Episode Details

Live to tape live from High Point University! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio sit down with HPU head coach Flynn Clayman, break down the larger implications of NC State-UNC officially meeting in Greensboro for hoops, get the state of NC high school sports from Nick Stevens, and more...

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - UNC vs. State in Greensboro official
17:00 - UNC has a QB1
21:00 - Panthers can't "lose" a practice
26:00 - Housekeeping
31:00 - HPU's Flynn Clayman
1:10:00 - Varsity NC's Nick Stevens
1:42:00 - Hey Joe

The "OG Summer Tour" rolls on! The guys start the show reacting to huge local college basketball news: NC State and UNC are officially set to meet in a non-conference showdown at the Greensboro Coliseum. While fans are thrilled to get an extra Tobacco Road matchup on the calendar, Joe and Joe explain how this game could serve as a testing ground for how traditional ACC rivalries survive in an era of rapid conference realignment. Moving to the gridiron, the guys analyze reporting out of Chapel Hill naming Billy Edwards Jr. as the starting quarterback for UNC's high-stakes season opener against TCU. Plus, Ovies takes aim at the internet panic over Carolina Panthers joint practice reports — explaining why stressing over injuries is natural, but claiming a team "lost" an August practice session to the Jacksonville Jaguars is a total overreaction.

Then, High Point University men’s basketball head coach Flynn Clayman pulls up a chair. Fresh off a viral March Madness run that featured an upset victory over Wisconsin, Coach Clayman details his coaching journey, explains how mid-major programs navigate the modern portal landscape differently than ACC powers, and discusses how HPU went all-in to build a national basketball brand.

Finally, Nick Stevens—founder of Varsity NC—joins the broadcast to assess the state of North Carolina high school athletics. Nick breaks down how school athletic directors are responding to dropping participation rates, and how the rise of NIL and portal dynamics at the college level is unexpectedly reshaping in-state high school recruiting to the benefit of local programs.

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