “Bud” O'Neal, associate professor of medicine, pulmonary and critical care, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, about the evolving COVID-19 landscape and the newly released guidelines for fall sports activities.
Episode 68: Athletics Diversity and Inclusion Designee (ADID) July 30, 2021	Andy Katz delves into college athletics’ newest role, the Athletics Diversity and Inclusion Designee, with Stan Johnson, executive director at the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association, Sheridan Blanford, co-founder of DIECE (pronounced “dice”) and Associate ADID
Episode 67: Growing Olympic Sports July 23, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Sarah Wilhelmi, senior director of collegiate partnerships at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and Scott Stricklin, athletic director at Florida and chair of the USOPC Think Tank about growing Olympic sports.
Episode 66: The Coach-Athlete Relationship July 16, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Lauren McHenry about her research into a professional development training program that she created to increase “unconditional positive regard” in coach/player relationships. Oklahoma basketball head coach Jennie Baranczyk also joins the discussion as one of the 23 Division I coaches who participated in the pilot program.
Episode 65: Looking Ahead July 15, 2021	Andy Katz talks with NCAA President Mark Emmert about what the future of the NCAA should look like.
Episode 64: Delta Variant and College Sports July 9, 2021	Andy Katz talks with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline and Dr. Carlos del Rio, Executive Associate Dean for Emory University School of Medicine at Grady Health System, about the COVID-19 Delta variant and the potential impact on college campuses and sports.
Episode 63: NCAA Social Series: Name, Image, and Likeness July 2, 2021	Andy Katz talks with NCAA President Mark Emmert on the new interim policy that suspends all NCAA rules on name, image and likeness.
Episode 62: NCAA Social Series: Olympians Made Here June 25, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Chaunté Lowe, former Georgia Tech high jumper and four-time Olympian and Brooke Forde, Stanford swimmer and first-time Olympian about the important role college sports plays in the development of Olympic athletes.
Episode 61: Juneteenth June 18, 2021	Guest host Niya Blair Hackworth talks with Jaylen Antoine, football player at Puget Sound and Taliyah Brooks, former track and field athlete at Arkansas about Juneteenth celebrations and recognition, as well as ongoing efforts to address racial injustices
Episode 60: Football Preseason Updates June 11, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Shane Lyons, director of athletics and associate vice president at West Virginia and chair of the Division I Football Oversight Committee about the upcoming football season and his role as incoming chair of the Division I Council
Episode 59: Student-Athlete Voices on Vaccinations June 4, 2021	Andy Katz talks with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline and members of the national Student-Athlete Advisory Committees about COVID-19 vaccinations among the college-aged community. Guests include: Justice Littrell, former football player at the University of Northern Colorado; Mackenzie O’Neill, former soccer player at Missouri Western State University; and Vaish Siddapureddy, a football player at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges.
Episode 58: Spring Champions in Fall Sports May 28, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Julie Doyle of the Santa Clara women’s soccer team and Nathan Dossantos of the Marshall men’s soccer team about their unique journeys to NCAA championships.
Episode 57: AAPI Heritage Month May 21, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Amy Huchthausen, commissioner of the America East Conference, Patrick B. Summers, executive director of the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) and Chelsea Kung, women’s tennis student-athlete at Yale about Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage month and the newly formed AAPI Athletics Alliance (4AAPI).
Episode 56: Supporting Mental Health May 14, 2021	Andy Katz talks with three student-athletes who have developed mental health awareness programs on campus: Ally Irish, women’s lacrosse player at Saint Anselm and co-founder of Head Game Project; and We’re All Teammates co-founders TC Anderson, men’s soccer player at Drake and Connor Gavigan, former men’s soccer player at FGCU.
Episode 55: First-Time National Champions May 7, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Abby Brenner of the University of Michgan Women's Gymnastics and Colin Felix of the University of Massachusetts Men's Hockey about being on program-first NCAA championship teams and competing during the pandemic.
Episode 54: Modernizing Transfer Rules April 30, 2021	Andy Katz discusses new Division I transfer rules with members of the Working Group on Transfers – Jon Steinbrecher, commissioner of the Mid-American Conference and Alexis Garrett, track student-athlete at Troy University.
Episode 53: Competitive Fairness and Equity April 23, 2021	Andy Katz discusses the NCAA Transgender Policy with LaGwyn Durden, director of the NCAA Sport Science Institute and Amy Wilson, managing director of the NCAA Office of Inclusion.
Episode 52: Competing During a Pandemic Apr. 16, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Shafiqua Maloney, a middle-distance runner at the University of Arkansas, Danielle Melilli, a swimmer at Queens University of Charlotte and Cody Turner, a baseball player at Chapman University about their competition experiences during a pandemic.
