On this week’s show host Ryan Holmes talk with former NFL player Andre Williams. They discuss Williams' college career and how he balanced life as a student-athlete as well as his time in the NFL playing for the New York Giants and San Diego Charger. They also dig into how Williams transitioned to life as an entrepreneur after his playing career came to an end, and his newly released book After the Last Snap: When the Game Ends, Life Begins.

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Recently, it was reported that the NCAA would be proposing a new ruleset for all college sports which included eligibility changes and getting rid of the National Letter of Intent. On this episode, host Ryan Holmes and Co-founder Reid Meyer discuss these new rules, how they have already been implemented in football and wrestling and their thoughts on how things will change.

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Much of the focus when it comes to NIL and recruiting goes to the Division I level, but for this episode host Ryan Holmes chats with Wilkes University Associate Head Wrestling Coach Pankil Chander about what lead him to the sport of wrestling, how he became a coach and how the latest NCAA developments impact the Division III level.

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With the recent House vs NCAA case settlement, the NCAA has begun to prepare for the logistical side of things and they released an NIL assist dashboard to keep track of every facet of the athletes' NIL deals. During this episode host Ryan Holmes and co-founder Reid Meyer dig into what you can find in the dashboard as well as what other tools you can find on there as well.

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Recently, it was released that there will be new system of roster limits and scholarships for Division I college athletics in 2025-26. Host Ryan Holmes and A2A Co-founder Reid Meyer discuss the details behind the new system and the good, bad and ugly that come with this latest decision.

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The EA Sports NCAA Football video game has returned and despite originally opting out of the game, University of Texas QB Arch Manning struck a huge deal with the game to be including after all. During today's discussion host Ryan Holmes along with co-founders Reid Meyer and Justin Ullestad dig into how Manning and his team handled the situation to capitalize on a major NIL opportunity, what it could mean for the future of the game, and how the athletes get the most of their NIL capabilities. They also discuss how sports academies and specialty training in youth sports has had a major spike.

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Is amateurism in sports dead? Or did it never exist? During this conversation host Ryan Holmes and Athletes to Athletes Co-founder and CEO Reid Meyer discuss the latest settlement in the House vs NCAA case, how will it affect college sports moving forward and if amateurism in sports ever existed.

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Steve Wyche has put his stamp on the sports world as one of the most respected journalists in the business. In this conversation, he talks with host Ryan Holmes about his influences and role models, breaking into the journalism world, covering major stories such as Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the anthem, Mike Vick's dog fighting controversy, and Michael Jordan making his return to basketball. He also gives us a peak behind the curtain of how the Black Sports Business Symposium was created alongside co-founders Gregory Gibson Jr and Los Angelos Rams President, Kevin Demoff.

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