Cape and Drew: The Real Tick-Tock

Join Cape and Drew, two former student-athletes turned scholars, who share their truths about their lived experiences before, during, and after eligibility and how they continue to transition to a healthy and meaningful life after playing sports. They discuss what student-athletes really go through, overcoming obstacles, the power of self-awareness and more. Cape and Drew’s goals are simple: to empower and encourage you to believe that you are in fact more than an athlete and sports are only a part of your identity.

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Episodes

Episode 6: The Young OG Project (Looking the Part)

Episode 6 dives into how looking the part can open more doors than you think. Cape and Drew discuss how looking the part was developed from an early age through athletics and transitioned into the working world. The two discuss dressing up for their current job even if it's not always necessary because you never know who you may run into or more importantly, who is watching you. The two then give an example that listeners can relate to using PJ Tucker and Bruce Bowen as examples- who are you mor...

Jun 02, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Episode 5: Your Struggle is a Part of Your Story

In Episode 5 Cape and Drew acknowledge National Mental Health Month and speak to the mental health challenges that student athletes face throughout their careers and life after sports. The two host then discuss how sports is somewhat viewed by many as the only way to get to college and get out of their current situation. They the began discussing how high school sports rankings became a big stressor and climbing the rankings in your state and the nation became the most important thing at the tim...

May 26, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Episode 4: Turns Out, Education is Cool!

In Episode 4 Cape and Drew speak on the importance of education and how they learned that being educated is a actually a cool thing, despite what some student-athletes may have been told. Both host talk about how they valued education before, during and after eligibility and specifically what made them want to pursue higher educational degrees. Both spend time focusing on their specific research areas on student athletes and Cape speaks on his doctoral experience. Cape and Drew spend time discus...

May 19, 2019•41 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 3: Free Game- Going Pro in Life!

Episode 3, Cape & Drew speak on shifting the mindset of going pro in sports to going pro in life! Both touch on when they realized that their dreams of making it to the NBA were no longer a reality, their immediate feelings of this realization, and their thoughts of playing professional basketball overseas. The conversation shifts to the two host explaining what their transition to life after sports was like for the first few years and Cape specifically talks about his battles with stress, w...

May 12, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 2- Are you Touching the Lines?- Conditioning for the Game and Life Are No Different

Episode 2 of the Cape & Drew Podcast is full of interesting perspectives from the two host! Each of them explain the importance of doing all of the little things so that ultimately they become the big reasons why you end up being successful in your sport and in life. The two host speak on what a real day in the life of a student-athlete looks like and reference a quote by NFL football player, Richard Sherman. From there, the two host discuss being away from home for the first time as a fresh...

May 05, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1: The Real Tick-Tock

Episode 1 of the Cape & Drew Podcast is here! The two host come out right away explaining the mission of the podcast, touching on who they are, how they met, what they have been through, and how it has all shaped them into the people they are today. They both describe why they started playing sports and what made each of them good players. That conversation shifts to who their favorite players were growing up and who they tried to model their games after. Cape and Drew both talk about growin...

May 02, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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