Roughrider Podcast

Episode #51: 2022 Media Day Podcast

A the 2022 Media Day we sit down with a few coaches, a couple players, and our AD to kickoff the 2022 season!

Episode #50: Father's Day

Hello, The West Jefferson Football Program would like to take the time to thank all of the dads in the community. They play a vital role in the success of all of the students in the Jefferson Local School District. As a football program, we are blessed to have the group of dads that we do. They make our job easy. For a special Father's Day podcast, we decided to give you a look at our program from a father's point of view. We have 4 fathers on the episode this week. We hope you enjoy the podcast...

Episode #49: 2022 Mother's Day Podcast

The West Jefferson Football Program would like to take the time to thank all of the moms in the community. They play a vital role in the success of all of the students in the Jefferson Local School District. As a football program, we are blessed to have the group of moms that we do. They make our job easy. For a special Mother's Day podcast, we decided to give you a look at our program from a mother's point of view. We have 3 mothers on the episode this week. We hope you enjoy the podcast!...

Episode #48: 2021 Media Night

Coach Houk sits down with various coaches and players at the 2021 Media Night that was held at Flyers Pizza in West Jefferson.

Episode #47: Father's Day Episode

Hello, The West Jefferson Football Program would like to take the time to thank all of the dads in the community. They play a vital role in the success of all of the students in the Jefferson Local School District. As a football program, we are blessed to have the group of dads that we do. They make our job easy. For a special Father's Day podcast, we decided to give you a look at our program from a father's point of view. We have 2 fathers on the episode this week. We have a father of a young m...

Episode #46: Mother's Day Podcast

The West Jefferson Football Program would like to take the time to thank all of the moms in the community. They play a vital role in the success of all of the students in the Jefferson Local School District. As a football program, we are blessed to have the group of moms that we do. They make our job easy. For a special Mother's Day podcast, we decided to give you a look at our program from a mother's point of view. We have 3 mothers on the episode this week. We hope you enjoy the podcast!...

Episode #45: School Board President Melissa Adams

On today’s West Jeff Football Podcast we are featuring Melissa Adams. Mrs. Adams has supported our program by being a wife of a coach, sideline photographer, and is also now the president of the Jefferson Local Board of Education. Melissa’s sacrifices for our district are greatly appreciated. Enjoy this version of the West Jeff Football Podcast. Only Champions Play Here!

Episode #44: Mentor Program

I sit down with Coach Olson to discuss how he came up with the mentor program and we talk about the purpose of the program as well.

Ep #43: Recap of last season and moving to the off season

I sit down with Coach Buescher to discuss least season and what football looks like moving forward.

Episode #42: Coach Smith Interview

Coach Buescher interview Coach Smith about his path back to coaching at West Jeff.

Episode #41: Coach Stepp Interview

Coach Buescher interviews Coach Stepp about his path back to West Jeff and the roles that he has held along the way.

Episode #40: Coach Thomas Interview

Coach Buescher interviews Coach Thomas about his path to teaching and coaching at West Jefferson.

Episode #39: Coach Olson Interview

Coach Buescher interviews Coach Olson about his path back to West Jeff and his current position in the school and on the football staff.

Episode #38: Coach Simmons Interview

Coach Buescher interviews Coach Simmons on his path to finally ending up back at West Jeff.

Episode #37: Coach Daulton and Coach Cahill

Coach Houk sits down with two former players to discuss how the football program has impacted them. Coach Daulton who is the head coach at Amanda Clearcreek and Coach Cahill who is the head coach at Graham will be joining the podcast.

Episode #36: Coach Fortune Interview

Coach Buescher interview Coach Fortune about his path to West Jeff and the various roles that he has held in the district both academically and athletically.

Episode #35: Coach Koehler

Coach Houk sits down with Coach Koehler to discuss the at home workouts that our players should be doing during this time.

Episode #34: Coach Adams Interview

We had to put a different spin on this episode. I did a conference call with Coach Buescher and Coach Adams to discuss Coach Adams' path to West Jeff.

Episode #33

During this podcast Coach Houk sits down with Coach Olson to discuss our mentor program. The mentor program plays a huge role in growing our athletes' leadership skills. The mentor program is our way to continue to grow our culture and create an environment where all are valued. Enjoy the podcast!

Episode #32: Kickoff to the offseason

Coach Houk sits down with Coach Buescher to discuss some offseason information. Coach Buescher interviews Coach Houk as well.

Episode #31: Kickoff Episode

Coach Houk sits down with numerous coaches, players, and parents to discuss the items about the football program and culture.

Episode #30: Off Season Wrap-up with Coach Buescher

Episode #29: Sit down with John Koehler

Coach Houk sits down with John Koehler to discuss the strength and conditioning program at West Jefferson.

Episode #28: West Jefferson Football Tradition

Coach Houk sits down with Coach Smith to discuss the tradition of the West Jefferson football program and how it has changed over the years.

Episode #27: Sit down with Athletic Trainer Kelly Leonard

Coach Houk sits down with Athletic Trainer Kelly Leonard to talk about the road that lead her to West Jefferson and how our football program has impacted her.

Episode: #26 R-Factor Overview

Coach Houk sits down with Coach Fortune to give a brief overview of the 6 R-Factors. This is the process that we teach our players on how to handle situations that they encounter in life.

#25: Program Overview with Coach Buescher

Coach Houk sits down with coach Buescher to discuss exactly why he pursued the head coaching position at West Jefferson and the process he went through to obtain the position. Over the years we have spent a lot of time talking about the programs current state, but have not really taken time to reflect on how far we have come in the last eighteen years. We are blessed to have a tremendous school system and community and it is easy to see how passionate Coach Buescher is about the students of West...

#24: Sit down with the high school principal

Coach Houk sits down with Mr. Bute to discuss the impact of the football program has on the school.

Episode #23: Football and Mentor Program Overview

Coach Houk sits down with Coach Buescher and Coach Olson to talk about the offseason so far and about the mentor program that the Juniors and Seniors are going through.

Season 2 - Ep 1: Coaches Round Table Discussion

Welcome back to season 2 of the Roughrider Podcast! We wanted to put a different spin on the first episode and give the listeners the chance to learn a little bit about the coaches. We discuss a little bit about our backgrounds and what brought us to West Jefferson.