Sports Spectrum Podcast

Seattle Seahawks head coach and Super Bowl LX champion Mike Macdonald is our guest on the podcast today.

Topics:
01:10 - Looking back at winning a Super Bowl
02:50 - God is in control
03:58 - Turning the page to 2026
06:04 - Running "it" forward
07:50 - A journey of faith
11:28 - The impact of other coaches of faith
13:37 - Bibles for Christmas
14:45 - Favorite "God moment" at Super Bowl LX
17:25 - The battle of "control" as a coach
18:50 - Pointing to God at the Super Bowl podium postgame
21:02 - Trusting the Lord no matter the circumstances
23:18 - A culture of loving, serving and caring for others
25:15 - Who is Jesus and what is God teaching Mike right now?

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Welcome to TUESDAY MORNING RB with Matt Forte for July 28, 2026.

TOPICS:
- Back from vacation, Matt celebrates 15 year wedding anniversary (01:00)
- LeBron James signs with the 76ers (06:55)
- NFL training camps are back and we get Matt Forte camp stories (16:18)
- ESPN layoffs and how to respond as believers when trials come our way  (36:15)
- What we learned at church (53:35)

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Cori Close is the head women's basketball coach at UCLA. In 2026, she led her squad to a national championship victory over South Carolina.

She joins the show today to talk about the lessons she learned from the Lord in this championship season. She also shares about the importance of loving and serving her staff and players, turning the page to the next season, abiding in Christ and living out her faith.

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Ryan Kerrigan played 11 seasons in the NFL with the Redskins (2011-2020) and the Eagles (2021). He is the Washington Commanders/Redskins franchise leader in career sacks with 95.5. Today on the podcast, Matt Forte talks to Ryan Kerrigan about their battles between Chicago and Washington, how Ryan has seen faith guide his life, what his 2011 NFL Draft day was like, how fatherhood and marriage have shaped him and what it was like scoring a TD in his very first NFL game.

Topics:
(01:59) - Ryan and Matt share memories of facing each other on the field in 2013 and 2015
(04:04) - Ryan's faith journey
(12:45) - Maximizing God's gifts on football field
(14:56) - NFL Draft day memories in 2011
(17:19) - Transitioning out of the game
(25:45) - Being a father and husband
(32:08) - Ryan's hearing loss in his left ear
(34:27) - Scoring a TD in his very first NFL game

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Jenny Taft is a reporter with Fox Sports covering college football and soccer. For the past few months, she has been assigned to cover the USMNT at the World Cup. She will be on the call with Fox for the World Cup Final match on Sunday July 19 at 3 p.m. EST

Today on the podcast, Jenny joins guest host Annabelle Hasselbeck to talk about covering the World Cup, re-learning to speak French, covering the USMNT run, prayers from her daughter, growing in faith and being on the sideline during a World Cup match.

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