In this wide-ranging interview, we sit down with Jayson Werth, former MLB All-Star, World Series champion, Washington Nationals Ring of Honor inductee, and owner of Icon Racing for an engaging conversation about his professional baseball journey and finding a passion for horse racing after retirement. From his college recruitment and early days as a top prospect to his unforgettable championship run with the Phillies, Jayson shares behind-the-scenes stories from his baseball career, his competitive drive, and how he’s finding meaning and purpose in horse racing after stepping away from baseball.

We dig into:

• the competitive drive instilled in him by a family full of world-class athletes
• his exuberance for the sports of kings, a Belmont victory, and his recent experience at the Kentucky Derby as the owner of Flying Mohawk
• his recruitment to the University of Georgia and running a 40 that left Coach Mark Richt salivating at his football potential
• professional wrestler Edge being his long-list twin
• wisdom from his former manager Charlie Manuel

This is a conversation you do not want to miss.

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We're romantic about a college town. Whether it's Athens, GA, Madison, WI, Ann Arbor, MI, or Lawrence, KS, college towns all have a certain je ne sais quoi. And one of the driver's behind that are the establishments that live only in that town. They are one of one. They're iconic. The Campus Icons series will highlight those places, share their histories, learn about their traditions, and champion their stories. Pull up a barstool and join us!

EPISODE 2: Eskimo Joe's - Stillwater - Oklahoma State University

If you're making a trip to Stillwater, it's compulsory that you pay a visit to Eskimo Joe's. Rapidly approaching it's 50th birthday, Joe's is headed by Stan Clark, the singular owner of Stillwater's Jumpin' Little Juke Joint. A visit to Joe's will delight you with a plate of their famous cheese fries, and a generous pour of their ice cold draft beer. And then ya swing by Eskimo Joe's Clothes next door on the way out and procure one of their iconic t-shirts. Eskimo Joe's checks all the Campus Icon boxes and we can't wait for y'all to hear its story!

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It’s the weekend before Christmas and there are no visions of sugar-plums dancing in our heads, just 12 personnel and four on-campus first round playoff games. Will the Horseshoe become Neyland North? Are the Hoosiers fixin’ to ruin the Fightin’ Irish’s Christmas? Can the Tigers push all of their house money to the middle and bust the Horns in Austin? Should Penn State be on pucker alert? It’s the First Round of the College Football Playoff, y’all - let’s ride!

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We're romantic about a college town. Whether it's Athens, GA, Madison, WI, Ann Arbor, MI, or Lawrence, KS, college towns all have a certain je ne sais quoi. And one of the driver's behind that are the establishments that live only in that town. They are one of one. They're iconic. The Campus Icons series will highlight those places, share their histories, learn about their traditions, and champion their stories. Pull up a barstool and join us!

EPISODE 1: Nick's English Hut - Bloomington - Indiana University

Bloomington is a world-class college town. And any trip to B-Town must start with a stop at Nick's English Hut. Gregg “Rags” Rago’s joint is singular and oozing with character and unquestionably IU. Put simply, it’s iconic. Belly up, play Sink the Biz, get a full-size order of Biz Fries and cheer on the Hoo-Hoo-Hoo-Hoosiers. When we were planning our Campus Icons series, we kknew that Nick’s had to be the leadoff hitter. Gregg walks us through almost 100 years of Nick’s history and shares the stories and traditions that have sewed it into the fabric of IU and Bloomington.

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Chris Phillips of SEC Unfiltered joins the show this week to dissect Dawgs-Horns II for all the SEC marbles and the rest of the championship weekend slate, recap his epic fall on the SEC Football Tour, and give his thoughts on which one of the SEC’s 9-3 teams is most playoff worthy. Chris also gives a troubling prediction if you're a Dawgs fan on how long he estimates Kirby Paul Smart will roam the sidelines Between the Hedges.

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“I gave up, you did too. We were out of it and gone. Miracle.” Cardiologists all across Georgia thought they were going to have a peaceful Thanksgiving weekend, and then 8 overtimes happened in Clean, Old Fashioned Hate, precipitating coronary events aplenty across both fanbases. Mercy, what a ballgame. The fellas slept fast and are up and at it in Bloomington for Indiana-Purdue and the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket. B-Town is alive and Hoosier fans are buzzing at the opportunity to finish the regular season 11-1, win the Bucket Game, and put themselves in prime position for a spot in the College Football Playoff. In addition to talking rivalry Saturday, the boys also pinpoint Warde Manuels cartoon doppelganger.

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Your favorite co-hosts are on-site at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin as the Badgers and Golden Gophers face off in a battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe. The fellas are barking about the commencement of their B1G rivalry weekend road trip and previewing Clean, Old Fashioned Hate as the Dawgs seek to take another step toward punching their CFP playoff ticket, while the Yellow Jackets look to play spoiler.

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Only two weeks left in college football’s regular season (say it ain’t so!), and ESPN’s Taylor McGregor joins the show to breakdown a triumvirate of matchups with postseason implications: Indiana-Ohio State at the Horseshoe, Army-Notre Dame in the Shamrock Series at Yankee Stadium, and BYU-Arizona State in Tempe. Taylor also indulged us with a little baseball talk and gave us a list of her favorite parks in Major League Baseball.

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