Off the Air with Matt Randazzo

A daily, streaming Quad Cities sports podcast hosted back long time TV Sports Director Matt Randazzo. This is more than a show – it’s a community where the Quad Cities can talk sports and so much more. Think local focus, national buzz, and plenty of familiar faces along the way.

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Episodes

Thursday Mar 27, 2025

Another HUGE show on "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo"!!!
- Owen Freeman interview at the top of show
His decision to enter the transfer portal
The "speed dating" process in choosing Creighton
The social media backlash to have surgery in January
His message to Iowa fans
Did Ben McCollum reach out
The end of era with Brock Harding
- Former Hawkeye Mike Gesell joins me in hour #1 as well
What Fran McCaffery means to him and former teammates
Favorite Fran story
First impressions of Ben McCollum and more
- It's MLB opening Day! My good friend Greg Armstrong us to set up the season!

Wednesday Mar 26, 2025

- Scott Dochterman joins us off the top of the show!
Ben McCollum's first impression in Iowa City
Building a roster and staff
Who's coming back and who's leaving?
Fran McCaffery to Penn anf more!
- We also chat with Moline's Trey Taylor
MVP of the Iowa/Illinois Senior All-Star game
Winningest player in Moline history
His Sean Taylor impression! 
Who's winning in a fight- Owen Freeman or Brock Harding?
- Our guy Andrew Lehman joins us talk about Dierks Bentley concert set for JDC -- and his Hawkeyes:)
- AND T-Roy has the latest update to his .08 Mock draft!

Tuesday Mar 25, 2025

- Hall of Fame and award-winning sportscaster Keith Murphy is LIVE to start the show
thoughts on Ben McCollum to Iowa
What's next at Drake?
Was Iowa State's season a "disappoointment"?
thoughts of Jan Jenson's 1st season at helm in IC
- We'll also talk a ton of Illini hoops with Mike Cagley from the Illini Guys
What happened against Kentucky
Future of Will Riley and KJ
Portal Combat begins
Josh Dix in Illini orange?

Monday Mar 24, 2025

Coming up on "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo" LIVE at 10am on YouTube and X
- We talk Ben McCollum with Chad Leistikow and Tom Kakert of the top of show!
- We'll head down to Oklahoma where Kyle Huesmann gets us set for the Iowa women vs Oklahoma
- Pat Angerer is BACK! We chat with the former All-American every Monday
_ AND was it a travel at the end of Maryland-CSU?? Our expert Don Umland weighs in

Friday Mar 21, 2025

- It's opening night for thre QC Steamwheelers! Head coach Cory Ross will join us to set up the big game with Green Bay  (6:30- 28:45)
- The Voice of the Iowa Women - Rob Brooks - will join us around 10:30 LIVE from Norman with the latest on the Hawkeyes (34:45- 47:45)
- Drake is moving on! The voice of Bulldog hoops -Michael Admire joins the show! (54:45- 1:15:15)
- We'll reset a pretty boring Day 1 of the NCAA tourney when it comes to upsets and look ahead to Day 2

Thursday Mar 20, 2025

- Really excited to welcome Bett grad and the new Head football coach at Central Michigan to the show! Matt Drinkall joins us off the top of the show! (7:30 - 46:15)
- Jim Mattson WEEK 25 Sports Director chats everything Illini with us just before he leave for Milwaukee and the NCAA tourney. Also great incite on Cooper Koch as he enters the transfer portal (49:20 - 1:12:20)
- My Final 4 picks and National Champion will be revealed! AND my 8-year-old Carson has his as well. They won't be correct but you'll get them anyway lol

Wednesday Mar 19, 2025

- the biggest name in Iowa's coaching search is heading to the B1G but Indiana instead. @HawkeyeReport Tom Kakert has latest details off top of show!  (5:40 - 36:00)
- ISU women play tonight while the men head to Milwaukee. Our Cyclone insider Jake Brend joins us in hour 1 as well (39:40 - 1:09:30)
- the NFL draft is just 5 weeks away! Our Draft Guru T-Roy joins us to share some of his Mock Draft in hour #2 

Tuesday Mar 18, 2025

- The QC Steamwheelers open their season this Friday night! Owner and good friend Doug Bland joins me in studio!
- The Iowa women are a 6 seed and heading to Norman Oklahoma and so too is Kyle Huesmann! We talk Hawks on today's show
- The QC to Stanford hoops pipeline is back! We talk to Clinton freshman Jhaliana Guy on her recent commitment to Stanford
- AND the LONG AWAITED debut of Brian Stocking is here! Stockpile joins me in studio for hour 2. Pray for me:)

Monday Mar 17, 2025

It's a March Madness Monday on "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo" and we got you covered!
- The Illini are danceing for the 5th straight year! The one and onlt Kedric Prince breaks down a good draw for Brad Underwood's boys
- West Virginia was left OUT of NCAA Tourney - what it means for Iowa hoops? Tom Kakert has that and much more!
- We'll look back at the Fran McCaffery era with a guy who knows him well! Frank Garza - father of all time leading scorer Luka Garza joins us for a great conversation.

Friday Mar 14, 2025

TGIF!!! "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo" comes your way LIVE on YouTube and X at 10am and we got plenty to get to
- Iowa vs Illinois Part 2 goes to the Illini. We'll break down the game, Fran's ejection, and what it all means big picture for Iowa men's basketball
- The loss probably wraps up Brock Harding's sophomore season. His dad and good friend Scott Harding joins me LIVE at 10am as well (9:35 - 39:45)
- We'll also hear from an emotional Payton Sandfort from the locker room courtesy of @HawkeyeReport (5:25- :9:00)
- The Illini get Maryland tonight. We'll look ahead at the B1G tourney and all the other sports topics of interest with my good friend Johnny Marx in studio (44:00 - 1:41:00)

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