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.
Episodes

Thursday Sep 04, 2025
Thursday Sep 04, 2025
It's a LOADED Thursday on "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo"! We go LIVE at 10am on YouTube and X with a lot to get to!
The Cy-Hawk countdown continues! Tom Kakert from the Iowa Hawkeyes on HawkeyeReport.com and Bill Seals from the Cyclone Report breakdown Saturday's showdown in Ames
The 11th ranked Illini hit the road for their 1st big test of the season this weekend! Our Illini expert Kedric Prince joins us to talk Illinois-Duke
It was a QC sports tradition for nearly 4 decades ---- and IT'S BACK! Long time Dispatch/Argus Sports editor @Marc Nesseler joins me as we bring back "Ness Guess"!!!
All that and much more this morning at 10am on YouTube and X! Hit the link below to like and subscribe:)

Wednesday Sep 03, 2025
Wednesday Sep 03, 2025
It's Wednesday already??? Let's GO!!! "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo" is BACK to the normal 10am start time on YouTube and X!
Cy-Hawk week continues! This morning we get the outlook from Ames with our Cyclone expert Jake Brend from CycloneFanatic
It was a big recruiting weekend for Iowa Women's Basketball thanks to just 1 official visitor. More on 5 @McKenna Woliczko and hoops recruiting with Kyle Huesmann
Week 2 of the HS Football season is LOADED especially in the TRAC! Ty Taylor from WRMJ joins us to preview Rockridge vs Princeton and more!

Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
We've got a HUGE "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo" to get you work week start right with a special start time!
It's officially Cy-Hawk week in the State of Iowa! We'll chat with Pat Angerer about the Iowa opener and Saturday's big game in Ames
The Battle of Bettendorf had to wait an extra 12 hours but it was PV besting rival Bettendorf. Head Coach Rusty VanWetzinga joins me to talk about that and Central Michigan Football HUGE win in Matt Drinkall debut!
Hail to the Pioneers! Alleman High School returned to varsity with an impressive win! Head Coach Tom Barber joins us to talk about an Alumni Night win

Saturday Aug 30, 2025
Saturday Aug 30, 2025
Matt Randazzo and Tom Kakert from the HawkeyeReport break down Iowa's voctory over Albany, a slow start for new QB1, dominance in the trenches, and much more!

Friday Aug 29, 2025
Friday Aug 29, 2025
🏈🏈🏈 It's Football Friday on "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo" as we take the show on the road! Join us at 10am LIVE from Spartan Stadium at @pleasvalcsd! 🏈 We'll get you set for the HS Football action week 1 of the HS football season is officially here!🏈 PV head Coach Rusty VanWetzinga will stop by to help us preview the HUGE Rivalry showdown btw the Spartans and Bulldogs🏈The boys from the View From the West Podcaast - Mitch and Greg- help get us ready for everything you need to know on Illinois side of the river!🏈 We'll talk rules changes and more with our good friend and local HS Football official Don Umland 🏈 All that plus Week 1 college picks, what the world were the Cowboys thinking??? AND more!See you LIVE at 10am on YouTube and X!

Thursday Aug 28, 2025
Thursday Aug 28, 2025
Plenty to look forward to on Thursday's "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo"! We go LIVE at 10am on YouTube and X!
The countdown to kickoff continues in College Football! Tom Kakert from the Iowa Hawkeyes on HawkeyeReport.com breaks down Albany, what Saturday might look like, and former Hawks Logan Lee and Jay Higgins making NFL rosters
Another season of Augustana College - IL Football is quickly approaching! Head coach Steve Bell joins us to preview the Vikings
This weekend I have the honor of kicking off Hawkeye Footballcoverage on the Iowa Radio Network. We'll chat with another former Sports Director that hosted the Hawkeye Tailgate show for nearly 20 years! Jim Albracht joins OTA in hour #2!
All that and more starting at 10am on YouTube and X! Hit the link and subscribe as well!

Wednesday Aug 27, 2025
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025
We've got another jam packed "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo"to help get you throught your Wednesday! We go LIVE at 10am on YouTube and X!
We are just 2 days away from Illinois Football! Our good friend Jim Mattson WEEK 25 Sports Director will join us to preview WIU vs Fighting Illini Football
St. Ambrose kicks off this weekend! Head coach Vince Fillipp joins us in hour #1 to preview the Bees! @SAUBEES
Our OTA HS Football previews continue with Wilton Beavers Football and a great chat with Ryan Hetzler
Mediacom MC22 is ready for another great season of LIVE HS Sports with John Marx and Pete Ivanic starting year #20 together in booth! We'll chat with both!
Hit the link below to subscribe and join us at 10am!

Monday Aug 25, 2025
Monday Aug 25, 2025
We are set to kick off a HUGE week on "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo" with a LOADED Monday Morning!
It's officially game week for @HawkeyeFootball! The Voice of the Hawkeyes Gary Dolphin kicks the week off on OTA!
The Iowa State Football team arrived home from Ireland 1-0 and feeling pretty good! Our Cyclone expert Jake Brend from CycloneFanaticc will breakdown the HUGE win!
Our good friend Andrew Lehman stops by to talk John Deere Classic official dates, Fleetwood's breakthrough win, and of course his Hawkeyes too:)
Our OTA HS Football Previews continues with Annawan Wethersfield and head coach Tony Gripp
Join us LIVE on Monday morning on YouTube and X!

Friday Aug 22, 2025
Friday Aug 22, 2025
TGIF! The last week without football is nearly in the books! We've got a fun Friday edition of "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo" coming your way LIVE at 10am on YouTube and X!
✅ Pat Angerer is here to talk @HawkeyeFootball and year 2 in the booth
✅ We are 1 week away from HS Football! Greg Armstrong from View From The West Pod joins the show to look ahead
✅We'll talk about a nice preseason game from Iowa's Logan Lee and more NFL notes as well We go LIVE at 10am on YouTube and X!

Thursday Aug 21, 2025
Thursday Aug 21, 2025
We've got another busy day on "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo"! We go LIVE at 10am on YouTube and X!
9 days from the start of Hawkeye Football! We chat LIVE to our good friend Chad Leistikow about the Hawks and I'm sure Caleb Williams too lol
The Three Rivers is loaded this Fall! No one better to figure it all out than @Ty Taylor from WRMJ
Our OTA HS Football previews head to Green Machine Country! Geneseo Football head coach Matt Furlong joins us in hour #2!



