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Be you. Be authentic. Live your life 'unafraid'. Faith, family, fatherhood, food and football; and anything else we feel like talking about. We'll have guests, special edition segments, cooking, eating, chatting, and some debating. We are here to build a place where authenticity lives. Where you feel able to be yourself, be true to yourself, and always live life 'unafraid'.READ MORE

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Unafraid Show with George Wrighster Fox Sports Radio

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    • 4.8 • 80 Ratings

Be you. Be authentic. Live your life 'unafraid'. Faith, family, fatherhood, food and football; and anything else we feel like talking about. We'll have guests, special edition segments, cooking, eating, chatting, and some debating. We are here to build a place where authenticity lives. Where you feel able to be yourself, be true to yourself, and always live life 'unafraid'.READ MORE

Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@unafraidshow

    Shedeur Sanders vs Texas 6A, Transfer Portal Opens, Jaden Rashada Interview

    Shedeur Sanders vs Texas 6A, Transfer Portal Opens, Jaden Rashada Interview

    On this episode of The Unafraid Show, George Wrighster gets a stadium tour from Arizona State QB Jaden Rashada, say that anyone looking for relief from the transfer takes sides in the war of words between Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders and the Texas 6A high school football community, and predicts the twelve teams he believes will be in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff, and calls out SEC commissioner Greg Sankey for his soft stance on getting more power conference teams into the NCAA tournament.

    In our first segment, George Wrighster talks about what he expects to be an insane spring 2024 transfer portal season starting on April 15th- and while George knows the fans are sick of the portal, he believes that a course correction is coming soon that will stabilize collegiate rosters. What are some of those course corrections? Tune in to find out.

    Next up, Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders ignited a debate when he said that he's had to overcome a lot by being a small private school QB in Texas instead of a bigtime 6A conference baller. Most people wouldn't consider a private school education and being the son of Deion Sanders to be adversity, but George Wrighster provides context to explain why Shedeur Sanders is actually correct!

    In our interview segment, George Wrighster talks to Jaden Rashada about his eventful path from high school to Arizona State by way of University of Florida, and what it's like to be part of a QB competing for reps in the transfer portal era. Jaden Rashada also gives George Wrighster a tour of Arizona State's facilities, and Mountain America Stadium

    And finally, who are the 12 teams that George Wrighster believes will be in this year's college football playoff? Which group of 5 team will be represented, and who does George believe will be the first team out? Plus, Who are George's first four that will receive a bye? All that and more on the Unafraid Show!

    #collegefootballplayoff #coachprime #shedeursanders #arizonastatefootball #jadenrashada #sundevils #transferportal #marchmadness #territorialcup #nil #coloradofootball #gobuffs #texas6Afootball #secfootball #georgiafootball #olemissfootball #hottytoddy #oregonfootball #goducks #ohiostate #buckeyes #michiganfootball #utahfootball #gonoles #floridastatefoobtall #texasfootball #texaslonghorns
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    • 33 min
    CFP Expansion MISTAKE, ASU OC Marcus Arroyo Interview, Caleb Williams + RG3

    CFP Expansion MISTAKE, ASU OC Marcus Arroyo Interview, Caleb Williams + RG3

    George Wrighster comes out against the College Football Playoff expansion to 14 teams, interviews Arizona State Offensive Coordinator Marcus Arroyo, addresses the beef between Robert Griffin III and Chicago Bears fans regarding Caleb Williams, and pleads with NFL GMs and Head Coaches to stop playing their first round quarterbacks before they’re ready on this episode of The Unafraid Show.

    In the first segment, George Wrighster laments the College Football Playoff expansion to 14 teams without even making it through the inaugural 12 team playoff first. Why do the Big Ten and SEC need more guaranteed playoff spots and more money than the Big 12 and the ACC? And why did the Group of 5 schools agree to go along with this?

    Next up, George Wrighster sits down with Marcus Arroyo at Arizona State University, where Arroyo has assumed offensive coordinator duties after his stint as head coach out at UNLV, and his time mentoring Justin Herbert in Oregon. Robert Griffin III RG3 might have had good intentions when he told Caleb Williams to refuse to play in Chicago, but George Wrighster gets into just how bad of an idea it would be for Williams to try and play anywhere other than the team that has bent over backwards to build him a top 10 offense.

    And finally, George gets into why he thinks the last three quarterback draft classes had so many "busts." Hint- it's not the players that are to blame.

    Chapters: 00:00- Intro 00:41- Why bowing to the Big Ten and SEC in expanding to 14 CFP teams is a mistake 06:10- An interview with Arizona State Offensive Coordinator Marcus Arroyo 18:40- LTSI- Robert Griffin III aka RG3 says Caleb Williams should refuse to go to Chicago Bears 24:13- NFL Coaches and GMs are ruining young rookie quarterbacks by playing them before they're ready

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    • 31 min
    ACC Football Rankings, Reaction to Nick Saban, ASU Brian Ward Interview, NCAAW Tournament

    ACC Football Rankings, Reaction to Nick Saban, ASU Brian Ward Interview, NCAAW Tournament

    Arizona State University Defensive Coordinator Brian Ward joins George Wrighster on this week's episode of UnafraidShow! Plus, George's rankings of all 16 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC football teams over the next five years, his take on Nick Saban's comments during the Ted Cruz NIL Roundtable, and George explains why he's more excited for the women's bracket during March Madness than he is for the men's tournament.

    George Wrighster ranks all 16 ACC football teams according to success over the next five years. Which west coast team will acclimate better- Stanford or Cal? Why is George worried for Pittsburgh Panthers football, but bullish on NC State? What is holding North Carolina Tarheels football back? Does George think Mario Cristobal can finally turn his high level recruiting into ACC dominance for the Miami Hurricanes football?

