Episode 002 | Catching Up w/ AJ Hawk Beasty Bish Podcast

During his four years at Ohio State, AJ Hawk was a nightmare to the other Big Ten teams every time he took the field at linebacker. After his senior year in 2005, AJ was named a unanimous first-team All-American, and awarded the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the Lombardi Award as the nation's top linebacker. As a result, AJ was drafted #5 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. With the 2021 NFL Draft upon on, AJ joins the podcast today to share his path to the draft story, in hopes of shining a light on what it is like to be a top pick in the NFL Draft, and what the young men who will be drafted this upcoming Thursday are going through now.
:44 Getting into College Coaching
3:39 Starting up the Hawk-Cast Again
6:23 Football Origin Story
9:04 Realizing a Big Time College was an Option
11:56 Realizing That You Were “A Guy”
14:33 Idea on When You Would be Drafted
16:53 Thoughts on Getting Drafted
18:38 Working with Winston Moss
22:34 First NFL Game Experience
25:04 Motivating Factors on the Field
28:07 Growing Up with Older Brothers
32:07 Draft Advice for Kids
39:04 Most Impactful Veteran
42:01 Aaron Rogers on Jeopardy
44:18 Getting into Random Conversations
46:05 Writing Lyrics and Screenplays
51:53 Upcoming Draft QBs
54:48 Cal Football and College Recruiting
57:07 Staying Local for College
1:01:55 Wrap Up
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