28FALL STUDENT LIFE Coachcast Billy Morgan and Scott Goode start a new sports podcast for Harding sports fans. THE RETURN OF FOOTBALL IN THE FALL OF 2021 brought a welcome sound back to the ears of Harding fans as Billy Morgan returned to the booth to broadcast football games. In addition to the press box, the voice of the Harding Sports Network was joined by Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information Scott Goode in another booth as they co-hosted the Harding Sports Network Podcast, which debuted in 2021. While the stars of the show were on the field, Morgan was more than happy to give Harding fans backstage passes. “The idea was really to give our fans the opportunity to meet a lot of people that make our sports program work because they are so vital to our success on and off of all of our athletic venues,” Morgan said. “It’s just a chance to sit down and talk with different student athletes and different people on campus that maybe we don’t get to talk to on a weekly basis.” Goode also mentioned strolls down memory lane while working with Morgan. “Billy Morgan and I have been here a long time, and we have been to a lot of places where a lot of fun things have happened in Harding sports,” Goode said. “We talk a little bit about what we remember from those games, or even the trip to the game or something from after the game. My favorite part, probably, is reminiscing about what happened at a certain event that we were at. We just have so many stories.” Associate athletic trainer, Lacy Rush, also mentioned benefits that could be brought to some of the smaller programs. “I think this podcast could help groups like the training staff or the media crew who puts on great sports productions and even clubs who tailgate at the football games,” Rush said. “I think this podcast could really help get the word out about certain organizations and potentially help recruit prospective students to those groups.” The pandemic canceled many things in 2020, and Harding fans missed out on these two voices of the University’s athletics. Although the 2020 season was void of the voices of Harding sports, both Morgan and Goode worked overtime to help Bison fans get what so many missed out on last year, and the Harding community couldn’t be more thankful. WRITTEN BY JACKSON SAYLOR
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