CollegeSoccerNews.com Podcast

Hear from Marshall head coach Chris Grassie and Indiana's Todd Yeagley as the coaches discuss their semifinal victories.

Hear from the four coaches in the College Cup: Todd Yeagley, Jay Vidovich, Chris Grassie and Carlos Somoano.

Campbell head coach Dustin Fonder joins the show this week to talk about the Camels ahead of the 2021 Spring season. He talks about his time as a two-sport athlete at Roanoke College, his journey through the coaching ranks and talks about the prospects for this season's team coming off a historic 2019 campaign.

This week's guest is Drexel head coach Michael Marchiano. A two-time NCAA champion at Maryland, Marchiano talks about finding his passion for coaching, and lessons he learned as a player and coach at Maryland, but also stops at Army, Wisconsin Milwaukee and Loyola along the way. He talks about being on the job for just about a year and the challenges about getting started amid the pandemic.

South Carolina head coach Mark Berson joins the show this week to talk about his 40+ years as the head coach of the Gamecocks. He covers some of his favorite moments, including his best recruiting story, and also covers the growth of the game from his perspective. Coach Berson also talks about this 2020-21 season and the growth of his young squad.

In this week's show, Clemson head coach Mike Noonan discusses the unique challenges coming into the season, building the program at Clemson (including a brand new facility), as well as this year's team and the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

NJIT's Fernando Barboto joins the show this week to talk about the building of the NJIT program that culminated with a conference championship and an NCAA Tournament berth in 2019. He also talks about moving to the America East Conference and trying to keep momentum from last year's season whenever play returns.

Wake Forest head coach joins this week's show to talk about emerging from the pandemic, leadership, and finally getting to play this fall.

We're back! We've got a great conversation with Cal State Fullerton's George Kuntz. We talk about all things pandemic, his experience as a head coach and overall coaching thoughts.

Akron head coach Jared Embick joins this special College Cup edition of the CollegeSoccerNews.com Podcast to recap the Zips run to the national semifinals and preview Friday night's matchup against Michigan State.

Indiana head coach joins this special edition of the CollegeSoccerNews.com podcast to talk about the College Cup. Coach Yeagley talks about his team's improvement throughout the season and previews the matchup on Friday night against Maryland -- a team the Hoosiers have played twice already this season.

Michigan head coach Chaka Daley joins the CSN Podcast for an in-depth discussion about college soccer, including his route to the game and his experiences as a young coach in the BIG EAST. He talks about his move from his alma mater to Michigan and lessons learned along the way, and what he likes about this year's squad.

Jim McElderry joins the CSN Podcast to talk about his program's recent ascension on the national scene over the last 6-7 years. He attributes the rise to support from the institution and a different approach to recruiting. He also talks about the program's thrilling run to the NCAA Quarterfinals last year, and how he hopes to continue the momentum this year despite have a new batch of players. He also talks about his team's 2-1 win over Holy Cross in the opener, and then previews this...

Bob Warming joins the show this week to talk about his brief retirement form Penn State and his decision take over the program at Omaha after his protege, Jason Mims, took a position with Real Salt Lake. Warming talks about his relationships in the coaching ranks and also his core belief in how to make a college soccer program relevant.

Coach Brian Rowland joins the CSN podcast to talk about his experience as a youth player in Canada and his decision to come to the United States to play collegiately at UMBC. Rowland shares how his combination of experience as a top player, goalkeeper, international student, professional and assistant at one of the top programs in the country has him well prepared to attract top players and thrive at Temple.

Coach Kevin Kalish talks about taking over his hometown college team team and his alma mater, Saint Louis University. Kalish talks about how he used to write down practice plans even as a player as he prepared to for his future profession, and the lessons he learned as an assistant and head coach at SIUE. He sheds light into his decision to move away from the college ranks to serve as Vice President and Missouri Boys Club Director for St. Louis Scott Gallagher, and ultimately the return to...

This week's guest is the head coach at the University of The Pacific Ryan Jorden. After building a powerhouse at the Division II level, Coach Jorden decided to take the challenge of building the Tigers program from scratch. Just three years later, the Tigers made the NCAA Tournament and are off to another strong start this season.

In this week's episode, Coach Rensing talks about his team's solid start that is due in large part to the experience he brought back from last year's team. Coach Rensing talks about the back line and the team as a whole in contributing to the stout defense that is allowing under three shots on goal per game, and also some players who will try and help him find a few more goals. He talks about the challenges of the Big Ten schedule (and other non-conference games), as well as the unique...

We go a slightly different direction for today's show as we welcome Chris Grosse, Georgetown's Assistant Athletic Director For Marketing. Grosse has come up with a few different promotional events that have gotten national attention, including his latest: "Millenial Day." Grosse talks about that promotion as well as the role college soccer programs in an athletic department.

North Carolina's Cam Lindley joins the show to talk about his path to the college game. Lindley played multiple sports through high school and turned down professional opportunities on multiple occasions because of the ability to get an education and playing time that the college game offered. Cam also gives his assessment of the Tar Heels for 2017.