
The Sports Squad
This is a student-produced podcast about athletics at Augusta University. The Sports Squad is a production of Bell Ringer-Phoenix Media and the AU Department of Communication.
Episodes
136 episodes
TSS S7/E36: The Finale
On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray is joined by cross-country runners Avery Jaynes and Patrick Motes baseball player J. Ben Haynes. The squad gives their recap of the AU softball season and the conference...
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Season 7
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Episode 36
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1:03:50

S7/E37: AU golfer Zoe Pinillos interview in Spanish
In Spanish, Bell Ringer editor in chief (and sports writer) Rodrigo Burgos-Avila interviews Southland Conference women's golf champion Zoe Pinillos. Zoe talks about how her play has progressed across the season and how every event...
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Season 7
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Episode 37
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51:15

TSS S7/E35: AU spring sports coming to a close
On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray is joined by cross-country runner Avery Jaynes, baseball player J. Ben Haynes and volleyball player Marin Freeland. The squad gives their first hand recap of recent trac...
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Season 7
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Episode 35
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49:38

TSS S7/E34: 89th Masters recap along with AU sports
On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray is joined by cross-country runner Patrick Motes and baseball player J. Ben Haynes. The squad gives an in-depth recap of the 89th Masters tournament, an AU sports recap a...
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Season 7
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Episode 34
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51:34

TSS S7/E33: MLB season preview along with a full AU Athletics and March Madness recap
On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray is joined by cross-country runners Patrick Motes and Avery Jaynes along with producer Jaxon Garner. They give a preview for the upcoming MLB season, along with their AU ...
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Season 7
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Episode 33
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59:10

TSS S7/E32: Full March Madness preview with predictions and hot takes
On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray is joined by cross-country runners Patrick Motes and Avery Jaynes, baseball player J. Ben Haynes and volleyball player Marin Freeland. The gang gives their full March Ma...
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Season 7
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Episode 32
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1:02:56

TSS S7/E31: AU T&F off to a hot start, and March Madness right around the corner
On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray is joined by cross-country runners Patrick Motes and Avery Jaynes and baseball player J. Ben Haynes. They discuss the Augusta University basketball teams, the spring spo...
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Season 7
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Episode 31
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1:04:06

DMS S1/E13: The Jaguars prepare for NCAA DII Southeast Regional clash
In this episode of The Dip Metress Show, host Justin Gray and Dr. David Bulla, communication chair at Augusta University, talk with Augusta head coach Dip Metress about the Jaguars earning a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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35:24

TSS S7/E30: PBC Tournament preview and AU spring sports recap
On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray is joined by cross-country runners Patrick Motes and Avery Jaynes, baseball player J. Ben Haynes and volleyball player Marin Freeland. They discuss the Augusta Universit...
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Season 7
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Episode 30
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50:08

DMS S1/E12: PBC Tournament time and a sneak peek into regionals
Host Justin Gray talks with AU Coach Dip Metress about the upcoming Peach Belt Conference Tournament matchup versus North Georgia and regionals. The show, which is a production of Bell Ringer-Phoenix Media's The Sports Squad, is taped in the TV...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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20:37

DMS S1/E11: Final regular season game for the Jaguars and looking ahead to the PBC tournament
Host Justin Gray talks with AU Coach Dip Metress about the Jaguars’ week in Peach Belt Conference play, including two wins over North Georgia and Georgia College. They also preview the final regular season game versus USC-Beaufort and some insi...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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33:56

TSS S7/E29: PBC Championship clinching week for AU men's and women's basketball
On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray is joined by cross-country runner Patrick Motes and baseball player J. Ben Haynes. They discuss the Augusta University basketball teams, and the spring sports recap of t...
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Season 7
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Episode 29
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49:12

DMS 1/10: Midweek series split for the Jaguars verse Lander
Host Justin Gray talks with AU Coach Dip Metress about the Jaguars’ week in Peach Belt Conference play, including a split series with Lander and the last week of the regular season. The show, which is a production of Bell Ringer-Phoenix Media's...
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29:46

TSS S7/E28: AU Athletics, MLB and NCAA men's basketball are heating up
On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray is joined by cross-country runners Patrick Motes and Avery Jaynes, baseball player J. Ben Haynes and volleyball player Marin Freeland. They discuss the Augusta Universit...
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Season 7
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Episode 28
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50:23

DMS 1/9: Busy week for AU men's basketball
Host Justin Gray talks with AU Coach Dip Metress about the Jaguars’ week in Peach Belt Conference play, including a loss to rival, USC-Aiken--plus a road win over Flager . On this podcast, Gray is joined by Communication Professor David Bulla. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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28:36

The Dip Metress Show Clip from Dec. 6, 2024, show
Augusta University men's basketball coach Dip Metress talks hoops with Bell Ringer sports editor Justin Gray on this edition of The Dip Metress Show. The show is recorded in the TVC Lab at AU's Summerville Campus.
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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7:44

TSS S7/E27: AU basketball and softball have crucial weekends
On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray is joined by cross-country runners Patrick Motes and Avery Jaynes, baseball player J. Ben Haynes. They discuss the Augusta University basketball teams, and the spring sp...
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Season 7
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Episode 27
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54:23

DMS 1/8: Coach Metress reaches 450 career wins at AU
Host Justin Gray talks to AU Coach Dip Metress on reaching 450 career wins at AU. They also preview the upcoming USC-Aiken rematch and the recap of the Jaguars comeback win versus Columbus State. The show, which is a production of Bell Ringer-P...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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26:44

TSS S7/E26: AU sports weekly recap and Super Bowl picks
On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray is joined by cross-country runners Patrick Motes and Avery Jaynes, baseball player J. Ben Haynes, and volleyball player Marin Freeland. They discuss the Augusta Universi...
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Season 7
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Episode 26
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49:10

DMS 1/7: Demetri Gardner eclipses 1,000 points
Host Justin Gray talks to AU Coach Dip Metress and forward Demetri Gardner on reaching 1,000 career points. They also preview the upcoming Columbus State and Clayton State games. The show, which is a production of Bell Ringer-Phoenix Medi...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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23:30

TSS S7/E25: AU sports preview and NFL Conference Championship recap
On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray is joined by cross-country runners Patrick Motes and Avery Jaynes, baseball player J. Ben Haynes, and volleyball player Marin Freeland. They discuss the Augusta Universi...
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Season 7
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Episode 25
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46:12

DMS 1/6: Review of Jaguars' game at North Georgia
Host Justin Gray talks to AU Coach Dip Metress about the Jaguars’ narrow loss at North Georgia and the upcoming game with Georgia College at Christenberry Fieldhouse. On this podcast, Gray is joined by Communi...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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33:53

TSS 7/24: The gang talks college hoops, Buckeyes' football title and NFL
On this edition of The Sports Squad, Bell Ringer Sports Editor Justin Gray and cross-country runners Patrick Motes and Avery Jaynes discuss the AU men and women’s basketball teams, Ohio State's victory o...
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Season 7
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Episode 24
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53:27

DMS S1/E5: First-place Jags face challenging four-game stretch
Host Justin Gray talks to AU Coach Dip Metress about the Jaguars’ home wins over Flagler and Georgia Southwestern in Peach Belt Conference play. Now AU must play Lander, North Georgia, Georgia College and Columbus St...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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43:35
