The Drive with Paul Swann

Paul Swann covers the day in sports

Paul Swann catches up with David Kahn from the West Virginia Power for an update on the team, plus which football coach is the best in Conference USA? Ok, it’s Lane Kiffin. Where does Marshall’s Doc Holiday rank? Paul breaks down the rankings released by Athlon Sports.

Paul Swann breaks down the Marshall basketball non-conference schedule, plus the future of sports revenue.

Paul Swann takes a look at the new contract Florida Atlantic football head coach Lane Kiffin signed, and the larger strategy that Florida Atlantic athletic director Brian White has implemented to grow the program.

Paul Swann catches up with David Kahn from the West Virginia Power before the start of the second half of the Power season. Then Marshall volleyball coach Mitch Jacobs joins Paul to talk about the announcement that Marshall will host the 2018 Conference USA Volleyball tournament.

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Paul Swann takes a look at the new concession options at FAU football games and how that might generate more ticket sales for the program, the ever-changing sports television landscape, and how Conference USA compares to the rest of the football conferences.

Paul Swann talks to Erik Bacharach from the Daily News Journal for an update on what's happening with the loss of several key players from the MTSU basketball program.

Paul Swann is joined by Tim McNamara, Director of Communications for Conference USA

Paul Swann talks to Cam Huffman, Director of Public Relations and Content for The Greenbrier, about the name change of The Greenbrier Classic. Cam also gives his reaction about The Greenbrier being included in Fallout 76. Then Paul catches up with David Kahn from the West Virginia Power for an update on the Class A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Paul Swann welcomes Spencer DuPris to the program for his on the scene recap from the Washington Capitals victory parade in the nation's capital. Spencer is a broadcasting student at Marshall University and covers Marshall for student station WMUL-FM. Plus a break down of the news of the day.

Today on the Program, Paul Swann broadcasts live from The Union Pub and Grill in Huntington. Paul breaks down the possible expansion of college bowl games in 2020, facility upgrades for UAB, and a quick look at the new Fallout 76 video game set in West Virginia.

Paul Swann breaks down the new multi-year contract with ESPN. The agreement triples ESPN’s inventory of C-USA events from the previous deal to include more than 175 events on ESPN+ and ESPN3 for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Then Paul talks to Grant Traylor from the (Huntington) Herald-Dispatch about Sam O’Dell winning the 99th West Virginia Amateur.

Paul Swann is joined by David Kahn, the play by play voice of the West Virginia Power baseball team for an update on the season. Then Paul talks to Hurricane baseball coach Brian Sutphin about his teams victory in the West Virginia Class AAA baseball state championship.

Today on the program Paul Swann recaps game four of the Stanley Cup finals with Matt Gajtka from Pittsburgh Hockey Now and speaks with Marshall Thundering Herd junior catcher Reynaldo Pastrana. He was announced as one of three finalists for the Johnny Bench Award.

Paul Swann is live at The Union Pub and Grill and gives us an update on The Stanley Cup, as well as a recap of the state baseball tournament and a breakdown of the NBA Finals.

Paul Swann recaps Game 1 of the NBA Finals, then turns his attention to the capital city in West Virginia for a recap and update from the state baseball tournament with Dave Wilson and Garrett Cullen from WV Metronews.

Today on the show, Paul Swann breaks down the announced broadcast schedule for Marshall football, plus takes a look at the summer trip planned by Marshall basketball.

Paul Swann talks with David Kahn, the voice of the West Virginia Power, for his weekly update about the team, including last weeks promotions featuring WWE Legend Jim Ross.

Paul Swann talks about Jonh Elmore returning to Marshall for another year of basketball and he talks about Conference USA's new way doing things

Paul Swann talks to Ted Wilson from the Marcelo Lajterman Memorial Scholarship Fund to reveal the results of the auction to support the scholarship. Plus the news of the day and a plea to Cleveland Browns fans to not be fans. the last ten minutes are the best ten minutes of this show's history.

Paul Swann gets you caught up on all the action from the NBA and NHL, plus a conversation about Marshall’s APR numbers with Lisa Williams, Associate Athletic Director for Academic Services.

Paul Swann speaks with ESPN's Doug Kezirian. Doug writes sports betting pieces for ESPN.com, discusses gambling on SportsCenter, and co-hosts the "Behind the Bets" podcast. He worked in Las Vegas for seven years. We also hear reaction from Jon Elmore as he comes closer to making a decision about staying eligible for the NBA Draft.

Paul Swann talks with David Kahn, the voice of the West Virginia Power, for an update on the team, including a recap of their setback against Lexington.

Paul Swann talks with Marshall women's soccer coach Kevin Long about the state of his team and the upcoming summer soccer camps this summer.

