The Pat McAfee Show

On today’s show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys recap last night’s Sweet Sixteen games that saw Iowa and Purdue advance in a couple of absolute thrillers, and Arizona and Illinois advancing to the Elite 8 in dominating fashion. They also preview tonight’s Sweet 16 games, and cover everything else happening in the sports world. Joining the progrum is 4x D2 National Champion, countless Coach of the Year awards, Iowa Head Coach Ben McCollum to chat about Iowa reaching their first Elite 8 since 1987, continuing this unbelievable run in his first season at Iowa, the make up of the players on the team, and much more. Next, 5x National Champion, the GOAT, Coach K joins the show to give his takes on last night’s games as well as look ahead to tonight’s Sweet 16 games including Duke v. Saint John’s, UCONN vs. Michigan State, and more. Next, NFL Network Draft Analyst, LA Chargers color commentator, and host of the Move the Sticks podcast, Daniel Jeremiah to chat about the draft. Next, All-Star, Gold Glove winner, Chicago Cubs Centerfielder, Pete Crow-Armstrong joins the show to chat about his new deal with the Cubs, the WBC, the chemistry in the clubhouse, dealing with failure, and much more. Lastly, ESPN NFL Draft analyst, Jordan Reid joins the show to give his three biggest takeaway’s from the Pro Day’s this week. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you tomorrow, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about last night’s MLB Opening Night on Netflix as the Yankees dominated the Giants, and how the broadcast left a lot to be desired for some, but was great in some parts as well. They also preview tonight’s Sweet Sixteen matchups, chat about some of the news going around in the NFL including the Browns moving some money around in Myles Garrett’s contract, and everything else happening around the sports world. They are also joined by four great guests including ESPN Senior MLB Insider Jeff Passan to chat about MLB Opening Day, and why baseball is worth the investment, ESPN Swiss army knife, College GameDay contributor, co-host of SVPod, Stanford Steve to give out his best bets for the Sweet Sixteen and MLB Opening Day, creator of Jomboy Media, and co-host of the Talkin’ Yanks podcast, Jimmy O’Brien, and lastly, ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter to give updates on if Myles Garrett is going to be traded, the situation with the refs, and more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you tomorrow, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about MLB Opening Night on Netflix as the Yankees travel to San Francisco to take on the Giants, they look at some of the best bets, look at other Pro Day’s that have been happening around the country, some NFL news, the NBA approving expansion teams in Seattle and Las Vegas, and everything else happening around the sports world. They’re also joined by several great guests including Super Bowl Champion, 3x All-Pro, Pro Bowler, 14 year NFL veteran who just recently retired, Lavonte David, 2x National Champion and Head Coach of UConn, Dan Hurley joins the show ahead of Friday night’s Sweet 16 tilt against Michigan State, 2x World Series Champion, ESPN MLB analyst, and co-host of the Lovable Reunion with Anthony Rizzo, David Ross, and lastly 2x NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion, Driver for Team 23XI, Tyler Reddick. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you tomorrow, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about everything happening around the sports world including college pro day’s leading to the NFL Draft, MLB Opening Day, March Madness line movement leading into Thursday and Friday’s Sweet 16 games, Tiger returning to TGL, and more. They are also joined by several great guests including 12 year NFL veteran at QB and ESPN NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky, Milwaukee Brewers All-Star and opening day starter Jacob Misiorowski, National Champion, 6x Final Four participant and current Head Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, John Calipari ahead of their Sweet Sixteen matchup against Arizona, and lastly, the new Executive Director of the NFLPA and 9 year NFL vet, JC Tretter. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’re off the next two days for March Madness, we’ll see you on Monday. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat is on the ESPN campus in Bristol attending a few meetings, while Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys are back in the ThunderDome, as they recap the round of 64 and the round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament, as the Sweet Sixteen is officially set. They also recap the Fanatics Flag Football Fest that saw Team USA absolutely destroy a group of stars from the NFL, chat about Jaxon Smith-Njigba signing the biggest WR contract in history, and everything else happening in the sports world. They are also joined by several incredible guests including 5x National Champion, the GOAT, Coach K to chat about the tournament so far, ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter to give an update on Jaxon Smith-Njigba as well as anything we may have missed. Next, ESPN NCAA basketball analyst, and former Coach with 34 years experience, Seth Greenberg joins the show to give his biggest takeaway’s of the tournament and look ahead to the Sweet 16. Lastly, Iowa Head Basketball Coach Ben McCollum joins the show fresh off knocking off #1 seed and defending National Champion Florida to send Iowa to their first Sweet 16 since 1999. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’re off the next two days for March Madness, we’ll see you on Monday. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys react to Team Venezuela’s unbelievable victory in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic, as Pat and the boys were in Miami to watch the game, how much this event has propelled an excitement for baseball, and how electric of an environment it was in Miami. They also dive into last night’s First Four games, the tournament starting tomorrow, Maxx Crosby making comments on how the trade fell through with the Ravens and why things felt off when he got there, and everything else happening around the sports world. Joining the show to chat about his thoughts on Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson, Kyler Murray’s expectations in Minnesota, and much more is 12 year NFL veteran at QB and ESPN NFL analyst/QB guru, Dan Orlovsky. Later, 5x National Champion, Hall of Famer, the GOAT, Mike Krzyzewski joins the progrum to preview the NCAA Tournament, how NIL/the transfer portal has impacted coaching in the tournament, which teams he thinks realistically have a chance to win it all, and much more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’re off the next two days for March Madness, we’ll see you on Monday. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys react to the breaking news that Jaylen Waddle has been traded from the Dolphins to the Broncos for what was essentially a 1st and 3rd round pick and what might be coming next as ESPN Senior NFL Insider, Adam Schefter joins them. Then they preview tonight’s World Baseball Classic Finals and why it has been such a success for baseball with ESPN Senior MLB Insider, Jeff Passan. Later, former Head Coach of Virginia Tech and current ESPN NCAA analyst, Seth Greenberg joins the show to preview the NCAA tournament including who he likes in tonight’s First 4 games. Lastly, 2x PGA Tour winner including last week’s Players Championship, the breakout star of the 2025 Ryder Cup, Cameron Young joins the show to chat about his massive win on Sunday and everything it entailed, his expectations after his emergence at the Ryder Cup, what he’s learned about his game over the last year of so, and much more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you on Monday, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys recap last night’s thrilling 2-1 Team USA victory over the Dominican Republic as they advanced to the championship game of the World Baseball Classic. They also chat about the incredible finish at the Players Championship, Justin Fields being traded to the Chiefs, the NCAA Tournament brackets being revealed, and everything else happening in the sports world. Joining the progrum is 16 year MLB veteran, MLB Network analyst, and Manager for Team USA, Mark DeRosa to chat about last night’s exhilarating game, all the heat he took leading into the semifinal game, how impressed he was with Paul Skenes, Aaron Judge’s leadership as the captain, and a look ahead to Tuesday night’s Championship game. Next, 5x National Champion, 3x Gold Medalist, most wins of all-time, 13 Final Fours, 15 ACC Tournament titles, the goat, Mike Krzyzewski joins the progrum to chat about the NCAA Tournament, some of his favorite memories from coaching the National Team, the divide between the haves and have not’s in college basketball, and much more. Later, 3x Gold Medalist in sled hockey, fresh off a hat trick against Canada in the gold medal match, Jack Wallace joins the show to chat about his story, how he got started in sled hockey, how far it’s come, and much more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you on Monday, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys preview tonight’s USA baseball Quarterfinal matchup with Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic, wrap up everything with Free Agency, discuss the craziness happening in the NBA, and NCAA basketball being in full swing in conference tournament season with Selection Sunday this weekend. Joining the progrum to put a tidy bow on free agency is ESPN Senior NFL Insider, Adam Schefter. Next, ESPN Senior MLB Insider, Jeff Passan joins the show to preview this weekend’s World Baseball Classic matchups. Then, Commissioner of the Big 12, Brett Yormark joins the show to chat about changing the LED court to traditional hardwood at the Big 12 Tournament, and the Presidential Roundtable around NIL. Later, 2000 1st round pick, 3 point contest champion, 13 year NBA veteran, and current ESPN NBA analyst, Quentin Richardson joins the progrum to give an update on everything that has happened around the NBA. Lastly, new starting WR for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Michael Pittman Jr. joins the show to chat about the trade from Indianapolis to Pittsburgh, finding out while he was in Uganda, if he’s had any conversation with Aaron Rodgers, finding his footing in the locker room, and much more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you on Monday, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about Team Italy saving Team USA in the World Baseball Classic as they beat Mexico 9-1 to move on to the single elimination rounds along with Team USA, they continue to track some of the free agency moves, chat more about the Ravens situation with Maxx Crosby after GM Eric De Costa’s interview yesterday, and everything else going on in the sports world. Joining the progrum to recap last night, the vibes around the Italian team, why these games are so special, and much more is Team Italy and Kansas City Royals 1B, Vinnie Pasquantino. Next, New York Times best-selling author and golf columnist, Mark Schlabach joins the show to preview The Players Championship. Later, future Hall of Famer, Houston Texans Ring of Honor member, 3x NFL DPOY, Walter Payton Man of the Year, and color commentator for the NFL on CBS, JJ Watt, joins the progrum to recap everything that has happened over the course of free agency thus far, his thoughts on the Maxx Crosby situation, and more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you on tomorrow, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices