THE IT FACTORY: Pac-12 Football with Yogi Roth
Summary: We often see college football players as relative gladiators, who place their armor on each Saturday to compete for a school they love. But underneath that helmet is a human who has a name, a story, an ‘It Factor.’ Award winning storyteller and Pac-12 Networks broadcaster Yogi Roth hosts the new series, ‘THE IT FACTORY’ where he interviews Pac-12 football players, alums and esteemed guests to learn more about their journey toward success on Saturdays. Each guest will unpack their 'It Factor.' They will discuss how they developed it and how it drives them to be the best version of themselves in a new series from the Conference of Champions on the best coast.This podcast is executive produced by David Koppett, Erwin Tugadi and Yogi Roth. It is produced and edited by TJ Brassil and Blue Ox Films.THE IT FACTORY can be found on Pac-12 Insider, all podcast platforms and the @Pac12Conference social media channels. Visit www.Pac-12.com/insider or follow @YogiRoth for new episodes.
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Yogi flies north for the ninth straight year as he hosts "Night with Cougar Athletics" for Washington State and sits down with head coach Jake Dickert. Coach talks about the tumultuous 2023 season, where the team stands now and what he sees for the future of Washington State. 'The Afterglow' continues the conversation after the interview. Come discover Coach Dickert and the Cougs' 'it factor' on "The It Factory: Pac-12 Football with Yogi Roth." You can also watch this episode on Pac-12 Insider and on Youtube. Go to www.pac-12.com/insider for more information on how to watch on Pac-12 Insider.
A new era has begun in Westwood and 'The It Factory' wanted to find out all about it. This week Yogi chats with UCLA's new head coach, DeShaun Foster. Coach talks about how he got into the coaching profession, when he found out he would be offered the head coaching job, how he sees UCLA right now and his vision for the team.'The Afterglow' discusses after the interview, including thoughts on the new OC, Eric Bieniemy.Come discover DeShaun Foster's 'it factor' on "The It Factory: Pac-12 Football with Yogi Roth." You can also watch this episode on Pac-12 Insider and YouTube. Go to www.pac-12.com/insider for more information on how to watch on Pac-12 Insider.
Yogi chats with the new head coach at Arizona, Brent Brennan. Coach Brennan talks about his deep rooted connections to Arizona, his journey to becoming the head coach at Arizona, the decision from some of Arizona's key players to return and what he sees for the team this year. Plus he tells stories about his coaching tour of some of the great coaches in sports. 'The Afterglow' discusses after the interview.Come discover Coach Brennan's 'it factor' on "The It Factory: Pac-12 Football with Yogi Roth." You can also watch this episode on Pac-12 Insider and YouTube. Go to www.pac-12.com/insider for more information on how to watch on Pac-12 Insider.
Yogi chats with new Oregon State head coach, Trent Bray. Trent goes through his coaching journey to becoming the head coach for the beavers, he talks about the new look of college football next season and he shares his thoughts for his team next season. Plus, Trent tells the story of being banned from tackling when he played football.'The Afterglow' dives in more after the interview.Come discover Trent Bray's 'it factor' on "The It Factory: Pac-12 Football with Yogi Roth." You can also watch this episdoe on Pac-12 Insider and on YouTube. Go to www.pac-12.com/insider for more information on how to watch on Pac-12 Insider.
Yogi is joined by the Reese's Senior Bowl Executive Director, Jim Nagy, fresh off of the 2024 Senior Bowl. Jim talks about his journey to becoming the Executive Director of the Senior bowl, how the college landscape has shifted and its impact on the Senior Bowl and he recaps some Pac-12 players that stood out this year.The Afterglow discusses further after the interview.Come discover the 'it factor' of the Senior Bowl on "The It Factory: Pac-12 Football with Yogi Roth." You can also watch this episode on Pac-12 Insider and on YouTube. Go to www.pac-12.com/insider for more information on how to watch on Pac-12 Insider.
Yogi talks with former collegiate football player, current private wealth advisor and managing partner at Roseville Wealth Management Group, Dane Burkholder to discuss "The Financial Athlete." Dane gives his thoughts on how to handle NIL, why athletes should look at other factors outside of NIL, ways to invest, while still in college, for one's future, leveraging more than just money from a school and how to prepare for NIL as a high school student-athlete. 'The Afterglow' discusses this further after the interview. Come discover the financial athlete's 'it factor' with Dane Burkholder on "The It Factory: Pac-12 Football with Yogi Roth." You can also watch this episode on Pac-12 Insider and on YouTube. Go to www.pac-12.com/insider for more information on how to watch on Pac-12 Insider.
The It Factory taps into the Pac-12 alumni base as former Washington quarterback, and current radio host and college football analyst, Brock Huard, joins the show. Brock shares his thoughts on the recent changes in Seattle, talks about how he started in broadcast and the philosophy he embodied when he began and he and Yogi reminisce on the first time they met. Only a few questions are asked in this episode, but a lot of stories are told.'The Afterglow' chats about it post interview.Come discover Brock Huard's 'it factor' on "The It Factory: Pac-12 Football with Yogi Roth." You can also watch this episode on Pac-12 Insider and on YouTube. Go to www.pac-12.com/insider for more information on how to watch on Pac-12 Insider.
