On the latest edition of Throwbacks, Jerry starts talking himself into a possible Aaron Rodgers-New York Giants partnership and the guys discuss how they would have felt if a Hard Knocks style show followed them around at USC or on the set of Entourage. Plus, USC Women’s Basketball Head Coach Lindsay Gottlieb joins to talk about the joy of coaching Juju Watkins, which courtside celebrities would cause her to feel starstruck and what the primary ingredient is to building a winning team. New episo...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Comedian Gary Owen joins the guys looking back on his experiences performing standup in front of the USC football team and as a cast member in the hit movie Think Like a Man. The guys also talk Bengals football, getting vasectomies, dealing with hecklers and so much more! Plus: Messier… Granato… Leinart?? That’s right, Matt laced up the skates alongside some NHL legends in the name of a great cause; he’ll take us through his afternoon on the ice. And in today’s mailbag, we applaud the Yankees fo...
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s a special edition of Throwbacks as Kevin Connolly and Kevin Dillon stop by to reflect on some of the greatest stories you’ve never heard about one of the greatest shows you’ve always loved, Entourage! Which football player was first on the scene when Connolly broke his leg on set? What went on behind the scenes leading up to the legendary Seth Green fight? Could a series reboot ever be in the cards? Plus, the guys look back on their audition processes for the show and Jerry reveals the moti...
Feb 20, 2025•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Football season comes to an end with a dominant Super Bowl win for the Philadelphia Eagles! The guys look back on how Philly made it happen, what went wrong for the Chiefs and what it means for Patrick Mahomes. Plus, we recap our special Fanatics red carpet episode including Jerry’s awkward moment with Kevin Costner and Shaquille O’Neal’s wild method of ending an interview. Then, with NBA All-Star Weekend upon us, Jerry tells us how he’d fix both the dunk contest as well as the 3-point contest a...
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Luka Doncic is a Laker! The guys dive into the deal by discussing Luka’s fit with LeBron, conspiracy theories around the move and how Dallas may not have butchered this quite as badly as some are suggesting. Plus, Matt and Jerry lay out their own personal most stunning trades of all time in today’s edition of the Throwback 3. Then, we get you ready for Super Bowl LIX by stacking the Eagles and Chiefs up against one another and debating whether or not Kansas City really does receive special treat...
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast We have our Super Bowl! Matt and Jerry start discussing Eagles vs Chiefs including why the Tush Push has got to go, why KC should be more appreciated than they are and why Bills fans are the most tortured fans in all of sports. Plus, Lakers shooting guard Austin Reaves joins the guys talking about his desire to become a 2-sport athlete, how he got his own shoe and what it was LeBron said to him that created their famous meme. And finally, by this time next week, Matt will have a new baby in the ...
Jan 30, 2025•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Conference Championship weekend is upon us! Matt and Jerry share their thoughts on Jayden Daniels’ incredible ascension into the elite tier of current NFL quarterbacks. Plus, has Josh Allen’s time finally arrived? We get you set for the latest playoff installment of Buffalo vs Kansas City. Then, the guys are joined by actor Patrick Renna who played Hamilton “Ham” Porter in the iconic 90’s sports movie, The Sandlot. We get into everything from “you’re killin’ me Smalls” to the legend of Wendy Pef...
Jan 23, 2025•2 hr 38 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s gettin’ Shady in here as LeSean “Shady” McCoy joins the guys to tell us how Dave Wannstedt saved his life, what his recruiting visit was like with Matt out at USC and which QB is the best he’s ever played with. Plus, we wonder if this might be the right time for a team to take a chance on Sam Darnold and discuss if Lamar Jackson vs Josh Allen is the most anticipated QB matchup of all time. The guys also list their best ever college football teams in this week’s edition of the Throwback 3 an...
Jan 16, 2025•2 hr 41 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s Wildcard Weekend in the NFL! Matt and Jerry roll through the matchups they're most excited about and revisit their 2024 regular season predictions – some good, some not-so-good, some truly terrible! Plus, former Head Coach Dave Wannstedt tells us which former pass rusher threatened him, which former running back was “NIL before NIL was NIL” and which former DB knew how to hold his teammates accountable. And finally, we give you our top 3 NFL Playoff Runs of all time in today’s edition of th...
