Bending The Edge

Jake Hlava
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Welcome ladies & gentlemen, this is the Bending The Edge podcast presented by Jake Hlava. On this podcast, we will dive into and "Bend the edge" between Football, the Business of Sports, and Life. As a current college football player I've always had a variety of interests and hobbies and been somewhat of a "renaissance man", this podcast will be my outlet to share my thoughts and wisdom on those topics with you all, enjoy!

Episodes

  1. 04/28/2021

    2021 NFL Mock Draft Predictions

    Welcome to another episode of Bending The Edge! The NFL Draft is almost here and it is time to make our official predictions for the NFL Draft tomorrow night. Will Spencer joins me once again to predict what we think is going to happen in the NFL Draft with our official 2021 NFL Mock Draft Predictions If you enjoy today's episode make sure to SUBSCRIBE, rate 5 stars and tell your friends!

    2021 NFL Mock Draft Predictions

  2. 04/23/2021

    NFL Mock Draft If I Were GM....

    Welcome to another episode of Bending The Edge! In today's episode, Will Spencer joins me to take part in a dueling NFL Mock Draft where we play the role of General Manager for these respective teams and make our picks based on what we would do.  Hope you enjoy today's episode make sure to let us know your thoughts on our picks and how we did for each of the respective teams.  Coming soon I'll be coming out with an official 2021 NFL Mock Draft where I make predictions for what will happen in the real NFL Draft.  If you enjoy today's episode make sure to SUBSCRIBE, rate 5 stars and tell your friends!

    NFL Mock Draft If I Were GM....

  3. 03/25/2021

    Building Muscle, Burning Fat & Training Smarter w/ Scott Mullenix

    Welcome to another episode of Bending The Edge! In today's episode, I got into it with a former teammate at Grand Valley State who is now pursuing a career in the world of Strength & Conditioning, Scott Mullenix.  Scott is currently a Strength & Conditioning intern at Grandville High School and a guy with a great deal of knowledge and passion for this field that I enjoy going back and forth on working out.  In this episode, we got into with topics ranging from the most underrated/overrated aspects of training athletically, how to start working out with no foundation, opinions on the uprise in "Instagram fitness", and the best way to burn body fat.  If you enjoy today's episode make sure to SUBSCRIBE, rate 5 stars and tell your friends!

    Building Muscle, Burning Fat & Training Smarter w/ Scott Mullenix

  4. 03/10/2021

    The Black Experience, Football, and Women w/ Bryce Young-Walls & Jake Studdard

    Welcome to another episode of Bending The Edge! In today's episode, I got into it with two guys who I currently share a locker room with at Grand Valley State, one as a teammate: Bryce Young-Walls, and then one as a former teammate who is now a coach, Jake Studdard. Bryce and Jake are two of the biggest personalities I’ve been around but also have a ton of good insight so I knew having them would create some valuable and entertaining discussion. In this episode, we got into topics ranging from experiences as a black student-athlete, how to “break the cycle” when coming from a rough area, balling on social media vs balling in real life, what we’re looking for in a women/when we want to  “settle down”, and finally our highlights from our GV Football careers. If you enjoy today's episode make sure to SUBSCRIBE, rate 5 stars and tell your friends!

    The Black Experience, Football, and Women w/ Bryce Young-Walls & Jake Studdard

  5. 02/24/2021

    6 Lessons We Learned From College Football

    Welcome to another episode of Bending The Edge! In today's episode, Charlie Rotherham (former teammate of mine from 2015-2017 at NIU) and I got into the 6 most important lessons we learned from playing college football.  Charlie hails from Green Bay, Wisconsin, and played Quarterback at Northern Illinois University from 2015 until 2017. Charlie then took a chance and transferred across the country settling down at a DII school, Angelo State in Texas where he finished up his playing career in 2019.  Charlie and I have been around the block and have experienced a lot in our time as college football players and transfers alike. In this episode, we share our wisdom regarding, being a transfer player, the reality of college football being a business, and making the most of your time and opportunities that come from this beautiful game.  If you enjoy today's episode make sure to SUBSCRIBE, rate 5 stars and tell your friends!

    6 Lessons We Learned From College Football

  6. 02/09/2021

    The Top 10 QBs We've Ever Seen

    Welcome to another episode of Bending The Edge! In today's episode, Will Spencer (a former high school classmate & friend) and I dove into the Top 10 QB's we have ever seen play.  This list is not exactly a Top 10 Greatest QB's list since we did not see QB's like Marino and Montana play live, and this list is not based purely off Super Bowl Rings or Career Milestones. We will explain before we get into the list what exactly our criteria are when we constructed our list. DISCLAIMER: This list will be controversial but that is what we would do here, we're not afraid to stray away from the consensus and call it like we see it. Also, this episode was recorded in early January of 2021 so some of the accolades may be slightly outdated but our opinions remain the same  If you enjoy today's episode make sure to SUBSCRIBE, rate 5 stars and tell your friends!

    The Top 10 QBs We've Ever Seen

  7. 02/01/2021

    Behind The Scenes of Marketing & Endorsements in NFL w/ Matt Zobel

    Welcome to the inaugural episode of Bending The Edge! In today's episode, we dove into an interview with a great friend of mine and a former colleague in my time at Element Sports Group in Atlanta, Matt Zobel. Matt is the Client Marketing Manager at Element Sports and we dove into a variety of topics ranging from what life is like working in a sports agency/sports marketing from the highs to the lows, opinions on College players being able to profit off their likeness and then finishing off with some great insight from us both on pursuing a career you are passionate about and what it takes to get there. If you enjoy today's episode make sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly content ranging from Football to the Business of Sports to life in general.

    Behind The Scenes of Marketing & Endorsements in NFL w/ Matt Zobel
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About

Welcome ladies & gentlemen, this is the Bending The Edge podcast presented by Jake Hlava. On this podcast, we will dive into and "Bend the edge" between Football, the Business of Sports, and Life. As a current college football player I've always had a variety of interests and hobbies and been somewhat of a "renaissance man", this podcast will be my outlet to share my thoughts and wisdom on those topics with you all, enjoy!

Information

  • Creator
    Jake Hlava
  • Years Active
    2021
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jake Hlava
  • Show Website
    Bending The Edge