Episode 12 - Anthony Pecorella - MSBC '23 Edition

Season 3, Episode 12 of The Locker Room Podcast is a special edition episode that was recorded at the 2023 Maryland Sports Business Conference and features Anthony Pecorella. “Pec” (his nickname at the University of Maryland), was a punter on the UMD football team from 2019-2023 and will be punting in the fall at Stony Brook University in New York. Pec is a Long Islander with a big heart and tells some great stories from his childhood sports to the ins and outs of his life at UMD. He also talks about his mental health struggles and how he found himself while also helping others by founding Healthy Minds, which is a mental health service for student-athletes. 

0:00-0:28 Intro

0:29-1:50 Pec’s background/childhood in sports

1:51-3:19 Becoming a punter

3:20-4:02 Why Maryland?

4:03-4:58 Finding himself as a punter at UMD

4:59-5:54 Day-to-day as a punter

5:55-8:16 Highlights at UMD

8:17-12:07 Mental health scare and the creation of “healthy minds”

12:08-15:00 What does “toughness” truly mean?

15:01-16:40 Pec’s mental health advice to others

16:41-17:31 Maryland Minute

17:32-17:56 Outtro