Jan 09, 2025•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this first show of 2025, we dive into the College Football Playoffs as Matt tells the haters to quiet down and just enjoy it! The guys share their thoughts on Cam Skattebo’s memorable performance, Ohio State looking unbeatable and the problematic 1st round bye. Plus: fantasy football... are you in (team Matt) or are you out (team Jerry)? We also discuss Philadelphia’s decision to sit Saquon Barkley just 101 yards shy of Eric Dickerson’s single season rushing record and Jerry’s nephew joins to...
Jan 03, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast As the clock ticks down on 2024, Matt and Jerry take a look back on the previous 365 days in sports through the lens of bad takes. We examine the takes that aged the worst and the teams that seemed most likely to cause them. The guys also hand out their defining moments of the year and preview the sports stories that we’re most excited about in the year to come. Plus, Hollywood Insider for Deadline, Justin Kroll, joins to hand out his 2024 Film Awards and look ahead to some of the biggest projec...
Dec 26, 2024•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose! Scott Porter – also known as Jason Street – joins to look back on his time in the hit series Friday Night Lights including the risk he took to land the role as well as the football camp the cast attended to prepare for the show. Plus: we all knew that Scott could act but did we know he could beatbox?? We certainly do now! We also chat with college football insider Bruce Feldman about the unfolding transfer portal chaos as well as Bill Belichick’s new head coa...
Dec 19, 2024•2 hr 38 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Johnny Football” (also known as Johnny Manziel) joins the show! The former Heisman Trophy winner gives us his top 3 Texas High School Football players of all time and explains how NIL laws may have altered his career had they existed when he was in college. He also talks about his legendary nickname, what his preferred golf foursome would look like & which NFL coach once tore into him after mistakenly running the wrong play. Plus, Matt and Jerry dive into Juan Soto’s megadeal, controversy in Ea...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast The temperature of college football’s most intense rivalry was dialed up last week and Matt had a front row seat for all of it! He takes us through his vantage point of the Michigan-Ohio State postgame brawl while reflecting on his own rivalries with Notre Dame and UCLA. Plus, actor Josh Duhamel joins the guys talking about his love of the Minnesota Vikings, his time as a D-II college quarterback and how he very nearly pursued a career in dentistry instead of acting. Then, we close it out with M...
Dec 05, 2024•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s rivalry week in college football so fittingly, Matt’s former enemy (and now close friend), Brady Quinn, joins the show! Brady tries coaxing Matt into a USC-Notre Dame bet while also revealing the coin-toss trash talk that took place between the two prior to their legendary “Bush Push” game. Plus: Jerry takes us through his epic weekend at the Las Vegas Grand Prix and wonders if a running back may finally be able to bump quarterbacks off the NFL MVP pedestal. All that and a rivalry-related T...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the latest edition of Throwbacks presented by Cash App, Matt and Jerry are joined by World Series champion Jack Flaherty. The 29-year-old pitcher spoke about what it’s like playing on a team of ego-less stars, what Shohei Ohtani’s group text said following his Game 2 injury and why Jack's all about Clayton Kershaw’s dad-bod. Flaherty also weighed in on our ongoing “too-many-celebrations-in-baseball" debate and shared some of his all time favorite sports video games as well. Plus, it’s that ti...
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the latest edition of Throwbacks presented by Cash App, Matt and Jerry share their thoughts on Micah Parsons’ comments about Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy and if it’s a sign of bigger problems inside of Dallas' locker room. The guys also wonder if Giannis Antetokounmpo’s time with the Bucks is beginning to wind down and if it would’ve been in Daniel Jones’ best interest to take less money from the New York Giants. Then, we get you ready for Jake Paul’s upcoming fight against... 58-year-old...
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the latest edition of Throwbacks, Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara are joined by a legendary quarterback and one of the greatest success stories in the history of the league, the hall of famer, Kurt Warner! Kurt explains why he believes the quarterback position has deteriorated in the NFL and what qualities he’d look for in an up-and-coming QB if he were drafting one out of college. Plus, Matt and Kurt address their time playing together in Arizona and explain how even though their situation wa...
Nov 07, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s a bonus edition of Throwbacks as Matt – who was in the Bronx for Game 5 – basks in the glory of a Dodgers championship while Jerry recedes into the darkness of a Yankees meltdown. The guys share their thoughts on all angles of this year’s World Series – from the raw emotion of the final out to one of the most disastrous innings in baseball history. Plus, we wonder what uniform Juan Soto is most likely to be wearing in 2025; could it possibly be the uniform of the team that just defeated him...
