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The Dribble Drive is a deep dive into the teams and student athletes that make up the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Conference. This conference continues to get better year over year, and my goal with this podcast is to shine a light on the many talented athletes in the Big Ten. Every Tuesday, we’ll be joined by coaches, players, journalists, broadcasters, analysts, etc. to talk all things Big Ten women’s basketball. You can catch us live on The Back Home Network YouTube channel every Monday, and if you miss an episode live, you can catch up anytime on the podcast feed as well as on the Back Home Again YouTube page.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Dribble Drive is a deep dive into the teams and student athletes that make up the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Conference. This conference continues to get better year over year, and my goal with this podcast is to shine a light on the many talented athletes in the Big Ten.
The Dribble Drive is hosted by Austin Render. The show has published 114 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ep. 116 - Carla Berube and Joe Putnam" (29 October 2026, 69 minutes), "Ep. 115 - Lindsay Gottlieb and Jon Arias" (28 October 2026, 58 minutes), and "Ep. 114 - Katie Gearlds and Jan Jensen" (23 October 2026, 64 minutes).
The Dribble Drive publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 65 minutes across 114 episodes.
Booking probability for The Dribble Drive is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Dribble Drive requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Dribble Drive's contact route on record: verified email.
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Austin Render hosts The Dribble Drive, a sports podcast with 114 episodes published.
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Episode #116
Preview season rolls on, as Austin and Dalton preview the Northwestern Wildcats with Head Coach Carla Berube. They discuss what it will take to lay the foundation in Evanston, hitting the transfer portal for the first...
Episode #115
Austin and Dalton spend this episode previewing the USC Trojans and Wisconsin Badgers! First, USC Head Coach Lindsay Gottlieb joins Austin to discuss high expectations for the Trojans, the JuJu and Jazzy combo, a...
Episode #114
Austin and Dalton continue the preview episodes, taking deep dives into Purdue and Iowa. For the Purdue preview, the guys are joined by Head Coach Katie Gearlds. They discuss the diversity of this year's team, McKenna...
Episode #114
Austin and Dalton are back to previewing, with this episode focused on the Ohio State Buckeyes. OSU Head Coach Kevin McGuff joins the show to preview his Buckeye squad. They talk about the big sophomore leap for Jaloni...
Episode #113
Austin and Dalton are back with a show dedicated to preseason awards and rankings! The guys will discuss who they voted for for the all-Big Ten preseason team, compared to who actually got voted on the list by media and...
Episode #110
Only one preview on this week's episode, as Austin and Dalton take a look at the Indiana Hoosiers. They're joined by Head Coach Teri Moren to discuss the holdovers from a year ago, her and her staff's strategy in the...
Episode #109
Austin and Dalton continue to preview the Big Ten season, joined on this episode by Kim Barnes Arico and Kelly Graves to preview Michigan and Oregon. With Barnes Arico, they discuss Michigan's terrific 2025-26 season...
Episode #108
Austin and Dalton preview Minnesota and Maryland. First, it's a Minnesota preview with Head Coach Dawn Plitzuweit. They discuss her returning nucleus, a great transfer portal haul, playing at the Barn, Plitzuweit's...
Episode #107
Austin and Dalton are previewing Illinois and Nebraska. They start with the Illini, where they are joined by Illinois Head Coach Shauna Green. They discuss the huge return in talent the Illini have this season, the...
Episode #106
Austin and Dalton begin preview season with Michigan State and UCLA. MSU Head Coach Robyn Fralick joins the show to talk about her 2026-27 Spartans, a team she expects to be built around Theryn Hallock and Kennedy...
Episode #105
Austin and Dalton are back! The two spend this episode discussing the "new" of the Big Ten and college basketball in 2026-27. They'll touch on NCAA Tournament expansion, the new eligibility rules and recent court...
Episode #104
We're mixing it up on this episode! Austin and Dalton are joined by longtime voice of Purdue women's basketball, Tim Newton. The three go back in time to 1999 to relive the only other Big Ten National Championship...
Episode #103
Austin Render and Dalton Shetler are taking the Big Ten to summer school! The guys will run through all 18 teams and what they've done this summer, and give them a grade for how prepared they are for the upcoming...
Episode #102
On today's episode, Austin brings on Shimmy Miller, an analyst for Big Ten Network and the Chicago Sky. Austin and Shimmy look back at some of the big storylines from 2025-26, take a peak ahead at the upcoming season...
Episode #101
Austin and Dalton are back to break down the seasons of Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Washington and Wisconsin. They'll put a bow on the 2025-26 season and look ahead to the summer and the 2026-27 season. 03:20 - Purdue...
Episode #100
Austin and Dalton are back to re-enter the postseason wrap-ups. Today they break down the 2025-26 seasons for Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon and Penn State. 03:15 - Minnesota Golden Gophers 10:45...
Episode #99
Dalton is out this week, so Austin steps in to host a transfer-portal centered episode. He'll rank the team's who have done the most in the portal so far, teams that still have the most work ahead of them, teams best...
Episode #98
Austin and Dalton are back! This episode starts the final chapter of the season, with postseason wrap-ups for Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, and Michigan State. They'll discuss the highs and lows of these...
Episode #97
The UCLA Bruins are the 2025-26 National Champions! Austin and Dalton recap all the action from Final Four weekend, and they bring in the play-by-play voice of the Bruins, Dave Marcus, to give his perspective on the...
Episode #96
Austin and Dalton reunite to react to the second weekend of NCAA Tournament action, featuring Minnesota, UCLA and Michigan. They'll also preview the Final Four, and what has to happen differently this season for UCLA to...
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Iowa Women's Head Basketball Coach, University of Iowa Women's Basketball
Indiana Women's Basketball Head Coach, IU Women’s Basketball
author of Worth Seeing: Viewing Others Through God’s Eyes, National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships
head coach of the UCLA women's basketball team, UCLA women's basketball
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