Paul Swann talks to Ted Wilson from the Marcelo Lajterman Memorial Scholarship Fund about the ongoing spring auction. Later in the program, Paul breaks down how FAU reported false female athletic participation numbers.

Paul Swann talks with Seth Rosenzweig, CEO for Team Impact, a national nonprofit that connect children facing serious and chronic illnesses with college athletic teams. Calvin Fields, a second-grade student at Ceredo-Kenova Elementary, signed on Wednesday with Marshall Basketball as part of Team Impact’s efforts. Marshall men’s golf coach Matt Grobe later joins Paul to recap the season.

Paul Swann talks with David Kahn for an update on the West Virginia Power baseball team.

Paul Swann welcomes Marshall basketball coach Dan D'Antoni to the program to talk about new Thundering Herd signees Ante Sustic and Mikel Beyers. Bill Cornwell later joins the program for a look at the day in sports.

Paul Swann talks to Jerry Tipton from the Lexington Herald-Leader, who was announced as a new inductee to Marshall University's W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communication Hall of Fame. Tipton has been the Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader's beat writer for the University of Kentucky men's basketball program since 1981.

Paul Swann talks with David Kahn from the West Virginia Power for an update on the Pittsburgh Pirates farm team, then Paul talks about the political situation around sports gambling in West Virginia.

Billy Cornwell is in for Paul Swann and joined by Matt Gajka from Pittsburgh Hockey Now.

Bill Cornwell is in for Paul Swann and joined by Mitch Jacobs from Marshall volleyball, then they talk with coach​ Jen Steele about Marshall softball.

Bill Cornwell is in for Paul Swann and talks with Matt Gajka from Pittsburgh Hockey Now about the Pittsburgh Penguins second round match-up with the Washington Capitals.

Paul Swann talks about sports with David Kahn

CJ Harvey from WCHS-TV 8 joins Paul Swann to recap the Green/White game at Marshall, plus a break down of draft day for Thundering Herd players.

Paul Swann speaks with Tolsia High School boys basketball coach Todd Maynard about the proposals to reclassify privates schools in West Virginia, followed by Huntington St. Joe girls basketball coach Shannon Lewis to discuss his disagreement with the measures.

Paul Swann is joined by Marshall Men's Golf Coach Matt Grobe after the team finished the CUSA Championship tournament, and Ric Morrone (Tolsia HS Girls Basketball Coach) joins the program to discuss the latest proposal to the WVSSAC regarding public and private schools.

Paul Swann welcomes Pittsburgh Hockey Now writer Matt Gajtka to preview the upcoming match-up between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, plus David Kahn from The West Virginia Power for a recap of how the Pittsburgh Pirates farm team is doing.

Paul Swann is joined by Marshall Tennis Coach John Mercer, talks NHL playoffs, and gives his thoughts on former Herd athletes and their luck on draft day.

Paul Swann welcomes to the program Aaron Goebbel, Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs at Marshall University for an update on football season ticket sales. Later, Barboursville Mayor Chris Tatum joins Paul to talk about the announcement of the 2019 US Youth Soccer Eastern Regional Championships being held in Barboursville and Charleston, W.Va., plus the sports news of the day.

Paul Swann is joined by David Kahn to talk WV Power Baseball, Dan D'Antoni joins the program after Ajdin Penava entered his name in the NBA Draft and Jen Steele talks the latest Marshall Softball after a big win over James Madison.

Marshall assistant track and field coach Caleb Bowen joins Paul Swann today to share his experience in the Boston Marathon. Also, Marshall offensive line coach Greg Adkins joins the program for an update on Thundering Herd spring football practice.

Paul Swann runs down the action in the NBA and NHL on today's edition of the show.

Paul Swann remembers the life of Marshall Basketball legend, Hal Greer as he is joined by former teammate Sonny Allen. Also in this episode a look into the NHL playoffs with Pittsburgh Hockey Now's Matt Gajtka.

Today on the program Paul Swann is joined by Marshall football defensive coordinator Adam Fuller for a recap of the first half of spring practice.

Paul Swann rembers the legacy of Dave Shoemaker.

Paul Swann welcomes Pittsburgh Hockey Now writer Matt Gajtka to preview the upcoming match-up between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets, plus a look at the NHL playoffs.

We have a short show today due to Pirate's baseball. Paul Swann talks about the new ESPN+ deal with The Ivy League and how it could benefit Conference USA.

Paul talks with Former Marshall Basketball player Ot Elmore ahead of "The Tournament" and welcomes in Tom Noie from the South Bend Tribune / Notre Dame Insider to recap the Women's Basketball team's second National Title in program history.