Beyond The Mic

John Clendenin & Carlos Zimmermann

A weekly sports show hosted by two guys who get paid to talk about sports. Carlos Zimmermann and John Clendenin are veteran play by play broadcasters from the great state of Texas who have experience calling various sports at the high school and college level. Join them each week Beyond the Mic, as they take you behind the scenes of their profession; giving their thoughts on the world of sports, talking with their friends in the industry and having an all around fun time doing it.

Episodes

  1. 11/24/2025

    Beyond The Mic - 11/16/25: Texas A&M Survives, Huntsville Hornets Advance, NFL Week 11 Live Reaction

    On this week's episode John and Carlos react to the historic comeback by the Texas A&M Aggies against South Carolina. They then discuss an opening round classic in the UIL playoffs as they recount their travels to East Texas the previous Friday Night before looking at week 11 in the NFL.

    1h 30m

  2. 11/16/2025

    Beyond The Mic - 11/10/2025: Our #TXHSFB Playoff Predictions & Our #CFP Rankings

    On this week's episode John and Carlos try to predict the impossible...the Texas High School Football playoffs as well as giving their take on the Week 2 CFP rankings before taking a quick peak around the world of sports from College Basketball to the NFL.

    1h 31m

  3. 10/14/2025

    Beyond The Mic - 10/13/25: Voice of the Texas A&M Aggies, Andrew Monaco + CFB/NFL Recap

    On this week's episode John and Carlos react to the fallout from an early college football Black Sunday and what led to the firing of longtime Penn State head coach James Franklin. They then take a quick peak at the AP rankings and talk about the potential Group of Five playoff participants. Finally they are joined by "The Voice of the Aggies" Texas A&M's very own Andrew Monaco to talk about his career, advice on the job and what it means to be a part of so many memorable moments for fans of the schools you cover.

    1h 28m

  4. 10/13/2025

    Beyond The Mic - 10/6/25: Our CFB Top 25 Polls, Huntsville Falls to PNG, Team Travel Nightmares

    John and Carlos like everyone else, have had enough of the AP poll so they decided to make their own, the first official BTM rankings are unveiled at the top of the show before they move into Carlos's coverage of a powerhouse matchup between Huntsville and Port-Neches Grove. They then move on to recounting their travel nightmares from the road as broadcasters or their personal lives.

    1h 23m

  5. 10/06/2025

    Beyond The Mic - 09/29/2025: Wild Weekend of Football, Hornets Beat West Fork, Press Box Food Stories

    This week John and Carlos sit down to try and dissect and make sense of an absolutely WILD week of College Football. They then dissect the intricacies of homecoming week in Texas High School Football and the games they got to cover during the pageantry of the event. Finally producer Justin joins them as they take a trip down memory lane talking about the best food they've gotten to have while in the press box (or the boat) on the job.

    1h 47m

  6. 10/06/2025

    Beyond The Mic - 09/21/2025: College Football Picks, AL West Crown, Mount Rushmore of Sports Movies

    Our very first episode! John Clendenin and Carlos Zimmerman sit down to talk their picks for college football a quarter of the season in. They then shift their focus to their beloved Astros and their late season struggle in a wide open American League Western Division. They then sit down with producer Justin to discuss and craft the ultimate Sports Movie Mount Rushmore.

    1h 22m
  • 6 Episodes

About

A weekly sports show hosted by two guys who get paid to talk about sports. Carlos Zimmermann and John Clendenin are veteran play by play broadcasters from the great state of Texas who have experience calling various sports at the high school and college level. Join them each week Beyond the Mic, as they take you behind the scenes of their profession; giving their thoughts on the world of sports, talking with their friends in the industry and having an all around fun time doing it.

Information

  • Creator
    John Clendenin & Carlos Zimmermann
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Beyond The Mic
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