With talk of the NCAA extending the current "Dead Period" in Division One football recruiting until the end of May, one top Class of 2022 prospect, Carter Smith of Powell (Ohio) Olentangy Liberty high school took to social media (Twitter) with his plea with hopes the calendar doesn't change with recruiting getting back on track on April 15th.   Dave Berk spoke with Smith about his need to make public his thoughts on why the NCAA should allow members of the Class of 2022 to have coaches visit high school and prospects to visit college facilities. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/support

First Star Football Report publisher Dave Berk joined Dave Lapham for his First Star Logistics "In the Trenches" podcast to talk Southwest Ohio High School football playoffs. In this episode, Anderson head coach Evan Dreyer and Hamilton Badin head coach Nick Yordy will talk about their upcoming games with a discussion about key players and what they need to do to advance.  Podcast Breakdown Opening Division I - Region 4 title game between St. Xavier and Lakota West. Division 2 - Region 8 match-up between Anderson and La Salle with guest Anderson head coach Evan Dreyer. Division 3 - Region 12 rematch between Kettering Alter and Hamilton Badin with guest Rams head coach Nick Yordy. Shoutout to West Clermont head coach Nick Ayers. Quick Hits - Other games to watch. Kings @ Winton Woods, Valley View @ Wyoming,  Versailles @ Roger Bacon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/support

Dave Berk catches up with former University of Cincinnati linebacker Solomon Tentman. The two first crossed paths in 2007 when Tentman was a sophomore at Cincinnati (Ohio) Roger Bacon High School with Dave having covered his high school and college career at the University of Cincinnati. ALSO TALKED ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE TOP PROSPECT COREY KINER HIS COACHING CAREER BUTCH JONES KERRY COOMBS URBAN MEYER OTHER PLAYERS TO WATCH AT ROGER BACON CURRENT JOB AND FAMILY LIFE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/support

Dave Berk speaks with former Miami RedHawks standout defensive back Heath Harding about his football career at the prep and college level, going through the recruiting process and how he learned to overcome adversity during each step of the process that continues to help him today. Heath was an All-Mid-American Conference award winner during his career after playing in high school at Dayton Christian where some advised him to leave for a bigger high school program to achieve his recruiting goals. During his prep career, Heath rushed for 5,124 yards and 102 touchdowns and was an Ohio Mr. Football nominee. However, college coaches didn't seem to like Heath as a running back and after being advised to camp as a defensive back, Heath earned several scholarships to Division One FBS programs before selecting Miami University. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/support

We look at all four games in Division I Region 4 of the 2019 OHSAA football playoffs as Round One play gets underway on Friday night. We'll discuss the following games. #8 MASON (5-5) @ #1 ST. XAVIER (8-2) #5 LAKOTA WEST (7-3) @ #4 ELDER (8-2) #7 HAMILTON (5-5) @ #2 FAIRFIELD (9-1) #6 PRINCETON (6-4) @ #3 COLERAIN (9-1) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/support

The regular season is over and we move forward with five weeks of football action that will see seven state championships crowned in Canton, Ohio at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. We start with a look at Division I Region 2 action that will see three teams from Southwest Ohio, No. 1 seed Springfield, No. 5 seed Springboro and No. 7 seed Northmont take the field on Friday night. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/support

Let the talk begin as head coaches in the National Football League and College Football have started to receive their walking papers. What does that mean? Yes, your head coach may soon be looking to leave the university you love for another job. We look at three schools already hearing talk as Ohio State head coach Ryan Day has seen some mentions as a possible future NFL head coach along with University of Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell and University of Toledo's head coach Jason Candle both look like top names to watch when the college football regular season ends. We also take a quick look at some Southwest Ohio high school football as we talk about several programs, conference races and players making an impact on their teams. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/support

On Monday September 2, 2019… Dave Berk appeared on 700 WLW Sports Talk with host Chick Ludwig talking high school and college football. TOPICS COVERED Football Under Attack Cincinnati Bearcats Football Recruiting Success Top Performers in Southwest Ohio high school football Week 1 Teams to Watch in Southwest Ohio --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/support

Former Huber Heights (Ohio) Wayne and Ohio State Buckeye standout Braxton Miller was signed by the Cleveland Browns on Wednesday. Can Miller get his NFL career on track with the Browns? We look at what Miller has done so far during his pro career and what must happen if he's to make the Browns opening 53 man roster in this Dave Berk Podcast - Quick Hit... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/support

Two special guests joined The Dave Berk Podcast as Middletown (Ohio) Madison head football coach Ricky Davis takes over the program at the young age of 25. Coach Davis talks about getting his first head coaching job, his team and more during our visit. Then we connect with Steve Robertson “AKA” The Stark Villain, down in Starkville, Mississippi. Steve covers Mississippi State on Genespage.com on the 247 Sports Network. He’s a longtime recruiting analyst for the state of Mississippi but made big news a year ago when he released his first book, Flim Flam, exposing the truth behind the culture of Ole Miss football that led to an explosive NCAA investigation.  Steve also talks about his newest book, Stark Villains that will soon be released and talks about what type of team the Bulldogs will have in 2019. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dave-berk/support