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Jesse Iwuji is a Navy Reserves officer and former college football player who currently competes part time driving the No. 34 Chevrolet Camaro for Jesse Iwuji Motorsports on NASCAR's Xfinity Series. 
Iin college, Jesse played free safety for the United States Naval Academy and is currently serving as an officer in the Navy Reserves. In August 2020, Jesse made his NASCAR Xfinity series debut and a year later, partnered with Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith to start an Xfinity Series team - Jesse Iwuji Motorsports. 
Today on the podcast, we talk to Jesse about being the only driver currently in all of NASCAR that is also serving his country as a US Military member. We also dive deep into Jesse's faith and why the Bible applies to all of us and the prayer book that his mom had when he was a kid. 
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Ryan Saunders is an assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets in the NBA. In 2022-23, he helped lead the Nuggets to their first ever NBA championship. Prior to arriving in Denver, Saunders was the head basketball coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2018-2021. At age 33, he was the youngest coach in the NBA during his hiring with Minnesota. 
He began his NBA coaching journey in 2009 with the Washington Wizards at the age of 23 and spent 6 seasons there before moving to Minnesota to be an assistant coach under his father, Flip Saunders. 
Today on the podcast, we talk to Ryan Saunders about the experience of winning an NBA title, his journey of faith, lessons learned from his father, misconceptions on failure, his unique relationship with Kevin Garnett and how he defines success. 
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Welcome to the Sports Spectrum Minute featuring a short clip of inspiration from a previous Sports Spectrum Podcast interview.
Today we hear from former MLB pitcher Dave Dravecky. He appeared on Sports Spectrum's Podcast in April 2019.  You can listen to the entire interview here. 
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Matt Overton is a free agent NFL long snapper. He first came into the league in 2012 with the Indianapolis Colts and was named to the Pro Bowl in 2013. After the 2016 season, Overton departed for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He has also had stints with the Seattle Seahawks, L.A. Chargers, Tennessee Titans, L.A. Rams and in 2022 with the Dallas Cowboys.
Matt joins the podcast today for a special in person conversation to talk about embracing the motto of staying ready, his football future, his love for collecting baseball cards and growing in his faith with a community of athletes. 
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Rich Maloney is the head baseball coach at Ball State University. In 2023, he led his team to a Mid-American conference championship and reached the NCAA Regionals. As a player, Maloney was selected in the 13th round of the 1986 MLB Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Braves and played six seasons in the Braves organization before retiring after reaching AA in 1991. 
Maloney began his head coaching career at Ball State from 1996-2001 and then went to Michigan to coach the Wolverines from 2003-2012. In 2013, he returned to Ball State, where he remains as a coach today. He is a four-time Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year and has 954 career wins as a head coach. 
Today on the podcast, we talk to Rich Maloney about the importance of culture within the clubhouse, the importance of developing leaders, receiving divine appointments and being an ambassador for Christ. 
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Donne Shell played 14 seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1974-1987. He went undrafted after playing college football at South Carolina State and in his rookie season with the Steelers, won the first of four Super Bowls in the 1970's. 
During his playing career, he was a three-time First Team All-Pro safety and was selected to five Pro Bowls. After retirement, Donnie waited 33 years until his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020. 
Today on the podcast, we talk to Donnie Shell about winning four Super Bowls, his relationship with Tony Dungy, growing in his faith and using his Hall of Fame speech as a way to glorify God. 
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