Crimson Corner proudly brought in former Utah football middle linebacker Taulia Lave (1995-2000) to discuss with Utah Utes Insider Michelle Bodkin his time at Utah and a budding country music career. Lave described his time with former Utah football head coach Ron McBride, his wife, Vicky, as well as watching then defensive coordinator Kyle Whittingham develop into the force he currently is as head coach of the Utes. Lave then dived into his continued relationship with all three and what they ha...
Jun 17, 2024•40 min
Utah quarterback Cam Rising is hosting a football camp from June 13-14 and has enlisted the help of several of his teammates to run it. Former Herriman High star and current center Jaren Kump joined Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin to talk up the camp and give some insight into how the offseason is going so far for Utah football. Kump dives into how the upcoming "Rising Stars" camp is a reflection of Rising's leadership with the Utes and how every participant from the team is donating their N...
Jun 10, 2024•22 min
Repeat guest and founder of Athletes For Life, Hank Mondaca, along with Crimson Collective Director of Development, Drew Watson, join host Michelle Bodkin to discuss joining forces for year two of the Ute Reservation football camp. Watson talks about how the Crimson Collective has done in year one of their launch, goals for the upcoming competitive season, and what it means to add a charity to their roster that deals specifically with the Ute Tribe. Mondaca then goes into detail about plans for ...
Jun 06, 2024•30 min
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah football will be holding their annual "Ute Proud" game against Cal on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Just in time, Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin sat down with Ute Tribe member Cameron Cuch to discuss the relationship between the University of Utah and Ute Tribe. The pair discusses the rich Ute Tribe history, the evolution of the relationship between the university and tribe, the halftime performance, how the relationship between the Utes and Utah can continue to grow, an...
Oct 13, 2023•47 min
On this very special edition of the Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin invites former Utah football players Lauvale Sape and Kawika Casco along with Sape's wife Sarah to talk about the devastation from the Maui fire and what they are doing to help. The Sapes are using their Sape Foundation to help raise funds for the island of Maui where they and Casco are from. Casco who works for the Maui Fire Department describes his experience trying to save lives as he watched his home burn up. All three g...
Aug 31, 2023•21 min
This week's Crimson Corner features head Utah women's basketball coach Lynne Roberts. Host Michelle Bodkin askes Roberts about the team's recent successes and what is next. The pair go into the roster both returning and new while taking a look at a memorable moment from the Utes' recent Sweet 16 trip. Michelle and Roberts then turn the conversation to asking for help. Roberts goes into detail about the advice she got from Stanford's Tara VanDerveer and the input she received from various other P...
Aug 25, 2023•26 min
Crimson Corner returns with the first student-athlete host Michelle Bodkin ever got to know well and ultimately led her to covering sports in Utah safety Robert "RoJo" Johnson. Michelle and Johnson take a trip down memory lane to their criminology class in 2009 shortly after the Utes' Sugar Bowl victory. The duo discusses the 2008 BCS Busters' upcoming induction into the Crimson Club Hall of Fame, how that team has remained close nearly 15 years later, and what it means knowing their success hel...
Aug 19, 2023•47 min
Crimson Corner resumes with host and KSL Sports Utes Insider Michelle Bodkin welcoming in former Utah football star and defensive coordinator Steve F. Hallsey. Hallsey played for the Utes in the mid-70's before being named linebackers coach and defensive coordinator immediately after graduating. He discusses the challenges he faced as a young coordinator, the similarities between himself and Brian Johnson, how former BYU and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young shaped his career trajector...
Jul 12, 2023•31 min
Crimson Corner is back this week with an episode fully focused on the popular NIL golf tournament for Utah football, "Across The Green". Host Michelle Bodkin brought in ATG co-founder Andrew McCollough to discuss the upcoming event and how it came to be a year ago. McCollough gives all the details on how fans can get involved with "Across The Green" regardless of whether they love to golf, love to lunch, or live out of town. You can follow Andrew McCollough on Twitter @amccollough105 or Across T...
Jun 24, 2023•26 min
This week's Crimson Corner episode aptly revolves around the story of the Pac-12 and their on-going media rights negotiations with Pac-12 Reporter John Canzano. Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin askes Canzano several questions regarding how the Pac-12 got where they are, mistakes that have been made by the conference, what the recent Grant of Rights announcement means in relation to getting a media deal done and much more. Bodkin and Canzano work to try and dispel some of the confusing matters...