Episode 51: The Final Four Experience Apr. 9, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Haley Jones of Stanford women’s basketball and Davion Mitchell of Baylor men’s basketball about being a part of (and winning) the most unique NCAA championships ever hosted.
Episode 50: Creating a Controlled Environment Mar. 19, 2021	Andy Katz talks with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline and Mike Rodriguez, senior director of USTA & US Open security about processes and protocols required to operate safe events during a pandemic.
Episode 49: College Basketball Parents Association Mar. 12, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Stan Wilcox, NCAA executive vice president of regulatory affairs and Carole and Joe Roach, parents of Duke men’s basketball player, Jeremy Roach, and members of the College Basketball Parents Association (CBPA).
Episode 48: Basketball Selections Mar. 5, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Mitch Barnhart, athletics director at Kentucky and chair of the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee and Nina King, senior deputy director of athletics at Duke and chair of the DI Women’s Basketball Committee about the challenges of selecting and seeding teams during a pandemic.
Episode 47: COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Feb. 26, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Brian Hainline, NCAA chief medical officer and Dr. Leon McDougle, chief diversity officer of The Ohio State University Wexler Medical Center and president of the National Medical Association on the impact of COVID-19 vaccinations.
Episode 46: Celebrating HBCUs, Part II Feb. 19, 2021	Host Andy Katz talks with SWAC commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland and SIAC commissioner Gregory Moore on social justice and student-athlete activism on HBCU campuses.
Episode 45: Celebrating HBCUs Feb. 12, 2021	Host Andy Katz talks with CIAA commissioner Jacqie McWilliams and MEAC commissioner Dr. Dennis Thomas on the impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Episode 44: Spotlight on the Black AD Alliance Feb. 5, 2021	Andy Katz talks with Allen Greene, director of athletics at Auburn, Brandon Martin, director of athletics at Kansas City and Carla Williams, director of athletics at Virginia about the Black AD Alliance.
Episode 43: Infractions Process During a Pandemic Jan. 29, 2020	Andy Katz talks with NCAA vice presidents Jon Duncan (enforcement) and Naima Stevenson Starks (hearing operations) about the challenges associated with conducting investigations and hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Episode 42: CDC Update on COVID-19 Jan. 22, 2021	Andy Katz and Dr. Brian Hainline are joined by Dr. Jay Butler and Dr. Erin Sauber-Schatz from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the continued discussion on COVID-19 and college sports.
Episode 41: NCAA Championship COVID-19 Protocols Jan. 15, 2021	Andy Katz catches up with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline to discuss health and safety protocols to be implemented at upcoming championships. They also cover COVID-19 vaccines, virus variants and what that all means for college sports.
Episode 40: NCAA Convention Preview Jan. 8, 2021	Andy Katz provide a brief preview of the 2021 NCAA Convention.
Episode 39: Women’s Basketball Planning December 18, 2020	Andy Katz talks with Lynn Holzman, NCAA vice president of women’s basketball and Nina King, senior deputy director of athletics at Duke and chair of the DI Women’s Basketball Committee about recent decisions to adjust the tournament and the Women’s Final Four.
Episode 38: Inclusion and Leadership in Sports December 11, 2020	Andy Katz talks with Derrick Gragg, NCAA senior vice president for inclusion, education and community engagement on his new role and the priorities for the Association in those areas.
Episode 37: Safe Competition During a Pandemic December 3, 2020	Andy Katz talks with Jay Wright, head men’s basketball coach at Villanova and Todd Golden, head men’s basketball coach at San Francisco, about the protocols their schools are using to ensure safe practices and competition. NCAA Medical Advisory Group member Dr. Jeremy Cauwels joins to provide a national perspective.
Episode 36: Update: COVID-19 & College Sports Nov. 27, 2020	Andy Katz checks in with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline on guidelines, developments and the outlook for college sports as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
Episode 35: March Madness Nov. 20, 2020	Andy Katz talks with Dan Gavitt, NCAA senior vice president of basketball, and Mitch Barnhart, athletics director at Kentucky and chair of the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, about changes to March Madness due to COVID-19.
Episode 34: 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Preview Show Nov. 13, 2020	Andy Katz previews the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year virtual awards show with Suzette McQueen, CIAA senior associate commissioner for external relations & strategic partnerships and NCAA Woman of the Year Selection Committee chair; Denise Udelhofen, Loras College athletics director and NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics chair; and Angela Mercurio, former Nebraska triple jumper and 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year.
