Hard Edge Football
Episodes
49 episodes
The Genesis of Coach Zac Alley's Defense
Hard Edge Football returns this week with special guest Jacksonville State's Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach Zac Alley. Before Jacksonville State, Coach Alley and Coach Rod were both at ULM, where Alley was the youngest defensive co...
Coach Calvin Magee #39B
Jacksonville State Offensive Coordinator and legendary Coach Calvin Magee joins Hard Edge Football this week. Coach Rodriguez and Coach Magee get into Coach Magee's playing career, how he got into coaching, their philosophies on how to approach...
March Madness and Coach Mike Carey
Welcome to Hard Edge Football with Coach Rodriguez and Raquel. This week, Coach Rod shares how Spring Ball is going in Jacksonville, including how important it was for the team to take a break given their tough Spring and Fall 2021 football sch...
Spring Ball in the 'Ville
Coach Rod and Raquel are back with a Saturday edition of Hard Edge Football, catching up on spring football in Jacksonville, along with events going on around campus. The Hard Edge duo also touches on some confusion with new rules in college fo...
Making Tough Career Move Decisions
New and up-and-coming coaches, this episode is for you! Coach Rodriguez and Raquel return after a couple weeks break from moving to talk about NIL review, the latest decision on College Football Playoff Expansion, and much more. Coach Rod share...
Signing Day Special
Welcome to the special edition of Hard Edge Football with Coach Rodriguez and Raquel. This week, Coach Rod is sharing all about the 2022 Jacksonville State recruiting class, the staff’s approach to recruiting in a short time frame, and the type...
Paw Paw Packers and Clock Management
Welcome back to another episode of Hard Edge Football. This week, Coach Rodriguez and Raquel get into what may have been the best weekend of NFL football in a long time, Coach Rod shares why he thinks the game is becoming more exciting. The Har...
NCAA Running the Wrong Routes
In a short edition of Hard Edge Football, Coach Rodriguez and Raquel catch up on what they've been up to the last couple of weeks, along with all the biggest storylines in college football. Coach talks about his latest hires at Jacksonville Sta...
New Year Same Edge
Happy New Year, and welcome to a new episode of Hard Edge Football! Coach Rodriguez and Raquel return from the Holiday break to dive into some of the best bowl games of the season, the transfer portal effects, and the debate over players opting...
Hard Edge meets the Friendliest Campus in the South
Hard Edge Football returns....again! After an exciting few weeks, Coach Rodriguez and Raquel are back, talking about Coach Rod's exciting opportunity at Jacksonville State University and so much more. Coach Rod dives into all the new things com...
Turkey or Ham?
Welcome to another episode of Hard Edge Football with Coach Rodriguez and Raquel, Thanksgiving Edition! Coach Rod and Raquel are diving into this past weekend's games, including a recap of ULM's trip to Baton Rouge. More surprising coa...
Heading Down The Road
Another week of upsets and unexpected endings in college football, and Raquel and Coach Rodriguez are ready to break it all down. Leading Big 12 team Oklahoma takes its first loss of the year. Which team might take its place? More coaching chan...
Football and Taylor Swift
Welcome to another week of Hard Edge Football, Coach Rodriguez and Raquel return to break it all down. The duo recap this weekend's games, playoff rankings and discuss the latest trend of firing assistant coaches before the end of the year. ...
The Road Less Traveled
Coach Rodriguez and Raquel return for another week of college football. Coach Rod recaps the ULM trip to Appalachian State, including the unique ride to the game. What's under review? Unnecessary heat from a Coach's comments on recruitin...
Another Upset Alert in Funroe
It's shocktober! Another Warhawk upset over South Alabama this past Saturday. Coach Rodriguez and Raquel recap this weekend and share some exciting news about Hard Edge Football. Penn State and Illinois make history in the nine-time overtime ga...
Upset Alert in Funroe
Coach Rodriguez recaps the big ULM Warhawk victory against a very talented Liberty team. The coaching carousel has already begun! LSU Head Football Coach Ed Orgeron is out at LSU just shy of two years after winning a National Championship and w...
Expect the Unexpected in College Football
You have to expect the unexpected in college football. In maybe the most exciting weekend of college football so far, Coach Rod and Raquel recap the biggest games and select the top four teams right now. Coach Rod gives a few coaching tips, inc...
Did y'all save my Chick-Fil-A?
Welcome back (once again) to Hard Edge Football. After a brief pause due to unforeseen circumstances...Coach Rod and Raquel return to talk college football and are joined by a special guest. Someone that most definitely has a Hard Edge, Rhett R...
Building and changing College Football
Welcome back, Football Season. This week we are kicking off a new season of Hard Edge Football. Coach talks about all the significant changes in the game, rebuilding ULM's football program, and the big surprise upsets that have happened so far,...
Season Finale with Legend Pat White
For the Season Finale of Hard Edge Football, Coach Rod and Raquel are joined by one of College Football's Greatest Quarterbacks of all time, Pat White. Coach Rod and Pat White reminisce on their times at WVU, including their most memorable game...
College Football Playoff Expansion and Summer Camps
Coach Rod and Raquel return for one of the last episodes of Season One of Hard Edge Football. Coach Rod talks about Summer camps at ULM, the busiest month of College Football, the College Football Playoff committee meeting on expanding the play...
Episode 27
The Hard Edge cast is back for another week of football talk. Camps, recruiting, tampering in the transfer portal, and much more. Coach Rod and Raquel dive into first and second-level conflict reads in Run Pass Option play, and Coach tells the ...
Ph.D. in Playoffs
Hard Edge Football continues this week with Coach Rodriguez and Raquel talking about FCS National Championship Game and Coach's former assistant Parker Whiteman getting a ring. Coach Rod gives his thoughts on the new PAC 12 commissioner and the...
Big Upsets and Squirt Guns
This week, Coach Rodriguez and Raquel dive into some of the latest football news, the FCS National Championship Game, and Tim Tebow reuniting with Coach Urban Myer in Jacksonville. Coach explains how to prevent linemen from becoming uneligible ...
Old School Football with Coach Rick Trickett
Coach Rod and Raquel are back for another episode to catch up on what's going on in the football world, including Coach Rod’s thoughts on the NFL draft and his former players making their way to the league. Special Guest legendary Offensive Lin...