Jun 08, 2023•36 min
Former Utah football punter Hank Mondaca joins Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin to talk about his charitable organization, Athletes For Life. Mondaca, along with a crew of other former Utah athletes that include Dave Culity, Jeff Reyes, and Lisa Mitzel have teamed up to help spread the joy of sports to the Lakota and now Ute Reservations. Mondaca goes over his first experiences running a camp at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, how he's used his Utah network to help grow his founda...
May 31, 2023•23 min
Crimson Corner is back and ready to tell the stories about Utah Athletics you've never heard before. In honor of May being Mental Health Awareness Month, host Michelle Bodkin invited former Utah wide receiver turned Family and Marriage Therapist, David Kozlowski to talk about his work with Quit Trip'n, and OG Therapy in an effort to improve the social health and well-being of the Salt Lake Community. Kozlowski also describes his life experiences that led him to become a therapist, and how he's u...
May 23, 2023•58 min
We are inching ever closer to Utah's second Rose Bowl appearance and for one former Ute, this is the matchup of his dreams. Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin brings on former Utah kicker/placeholder Tommy Truhe to talk about his strong connection to Penn State and why he's so excited to watch Utah battle with his other favorite college football team. Truhe talks about some of the similarities between the programs, taking a bunch of former UBoyz up to College State for a game, watching the Utah...
Dec 22, 2022•28 min
There has been a lot going on lately with Utah Athletics which means Crimson Corner needed to call on someone with a little knowledge of everything. Host Michelle Bodkin brings on guest Sammy Mora of UteZone.com to talk about everything from men and women's basketball, Utah football's big win over USC in the Pac-12 Championship, recruiting bumps and the upcoming Red Rocks Preview. If you like everything about the Utes, this show is 100% for you. Follow Michelle Bodkin and Sammy Mora on Twitter @...
Dec 08, 2022•36 min
Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin takes a walk down memory lane with Antwoine Sanders and Arnold Parker as they discuss playing and beating USC in the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl. The group goes through some of the eerie similarities between that matchup and Utah's impending rematch with USC for the Pac-12 Title. ASAP also muse about how much Utah football has grown and changed since they played, Parker talks about what it means to him as a Las Vegas native to see his team representing for conference ...
Dec 02, 2022•34 min
This week's episode of Crimson Corner focuses in on the Utes' last home game of the season against Staford with former Cardinal player and current Pac-12 Analyst Jordan Watkins. Host Michelle Bodkin and Watkins discuss Kyle Whittingham's leadership of the Utes, Staford's recent struggles, Tanner McKee, and in-general what to expect Saturday night. Watkins also goes into why he's such a defender of Pac-12 sports despite growing up in the heart of SEC Country, the Conference Championship Game race...
Nov 11, 2022•31 min
This week's Crimson Corner focused on the state of the Utes ahead of their game against Arizona at home in Rice-Eccles Stadium. Host Michelle Bodkin brought on Sports Illustrated's Cole Bagley to discuss Utah football's health status, guys who have stepped up with injuries, and what the game plan might be for Arizona. Bagley also dived into how the Utes are doing on the recruiting front, how NIL has maybe affected that, and gives a pretty good breakdown on the makeup of the 2022 Utes. You can fo...
Nov 04, 2022•37 min
On this special edition episode of Crimson Corner, host Michelle Bodkin brings on Jill McCluskey to talk about her daughter, Lauren McCluskey, who was murdered on the University of Utah campus on October 22, 2018, by an estranged boyfriend. The story created media waves and highlighted how college campuses lacked the knowledge and training on how to handle dating violence and stalking amongst their students. Since Lauren's tragic death, Jill has been on a mission to make sure her daughter's ligh...
Oct 21, 2022•26 min
Crimson Corner host and Utah Utes Insider for KSL Sports Michelle Bodkin brings on former NFL Scout and Executive Director of the Senior Bowl Jim Nagy on to discuss potential 2023 NFL prospects on the 2022 Utah football team. Nagy breaks down Clark Phillips III, Brant Kuithe, Dalton Kincaid, Cam Rising and Braeden Daniels- what makes them so good, and their NFL potential. He also talks about how special it would be to have the Ty Jordan/Aaron Lowe helmet at the Senior Bowl in 2023. Later, Michel...
Oct 19, 2022•23 min
In this very special episode of Crimson Corner, host Michelle Bodkin talks with former Utah running back coach and current USC running back coach Kiel McDonald about Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe. Coach McDonald will be making his return to Salt Lake City this weekend with USC football as Utah puts on a celebration of Jordan and Lowe's lives with custom hand painted helmets. McDonald talks about what Ty and Aaron were like, his experience navigating unimaginable tragedy as a coach and what he thinks ...
