No Playbook: Real Recruiting Stories
No Playbook Podcast: Real Recruiting Stories.
This is the show for exclusive interviews with top athletes, coaches, and sports experts from Knoxville and East Tennessee.
It features standout guests like University of Tennessee Vols stars, high school phenoms from Knoxville, Chattanooga, Maryville, Sevierville, and Johnson City, plus renowned high school, college, and travel team coaches. I’ve also welcomed comedians passionate about sports.
As a proud Vols fan, I spotlight the best of UT athletics and regional talent. Suggest a guest for the show...I’d love to hear from you!
In every interview, we discuss recruiting, and the guest shares an unforgettable sports memory...either as an athlete or as a fan.
Full video episodes are available at: https://youtube.com/@noplaybookpodcast?si=YliygNVZeLcs-Wmp.
Episodes
176 episodes
Kai Tsakiris (Tennessee Soccer)
In this episode, I talk with Kai Tsakiris, a dynamic new addition to the Tennessee Lady Volunteers soccer roster.Kai shares her journey from being a standout youth player and ECNL Player of the Year with Slammers FC to competing at the ...
Jadyn Dehart (Hardin Valley Football)
Jadyn Dehart is a high school football recruit from Hardin Valley Academy in Knoxville. He spent his first year of high school at Alcoa and then two seasons with William Blount. He talks about transferring to Hardin Valley as a senior and how t...
Erika Waycaster (Pellissippi State Volleyball)
Erika Waycaster is the head volleyball coach at Pellissippi State Community College and she joins the show to talk about recruiting, training, and her experience as the school's first head coach. She shares tips for young athletes h...
Maggie Krause (Tennessee Softball)
Maggie Krause joins the podcast to talk about her recent commitment to the Tennessee Lady Vols. She talks about her softball experience living in Brazil, Indiana, her recruitment process, and she shares an amazing unforgettable sports memory. <...
Coach Zack Gibson (South Doyle Football)
Zack Gibson is the Head Football Coach at South Doyle High School. He joins the show to talk about the hiring process that landed him his first ever head coaching opportunity. He also talks about what fans and players can expect in this new era...
Jacolby Cooper (Tennessee Football)
Jacolby Cooper is a standout football player from Alcoa who recently committed to the Vols. Listen as he talks about his decision to pass on scholarships to sign with Tennessee as a PWO. In this interview, he talks about his athletic training, ...
Kenny Cobble (Maryville High School Football Coach)
Kenny Cobble is the new head football coach at Maryville High School. He joins the show to talk about what fans and players can expect in this new era of Rebels football. He also shares something that very few people know about him along with a...
Blake Howard (Tennessee Football)
Blake Howard recently committed to Tennessee out of the transfer portal. He joins the show to talk about why he decided to sign with the Vols, his overall recruiting experience, and he shares an unforgettable sports memory. Check ou...
Lailah Green (Tennessee Track & Field)
Lailah Green is an outstanding track & field athlete who joins the podcast to talk about her recruiting experience, her athletic training routine, and she shares something that very few people know about her. She also talks about why she ch...
Ayva Jordan (Tennessee Soccer)
Ayva Jordan (Tennessee Soccer) joins the podcast. Listen as she talks about her athletic training, her recruiting experience, and she explains why she chose to sign with the Lady Vols. Full video episodes of the podcast are availabl...
Addi Gamble (Carson Newman Basketball)
Addi Gamble is a basketball player from Clinton High School in East Tennessee. She joins the podcast to talk about her recent commitment to Carson Newman. She talks about her main deciding factors, her AAU experience, and she shares an unforget...
Avary Stockwell (Tennessee Softball)
Avary Stockwell is a softball player from Green Hills High School in Tennessee. She joins the show to talk about her recent commitment to the University of Tennessee. She tells about her recruiting experience, her deciding factors that led her ...
Daniel Kinney (Kennesaw State Football)
Daniel Kinney is an outstanding kicker for the Kennesaw State Football team. He played his high school football at Bearden High School in Knoxville, TN. Listen as he talks about his recruiting experience, his athletic training, and what young a...
Dawson Sweetland (Vol State Baseball)
Dawson Sweetland joins the podcast to talk about the benefits of JUCO athletics. Out of high school, he decided to sign with Vol State, and he has loved his experience. Listen as Dawson talks about his JUCO decision and his high school experien...
Catherine Bowie (Hutchison School Golf)
Catherine Bowie won the TSSAA State Championship as a freshman golfer, so she joins the show to talk about that experience. She talks about her athletic training off the golf course, and her expectations for recruiting. Full...
Kennedy Ball (Arkansas Soccer)
Kennedy Ball is a standout soccer player from Chattanooga, who plays for the University of Arkansas. She joins the podcast to talk about her recruiting experience from GPS (FC Alliance), her athletic training, and she shares something that very...
JB Moore (Knox West Baseball)
JB Moore joins the podcast to talk about his baseball recruiting and training. We talk about travel ball as well as a new high school season that will be starting up soon. JB is now playing for Knoxville West High School after spending time wit...
Coach Jeff Faris (Austin Peay Football)
Jeff Faris is the Head Football Coach at Austin Peay State University. He joins the podcast to talk about what coaches are looking for in their recruiting efforts. We also talk about his football background, personal passions, and eastern NC BB...
Braylon Harmon (Tennessee Football)
Braylon Harmon joins the show to talk about his experience as a walk-on with the Vols. He had several offers out of high school, but decided to bet on himself and walk-on at Tennessee. Now, in his second season, he's getting the opportunity to ...
Nya Burns (UAB Basketball Commit)
Nya Burns joins the podcast (for the second time) to talk about her recruiting experience and why she chose to sign with UAB. She also talks about a topic that many athletes often overlook, which is the importance of mental health in sports. Ny...
Eli Williams (Heritage Basketball)
Eli Williams is a standout basketball player at Heritage High School in Blount County, TN. He joins the podcast to talk about his recruiting experience, his athletic training, and we discuss Mexican restaurants in the Maryville area. <...
Sarah Kate Rath (Tennessee Soccer)
Sarah Kate Rath (Tennessee Soccer) joins the podcast to talk about her experience in the portal, as a transfer from Cincinnati. She talks about her overall recruiting experience, her soccer training, and she shares an unforgettable sports memor...
Elliott Drapeau (McCallie Football)
Elliott Drapeau is the QB for McCallie in Chattanooga. He joins the show to talk about his journey to McCallie from Canada, his recruiting experience, and he shares something that very few people know about him (note: it REALLY surprised me).&n...
