A Valdosta State Podcast crossover?! In this economy?! In the year of our lord, 2025, with one of the great basketball coaches in the Gulf South Conference as a guest?! Oh yeah, it's all coming together.

In collaboration with the official VSU newspaper, The Spectator and its podcast Torch Radio, Chris Mercer and Jaylan Scott discuss collegiate hoops with a great south region head coach in Mike Helfer. Join us as we unpack 20 years of VSU and Gulf South Conference Basketball, reflect on the present, and look toward its future on The Extra Ember.

Massive thanks to the Valdosta State Athletics Department, Coach Helfer for joining us, and the VSU Mass Media Department for the studio space and equipment!

Be sure to check out The Torch Podcast using this link: https://open.spotify.com/show/4bgkmPr8kOUq4gjRhnvnI3?si=e21d72bf8c394fa5

Hosted by Chris Mercer & Jaylan Scott, directed by Wyndham Drayton for The Inferno and Torch Radio.

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The "Home Run Hitter," now WALB10 News Reporter, returns to Titletown for a new edition of "Blazer Profiles."

Taylor Lewis, a Valdosta State Mass Media alum, tells her story of being a Blazer Softball standout to working her dream job as a news reporter and all the steps along the way. Intertwining sports, personal growth, and determination, this is Taylor's story on The Extra Ember.

Hosted and directed by Chris Mercer, edited by Jaylan Scott.

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Playoff pushes are in full tilt on both ballpark diamonds and tennis courts at Valdosta State.

Blazer baseball is riding the hot bat of Orlando Pena and slick arm of Hunter Booth, Claire Maulding of Blazer softball pitcher is on pace to be the next Samantha Richards, men's tennis continue their torrid pace despite the ITA, and women's tennis have more to fight for. Hear it all on the Valdosta State Sports Podcast by the students, about the Blazers, for Blazer Nation.

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