Yogi talks with the first strength and conditioning coach to join the show. Yogi sat down with Ron McKeefery, in Seattle, prior to the season. He also caught up with him at the National Championship. Although there have been changes with the staff up at Washington, Ron's story of how he got to where he's at, how he approaches each athlete differently and the growth he saw in Michael Penix Jr were powerful and we wanted to share his message. 'The Afterglow' shares some thoughts after the interview.Come discover Ron McKeefery's 'it factor' on "The It Factory: Pac-12 Football with Yogi Roth." You can also watch this episode on Pac-12 Insider and on YouTube. Go to www.pac-12.com/insider for more information on how to watch on Pac-12 Insider.
Yogi takes on a new role at The it Factory this week. Producer T.J. Brassil joins the show, and Yogi takes the interviewee's seat, as they discuss the 2023 Pac-12 Football season. Yogi talks about his overall thoughts on the season, gives some added insight to Washington's National Championship Game performance and he talks about what he sees for the future of college football and all of the Pac-12 teams. You can also watch this episode on Pac-12 Insider and on YouTube. Go to www.pac-12.com/insider for more information on how to watch on Pac-12 Insider.
The college football season is officially over and so is the 4-team playoff era. As college football moves into a new era, Yogi talks with someone who has been a part of multiple versions of the college football post season. The executive director of the college football playoff, Bill Hancock, joins the show. As he finishes up his time running the CFP, Hancock talks about what it was like to be the first employee of the CFP, creating the event and watching it grow, the controversy over who made this year's playoff, what it has like to be in the room where the decision is made and the impact of the CFP on college footall going forward.'The Afterglow' expands on the conversation.Come discover Bill Hancock's 'it factor' on "The It Factory: Pac-12 Football with Yogi Roth." You can also watch this episode on Pac-12 Insider and on YouTube. Go to www.pac-12.com/insider for more information on how to watch on Pac-12 Insider.
Happy New Year! As we get going into 2024, we thought we'd reflect on Season 3 of The It Factory in 2023. From some of our favorite moments to the best of the 'Final Five,' we take a look back at the year that was before we look forward to the year that will be. You can also watch this episode on Pac-12 Insider and on YouTube. Go to www.pac-12.com/insider for more information on how to watch on Pac-12 Insider.
Our resident coach joins the show as Yogi chats with Pac-12 Analyst, and former Oregon defensive coordinator, Nick Aliotti. They discuss the current state of the game and where Coach sees it advancing to. Then Coach and Yogi breakdown some bowl matchups as they preview the remaining Pac-12 bowl games.'The Afterglow' chats about it after the interview.Come discover coach Nick Aliotti's 'it factor' on "The It Factory: Pac-12 Football with Yogi Roth." You can also watch these episodes on Pac-12 Insider and on YouTube. Go to www.pac-12.com/insider for more information on how to watch on Pac-12 Insider.
Early Signing Day is upon us which means so is our early signing day special. Yogi talks with 247Sports National Recruiting Editor, Brandon Huffman. Brandon talks about where recruiting is at in today's college football landscape, how he has seen it change over the years, the effect the transfer portal and NIL has had on high school recruiting and the differences he sees in kids who are being recruited today. 'The Afterglow' further discusses after the interview.You can watch these episodes on Pac-12 Insider and on YouTube. Go to www.pac-12.com/insider for more information on how to watch.
Yogi takes a trip to the Finding Mastery studios as sports psychologist, Dr. Michael Gervais, joins The It Factory for his yearly appearance. With the release of Dr. Gervais' new book, The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying About What Other People Think of You, he and Yogi discuss how this book came to be and what he focuses on in the book. He talks about FOPO, fear of other people's opinions, and how to conquer that, and he relates all of the teachings in the book to the college football landscape. There is a piece of advice in this episode for everyone.'The Afterglow' dives in after the interview.Come re-discover Dr. Michael Gervais' 'it factor' on "The It Factory: Pac-12 Football with Yogi Roth." You can watch these episodes on Pac-12 Insider and YouTube. Go to www.pac-12.com/insider for information on how to watch.
Yogi's "partner in the booth" visits the It Factory this week as broadcasting legend, Ted Robinson, joins the show. They reminisce on the Pac-12 season, Pac-12 football and the Pac-12 Network. Ted gives his thoughts on the future of the game and tells stories from his career in broadcasting. 'The Afterglow' reflects after the interview.Come discover Ted Robinson's 'it factor' on "The It Factory: Pac-12 Football with Yogi Roth." You can also watch these episodes on Pac-12 Insider and on YouTube. Go to www.pac-12.com/insider for more information on how to watch on Pac-12 Insider.