Oct 13, 2022•18 min
Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin is back at it, this time previewing the Oregon State Beavers with Beaver Blitz writer and editor Angie Machado. In the first ever all-female episode of Crimson Corner, the ladies discuss the upcoming game between the #12 Utes and the up-and-coming Beavers, and how similar both teams are to each other. Machado goes into detail about who she thinks will be a factor for OSU against Utah Saturday, and some of the matchups she is looking forward to most. The ladies...
Sep 29, 2022•27 min
We are now four weeks into the college football season which means it is time to start breaking down the Pac-12 matchups that will determine Utah's fate for the 2022 season. Up first, the Utes will be flying down to Tempe to take on an embattled ASU team and to give the breakdown Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin invited Lock On Sun Devils host Richie Bradshaw. Bradshaw goes into detail about ASU's woes from losing to Eastern Michigan last weekend, letting Herm Edwards go, working with an inte...
Sep 23, 2022•29 min
Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin dives into how the Utes have looked early in the 2022 season with special guest, former Utah quarterback Jordan Wynn. The two discuss where Utah currently stacks up in the college football world after going 1-1 to start the year, and what Wynn is looking for from the team against San Diego State. Bodkin and Wynn talk in-depth about revenge games and what the most reasonable goal is for the team this year. Wynn also provides some insight into what it is like to...
Sep 17, 2022•35 min
Utah started the 2022 season with an epic game in the Swamp against Florida that didn't go quite their way. Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin goes into depth about the game and what it means for the Utes the rest of the season with former Utah offensive linemen Isaac Asiata. Asiata talks about what he liked from that game, what he didn't like, and how Utah goes about using what they learned about themselves against the Gators to get better and keep their goals alive. While Southern Utah isn't ...
Sep 09, 2022•35 min
On this episode of the Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin invites the host of Locked On Gators to give all the details on Utah's impending matchup with Florida. Brandon Olsen dishes on how things have been going under new head coach Billy Napier, how the team is looking, along with some concerns. Olsen goes in depth about what he feels like each team would need to do to win the game, and exactly what the atmosphere at the Swamp is really like. Finally, Olsen gives a heads up about some of the p...
Sep 01, 2022•32 min
Crimson Corner continues its "Countdown To Football" this time analyzing the 2004 Season and "Original BCS Busters". Former Utah wide receiver Paris Warren joined host Michelle Bodkin to talk about what made the 2004 team a force in the college football world. From Alex Smith, Quinton Ganther, Morgan Scalley, Steve Tate, and Eric Weddle, Warren covers every angle and aspect that made the 2004 team great. Warren even dives into his time as a grad assistant under current head coach Kyle Whittingha...
Aug 21, 2022•28 min
Crimson Corner continues the "Countdown To Utah Football", this time jumping forward to the 2008 football season. Host Michelle Bodkin is joined by former linebacker from the '08 year, Stevenson Sylvester to talk about what made that team so special. Michelle and Sly dive into some of the more memorable games from the Sugar Bowl team from the TCU game, Oregon State, and of course the Alabama bowl game. Sly goes into detail about what made quarterback Brian Johnson so good and how that parallels ...
Aug 13, 2022•36 min
After a long summer off we are finally back on Crimson Corner. With a potentially program changing season around the corner for the Utes in 2022, we decided it would be awesome to take a step back in time and look back on some of the best Utah football seasons in program history. Up first, host Michelle Bodkin talks to former defensive back Edwin "EG" Garrette about the 1994 Utah football team, what made them so great, how that helped shaped the current culture for the Utes, and why the brotherh...
Aug 03, 2022•35 min
Former Utah wide receiver Kenneth Scott converses with Crimson Corner host Michelle Bodkin on a number of topics including his upcoming Ted Talk in October. Scott has been very busy over the last year releasing his first book, "24" in honor of his late mother Trish Banks and is currently working on a new book centered around his experiences as a student-athlete also due in October. This episode of Crimson Corner wraps up with a touching conversation about life, KScott's two young daughters, and ...
Jun 24, 2022•38 min
Host of Crimson Corner, Michelle Bodkin, chops it up with Utah football super fan, Ryan Kirkpatrick about his latest project paying homage to the legacy of Ty Jordan, Aaron Lowe and '21 football season. Kirkpatrick curated an entire song, "22 Kings", in and effort to keep the spirit of what it means to be "22% Better" alive in 2022. The song will be released August 26 just before the football season officially starts. With Kirkpatrick's permission, Crimson Corner will be using the wordless versi...
Jun 08, 2022•36 min
