The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

Ohio State alum and long-time strength & conditioning coach Anthony Schlegel chats with Trey Elling, prior to the season opener between Ohio State and Texas. Topics include:Moving around (0:00)The "joy" of championships (5:56)Youth sports burnout (13:01)In-season resistance training (19:54)Specialization (26:58)Ankle mobility (30:58)Texas-Ohio State (33:56)

Texas Tech head football coach Joey McGuire chats with Trey Elling during Big 12 Media Days at the Star in Frisco.

Texas Longhorns safety & team leader Michael Taaffe chats with Trey Elling, during SEC Media Days at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. Topics include:Book rec (0:00)Key to winning in 2025 (2:05)Personal offseason goals (3:00)Dreams (5:15)Defense even better this year? (6:50)What really matters (7:49)An ode to football (9:35)

Commissioner Brett Yormark chats with Trey Elling, during SEC Media Days at The Star in Frisco. Topics include:Excitement for Big 12 football (0:00)Comfortable on the job (2:03)Things to learn (3:34)The NCAA's role in college sports (4:24)Automatic qualifiers in the CFP (5:44)Closing the financial gap (7:50)Greg Sankey (9:30)

Cardinal Black frontman Tom Hollister chats with Trey Elling, during the band's first-ever US tour, which was nearly completely sold out before it started. Topics include:The current tour (0:00)The totality of Midnight at the Valencia (2:44)Starting with "Ride Home" (4:22)The emotion of "Push/Pull" (7:14)An ode to Tom's daughter with "Adeline" (12:15)The business of being in a band (18:18)Tom's past life as a rugby player (34:35)An ode to the new album (37:30)

The legendary Eddie Pepitone chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the Creek and the Cave in Austin, Aug. 15-16. Topics include:0:00 Small businesses2:11 Validation5:03 Parenting11:22 George Carlin14:01 TWO achilles ruptures18:09 Bodily harm25:12 The drug of comedy28:42 An ode to standup ⁨The Sport of Life aims for entertaining & informative long-form conversations with comedians, filmmakers, musicians, intellectuals, authors, and sports figures!The website: https://withtreyelling.com/The Sport of Life on ESPN Austin, weekdays from 6-7pm CT: https://www.1027espn.com/show/the-sport-of-life-trey-elling/On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withtreyelling/On Twitter: https://x.com/withtreyellingOn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/withtreyelling

Comedian Trae Crowder chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club, Aug. 14-17. Topics include:Sharing a first name, kinda (0:00)Comedy in LA and Knoxville (2:36)Trae's MBA & Psych degrees (7:55)Bonding as former fat kids (12:50)A fan of the Raiders & Vols (17:53)An ode to fatherhood (24:02)An ode to standup (31:55)The Sport of Life aims for entertaining & informative long-form conversations with comedians, filmmakers, musicians, intellectuals, authors, and sports figures!The website: https://withtreyelling.com/The Sport of Life on ESPN Austin, weekdays from 6-7pm CT: https://www.1027espn.com/show/the-sport-of-life-trey-elling/On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withtreyelling/On Twitter: https://x.com/withtreyellingOn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/withtreyelling

Texas Longhorns softball coach Mike White chats with Trey Elling, shortly after leading the program to its first-ever national championship. Topics include:0:00 Life since winning a natty3:50 Men's fast-pitch softball in the 1980s &'90s5:56 Growing up in New Zealand11:04 Moving to the US15:18 Entrepreneurial spirit17:42 Getting into coaching23:24 Learning how to properly instruct26:29 Becoming head coach at Oregon28:15 Quick program turnarounds31:00 Fostering a killer instinct in players33:46 Business lessons for coaching36:55 Controlling emotions38:53 College softball's changing landscape43:59 Odes to coaching & fatherhood45:03 OKC & double birds48:13 Learning from Chris Del Conte49:39 Advice to Steve Sarkisian50:32 Toughest coaching gig ever51:41 ATX food recsThe Sport of Life aims for entertaining & informative long-form conversations with comedians, filmmakers, musicians, intellectuals, authors, and sports figures!The website: https://withtreyelling.com/The Sport of Life on ESPN Austin, weekdays from 6-7pm CT: https://www.1027espn.com/show/the-sport-of-life-trey-elling/On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withtreyelling/On Twitter: https://x.com/withtreyellingOn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/withtreyelling

Comedian Alonzo Bodden chats with Trey Elling, prior to his Aug. 15-17 shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include:Life in Vegas (0:00)The Sphere in Vegas (10:42)Getting more personal with his comedy (17:44)Driverless vehicles (22:32)Motorcycle accidents (29:32)Check out Alonzo's work and tour dates: http://www.alonzobodden.com/For tickets to the Comedy Mothership: https://comedymothership.com/The Sport of Life aims for entertaining & informative longform conversations with comedians, filmmakers, musicians, intellectuals, authors, and sports figures!The website: https://withtreyelling.com/The Sport of Life on ESPN Austin, weekdays from 6-7pm CT: https://www.1027espn.com/show/the-sport-of-life-trey-elling/On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withtreyelling/On Twitter: https://x.com/withtreyellingOn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/withtreyelling

Comedian Donnell Rawlings chats with Trey Elling, prior to his return to the Comedy Mothership in Austin, TX. Topics include:Coming for Kill Tony fans (0:00)Crafting that next hour (8:57)Maneuvering the entertainment world (13:01)Evolving as a standup (15:05)Acting (19:01)Returning to Kill Tony? (23:27)Becoming good friends with Dave AFTER Chappelle Show (24:13)The Darius Rucker story (27:06)