Episode 33: Navigating the Decision to Go Pro Nov. 6, 2020	Andy Katz talks with and Yves Pons of Tennessee, who explored his options with the NBA and ultimately decided to return to college basketball. Derrick Coles, NCAA assistant director in development walks through the highlights of the NCAA agent certification program and how a student-athlete’s relationship with an NCAA certified agent provides an avenue to make informed decisions about their future.
Episode 32: Student-Athlete Civic Engagement October 30, 2020	Andy Katz sits down with three Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee members to discuss their work to establish a new rule that provides a day each year dedicated to increasing opportunities for Division I athletes to participate in civic engagement. Joining him are Ethan Good, former men’s basketball player at Bowling Green, Caroline Lee, former soccer player for Southeastern Louisiana and Justice Littrell, former football player at Northern Colorado.
Episode 31: Student-Athlete Unity Pledge October 23, 2020	Andy Katz sits down with three student-athletes to discuss the NCAA Student-Athlete Unity Pledge. Vedika Anand from Wagner College, Alex Shillow from Texas A&M Commerce and Colby Pepper from Covenant College join him.
Episode 30: Basketball Guidelines October 16, 2020	Andy Katz welcomes the start of Division I basketball and discusses resocialization guidelines with Craig Robinson, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and Danielle Donehew, executive director of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). .
Episode 29: Vaccine Development October 9, 2020	Andy Katz talks with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline, Dr. Cameron Wolfe, associate professor of medicine at Duke and associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society and Dr. Katie O’Neal, assistant professor of medicine in the section of infectious diseases at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine’s Branch Campus in Baton Rouge. They will discuss COVID-19 vaccine development and the increased importance of the flu vaccine.
Episode 28: Mental Health Awareness October 2, 2020	Andy Katz talks with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline, Hilinski’s Hope founder Mark Hilinski and former Ball State basketball player Trey Moses about the importance of supporting college athlete mental health and well-being.
Episode 27: COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group September 26, 2020	Andy Katz talks with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline and two members of the newly formed COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group – Dr. Doug Aukerman, senior associate athletic director for sports medicine at Oregon State and Dr. Carly Day, head team physician at Purdue.
Episode 26: Basketball Planning September 18, 2020	Andy Katz talks with NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt and Vice President of Women’s Basketball Lynn Holzman about changes to the upcoming seasons.
Episode 25: COVID-19 and Myocarditis September 11, 2020	Andy Katz talks with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline and Dr. Aaron Baggish, director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Cardiovascular Performance Program about the link between COVID-19 and myocarditis.
Episode 24: COVID-19 Testing Advances September 4, 2020	Andy Katz talks with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline and Associate Chief Medical Officer of Emory University Hospital, Dr. Colleen Kraft about advances in COVID-19 testing procedures.
Episode 23: Voices For Change, Part II August 28, 2020	Andy Katz hosts Nolan Smith, Duke men's basketball director of operations, to have a discussion on race and social justice, specifically talking about the peaceful protest Smith recently staged at Duke and the platform student-athletes have to impact change.
Episode 22: Voices For Change August 21, 2020	Andy Katz is joined by three college athletes - Preslie Anderson, a senior volleyball player and legal studies major at the University of California, Berkeley; Keion Brooks, Jr., a sophomore basketball player and a communications major at the University of Kentucky; and Adam Shibley, a senior football player and communications and media major at the University of Michigan - to talk about using their voices to drive change on campus and in society.
Episode 21: Looking Ahead August 13, 2020	NCAA President Mark Emmert talks through the disappointment of fall cancellations and looks ahead to how we move forward.
Episode 20: Fall Sports & COVID-19 August 7, 2020	The NCAA Social Series dives into the fall championships decisions across all three divisions with NCAA President Mark Emmert, Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline and Eli Capilouto, Board of Governors member and Kentucky president
Episode 19: Social & Mental Aspects of COVID-19 July 31, 2020	NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline and Leon McDougle, chief diversity officer of The Ohio State University Wexler Medical Center and member of the NCAA Coronavirus Advisory Panel, join Andy Katz to address the social and mental aspects of COVID-19 with a focus on the college sports environment.
Episode 18: COVID-19 Testing Procedures July 24, 2020	Andy Katz and NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline join former Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security Juliette Kayyem to talk through COVID-19 testing procedures.
Episode 17: Risk Considerations for Resocialization July 17, 2020	NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline walks through the latest update to the NCAA’s resocialization guidelines with Shane Lyons, director of athletics at West Virginia and chair of the Division I Football Oversight Committee and Stephanie Chu, team physician at Colorado and member of the NCAA Coronavirus Advisory Panel.
