We welcome Will Matthews to the podcast. Before playing professionally in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, he played for the Texas Longhorns between 2001-2004. We speak with Will about his transition from college football to the highest professional level and his personal story of becoming a pro player even though he went undrafted at first. Will also shares his thoughts about the challenges after ending a NFL career and building a "normal" life away from the spotlight. He tells us how he built up his second career away from football and how it felt at the beginning to not be in the spotlight anymore. Last, but not least, we talk with Will about how football is becoming a lucrative business for college students earlier and earlier in their career and which educational elements are missing to ensure the long term success of athletes.

This episode Sam & Dan are sharing some basics about how the offense is run in football. If you want to understand the basics and start differentiating run and pass plays - this episode is for you.

Find out what the "Shotgun" and "Pistol" Formation and how to spot it before each snap of the football.

This week, we are partcilularly excited to welcome our first college player to the podcast. David Ash is the former QB of the Texas Longhorns and shares with us how a "small town boy" ended up at one of the most prestigious football programs in the country and his ways to handle the pressure from playing in front of 100k fans. Also, he talks about how he handled academia next to playing football and his coolest memories on the pitch (Spoiler: Check out two of his most memorable plays: 1. QB draw with jump against Oregon St and 2, 4th-and-6 at OSU).

In case you are new to college football and still in search for a team to support: David provides great reasons why being a Texas Longhorns fan is a great idea - Hook'em Horns!