Blake Annen's guest appearances

Blake Annen

Lake County Sports Talk

The Jon and Joe Show

Chris Robinson

Chris Bennett

Jon Kerr

Ryan Connolly

Connor Clark

Sam Baker

Randy Lerner

Scotty Miller

Jack Moses

Dale Eggert

Ben Berg

Kevin Sinclair

Joe Swanson

Heather Ryan

Bobby Worthington

OwlTail

Episode 45 of Lake County Sports Talk with Jon Kerr of Tribune Media and Joe Aguilar of Daily Herald. Recorded on Thursday, September 27, 2018. Our guest is Carmel Catholic football head coach Blake Annen.  We first ask Blake about preparations for Corsairs big Sept. 28 home game against Nazareth and the names of players making contributions in 2018 (1:45). Coach Annen talks about the importance of running the football in a spread offense (3:00). Next Jon asks Blake about taking the Carmel Catholic job and seeking advice from coaching mentors (4:30) and Joe wants to know about former Chicago Bears whom are on Annen’s staff at Carmel Catholic (7:20). Blake shares how his background as an NFL player impacts his coaching (9:15). Next Blake talks about his philosophy on year round training for football and the importance of playing multiple sports (12:00) and why being in the building during the day is significant in building a high school program. Joe then asks Blake about replacing an iconic coach in Andy Bitto and the challenges with the transition of being an outsider entering a new situation (14:30). Finally, how is Carmel Catholic going to slow down Nazareth star quarterback J.J. McCarthy? (18:30).  In our Headline of the Week, Jon and Joe discuss week six football matchups and the crazy race in the North Suburban Conference (25:00). In our Extra Point segment, Jon takes a trip to the United Center to watch tennis (30:30) and Joe talks lovingly about one of his favorite hobbies, golf, and how more girls need to pick up the game (37:45). It’s another great episode of Lake County Sports Talk. For more information on the podcast and how to subscribe to the show on iTunes, go to www.lakecountysportstalk.com.

Episode 45 of Lake County Sports Talk with Jon Kerr of Tribune Media and Joe Aguilar of Daily Herald. Recorded on Thursday, September 27, 2018. Our guest is Carmel Catholic football head coach Blake Annen. We first ask Blake about preparations for Corsairs big Sept. 28 home game against Nazareth and the names of players making contributions in 2018 (1:45). Coach Annen talks about the importance of running the football in a spread offense (3:00). Next Jon asks Blake about taking the Carmel Catholic job and seeking advice from coaching mentors (4:30) and Joe wants to know about former Chicago Bears whom are on Annen’s staff at Carmel Catholic (7:20). Blake shares how his background as an NFL player impacts his coaching (9:15). Next Blake talks about his philosophy on year round training for football and the importance of playing multiple sports (12:00) and why being in the building during the day is significant in building a high school program. Joe then asks Blake about replacing an iconic coach in Andy Bitto and the challenges with the transition of being an outsider entering a new situation (14:30). Finally, how is Carmel Catholic going to slow down Nazareth star quarterback J.J. McCarthy? (18:30).  In our Headline of the Week, Jon and Joe discuss week six football matchups and the crazy race in the North Suburban Conference (25:00). In our Extra Point segment, Jon takes a trip to the United Center to watch tennis (30:30) and Joe talks lovingly about one of his favorite hobbies, golf, and how more girls need to pick up the game (37:45). It’s another great episode of Lake County Sports Talk. For more information on the podcast and how to subscribe to the show on iTunes, go to <a href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lakecountysportstalk.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.lakecountysportstalk.com</a>.

Lake County Sports Talk Ep. 45: Blake Annen 