    Next, George welcomes Arizona State football Defensive Coordinator Brian Ward to the show, where they connect on Ward's background as an amateur boxer. Who is the best quarterback Brian Ward has ever had to prepare for, and what does he think of likely #1 NFL pick Caleb Williams? And what does Brian Ward think it takes to have continuity on defense?

    Nick Saban gave some testimony at a Ted Cruz-led roundtable this week that shook up the college football world. George Wrighster weighs in on Nick Saban's comments about how college football has changed, and how to get it back on track. What did Saban get right, and what are Saban's possible blind spots?

    And finally, how the brawl between LSU and South Carolina in the women's SEC tournament just adds more gasoline to the raging wildfire of popularity of women's basketball in 2024.

    Chapters: 00:00- Intro 00:41- Ranking the 16 ACC Teams over the next Five Years 12:51- An interview with Arizona State Defensive Coordinator Brian Ward 22:57- LTSI- A Deep Dive on Nick Saban's College Football NIL Testimony 31:39- The LSU/South Carolina brawl, and why Women's College hoops is Overtaking the Men's game The Unafraid Show is about US! 

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    • 35 min
    SEC Power Rankings, Kenny Dillingham Interview, Arch Manning vs EA

    SEC Power Rankings, Kenny Dillingham Interview, Arch Manning vs EA

    Arizona State Head Coach (and Sun Devils alumni) Kenny Dillingham joins this week’s episode of The Unafraid Show as George Wrighster makes the trip to Tempe, Arizona to interview a Dillingham and the rest of the staff.

    George also gives his take on the next five years of SEC conference Football play in the post-Nick Saban era, scolds Arch Manning for refusing to be part of the new NCAA video game franchise, and gives his take on the Lakers LeBron James’ reaching the NBA 40,000 point plateau!

    In the opening segment, George Wrighster takes on the SEC conference where “it just means more.” The SEC conference has added Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners. Plus Nick Saban has retired form Alabama. So with all the changes, who does George believe will be the top Dawg (hint hint) in the conference over the next five years? Will Steve Sarkisian be able to avoid the temptation of the NFL? Can Lane Kiffin turn his transfer portal magic into a College Football Playoff appearance? Can Billy Napier survive the Florida Gators hot seat?

    Next, George flies to Tempe to find out if Kenny Dillingham really has what it takes to turn Arizona State around, and digs into why the Uber-young head coach believes that all the changes in college football are actually making the sport better, and not worse.

    Arch Manning is refusing to appear in EA Sports long-awaited iteration of NCAA football, and George picks apart the reason that was given to the media. Does Arch think he’s Michael Jordan?

    And finally, how many milestones does LeBron James need to accomplish for his haters to admit that he’s “one of one?” #kennydillingham #arizonastatefootball #sundevils #big12football #collegefootball #asu #unafraidshow 
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    • 38 min
    Training for UFL and NFL w/Sean Hayes

    Training for UFL and NFL w/Sean Hayes

    UFL Director of Player Performance Sean Hayes joins George Wrighster to talk about what it’s like to live life as a performance coach for pro athletes. What is the difference between in-season and offseason training?

    How do athletes prepare for the combine? How do strength coaches differentiate between training the different positions, and what type of insights do strength coaches get that position coaches might now? Hayes gets into all that and more!

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    • 20 min
    Big 12 Teams Ranked, Cam Newton Fight, Sean Hayes, UFL Survival

    Big 12 Teams Ranked, Cam Newton Fight, Sean Hayes, UFL Survival

    Big 12 football sneak peak into the future. In this week’s episode of the Unafraid Show, George Wrighster tells fans who he believes will run the Big XII conference in football over the next five years.

    Will the Pac-12 castoffs Colorado Buffaloes, Utah Utes, Arizona State Sun Devils, and Arizona Wildcats pick up where Oklahoma and Texas left off, or will teams like Tex Tech Red Raiders, Kansas Jayhawks and Oklahoma State Cowboys finally seize the Big XII conference crown?

    Next, United Football League (UFL) Director of Player Performance Sean Hayes sits down with George to explain just what it takes to be a professional football player training to get drafted in the NFL or UFL, as well as the day-to day of being a professional.

    The entire internet went crazy talking about Cam Newton brawling with opposing coaches at an Atlanta 7 on 7 event, and George Wrighster talks from personal experience about what it’s like to be a former professional athlete coaching youth ball, and what he thinks is actually to blame for the blow up.

    Last, George gives his recipe for the United Football League to become the spring football league that can finally survive long enough to catch America by storm.

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    • 32 min

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80 Ratings

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i listen to the podcast while running!Easy to understand.

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I can’t fairly

vote this down because I haven’t and won’t listen to it, but re: his SiriusXM show was he bashed in the skull a bunch of times as a player? His takes are ridiculous and if not intentional to generate controversy and content are so objectively wrong at times it’s laughable. Ok, I tried one and it’s six minutes total, but doesn’t even start until after two minutes, yikes! “We can try and rid the game of lower crowns and launching, that’s a *notable pursuit.” 😅 Why go there if you don’t know it’s “noble?” This clown has no clue how power rankings work. Niners school the Eagles, six touchdowns in six consecutive drives and he has them at #3 and Eagles still #1. Also talks soooo slooowwwly. High as…? I listened to a few on this podcast and it’s as abysmal as everything else.

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❤️Love love loveeeee❤️

I look forward to your podcasts each day! Another amazing episode! Needed this so much!

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