Sports Spectrum Podcast

Episode 486   David Boudia is an Olympic Gold Medal winning diver for the United States. On this episode of the podcast, we talk to David about his faith in Christ, having the Olympics postponed to 2021, what his preparation now looks like with a delayed Olympic Games, and how the Lord has been working in his life since he decided to come back for another Olympic Games.    For more stories of sports and faith, log on to our website http://SportsSpectrum.com 

Episode 485   Mike Clement is the hitting and third base coach for the Ole Miss baseball team. He joined Ole Miss prior to the 2015 season after spending two years at Kansas State in 2013 and 2014.    In 2020, Clement and Ole Miss had a 16-1 record through 17 games and held the longest winning streak in the country before the Coronavirus outbreak cancelled the remainder of the baseball season.   A former college catcher, Clement played two seasons at Kirkwood, helping the Eagles compile a 91-25 record. He finished his college career at Morningside, where he earned his bachelor's degree in physical education/secondary education in 2002. Following college, the Marshalltown, Iowa, native played professionally one season for the Canton Coyotes of the Frontier League. Clement comes from a baseball background as his father, Brad, was a legendary head coach at Marshalltown (Iowa) High School, helping the Bobcats win three state championships before being inducted into the Iowa High School Hall of Fame. Clement's younger brother, Jeff, was drafted in the first round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the Seattle Mariners. The eight-year veteran spent time in the majors with Seattle and Pittsburgh before retiring prior to the start of the 2014 season.   On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Mike about how having the 2020 baseball season cancelled, staying connected to his coaches and players during the pandemic, the keys to being a great leader, staying connected to Christ and amazing story of becoming a father.    For more stories of sports and faith, check out our website: http://SportsSpectrum.com 

BONUS EPISODE   Daniel Jones and Nate Solder are our guests today on the show. Daniel is the starting quarterback of the New York Giants and Nate is his left tackle, protecting his quarterback. They both joined Jason Romano and FOX Sports Football Analyst Brock Huard on a Sports Spectrum LIVE event that took place Wednesday night April 22. Daniel and Nate both share their NFL Draft stories, as well as why giving back is so important as athletes with large platforms.   You can watch the entire #TeamUp broadcast on our YouTube channel here and you can be a part of Compassion International and helping to donate and release children from poverty. Check out the website http://Compassion.com/TeamUp.  

Episode 484   Christina Hovestadt currently works for the NFL as a community relations manager. She is also a speaker, and host of “The Set Apart Women” podcast.   Prior to her role with the NFL, Hovestadt served as executive director of the Rashad Jennings Foundation, led by former NFL running back and “Dancing with the Stars: Season 24” champion, Rashad Jennings. A former collegiate volleyball player, she also took her passion of pouring into the next generation into the classroom and on to the court by working as a teacher and coach at a high school in Florida.   Whether she’s speaking in classrooms, locker rooms or boardrooms, Hovestadt’s message is a consistent one: to live intentionally and with purpose.   On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Hovestadt about her role with the NFL, her desire to love and serve others, what being a believer in the workplace looks like, and her powerful story of coming to faith in Christ.   * Interview recorded prior to coronavirus outbreak.

BONUS EPISODE   Trey Burton is a Super Bowl winning tight end who has played six NFL seasons with the Eagles and Bears. He won a Super Bowl a few years ago helping Philadelphia to their first ever Super Bowl title after defeating the Patriots. He'll always be connected to that game because of the play "Philly Special" where Trey threw a touchdown pass to quarterback Nick Foles that helped change the trajectory of the game.    On this episode of the podcast, we bring to you a conversation that was recorded LIVE on Facebook from April 9 as Jason Romano and Trey talk about the coronavirus outbreak, Trey's health in returning from injury in 2019, his faith during this quarantine time and of course, winning the Super Bowl and the coolest thing that happened to him after being crowned a champion.   For more stories of sports and faith, check out our website - http://SportsSpectrum.com 

Episode 483 Michael Turk is a punter who is preparing to embark on a career in the NFL after punting for Arizona State in 2019. He was named First-Team All-Pac 12 after averaging 46 yards per punt and had 23 punts of 50+ yards.  Turk's football pedigree stems from his family, his uncle Matt Turk was a three-time NFL Pro Bowl punter and his uncle Dan was an NFL long snapper for many years.  Prior to arriving at Arizona State, Turk punted at Lafayette College in 2017. After transferring to Arizona State and redshirting in 2018, he would punt for just one season in 2019 with the Sun Devils before declaring for the 2020 NFL Draft. At the 2020 NFL Combine in February, Turk made headlines by recording 25 reps of 225 pounds in the bench press testing, the most reps by a punter since 2003 and more than 19 offensive lineman at the Combine. On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Michael about his preparation for the NFL Draft during the Coronavirus outbreak, his bench press experience at the NFL Combine, why he chose to give his life to Christ and how God has guided him throughout the football journey from college to the NFL Draft. For more stories on sports and faith, check out our website http://SportsSpectrum.com 

Episode 482   Greg Stier is the co-founder of Dare 2 Share ministries that was birthed in 1991 out of a desire that Greg had to see teenagers come to faith in Jesus. The ministry is designed to equip teens to share the Gospel of Jesus and since its inception, Greg and his team have equipped more than a million young people to share their faith.   Greg has authored 20 books, written countless articles and preached on stages across the nation, sharing with audiences how they can go and share Jesus with others.    Dare 2 Share has a new app called "Life in 6 Words" that has been updated during the pandemic to help us all be able to share Jesus Christ with others in their sphere of influence.    On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Greg how he's rethinking Gospel witnessing during this social distancing time, why he has such a passion for seeing teenagers come to Christ, the amazing story of him and his family coming to faith, and how he used basketball as a way to share Christ with the opposing team.    For more stories of sports and faith, check out our website http://SportsSpectrum.com 

BONUS EPISODE   Steven Souza is a member of the Chicago Cubs. On this episode of the podcast, he shares how he is coping with the pandemic, training with his wife, how his previous MLB Spring Training experiences have helped him deal with uncertainty, his amazing testimony of faith in Christ and his desire to share the hope found in Jesus with others.    For more stories of sports and faith, check out our website: http://SportsSpectrum.com 

Episode 481 Carlos Whittaker is a speaker and author of three books including "Kill the Spider" and his latest, "ENTER WILD" which releases on June 16, 2020.    * Interview recorded prior to coronavirus outbreak.   He speaks at some of the largest churches in the country and at conferences including the Orange Conference, Catalyst, MomCon and many others.    A People's Choice Award winner and host of a popular podcast, he is also a huge sports fan and can be seen tweeting his thoughts during games throughout the NFL season.    On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Carlos about his new book, tornado recovery in Nashville, trusting God while his daughter was in the hospital for 21 days, playing music for the President of the United States and the awesome story of the dog and the chicken.    * Interview recorded prior to coronavirus outbreak.

BONUS EPISODE   NFL quarterback Chase Daniel joins us today to talk about the new contract he signed with the Detroit Lions, his new internet show "Chase Chats," the adjustments he's had to make to being home all the time during this pandemic, his journey to faith in Jesus and how his time in Philadelphia during the 2016 season was particularly encouraging to him and helped him become a better spiritual leader.    You can check out Chase's new show on his YouTube channel here.    For more stories of sports and faith, check out our website: http://SportsSpectrum.com