Game Changers: The IHSAA Podcast

Special: IHSAA & IHSSN Resolution

IHSAA executive director Tom Keating and communications director Chris Cuellar discuss the settlement between IHSAA and longtime media rightsholder IHSSN. 

S2E5: Playoff football process, Jared Chizek

IHSAA football administrator Jared Chizek joins Game Changers to chat about the playoff football process. 

S2E4: State fall golf, Greg Mason

Iowa PGA executive director Greg Mason joins Game Changers to talk about his organization's role at the IHSAA's state golf championships. A golf-centered episode ahead of the Class 4A golf championships in Ankeny. 

S2E3: Cory Brandt, football rankings and team-building

Former Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football coach Cory Brandt joins the podcast to talk about his career and impact as a head coach, his role on the IHSAA rankings committee, and more on the latest Game Changers. 

S2E2: Cross country, Quentin Nauman

Western Dubuque junior Quentin Nauman joins a cross country-centric episode of Game Changers to discuss his outstanding fall, which followed multiple track and field championships in the spring. 

S2E1: Starting 2024-25, golf to fall, conference updates

The return of Game Changers for Season 2 features Chris Cuellar and Tom Keating providing information on the start of the 2024-25 school year, and recent work with the seasonal change to golf in 2025-26 and conference realignment questions. 

S1E8: Judd Jirovsky on being a golf champion and five-sport student

Grundy Center sophomore Judd Jirovsky joins the show to discuss his multi-sport success which included the 2023 Class 2A individual and team golf championships with a state-record 131 over 36 holes. 

S1E7: Rick Wulkow discusses Iowa high school activities, IHSAA tenure

S1E6: Kelli Clark on life as AD spouse, officials registration, spring starts

S1E5: IHSAA spring transition, Elisa Kahler, advisory meetings

IHSAA office manager Elisa Kahler offers a behind the scenes perspective as the guest for the fifth episode. Inside the IHSAA details advisory committee meetings and the group looks ahead to the spring sports transition.