Bulldog athletics, from box score to back hallway.
Tech Drive is a Bulldogs athletics feed built around game reaction, coach interviews, and behind-the-scenes conversations. Recent episodes lean heavily into baseball and softball, with bullpen choices, clutch at-bats, alumni ties, and department culture all getting room.
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Tech Drive functions like a Bulldog athletics desk with a microphone left open after the final out. The feed moves quickly, but it likes detail. Recent episodes spend more time on how games turn than on simple celebration. A win over Kennesaw State becomes a conversation about Declan Dahl battling without his best stuff, strikeouts, and Thomas Allen entering with the bases loaded. A win over Little Rock becomes a look at patience, seven pitchers, Blake Hooks returning to the mound, and the relief of playing error-free defense. The postgame rhythm is direct. The questions set the scene, then the coach fills in the pressure points. Around the Diamond gives the same material a roomier live setting from Rotolo's Craft and Crust in Ruston, Louisiana. Lane Burroughs, Josh Taylor, Malcolm Butler, and players move through baseball and softball storylines with sponsor breaks and local-radio texture around them. The show is comfortable with that mix. One segment can be about bullpen bridges, hip surgery, inherited traffic, and punch outs; another can turn toward alumni pride, staff routines, or the relationship work that keeps Louisiana Tech athletics connected. Sadie Patton's interview brings out the campus-life side of the operation, from early mornings to sports properties work. Matt Thorne's episode follows the championship resources lane, with alumni relationships and the effort behind a jersey retirement taking center stage. Tech Drive suits fans who want the program's emotional weather as much as the result. It captures the grind, the pride, the irritation, and the small operational details that shape a season. The show is rooted in Ruston, Louisiana, but it is not sleepy. It has movement, sponsors, shorthand, and plenty of Bulldog-specific context. For Louisiana Tech followers, that specificity is the point.
Made for: Built for Louisiana Tech fans who want more than final scores: baseball and softball followers, alumni, Ruston locals, and listeners who enjoy coach-level detail. It also suits college-sports fans who like program culture as much as game action.
What sets it apart: Tech Drive blends immediate postgame analysis with live coach shows and staff-focused profiles, so the feed captures both tactics and institutional texture. It feels local in the useful sense: close enough to know the names, habits, and stakes.
The official podcast of Louisiana Tech athletics, hosted by the 'Voice of the Bulldogs' Kyle Schassburger.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Detailed coach talk and personal interviews give Louisiana Tech followers a view of both game management and life around the athletic department.
Tech Drive turns Louisiana Tech athletics into a broad clubhouse conversation, with Kyle Schassburger moving between live coach shows and one-on-one interviews.
A bases-loaded jam can lead you straight to a 4:30 a.m. study room at Louisiana Tech.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A warm, specific portrait of Sadie Patton's routines, focus, and affection for Louisiana Tech.
Tech Drive finds a clear, modest angle in the routines around Louisiana Tech Sports Properties, following Sadie Patton from a sports marketing degree in summer 22 into her role as partner services coordinator.
A coach-level look at Louisiana Tech's sweep, six-game run, and bullpen pressure work.
Louisiana Tech baseball's six-game winning streak gives Around the Diamond a clear spine: a four-game sweep of Middle Tennessee, tight work at Northwestern and FIU, and a roster finding ways to connect pitching, defense, and timely offense.
Lane Burrows turns Louisiana Tech's Miami weekend into a candid look at pressure, pitching, and resilience.
Louisiana Tech's baseball weekend in Miami gives Around the Diamond a clear shape: a team trying to steady itself after a rough stretch while searching for an edge in a tense conference setting.
Matt Thorne turns alumni stewardship into patient relationship work, with one jersey retirement carrying the warmth of a family reunion.
Tech Drive centers on the relationship work behind Louisiana Tech athletics, following Matt Thorne as he talks through the role of an associate AD for championship resources.
A warm live Ruston check-in on Louisiana Tech baseball and softball, built around coach and player perspective.
Around the Diamond settles into a live Ruston night at Rotolo's Craft and Crust, using the room as a familiar backdrop for Louisiana Tech baseball and softball after a rough week and with the regular season still pressing on.
A Louisiana Tech defender looks back on a position switch, shared production, and the bonds around his playing career.
Tech Drive frames Quinn Harris' Louisiana Tech story around the position change that shaped his college career. He recalls arriving as a safety after playing there in high school, then shifting to outside linebacker a couple weeks into camp once coaches spotted linebacker…
A live Louisiana Tech basketball conversation balances the Lady Techsters' 1-1 week with a look at the Bulldogs' next challenge.
Louisiana Tech's final basketball show of the calendar year works as a clean reset point. Brooke Storr and Tyson Batiste move between the Lady Techsters' 1-1 week, including a hard push against the nation's fifth-ranked team in New Orleans, and what is waiting next for both…
SMU roster talk from the Hilltop edge.
Hokies talk with memory and bite.
Audio highlights from a college basketball game between the Bulldogs and Missouri State.
Jerry Byrd interviews former Louisiana Tech Bulldog Dr.
Gavin Kelly, Associate Director of Communications at Louisiana Tech, discusses his role and experiences in a crossover podcast episode.
Head coach Josh Taylor discusses the Bulldogs' 4-0 start, team depth, and building a winning culture for the softball season.
The final 'Inside Tech Basketball' coaches show of 2025 features interviews with Lady Techsters head coach Brooke Storr and Dunkin' Dogs assistant Tyson Batiste.
Jerry Byrd interviews former Louisiana Tech linebacker Quinn Harris on the Tech Drive podcast.
Lane Burroughs discusses the Bulldogs' 6-3 win over Kennesaw State, praising pitcher Declan Dahl's performance despite not having his best stuff.
Sadie Patton says Louisiana Tech is her "Disney World," and she backs that up by wearing the university coordinates on her neck for seven to eight years.
Mississippi State head coach Lane Burroughs discusses the Bulldogs' 7th straight win over Little Rock, highlighting pitching depth, patience at the plate, and a clean defensive game.
Lane Burroughs says Louisiana Tech’s four-game sweep and six-game winning streak were driven by a bullpen that 'won this series' after Blake Hooks left a major saves gap.
Louisiana Tech head coach Lane Burroughs discusses the team's 5-3 sweep-clinching victory over Middle Tennessee, highlighting gritty performance, bullpen contributions, and key hits.
Lane Burroughs frames Louisiana Tech’s FIU road series as a response to a rough stretch, with Hudson Rowan, Thomas Allen, and Luke Nichols stabilizing the pitching.
Matt Thorne, Louisiana Tech's associate AD for championship resources, describes how fundraising, premium seating, and ticketing support athletic budgets at Tech.
Lane Burroughs says Louisiana Tech’s recent slide is less about losing games than "how we're losing," pointing to a drop from .985 fielding to .965 and 16 runners left on base in one game.
Jerry Byrd interviews former Louisiana Tech wide receiver Bobby Slaughter about his memories of the 1990 Independence Bowl.