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Andy Katz and NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline are joined by Dr. Cameron Wolfe, associate professor of medicine at Duke and associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society and Dr. Katie O’Neal, assistant professor of medicine in the section of infectious diseases at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine’s Branch Campus in Baton Rouge, to discuss COVID-19 vaccine development and the increased importance of the flu vaccine.

Andy Katz and NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline are joined by Mark Hilinski, founder of Hilinski’s Hope, and Trey Moses, a former Ball State basketball player and currently professional basketball player in Portugal, about how suicides have impacted their lives directly and the importance of supporting college athlete mental health and well-being.

Corbin McGuire talks with Josie Nicholson, a counseling and sports psychologist at the University of Mississippi, about her podcast and efforts to address suicide awareness and college athletes' mental health.

Andy Katz and NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline meet with two members of the newly formed COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group – Dr. Doug Aukerman, senior associate athletic director for sports medicine at Oregon State and Dr. Carly Day, head team physician at Purdue - to discuss the new group and what they are focusing on moving forward.

Greg Johnson talks with Grace Calhoun, chair of the Division I Council and director of athletics and recreation at the University of Pennsylvania, about the Council's decision to approve the SAAC-led civic engagement legislation that includes Election Day, changes to the FCS Championship, extending the recruiting dead period, moving fall championships to the spring, and naming November 25 as the start date for men's and women's college basketball.

Corbin McGuire talks with Ethan Good, chair of the Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and former basketball player and neuroscience graduate from Bowling Green State University, about the Division I Council's decision to approve the SAAC-led civic engagement legislation that includes Election Day, and what all that means for current and future student-athletes.

Andy Katz talks with NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt and Vice President of Women’s Basketball Lynn Holzman about the Division I Council approval of the changes to the upcoming basketball seasons.

Andy Katz and NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Hainline are joined by Dr. Aaron Baggish, director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Cardiovascular Performance Program, to discuss the link between COVID-19 and myocarditis.

Andy Katz and Dr. Brian Hainline, NCAA chief medical officer, are joined by Dr. Colleen Kraft, associate chief medical officer of Emory University Hospital and member of the NCAA COVID-19 advisory panel, to shed light around recent advances in testing procedures and on what the developments mean for the return of college sports.

Corbin McGuire talks with Tamika Catchings, an NCAA national champion, a WNBA champion, a four time Olympic gold medalist, a Naismith Hall of Fame inductee, and now vice president of basketball operations for the WNBA's Indiana Fever, about her basketball career, her determination to overcome a hearing disability, and what she is doing with her post-playing career.

Andy Katz hosts Nolan Smith, Duke men's basketball director of operations, to have a discussion on race and social justice, specifically talking about the peaceful protest Smith recently staged at Duke and the platform student-athletes have to impact change.

Andy Katz is joined by three college athletes - Preslie Anderson, a senior volleyball player and legal studies major at the University of California, Berkeley; Keion Brooks, Jr., a sophomore basketball player and a communications major at the University of Kentucky; and Adam Shibley, a senior football player and communications and media major at the University of Michigan - to talk about using their voices to drive change on campus and in society.

Michelle Brutlag Hosick talks with Felicia Martin, NCAA Vice President of the Eligibility Center, about the initial eligibility requirements for the 2021-22 academic year and the Eligibility Center's response to COVID-19 for recruits.

Andy Katz is joined by NCAA President Mark Emmert to discuss the current landscape of college athletics, difficult decisions being made during the pandemic and a look ahead to how we move forward, including the cancellation of all NCAA fall championships.

Jeremy Villanueva talks with Tori Murden McClure, chair of the Division III Presidents Council and president of Spalding University, about the Council's decision to cancel the NCAA championships for the fall of 2020 in Division III.

Corbin McGuire talks with Dr. Sandra Jordan, chair of the Division II Presidents Council and chancellor of the University of South Carolina Aiken, about the Council's decision to cancel the NCAA championships for the fall of 2020 in Division II.

Andy Katz and NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline are joined by NCAA President Mark Emmert and Kentucky President Eli Capilouto to discuss the NCAA Board of Governors action directing divisions, conferences and schools to meet specific requirements if they are to conduct NCAA fall sports during the preseason, regular season and postseason.

Andy Katz and NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline talk with Leon McDougle, Chief Diversity Officer of The Ohio State University Wexler Medical Center and member of the NCAA Coronavirus Advisory Panel, to address the social and mental aspects of COVID-19 with a focus on the college sports environment.

Andy Katz and NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline join former Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security Juliette Kayyem to talk through COVID-19 testing procedures.

Andy Katz and NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline walk through the latest update to the NCAA’s resocialization guidelines with Shane Lyons, director of athletics at West Virginia and chair of the Division I Football Oversight Committee and Stephanie Chu, team physician at Colorado and member of the NCAA Coronavirus Advisory Panel.