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
167 episodes
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...
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17:27
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...
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13:30
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 ...
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12:44
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...
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14:53
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...
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13:44
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...
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16:56
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...
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12:21
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...
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10:09
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...
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21:13
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 ...
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16:52
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...
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17:37
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. <...
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13:43
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...
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12:25
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...
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14:47
Paige Dauer (Full Disclosure Productions)
Paige Dauer (Full Disclosure Productions) joins the podcast to talk about her experience covering Tennessee athletics. She brings a unique perspective to the show as she's able to share interesting stories from inside the Vols' program.
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19:34
Cate Schnell (Tennessee Volleyball)
Cate Schnell is a volleyball player at the University of Tennessee and she joins the podcast to talk about her recruiting experience, her athletic training, and she shares an unforgettable sports memory. Watch full video epi...
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18:49
Gabriel Osenda (Tennessee Football)
Guest: Gabriel Osenda (Tennessee Football Commit)Gabriel Osenda is a football player from Baylor School in Chattanooga, who recently committed to the University of Tennessee. He talks about what it's like being a boarding school student ...
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10:05
Kennedy Price (Tennessee Soccer)
Kennedy Price is a fantastic soccer player for the Tennessee Vols, and she joins the podcast to talk about the Vols' 2025 season, her recruiting experience, and she shares something that very few people know about her. Be sure to f...
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19:51
Nic Moore (Tennessee Football)
Nic Moore joins the podcast to talk about his recruiting experience and his first ever fall camp as a college athlete. He also talks about which players fans should be especially excited to see this season. Full video episodes can b...
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15:06
Jacob Crow (Alcoa Football)
Jacob Crow plays football for Alcoa High School and he just recently committed to Texas Tech. He joins the podcast to talk about his recruiting experience, his football training, and we talk about the famous Maryville/Alcoa rivalry.
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11:25
Mariana Diaz Lopez (Pellissippi State Soccer Coach)
Mariana Diaz Lopez is the head soccer coach for PSCC, and she joins the show to talk about the benefits of JUCO. She has been a part of the program from its inception at Pellissippi State, so she talks about the challenges and big wins she's en...
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21:23
Jamyan Theodore (Tennessee Football Commit)
Jamyan Theodore is a lockdown CB prospect from Baylor School in Chattanooga, and he recently committed to play football at the University of Tennessee. Listen as he talks about his recruiting process, his athletic training, and he shares what V...
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11:28
JP Peace (Tennessee Football Commit)
JP Peace is an outstanding football player at Knoxville West High School, and he recently committed to the University of Tennessee. To call JP a Tennessee legacy would be a bit of an understatement. His father is Vols legend, Robert Peace, and ...
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