Beyond The X's And O's With Trent Dilfer Trent Dilfer

Luke Fickell talk with Trent about his career as a state champion wrestler, how that translated to the football field, playing in 50 consecutive games at OSU, playing in the Rose Bowl, and building a process and culture at Cincinnati.

Josh Heupel joins Trent to discuss his experience playing junior college, what the game means to those who take that route, playing in and winning the National Title, getting drafted and what the process was like for him, and what it means to be the head coach of a program like the University of Tennessee.

Lincoln Riley joins Trent to discuss the importance of playing multiple sports when young and the lessons you can learn from it, the various coaches he learned under from Mike Leach to Bob Stoops, the responsibility he feels to make sure he is bringing his all for his players, what its like to coach players with extreme talent, and what it means to him to be a Trojan.

Notre Dame Head Football Coach joins Trent to share his story, starting with his All American playing career at Ohio State, through Draft Day in the NFL, and all the way through his coaching career culminating in his head coaching job at Notre Dame.

Mel Tucker joins Trent to discuss his early experiences as a head coach, Michigan State culture, the current state of NIL feeling like free agency, and much more.

Current UCLA head coach Chip Kelly, joins Trent to discuss his football beginnings, how he came up as a defensive coach, why working his way up through the ranks was so important, and then touches on his time at Oregon. Kelly also talks us through his own playing days and how he transitioned to becoming a coach, the lessons he learned early on as a coach and the value of learning to teach. Going into a new era of college football, Kelly walks us through what it’s like navigating NIL, his excitement for the upcoming season and what it means to be a Bruin.