The Flagship Pod

The Flagship Pod

UMass grads Rene Ingoglia and Mike Corey’s new show is a can’t-miss for diehard UMass fans, supporters of the MAC and anybody passionate about the Group of 5 programs or College Football in general. Each week, Mike and Rene will dive deep into the world of College Football; bringing you expert insights and analysis on the Minutemen, the Mid-American Conference, Group of 5 teams as well as the national landscape.

Episodes

August 27, 2025 42 mins

Game Week has arrived!!!

Mike and Rene are joined by Jay Burnham, the Voice of the Minutemen, to preview Saturday's season-opener against Temple, the UMass depth chart, the overall vibes around the program under new coach Joe Harasymiak and more.

Stick around to the end of the pod as the guys reveal next week's special guest.

And be sure to check out MinutemanCommand.com for all of your UMass coverage leading up to and after this w...

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Minutemen Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford joins the 18th episode of Rene & Mike's UMass podcast. 

Bamford opens up about the move to the MAC, UMass' positioning within the conference with regard to NIL and House Settlement, future football schedules, conference realignment, the ongoing process of upgrading the Stadium, ScriptU and much more, including how the changes impact men's basketball, women's basketball, ice hockey &a...

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August 13, 2025 34 mins

Mike Corey & Rene Ingoglia are back together for Episode 17 of their UMass Athletics podcast.

This week, they are joined by UMass Director of High Performance/Head Football Sports Performance Coach George Greene. 

You will not want to miss the insight Greene offers on what his job entails, the technology involved and how detail-oriented the Minutemen are when it comes to making sure their players reach their physical peaks. 

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August 6, 2025 32 mins

Mike Corey & Rene Ingoglia are back together for Episode 16 of their UMass Athletics podcast.

This week, they're joined by the Command's Christian McCollum. 

The crew talk about the first week of Fall Camp and go over the Minutemen's roster position-by-position, including the three-man quarterback battle. 

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July 30, 2025 42 mins

Mike Corey & Rene Ingoglia are back together for Episode 15 of their UMass Athletics podcast.

 

This week, they welcome ESPN's Dustin Fox, who hosted MAC Football Media Day last week. 

 

Fox offers his thoughts on the MAC this year, the addition of UMass and runs down the Minutemen's schedule predicting each game.

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July 23, 2025 39 mins

Mike Corey & Rene Ingoglia are back together for Episode 14 of their UMass Athletics podcast.

This week, the guys talk about some national stories, including Heisman Trophy odds for the upcoming season.

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July 16, 2025 46 mins

Mike Corey & Rene Ingoglia are back together for Episode 13 of their UMass Athletics podcast.

This week, the guys are joined by the Voice of the Houston Texans and former UMass play-by-play guy, Marc Vandermeer. 

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July 9, 2025 21 mins

Mike Corey is joined by Christian McCollum, filling in for Rene Ingoglia this week. 

 

They talk about Mike's birdie on the famous Island Green, EA Sports' College Football '26 video game and how realistic it is for UMass and McGuirk Alumni Stadium. They also talk about the Minutemen's current 2026 recruiting efforts and how the class is really a microcosm of what Joe Harasymiak is trying to build in Amherst.

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July 2, 2025 35 mins

The day UMass officially became members of the MAC, Christian McCollum fills in for Mike Corey as guest host, joining Rene Ingoglia to talk about conference realignment, the dominoes that have already fallen and could fall in the future.

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June 25, 2025 29 mins

Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia are back for their 10th episode of their UMass Athletics podcast.

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June 18, 2025 37 mins

For the ninth episode of their Minuteman Athletics podcast, UMass grads Mike Corey & Rene Ingoglia are joined by UMass Executive Director of Student-Athlete Marketing, Recruitment and Retention Jay Bermant.

Bermant takes us through the recent House Settlement, what it means for UMass and much more.

The guys also hit on the insane success UMass had with this past weekend's official visits for the 2026 recruiting class and more.

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June 11, 2025 30 mins

On the eighth episode of the pod, fellow UMass grad and Minuteman Command co-founder Christian McCollum fills in for Rene Ingoglia and joins Mike Corey. 

Mike & Christian talk about the Minuteman Command origin story, Mike's trip to the ScriptU Golf Outing earlier this week, the recent House Settlement, June official visits, the upcoming UMass QB battle and more.  

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June 4, 2025 59 mins

The seventh episode of UMass grads Rene Ingoglia and Mike Corey's new podcast focused on Minutemen Football & Basketball.

This week, Rene and Mike are joined by ESPN Senior Writer and 1994 UMass grad Dan Wetzel.

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May 28, 2025 38 mins

The sixth episode of UMass grads Rene Ingoglia and Mike Corey's new podcast focused on Minutemen Football & Basketball.

This week, the guys talk about last week's in-depth feature on UMass from The Athletic and more.

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May 21, 2025 38 mins

The fifth episode of UMass grads Rene Ingoglia and Mike Corey's new podcast focused on Minutemen Football & Basketball.

This week, the guys talk about last week's in-depth feature on UMass from The Athletic, which Rene was featured in along with interviews with new UMass special teams coordinator Joe Castellitto as well as Keegan Andrews, the Minutemen's new Australian punter.

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May 14, 2025 32 mins

The fourth episode of UMass grads Rene Ingoglia and Mike Corey's new podcast focused on Minutemen Football & Basketball.

This week, hear interviews with new UMass defensive coordinator Jared Keyte as well as safety transfer Malcolm Greene, who was at Clemson and Virginia before he made the move to Amherst.

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May 7, 2025 48 mins

UMass grads Rene Ingoglia and Mike Corey are back with the third episode of their new podcast.

They have interviews with UMass super donor Marty Jacobson along with UMass grad Brad Davidson, who is working with Corey on an upcoming documentary about UMass Hoops' run to greatness.

Head to 283productions.com for more info on the doc, including a sizzle reel.

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April 29, 2025 39 mins

UMass grads Rene Ingoglia and Mike Corey are back with Episode 2 of their new podcast.

They have interviews with new Minuteman offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian and UMass receiver T.Y. Harding.

They also hit on the NFL Draft, UMass Basketball's newest commit and more.

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April 21, 2025 37 mins

UMass grads Rene Ingoglia and Mike Corey debut their new podcast from UMass' spring game in Amherst.

The introduce themselves, offering backgrounds on their time at UMass, their careers, their relationship and the outlook for the program under new head coach Joe Harasymiak. 

They run down the schedule and give you their broad outlook for the season. 

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