Episode 16: Creating Communities of Belonging July 10, 2020	The office of inclusion recently hosted a series of webinars on “Creating Communities of Belonging” that shed light on race and social justice through the lens of college sports. This episode features student-athletes and professionals who shared their experiences during the discussion. The panelists included Josiah Hall, Wyoming; Braly Keller, Nebraska Wesleyan; Devin Norwood, Fayetteville State; Mackenzie O’Neill, Missouri Western; and Taylor Wilson, Maryland.
Episode 15: COVID-19: What We Know Now July 3, 2020	NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline, Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott and Mike Rodriguez, senior director of security for the United States Tennis Association and U.S. Open, will discuss the steps being taken to ensure a safe return to sport.
Epispde 14: Strength in Unity June 26, 2020	NCAA Managing Director of Inclusion Amy Wilson, Indiana State University Director of Student Counseling Dr. Kenneth Chew, Jr. and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams discuss racial equality and allyship in college sports and across the country.
Episode 13: Campus Reactions to Racial Injustice June 19, 2020	NCAA Board of Governors members Dr. David Wilson, president of Morgan State University, Dr. Fayneese Miller, president of Hamline University and Tori Murden McClure, president of Spalding University engage in a poignant conversation on race relations in the United States and how their campuses are reacting.
Episode 12: Coping with Injustice and Uncertainty June 12, 2020	NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline is joined by Dr. Stephany Coakley, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Mental Health at Temple University. They will focus on the mental and emotional toll the pandemic and racial inequity issues are taking on student-athletes. Seton Hall student-athlete Myles Cale will join them.
Episode 11: Addressing Racial Inequity June 5, 2020	NCAA Chief Operating Officer Donald Remy and Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren discuss how college sports are not immune to racial inequity issues and where we go from here.
Episode 10: Student-Athletes on Returning to Campus May 29, 2020	NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline is joined by Kansas State University volleyball player Brynn Carlson and University of Kentucky football player Josh Paschal. Brynn and Josh provide their perspectives on returning to campus with COVID-19 protections and procedures in place.
Episode 9: Planning for NCAA Championships May 22, 2020	NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline, NCAA Senior Vice President of Championships Joni Comstock and University of Florida Executive Associate Athletic Director Lynda Tealer talk through the work underway to balance health and safety while planning for NCAA championships.
Episode 8: Focusing on College Football May 15, 2020	NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline, NCAA Football Oversight Committee Chair, Shane Lyons and ESPN College Football Analyst Kirk Herbstreit drill down into what needs to happen for college football to return this fall.
Episode 7: The Future of College Sports May 8, 2020	NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline and NCAA President Mark Emmert discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the future of college sports.
Episode 6: Core Principles for Resocialization in Sport May 1, 2020	Andy Katz and NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline, are joined by Dr. Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security and Isaiah Swann, baseball player and neuroscience major at UT-Dallas and NCAA Coronavirus Advisory Panel student-athlete liaison discuss the necessary core principles of resocializing in sport.
Episode 5: Focusing on Mental Health April 24, 2020	Andy Katz and NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline, are joined by Dr. Claudia Reardon, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Psychiatry, and Caroline Lee, former Southeastern Louisiana soccer player, pre-med student and student-athlete representative on the NCAA COVID-19 Advisory Panel, to discuss how the pandemic and measures to contain it have impacted our mental health, as well as provide tips and strategies for the audience to use.
Episode 4: COVID-19 Impact on Athletes April 17, 2020	Andy Katz leads a discussion with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline, Dr. Stephanie Chu, Team physician, University of Colorado, Boulder and Andrew Boselli, football player and finance/computer science senior at Florida State University exploring the impact of COVID-19 on college athletes – in particular how Boselli dealt with diagnosis and recovery from the virus.
Episode 3: Resocializing & COVID-19 April 10, 2020	Andy Katz talks with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline and Executive Associate Dean for Emory University School of Medicine at Grady Health System Dr. Carlos del Rio, who is also a member of the NCAA COVID-19 Advisory Panel, about the role of sport, and the NCAA in particular, in continuing to help in this crisis.
Episode 2: Dealing with a Pandemic April 2, 2020	Andy Katz talks with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline and Associate Chief Medical Officer of Emory University Hospital, Dr. Colleen Kraft, who is also a member of the NCAA COVID-19 Advisory Panel, about the reality of what is going on in the world during this pandemic and how it relates to college sports.
Episode 1: College Sports & COVID-19 March 27, 2020	NCAA correspondent Andy Katz has an in depth conversation with NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline and former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on college sports and overall college athlete well-being.