For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below. ​​​​​​​Be sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadcasts at TexAgs SportsRadio (The Zone 1150 AM) every Wednesday morning at 10:45am. If you missed it you can listen to it here!

For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below.  Be sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadcasts at TexAgs SportsRadio (The Zone 1150 AM) every Wednesday morning at 10:45am. If you missed it you can listen to it here!

Joining us this week is Dr. Jeff Potteiger, a Professor in the Department of Movement Studies and the Dean of the Graduate School at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. Dr. Potteiger discusses his research, and how some of the world's premier athletes' transition out of their sport is often accompanied by health issues. A really interesting talk!

Today is the second video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2015 Huffines Discussion.   Up today in our series is Mr. Reggie Brown, former linebacker at Texas A&M and for the Detroit Lions. Mr. Brown's talk is called "The Day My Earth Stood Still: From Injury to the Rest of My Life" and covers what happens when a life-threatening injury happens on the field - from the player's perspective!

College football season is almost here! (Yea!)  So, this week's "Best Of..." podcast is with Texas A&M Football Coach Mr. Mark Hagen.  Coach Hagen, after a stint at Interim Defensive Coordinator, is now a Defensive Line Coach.  He shares his insights today on football, how the college game is changing, and what to look for when those games begin.  Here we go!

This week's news that the Arizona Cardinals had hired a female for a coaching intern position triggered quite a bit of discussion regarding females in football.  So, we've got a "Best Of.." podcast with Lydia Dubuisson from the Texas A&M HLKN department who has both played and coached football.  This is a great podcast with a different perspective than what you may have heard in the news and certainly a perspective that is germane this week!

Football season is almost here!  As we all count down toward the football season, our "Best of..." podcast series is just going back to the spring, when we interviewed former Aggie Football Player Ben Compton.  This is a fun podcast with a great individual - that will give you some insight into what football players are starting to go through at this time of year.  Enjoy! 

We have a special podcast today.  In our continuing effort to help folks understand what it is like to be a student athlete in a large University, we have on the podcast today, Mr. Ben Compton.  Mr. Compton is a Senior and just finished all of his football eligibility and probably played more positions on the football team than anyone else.  This is a great story about what it takes to not only get your degree, but also to participate in a high-profile sport like football.  Also, there is an ins...

Today is the sixth video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2014 Huffines Discussion.  Up today in our series is Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz from Univ. North Carolina Chapel Hill.  Dr. Guskiewicz has been a long-time leader in the field of sports concussions as related to football and in honor of his work, was named a MacArthur Genius (look it up - it is impressive!).  Dr. Guskiewicz's talk is called "Sports Related Concussion: Legitimate Concern or Paranoia?  This is the talk to see if you w...

Today is the third video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2014 Huffines Discussion.  Up today in our series is a leader in the research being done on concussions is Dr. Ann McKee from Boston University. Dr. McKee's talk is titled "Sports and military TBI: Pathways to Neurogeneration".  Concussion prevalence in sports is a huge health and safety topic and Dr. McKee has been one of the leaders in understanding what is happening - especially in football. This is great talk that is ...