No Playbook: Real Recruiting Stories
No Playbook Podcast: Real Recruiting Stories.
This is the show for exclusive interviews with top athletes, coaches, and sports experts from Knoxville and East Tennessee.
It features standout guests like University of Tennessee Vols stars, high school phenoms from Knoxville, Chattanooga, Maryville, Sevierville, and Johnson City, plus renowned high school, college, and travel team coaches. I’ve also welcomed comedians passionate about sports.
As a proud Vols fan, I spotlight the best of UT athletics and regional talent. Suggest a guest for the show...I’d love to hear from you!
In every interview, we discuss recruiting, and the guest shares an unforgettable sports memory...either as an athlete or as a fan.
Full video episodes are available at: https://youtube.com/@noplaybookpodcast?si=YliygNVZeLcs-Wmp.
Episodes
183 episodes
Nash Stinnett (ETSU Football)
Former Maryville High School football standout Nash Stinnett joins the show as he prepares for his freshman season at East Tennessee State University.Nash shares his recruiting experience and talks about the lessons he learned as part of...
Wyatt Wilber (Maryville Football)
Maryville High School football standout Wyatt Wilber joins No Playbook just days after committing to the University of Minnesota. Wyatt shares what the recruiting process was really like, why the Golden Gophers felt like the right fit, and the ...
Hayven Laurendine (Samford University Soccer)
865 Alliance WPSL standout Hayven Laurendine joins the podcsat to share her journey from FC Alliance ECNL and Oak Ridge High School to signing with Samford University. Hayven discusses her recruiting experience, what made Samford the right fit,...
Brady Hammer (Maryville College Soccer)
Maryville College forward Brady Hammer joins No Playbook to share his journey from FC Alliance and ECNL soccer to becoming one of East Tennessee's top collegiate players. A standout at Hardin Valley Academy and now a Conference Offensive ...
Dax Cole (Maryville Football)
Dax Cole (Maryville High School Football) joins the show to talk about his recruiting experience, how he prepares for big games, and the heated local rivalry with Alcoa. He also shares advice for young athletes hoping to be recruited and he sha...
Liv Stott (Xavier Soccer)
Liv Stott joins the podcast for the second time. Her first appearance focused on her recruiting journey coming out of high school. Now, after gaining experience playing high-level college soccer, Liv returns to talk about her recent experience ...
Caylan Arnold Elliott (Pro Softball)
Caylan Arnold Elliott joins the show to talk all things softball—from her local roots to her global playing career.A Maryville High School standout, Caylan went on to play at Tennessee before finishing her college career at Florida Stat...
Kai Tsakiris (Tennessee Soccer)
In this episode, I talk with Kai Tsakiris, a dynamic new addition to the Tennessee Lady Volunteers soccer roster.Kai shares her journey from being a standout youth player and ECNL Player of the Year with Slammers FC to competing at the ...
Jadyn Dehart (Hardin Valley Football)
Jadyn Dehart is a high school football recruit from Hardin Valley Academy in Knoxville. He spent his first year of high school at Alcoa and then two seasons with William Blount. He talks about transferring to Hardin Valley as a senior and how t...
Erika Waycaster (Pellissippi State Volleyball)
Erika Waycaster is the head volleyball coach at Pellissippi State Community College and she joins the show to talk about recruiting, training, and her experience as the school's first head coach. She shares tips for young athletes h...
Maggie Krause (Tennessee Softball)
Maggie Krause joins the podcast to talk about her recent commitment to the Tennessee Lady Vols. She talks about her softball experience living in Brazil, Indiana, her recruitment process, and she shares an amazing unforgettable sports memory. <...
Coach Zack Gibson (South Doyle Football)
Zack Gibson is the Head Football Coach at South Doyle High School. He joins the show to talk about the hiring process that landed him his first ever head coaching opportunity. He also talks about what fans and players can expect in this new era...
Jacolby Cooper (Tennessee Football)
Jacolby Cooper is a standout football player from Alcoa who recently committed to the Vols. Listen as he talks about his decision to pass on scholarships to sign with Tennessee as a PWO. In this interview, he talks about his athletic training, ...
Kenny Cobble (Maryville High School Football Coach)
Kenny Cobble is the new head football coach at Maryville High School. He joins the show to talk about what fans and players can expect in this new era of Rebels football. He also shares something that very few people know about him along with a...
Blake Howard (Tennessee Football)
Blake Howard recently committed to Tennessee out of the transfer portal. He joins the show to talk about why he decided to sign with the Vols, his overall recruiting experience, and he shares an unforgettable sports memory. Check ou...
Lailah Green (Tennessee Track & Field)
Lailah Green is an outstanding track & field athlete who joins the podcast to talk about her recruiting experience, her athletic training routine, and she shares something that very few people know about her. She also talks about why she ch...
Ayva Jordan (Tennessee Soccer)
Ayva Jordan (Tennessee Soccer) joins the podcast. Listen as she talks about her athletic training, her recruiting experience, and she explains why she chose to sign with the Lady Vols. Full video episodes of the podcast are availabl...
Addi Gamble (Carson Newman Basketball)
Addi Gamble is a basketball player from Clinton High School in East Tennessee. She joins the podcast to talk about her recent commitment to Carson Newman. She talks about her main deciding factors, her AAU experience, and she shares an unforget...
Avary Stockwell (Tennessee Softball)
Avary Stockwell is a softball player from Green Hills High School in Tennessee. She joins the show to talk about her recent commitment to the University of Tennessee. She tells about her recruiting experience, her deciding factors that led her ...
Daniel Kinney (Kennesaw State Football)
Daniel Kinney is an outstanding kicker for the Kennesaw State Football team. He played his high school football at Bearden High School in Knoxville, TN. Listen as he talks about his recruiting experience, his athletic training, and what young a...
Dawson Sweetland (Vol State Baseball)
Dawson Sweetland joins the podcast to talk about the benefits of JUCO athletics. Out of high school, he decided to sign with Vol State, and he has loved his experience. Listen as Dawson talks about his JUCO decision and his high school experien...
Catherine Bowie (Hutchison School Golf)
Catherine Bowie won the TSSAA State Championship as a freshman golfer, so she joins the show to talk about that experience. She talks about her athletic training off the golf course, and her expectations for recruiting. Full...
Kennedy Ball (Arkansas Soccer)
Kennedy Ball is a standout soccer player from Chattanooga, who plays for the University of Arkansas. She joins the podcast to talk about her recruiting experience from GPS (FC Alliance), her athletic training, and she shares something that very...
