Sports Spectrum Podcast

Today on the podcast, our SS Managing Editor Jon Ackerman joins host Jason Romano to preview the 2023 Winter edition of the Sports Spectrum Magazine featuring Dude Perfect on the cover.    Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 at checkout. Subscribe today at SportsSpectrum.com/magazine.

Grant Stuard is a linebacker with the Indianapolis Colts. He was selected as Mr. Irrelevant, the final pick (259) in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After playing his first year with Tampa in 2021, he was traded to the Colts in August of 2022. He scored his first NFL touchdown on Sunday December 3, 2023 in a Colts OT victory over the Titans.  Stuard is also a rapper and his first single, "Empty" released in September under the name G-STEEZO. Today on the podcast, Grant Stuard shares in depth about his relationship with Christ, surrendering his life to the Lord, his musical career and overcoming obstacles by clinging to God. Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine 

Alison Gibson is a former NCAA diving champion and four-time All-American diver at the University of Texas. In 2020, she qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the women's synchronized 3 meter springboard with partner Krysta Palmer.  She is currently training for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Today on the podcast, we talk to Alison Gibson about her journey with Christ, being judged as a sport, finding her identity in Christ, her definition of success and the decision to come out of retirement to continue her Olympic dream. Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine 

Kent Chevalier is the team chaplain for the Pittsburgh Steelers, serving them through the ministry of Athletes in Action. He was named to his role before the 2019 season. Prior to the Steelers, Chevalier was a pastor for 22 years in the Pittsburgh area. Today on the podcast, we talk to Kent Chevalier about what it means to deflect the glory, walk with Jesus and the experience of praying at the 50 yard line after each NFL game. Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine 

Justin Davis is the co-founder of RefineUs Ministries. He is the co-author of the 2012 bestselling marriage book, "Beyond Ordinary" with his wife Trish.  In college, Justin Davis was an All-American basketball player at Lincoln Christian University. His latest book "Being Real > Being Perfect" is out now.  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine 

James Brown is the host of CBS Sports’ “The NFL Today” pregame show. His storied broadcasting career has spanned more than 30 years and seen him work on the most prestigious sporting events, including the Super Bowl, NBA Finals and March Madness. Brown first joined CBS Sports in 1984, when he was part of the network’s broadcast team for its NFL and college basketball coverage, as well as a reporter for the NBA Finals. He also was the host of a CBS afternoon show during the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, and the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. This year, the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) honored Brown as the recipient of the National Association of Broadcasters’ 2023 Distinguished Service Award (NAB DSA), the organization’s highest honor. A graduate of Harvard University, Brown in 1973 was a fourth-round draft pick by the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, and a seventh-round pick by the ABA’s Denver Nuggets. In 1996, Brown was inducted into the Harvard Hall of Fame. Today on the podcast, we talk to JB about his NBA Draft story, sharing his faith with colleagues, what it means to be obedient to God and finding joy in his job.  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine 

Preston Wilson is an offensive lineman with the Oklahoma State football program in the Big 12. He is a three-time First-Team Academic All-Big 12 and has been a mainstay on the Cowboys offensive line the past years.  Raegan Isham is Preston's girlfriend and a former Oklahoma State cheerleader.  Today on the show, Preston and Raegan share their powerful story of God performing a physical miracle in the life of Preston after suffering an injury during the season.  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine 

Emily Austen is currently the host for Liberty University's weekly show "Flames Central" and serves as a sideline reporter for Liberty football and Liberty men's basketball on ESPN+.  Prior to arriving at Liberty, Austen worked with The Golf Channel, Boston Celtics and Fox Sports Florida.  Today on the podcast, we welcome back Emily Austen to the podcast after first appearing in 2017. She talks about surrendering her life to Jesus in 2019, the importance of owning our scars and how shame has become a great teacher for her.  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine  Listen HERE to our first conversation with Emily Austen from 2017.

Brian Tome is the pastor of Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, 2017’s fastest-growing church in America. Tome has authored four books, including his best-seller, “The Five Marks of a Man.” He also hosts The Aggressive Life podcast and started Man Camp, a primitive weekend camping experience that has driven 20,000 men to reclaim the core of manhood. Today on the podcast, we talk to Brian Tome about Jesus as a leader, the role of pastor as a coach and as a quarterback, watching the Cincinnati Bengals resurgence and his new book releases "The Five Marks of a Man" and the "Five Marks of a Man Tacitcal Guide."  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine 

Jay Seawell is the head golf coach at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Jay joined Alabama in July of 2002 and in 20133 and 2013, led the Crimson Tide golf team to back-to-back national titles.  In 2016, Seawell was inducted into the Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame.  Today on the podcast, we talk to Jay Seawell about finding satisfaction in his players success, the impact FCA had on his life, living in the present and the importance of taming the ego.  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine