The EA Sports NCAA Football video game has returned and despite originally opting out of the game, University of Texas QB Arch Manning struck a huge deal with the game to be including after all. During today's discussion host Ryan Holmes along with co-founders Reid Meyer and Justin Ullestad dig into how Manning and his team handled the situation to capitalize on a major NIL opportunity, what it could mean for the future of the game, and how the athletes get the most of their NIL capabilities. They also discuss how sports academies and specialty training in youth sports has had a major spike.

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Is amateurism in sports dead? Or did it never exist? During this conversation host Ryan Holmes and Athletes to Athletes Co-founder and CEO Reid Meyer discuss the latest settlement in the House vs NCAA case, how will it affect college sports moving forward and if amateurism in sports ever existed.

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Steve Wyche has put his stamp on the sports world as one of the most respected journalists in the business. In this conversation, he talks with host Ryan Holmes about his influences and role models, breaking into the journalism world, covering major stories such as Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the anthem, Mike Vick's dog fighting controversy, and Michael Jordan making his return to basketball. He also gives us a peak behind the curtain of how the Black Sports Business Symposium was created alongside co-founders Gregory Gibson Jr and Los Angelos Rams President, Kevin Demoff.

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Women's college basketball has seen a tremendous amount of growth over the last few years with some of the biggest stars such as Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and Paige Bueckers. But the bright lights haven't just fallen on the lady ballers, we've also seen women's volleyball viewership explode with the Nebraska Cornhuskers breaking huge attendance records.

During this conversation, we discuss what type of effect these ladies have had on all sports as well as how marketing and NIL have been a catalyst for their growth too.

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Gwyn McMorris had a passion and a goal to make a Division I track team. She made sacrifices and chased her passions to make it a reality.

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Rashad Jones-Jennings found a new passion while he was still competing at a high level. He studied and prepared himself for a life after sports to make sure he was set up to make a successful transition before deciding to retire from basketball.

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Why is the transfer portal window open during the most important time of the biggest revenue-generating sport at the college level?

During today's episode, we dig into the transfer portal window and the schedule around the penultimate championship season on the Division I level.

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For the final episode of 2023, A2A co-founders Reid Meyer and Justin Ullestad join host Ryan Holmes to discuss the CFP committee's decision, its ripple effect, and how similar the process is to college admissions.

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