E307: The Scott Cross Era Begins

About this episode

Jack discusses the introductory press conference for Georgia Tech's new men's basketball head coach Scott Cross with guest Ken Sugiura.

Jack is joined by Atlanta Journal Constitution columnist and longtime friend of the podcast, Ken Sugiura, to recap the introductory press conference for Georgia Tech men’s basketball’s new head coach Scott Cross and go into takeaways and answer what all it actually takes to be a successful coach at Georgia Tech. Then a quick look into the week for softball and baseball. The full gang will be back next week to dive into track & field, swimming, golf, and tennis. Like the show? Leave a rating wherever you get your podcasts and reach out on social media or at fromtherumbleseat@gmail.com if you have a question for us to address on the podcast! Host: Jack Purdy Guest: Ken Sugiura Production: Jack Purdy Music: Georgia Tech Glee Club, Georgia Tech Marching Band

People in this episode

Host: Jack Purdy

Guest: Ken Sugiura

Topics covered

• Georgia Tech basketball
• Scott Cross
• coaching success
• softball
• baseball
• track & field
• swimming

Keywords

• Georgia Tech
• Scott Cross
• basketball
• coaching
• softball
• baseball
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Atlanta Journal Constitution, Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech Glee Club, Georgia Tech Marching Band

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