Crimson Corner Podcast Michelle Bodkin

Crimson Corner proudly brought in former Utah football middle linebacker Taulia Lave (1995-2000) to discuss with Utah Utes Insider Michelle Bodkin his time at Utah and a budding country music career. 

Lave described his time with former Utah football head coach Ron McBride, his wife, Vicky, as well as watching then defensive coordinator Kyle Whittingham develop into the force he currently is as head coach of the Utes. Lave then dived into his continued relationship with all three and what they have meant to all of the players they've encountered over the years.

From there, Michelle and Lave got into his growing career as a country music artist, his recent visit to Nashville, Tennessee to record his first album, and getting to open for the Ron McBride Benefit Concert taking place on June 22.

The show closed on a very emotional note as Lave descibed what it means to be able to give back to McBride after all the love he has shared not only with Lave, but every person he's come in contact with. 

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Utah quarterback Cam Rising is hosting a football camp from June 13-14 and has enlisted the help of several of his teammates to run it.

Former Herriman High star and current center Jaren Kump joined Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin to talk up the camp and give some insight into how the offseason is going so far for Utah football.

Kump dives into how the upcoming "Rising Stars" camp is a reflection of Rising's leadership with the Utes and how every participant from the team is donating their NIL to help out For The Kids and Herriman Ute Conference Football. 

Additionally, Kump reveals the team is borrowing the Utah equipment truck and have a goal to fill it with food that will also be donated to For The Kids. Despite the fact that camp spots are full, Kump hopes fans will still come out to Herriman High from June 13-14 to help fill the truck and possibly win some prizes. 

You can follow Michelle Bodkin and Jaren Kump on X.

Repeat guest and founder of Athletes For Life, Hank Mondaca, along with Crimson Collective Director of Development, Drew Watson, join host Michelle Bodkin to discuss joining forces for year two of the Ute Reservation football camp.

Watson talks about how the Crimson Collective has done in year one of their launch, goals for the upcoming competitive season, and what it means to add a charity to their roster that deals specifically with the Ute Tribe. 

Mondaca then goes into detail about plans for year two of the Athletes For Life camp, how the dynamic changes not just having former Utah athletes as coaches, but current players too, and the hopes he has for further building the bridge between the athletes that wear the Drum and Feather and the Ute Tribe they represent.

Both Watson and Mondaca wrap up by giving details on how fans can get involved with the Crimson Collective and Athletes For Life.

You can follow Michelle Bodkin, Athletes For Life, and the Crimson Collective on X.

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah football will be holding their annual "Ute Proud" game against Cal on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Just in time, Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin sat down with Ute Tribe member Cameron Cuch to discuss the relationship between the University of Utah and Ute Tribe. 

The pair discusses the rich Ute Tribe history, the evolution of the relationship between the university and tribe, the halftime performance, how the relationship between the Utes and Utah can continue to grow, and much more. 

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On this very special edition of the Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin invites former Utah football players Lauvale Sape and Kawika Casco along with Sape's wife Sarah to talk about the devastation from the Maui fire and what they are doing to help.

The Sapes are using their Sape Foundation to help raise funds for the island of Maui where they and Casco are from. Casco who works for the Maui Fire Department describes his experience trying to save lives as he watched his home burn up.

All three give a heartfelt plea to help them raise funds that will be used for recovery in Maui as well as a big thank you to their Utah Athletics Ohana. Make sure to look for Lauvale, Sarah and Kawika at Thursday's opener against Florida during the first quarter for more information.

You can donate to the Sape Foundation here.

This week's Crimson Corner features head Utah women's basketball coach Lynne Roberts. Host Michelle Bodkin askes Roberts about the team's recent successes and what is next. The pair go into the roster both returning and new while taking a look at a memorable moment from the Utes' recent Sweet 16 trip.

Michelle and Roberts then turn the conversation to asking for help. Roberts goes into detail about the advice she got from Stanford's Tara VanDerveer and the input she received from various other Pac-12 women's coaches in improving the product she puts out on the floor at Utah. Finally, Roberts discusses picking Utah head football coach Kyle Whittingham's brain along with cues she's taken on team branding from the Red Rocks.