The Highway 49 Podcast

This was a great conversation. Loving the game, being a professional, video games, film studies, learning from the greats, being relentless - and knocking the f*** out of whoever is in front of you. Ryan Osborn, Charlotte’s defensive coordinator joined the show. Don’t miss it. Also, apologize for Hunter’s mic quality during the interview - he was traveling.

Thank you all for tuning in! We appreciate you.

The man himself is back! Trevor Wilt joins the gang to talk the 49ers’ seven game winning streak, Aaron Fearne’s leadership, Igor Milicic’s emergence, lineup switches, biggest competition in the AAC and much, much more. This in part one of two episodes coming this week! Stay tuned.

We’re back! This interview with Dazia was recorded on 1/9/24 following her AAC Player of the Week honors. We talked playing for Team USA in the Women’s FIBA World Cup, Charlotte’s hot start in AAC play, Coach Consuegra’s post-game speech and the SHOE GAME. And we had to hype up our very own Hannah Bradey for her huge post-game interview with Lu’Cye Patterson following Charlotte’s first home victory over a ranked opponent since 2010.

We’re back! It’s been a few weeks, but the gang is back to recap Charlotte’s 2024 recruiting class, 2023 team MVPs, staff changes, portal talk and much more. We’re going to take a break until 2024 begins, but we’ll bringing on some very exciting guests to start the new year.

Big Meech is back on the show! Ahead of his first appearance in the ACC Championship game, we talked his time at FSU with Alex Atkins, the Seminoles undefeated season, his experience in the transfer portal, Charlotte alum Cam Clark, his NFL hopes, the 49ers’ current team and much, much more.

Lewis Caralla joins the Friday show! It was a great conversation with coach Lew, please enjoy that (45:10) - talking all things Charlotte, his methods, reps 3-7, themed lifts, purpose, his new book Fire Lighters 365 and much more. Also, apologies for the bad mic quality in the open.

Welcome to the 50th episode of the show! It’s finally time for AAC play, and the gang recaps Charlotte’s battle at Florida, Poggi’s good cheer, a tough matchup against SMU and much much more. We appreciate you tuning in! Come back for 50 more.

You know what week it is. This one has been circled since Biff Poggi was hired, and the gang breaks down what the 49ers did well in Week 1, how they can overcome early struggles, Jalon Jones, Durell Robinson, Nikhai Hill-Green, and much, much more. We talk Mining for Greatness, mailbag, and what a win in College Park would mean for the program. Don’t miss it!

Charlotte’s men’s basketball head coach Aaron Fearne joins the show! We talked the departure of Ron Sanchez, keeping the roster intact, his Big 3 of players he’s coached, winning now, the best hooper in his family and much more. The gang also recapped Day 1 of the football team’s training camp, as well as meeting Ice Cube and some NBA royalty at the BIG3. Tune in!

The man himself, Takeover Kye, joins the show to talk Ron Sanchez, Aaron Fearne, an emotional zoom call, off-season work, AAC goals and much more. And the gang previews the football team’s training camp position battles to watch! Football is BACK!

Back by popular demand is no other than Charlotte athletic director Mike Hill. We talked Biff Poggi, HBO documentaries, Scheduling for football and in-state rivalries, unlikely input into the basketball head coaching hunt and so much more. Don’t miss this one, folks.

Agent 49. Need we say more?

We’re back! Travels, prior plans and life got in the way and we took a couple of weeks off, but the gang is back together in studio talking UFC in Charlotte, worst airport pet peeves, Markees Watts to the Bucs, NBA, upcoming concerts and more.

Nothing like catching up with an old friend. Jahmir Young rejoined the show (32:00) to talk his decision to transfer to Maryland, playing in the NCAA Tournament, Brandon Miller, his time at Charlotte, pro potential and much more. Oh, and the gang previewed this Saturday’s spring game for the 49ers. Go ahead and buy a poncho or get to rain dancing!

Charlotte safety Marcus Robitaille joined the show to talk Biff Poggi and the team’s new faces, spring ball, picking off Bailey Zappe, beating the Reynolds’ family in golf and more. This was recorded before Aly Khalifa’s transfer portal announcement.

Game previews on the show? We got you! Shoutout to Dom Palumbo, the best SID in the nation, for lining this up on such short notice. Aly and the gang talked the CBI, Nikola Jokić, recovery on back-to-backs, Zay Folkes’ dawg mentality and more. And we also talked Charlotte’s first day of spring football practice (sorta)!

Our Charlotte Hoops corresponded Trevor Wilt joined the show! We talked Trevor’s (controversial?) video of Ron Sanchez, what Charlotte basketball needs, Aly Khalifa, Zay Folkes, Charlotte’s football schedule and more!

Former 49er and current Minnesota Gopher Elijah Spencer is back on the show (26:00), talking Poggi’s pitch to keep him in Charlotte, the transition to the Big 10, Grant DuBose, karaoke, wrestling and what’s next in his career. We love keeping track with former Niners.

Al is back! We talked nightlife leading up to the Super Bowl, the Carolina Panthers, Frank Reich, Steve Wilkes, Eagles/Chiefs, the Charlotte 49ers and more!

Who do you know who can lead an offense, solve a Rubik’s cube and is bi-lingual? The list is small, but Xavier Williams is on it. Williams, Charlotte 49ers quarterback, saw plenty of time last year at the helm and has an opportunity to become the program’s quarterback of the future. We talked the new coaching staff, his growth going into year three, Biff Poggi’s profile picture, the NFL playoffs and much more. Oh, and the new Puss in Boots movie, too.

Charlotte’s new head man Biff Poggi joins the show via Zoom, giving you the full experience of virtual conversations - technical difficulties and all. Coach talks his time at Michigan, what he plans to bring to Charlotte, recruiting, playing games at BoA and much more. Plus the gang breaks down the 49ers’ men’s basketball loss against UTEP and talks NFL Playoffs, which have been absolutely incredible thus far. More content is on the way soon, keep coming back.

Big Meeeeech is back! After five years with Charlotte, D’Mitri reunited with former OC Alex Atkins at Florida State for his final season of college ball. We talked that decision, battling ACC defensive linemen, performing Rick Ross’s ‘Blowin Money Fast’ and much more.

Back with an emergency pod after Charlotte’s loss against UTEP. Much-needed bye-week on deck. Thank you guys for listening, as always.