This episode of the Walk On Podcast, I'm joined by former college basketball player, Tony Cates. You can follow Tony on IG at @supertcates Tony shares his story of resilience, leadership, regret, and the power of a strong mindset. During Tony's athletic career he had to overcome illness, homesickness, and injury - which ultimately ends his career and brings him to writing his first book called 'Lead To Unite'. You can find 'Lead To Unite' on amazon via paperback or on kindle - https://a.co/d/ghFcdrK ------ You can follow John on IG @jbanksfl You can follow and subscribe the podcast on Spotify: Spotify - podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walkonpodcast Please like and subscribe this video. It helps get these stories out to coaches, families, and players around the country. The Walk-On Podcast gets you inside the locker room. Hear the real stories directly from the very players who didn’t get that ever elusive scholarship right out of high school. Who willed their way onto the biggest teams in the nation and eventually to game day through grit, grind, and an admittedly insatiable drive to do the unthinkable. We're serving up raw stories from championship seasons, overtime victories, locker room antics, devastating losses, and brutal off-season workouts. Tune in and get a taste of the glory, the pain, and everything in between.

In this episode of the Walk On Podcast, John is joined by fellow former Gator and walk-on Chris Pintado who played with John from 2006-2009 under Urban Meyer. Chris and John focus specifically on the years of 2008-2009, following the storyline presented in the 4th episode of the docuseries SWAMP KINGS on Netflix. They talk about the University of Georgia's celebration in 2007, what the offseason heading into 2008 was like, Coach Urban Meyer's preparation for bowl games, winning the National Championship in Miami against Oklahoma, and falling short in 2009 with the loss to Alabama in the SEC Championship game. This is the final companion episode of the WALK ON PODCAST that goes along with the final episode, episode 4, of the UNTOLD: SWAMP KINGS docuseries on Netflix.

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Please give the show a 5-star rating here on Spotify and share with friends and family. It helps get these stories out to coaches, families, and players around the country.

The Walk-On Podcast gets you inside the locker room. Hear the real stories directly from the very players who didn’t get that ever elusive scholarship right out of high school. Who willed their way onto the biggest teams in the nation and eventually to game day through grit, grind, and an admittedly insatiable drive to do the unthinkable. We're serving up raw stories from championship seasons, overtime victories, locker room antics, devastating losses, and brutal off-season workouts. Tune in and get a taste of the glory, the pain, and everything in between.

In this episode of the Walk On Podcast, John is joined by fellow former Gator and walk-on Roderick Blackett who played with John from 2006-2008 under Urban Meyer. Rod and John focus specifically on the years of 2007-2008, following the storyline presented in the 3rd episode of the docuseries SWAMP KINGS on Netflix. They talk about the 2007 recruiting class of the Pouncey twins, Aaron Hernandez, Rainey, Ahmad Black, Cam Newton, Joe Haden, Major Wright, & more, the legal troubles, arrests, and deaths surrounding the program at this time, and more behind-the-scenes stories of this championship team during their tenure at UF. This is a companion episode of the WALK ON PODCAST that goes along with the 3rd episode of the UNTOLD: SWAMP KINGS docuseries on Netflix. ------ You can support Rod's business, Creative Panels, his patented vinyl fence company that turns your fence into a stunning work of art within minutes with custom removable decals. Get started today and make your fence beautiful at https://www.mycreativepanels.com/

You can follow John on IG ⁠@jbanksfl⁠

Gym Owner, Personal Trainer, or fitness coach? Work with John and his partner, Big Tyler Stone, in the Gym Owners Revolution. Join their international group of fitness professionals at ⁠https://community.hackyourgym.com/

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Subscribe to the Walk On Podcast channel on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@walkonpodcast 

Please give the show a 5-star rating here on Spotify and share with friends and family. It helps get these stories out to coaches, families, and players around the country.

The Walk-On Podcast gets you inside the locker room. Hear the real stories directly from the very players who didn’t get that ever elusive scholarship right out of high school. Who willed their way onto the biggest teams in the nation and eventually to game day through grit, grind, and an admittedly insatiable drive to do the unthinkable. We're serving up raw stories from championship seasons, overtime victories, locker room antics, devastating losses, and brutal off-season workouts. Tune in and get a taste of the glory, the pain, and everything in between.