Show overview
Dawgs Podcast has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 393 episodes. That works out to roughly 350 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 37 min and 1h 6m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 41 episodes already out so far this year.
From the publisher
Welcome to the podcast home of the Dawgs Basketball & Football X fan accounts! Hosts and lifelong fans Nick Malone (alum) & Noah Lerch share their super fandom for the Southern Illinois Salukis to others who love it too, while also updating them with everything there is to know.
Latest Episodes
View all 393 episodesYSU L RECAP + USD PREVIEW
MURRAY W RECAP + YSU PREVIEW
ILLINOIS L RECAP + MURRAY PREVIEW
MVC Schedule Release + Blue Ribbon’s Predictions, Damien Mayo Eligibility Fiasco, First 2027 Commit, Loudon Love On Staff & Other Non-Con Updates
SEMO W RECAP + ILLINOIS PREVIEW
SAMFORD W RECAP + SEMO PREVIEW
WEST FLORIDA L RECAP + SAMFORD PREVIEW
WEST FLORIDA PREVIEW
2026 SEASON PREVIEW
FALL CAMP UPDATES + STATS PERFORM PRESEASON POLL, MORE 2027 COMMITS & DRAFTING BEST SALUKIS OF HILL’S FIRST DECADE
Non-Con Schedule Early Release + Summer Access Notables, Arch Madness Officially Changed & 2027+ Recruiting Update
MEDIA DAY RECAP + MVFC PRESEASON POLL, TWO VETERAN PLAYER RETURNS, AJ HILL JOINS STAFF & FIRST FOUR 2027 COMMITS
Summer Work Begins, Adding JUCO G Brock McClure & D2 F Donovan Hill + Arch Madness Change Coming?
WAY-TOO-EARLY TWO DEEP PICKS + THREE NEW TRANSFER ADDS & POST-DRAFT RESULTS
Tae Gibbs Accepts D2 HC Gig + TWO New Team Additions & Paradise Jam Announced
WEST FLORIDA ADDED TO 2026 SCHEDULE + SPRING PRACTICES & GAME RECAP
Adding JUCO G Christian Gilliland + Max Pikaar Returning
Ep 228Three Big Portal Exits + Five Key Returnees & Many Valley Updates
This episode details; losing sophomores Quel’Ron House/Rolyns Aligbe/Drew Steffe to the portal, specifics for all in their potential reasons with also how they’ll be remembered, returning Jalen Haynes/Jaheem Webber/Luke Walsh/Caden Hawkins/Daniel Pauliukonis, the importance in keeping most of these young guns, tidbits from another Tim Leonard interview discussing the state of the program, ALL the recent MVC news headlined by Ben Jacobson leaving UNI for Utah State amongst other things, also ALL the recent portal interests/offers in almost all being non-D1, Jeremiah Jackson coming up just short in the state championship & our excitement levels for him to get here AND our final thoughts as the offseason rolls on.
Ep 151NICK HILL EXTENDED FOUR YEARS + SCHEDULE STAYING AT 11 GAMES & NEW COACHING HIRES
This Nick solo episode details; THE OFFICIAL EXTENSION OF HC NICK HILL, if it was the right choice, other reasons as to why letting him coach-out this Make-Or-Break season on his final year was the correct way to go (personally), comments from Tim Leonard on why it made sense to him along with the contrasting expectations of football compared to Bryan Mullins for basketball in the many similarities, him indirectly proving that the football bar is way lower, the official NOW 11-game schedule after Sacramento State (and NDSU) jump to the FBS, how/why they couldn’t find a replacement, adding FOUR new coaches to the staff including officially replacing Mac McLeran, touching on the extra 10 high school adds a month ago, PRO DAY results, quick other FCS news AND a sneak peek to the Spring as workouts begin tomorrow & our excitement to seeing their practices/Game next month.
Ep 2272025-26 Season & Arch Madness Recap
This episode details: recapping the STL trip as a whole, dissecting the Salukis’ inevitable first round loss in one they had in the bag, mistakes & lack of scoring doing them in, how every other game went to the very end in UNI cutting the down the nets, Jeremiah Jackson playing for his Regional title game, topics of our season in review including talking every player with the team’s biggest downfalls, projecting what the offseason SHOULD in how they should built the proper team to get over A HUMP in this conference AND our final thoughts as a quick offseason with moves will begin before we know it.