The GA Life: Recent Episodes
The GA Life
A podcast dedicated to the trials, tribulations, and stories of a college football graduate assistant.
On this episode we interview Coach Luke Bengtson who is the Offensive Coordinator and QB Coach at Millikin University.
Luke takes us through his journey as a college football Coach with other insights from camps he has attended to mission trips he has been a part of.
In this episode we sit down with Coach Richie Rode from Bishop Verot Catholic High School in Fort Myers, FL. We talk about cultivating culture in a program and the current relationship between high school and college coaches in the recruiting process.
In our season finale we talk about how the Fall season ended for QU, and get to meet Coach jerrold King.
In this episode Coach Kaleb Borghardt stops by to help interview Coach Payton Morris. We find a lot of common ground living and coaching in the midwest. Coach Morris may be "young" in the game of coaching but he brings a wealth of knowledge along with plenty of good laughs and great stories.
In this episode we conquer our first ever virtual interview with Coach Chris MacPherson from the Georgia Knights Prep Academy. Coach MacPherson does a great job answering some of the big questions most coaches have about prep academies. You can hear just how passionate and dedicated he is not only to his program, but the young men who he gets the opportunity to work with each day.
In this episode we interview Coach Micah Johnson who is the Wide Receivers Coach at Quincy University.
Coach Johnson has a great story to tell with a playing journey that brought him to the NFL and CFL level as well as a coaching career that ranges from high school to the NCAA.
- Identify the different jobs at the college level
2 How to "be where your feet are" and look for your next opportunity.
- Taking your shot!
In this interview we get to know Quincy University DB Coach & Recruiting Coordinator Coach Mitch leppke.
COVER 3:
In these podcasts we will be covering 3 topics that are related and we feel can be informative to coaches at any level.
In our first Cover 3 session we welcome back Coach Sean Kelly. Coach Kelly brings almost a decade of D2 college football coaching experience to the conversation from being a G.A. to Defensive Coordinator / Associate Head Coach. We enjoyed getting him back on the podcast and talking with him about what it takes to be a good Assistant Coach.
TOPICS DISCUSSED:
1 - What it takes to be a good Assistant Coach.
2 - How to deal with someone on staff or on campus that you do not get along with.
1a - Someone who is equal to or below your job title. (Co-Worker)
1b - Someone who is above your job title. (OC/DC/HC/AD)
3 - How to be a good recruiter at the D2 level.
In this episode we get to know Quincy University QB Coach & Special Teams Coordinator, Coach kaleb Borghardt.
In this part one of a two part interview we get to know Quincy University Defensive Coordinator Coach Sean Kelly.
In the first episode of a 2 part interview we get to know Quincy University Offensive Coordinator Coach Ryan Olson.
In this episode we interview Quincy University offensive line Graduate Assistant Coach Mike Sause.