Morning Monster Podcast

Morning Monster Podcast

The Morning Monster Podcast with Jacob Townsend includes hourly segments and interviews from The Morning Monster, which airs weekday mornings 6-10 a.m. on 640 WXSM, 101.5 WQUT HD2, and 640wxsm.com

Episodes

July 2, 2025 25 mins

Jacob Townsend is joined by Brent Hubbs, of VolQuest, to talk about the commits of the last week, Landon Mack transferring in baseball, and Danny White's collective bargaining plan. 

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Hour 4 of July 2, 2025

Jacob Townsend talks about the hype surrounding Arch Manning going into the season, both good and bad, and why there is one thing that people are missing about his future. Jacob then talks about the college quarterbacks who showed up to the Manning Passing Academy and those who didn't and why. 

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July 2, 2025 43 mins

Hour 3 of July 2, 2025

Jacob Townsend talks about Tennessee picking up three recruits on the defensive side of the football on Tuesday. Then, Jacob is joined by Brent Hubbs, of VolQuest, to talk about the commits of the last week, Landon Mack transferring in baseball, and Danny White's collective bargaining plan. 

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July 2, 2025 39 mins

Hour 2 of July 2, 2025

Jacob Townsend talks with Don Helman about ETSU's upcoming football season. Then, Jacob talks about former Sullivan East pitcher Hunter Stratton being traded from the Pirates to the Braves on Tuesday. Also, it looks like Cleveland will be getting a dome. 

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July 2, 2025 37 mins

Hour 1 of July 2, 2025

Jacob Townsend talks about Tennessee receiving three football commits on Tuesday. Then, Zakai Ziegler drops his appeal for a fifth year of college basketball. Also, Tennessee now knows their schedule for the Players Era Championship in November. 

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Jacob Townsend and Bud talk to new Senior Bowl executive director Drew Fabianich about his goals for the game under his leadership, what his football background has educated him for this job, his thoughts on college football after his four years as a general manager at Auburn and West Virginia, and his time as an assistant at Tennessee in the early 90s.

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July 1, 2025 42 mins

Hour 4 of July 1, 2025

Jacob Townsend and Bud talk to new Senior Bowl executive director Drew Fabianich about his goals for the game under his leadership, what his football background has educated him for this job, his thoughts on college football after his four years as a general manager at Auburn and West Virginia, and his time as an assistant at Tennessee in the early 90s. Then, it is time for birthdays!!

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July 1, 2025 42 mins

Hour 3 of July 1, 2025

Jacob Townsend and Bud talk about a new College Football Playoff format that was thrown out this week, that Jacob thinks is the craziest one he has heard yet. Then, they talk about Nico Iamaleava going to Big Ten Media Days with UCLA later this month. 

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July 1, 2025 39 mins

Hour 2 of July 1, 2025

Jacob Townsend and Bud talk about whether Danny White's plan for collective bargaining in college athletics is a good idea? MLB and ESPN are back at the negotiating table on their future. Also, EA Sports announces they are bringing back the college basketball video game. 

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July 1, 2025 34 mins

Hour 1 of July 1, 2025

Jacob Townsend talks about the questions around Tennessee football recruiting even though they had a good weekend, has it made a difference? Then, Yahoo Sports had a story on Monday about Tennessee athletic director Danny White proposing his idea of collective bargaining in college athletics. 

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Jacob Townsend talks with Deb Williams, of Autoweek.com, about Chase Elliott's win at Atlanta, the wreck that took out the favorites, how the in-season championship is looking for the Round of 32, and more.

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June 30, 2025 38 mins

Hour 4 of June 30, 2025

Jacob Townsend talks with Deb Williams, of Autoweek.com, about Chase Elliott's win at Atlanta, the wreck that took out the favorites, how the in-season championship is looking for the Round of 32, and more. Then, Jacob talks about Detroit Pistons player Malik Beasley being under investigation by federal authorities over a gambling controversy in January 2024. 

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June 30, 2025 40 mins

Hour 3 of June 30, 2025

Jacob Townsend talks about whether the first weekend of the NASCAR in-season challenge worked or not and if the bracket shows the flaws in the system or some bright spots? Then, BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff is leaving the program, why and what does that do the hopes of a CFP contender? 

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June 30, 2025 39 mins

Hour 2 of June 30, 2025

Jacob Townsend talks about Tennessee picking up four commitments over the weekend in football and whether or not it shows that they're starting to make some head way in the 2026 cycle. Then, ETSU football is heading to Florida State in November 2027, what else is coming up for the Bucs and what does future schedules look like with the 12-game schedule being approved for FCS. Also, the first round of the NASC...

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June 30, 2025 40 mins

Hour 1 of June 30, 2025

Jacob Townsend talks about Tennessee's busy weekend in football recruiting. ETSU Men's Basketball heading to North Carolina in December. Then, ETSU football will be going to Florida State in 2027. 

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Jacob Townsend talks with Matt Baker, of The Athletic, about his newest article about how many teams Nick Saban could have coached and won a national championship at, who those teams are, who just missed out, and more.

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June 27, 2025 38 mins

Hour 4 of June 27, 2025

Jacob Townsend talks with Matt Baker, of The Athletic, about his newest article about how many teams Nick Saban could have coached and won a national championship at, who those teams are, who just missed out, and more. Then, another former Tennessee basketball player signs an NBA contract. Also, the NASCAR in-season tournament starts this weekend, Jacob describes what it is and what the bracket looks like.&n...

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June 27, 2025 36 mins

Hour 3 of June 27, 2025

Jacob Townsend talks with studio sponsor, Fanatics 101 owner K.D. Bowen. Then, EA Sport announced their toughest college football stadium list earlier this week and one national college football voice vehemently disagreed with where Neyland Stadium was listed. Also, The Athletic has a new story on what if Nick Saban had left Alabama after 2015 could he have won a national championship elsewhere?

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June 27, 2025 37 mins

Hour 2 of June 27, 2025

Jacob Townsend talks about whether Tennessee can stay an everything school in the revenue sharing era and if they can't as long as they're really good in football would fans be ok with that? What is going to be left for Tennessee in pitching from 2025 going into 2026? Then, good night for Tennessee basketball on night two of the NBA Draft. 

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June 27, 2025 35 mins

Hour 1 of June 27, 2025

Jacob Townsend talks about Chaz Lanier and Jahmai Mashack being drafted in the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday night, and Zakai Ziegler signing to play Summer League basketball with the Pistons. Tennessee finishes in the top ten of the Director's Cup for a third straight year, is that sustainable is the revenue sharing era? Then, Tennessee baseball gets a commit in the transfer portal. 

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