Oct 31, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the latest edition of Throwbacks with Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara, Matt shares his thoughts on Anthony Richardson’s benching after the Colts QB removed himself from a game for being tired. Plus, we discuss Nathan Shepherd’s dirty hit on Justin Herbert and Jerry reveals the most “Johnny Drama” story of all time involving the Golden Globe Awards, a men’s restroom and Kevin Connolly... I’ll say no more. Then, it's a QB/Halloween edition of “Start/Bench/Cut” as the guys are forced to choose be...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the latest edition of Throwbacks, Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara are joined by former All-Star and 2009 World Series champion Nick Swisher as we get ready for this year’s edition of the Fall Classic. The guys discuss Juan Soto’s instant impact in the Bronx, Derek Jeter’s legendary leadership in the clubhouse and just how difficult it is to hit major league pitching. Nick also analyzes his less-than-stellar first pitch before Game 2 of the ALCS and talks about the type of “sideline dad” he is ...
Oct 24, 2024•2 hr 36 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the latest edition of Throwbacks, Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara are joined by one of the stars of New Girl and The Neighborhood (Season 7 premieres October 21st on CBS), the one and only Max Greenfield! Max talks about the thrill of meeting Luka Doncic, being late to the set because he was playing Madden with New Girl co-star Jake Johnson and why he’s decided that the Karl-Anthony Towns trade was something the Knicks had to do. Plus, Matt and Jerry dive into the Jets acquisition of Davante A...
Oct 17, 2024•2 hr 49 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the latest edition of Throwbacks, Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara are joined by the one-and-only Hall of Famer Charles Barkley! Sir Charles gives his official verdict on the Karl-Anthony Towns trade and explains why the Celtics may be even more motivated to win this season than they were last season. Barkley also reveals the fascinating backstory to his legendary “I am not a role model” ad campaign, breaks down why LeBron’s career is the greatest story in sports and tells us which athlete is s...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the latest edition of Throwbacks, Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara provide you with some final thoughts on the Karl-Anthony Towns trade, analyze which NFL division is currently home to the best quarterback play and divulge which teams are most in need of a win heading into Week 5. Plus, former All-Star pitcher and current TV analyst Dontrelle Willis joins the show! The D-Train reflects on some of his most memorable postseason moments including the surreal nature of beating the Yankees in the Wo...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the latest edition of Throwbacks, Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara tell you which NFL teams are most in need of a win heading into week 4. Also, we dive into Antonio Pierce’s comments regarding certain players on his Raiders team making “business decisions.” Plus, college football season is starting to take shape so with that, it’s time to unveil Leinart’s Leaderboard where Matt gives you his Heisman favorite, the team he believes is currently the best in the nation and the season’s biggest sur...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the latest edition of Throwbacks, Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara discuss Carolina’s decision to bench Bryce Young and explain why this is more of an organizational failure than a Bryce Young failure. The guys also tell you which teams are most in need of a win heading into Week 3 and which 5 NFL franchises have the worst records over the last 10 years. Plus, Jerry tells us about the time an NBA player cursed him out in front of an arena full of people. And, we determine whether or not it’s ok...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the latest edition of Throwbacks, Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara discuss Tom Brady’s debut in the broadcast booth, Daniel Jones’ rough first week on the field and Matt’s 3-pt shooting contest against Caitlin Clark. Plus, the guys lay out some of the key ingredients that can lead to a disastrous situation for NFL QB's. Then, legendary NFL reporter Jay Glazer joins for a wildly entertaining conversation about his amazing career. Curious which NFL players were responsible for tearing Jay’s bicep...
Sep 12, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Throwbacks! In our debut episode, Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara get you set for the NFL's return by running through some of the season's big questions – which team is prime for a bounce back year, which offseason acquisition is most likely to pay off, which starting QB is destined to be benched and much much more! Then, actor Ashton Kutcher joins to share his outlook on one of the league’s most intriguing teams, his beloved Chicago Bears. Ashton goes deep into the franchise’s histori...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Throwbacks launches September 5th with new episodes dropping every Thursday. Be sure to follow the show on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on all social platforms at @ThrowbacksShow for additional bonus content. Each week Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart and Entourage star Jerry Ferrara chop it up about all things sports, from current headlines, wild off-field stories, and everything in between. Plus, a mix of everything around pop culture and ent...
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