Episodes

Thursday Jul 15, 2021
College Soccer Nation Season 2 Preview
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Welcome to Season 2 of College Soccer Nation. Coaches Chris Petrucelli, Matt Mott and Brian Lee return to discuss the upcoming NCAA Soccer Season, how COVID has changed the look of this season, and look ahead to the second season of the podcast.
Tell your soccer friends and "let's get at it!"

Wednesday May 19, 2021
College Soccer Nation Episode 32: A Champion is Crowned
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Wednesday May 19, 2021
In the season one finale of College Soccer Nation the Coaches Petrucelli, Mott, and Lee recap the NCAA women's final four weekend and discuss this year's Champion, pick their coach and player of the year and look ahead to the 2021 season.
Thanks for listening and supporting the program and we'll see you when the 2021 season kicks off.

Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
In this episode, the coaches breakdown the second round of the NCAA Women's Tournament and preview this week's Sweet Sixteen matches.
If you have questions for the show, you can email the coaches at cpetrucelli@mail.smu.edu or mmott@olemiss.edu

Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
In this Tournament Special episode the coaches review the games from the First Round of the NCAA Women's Tournament and preview the Round of 32.
If you questions for coach Petrucelli or Coach Mott you can reach them at cpetrucelli@mail.smu.edu or mmott@olemiss.edu.

Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
College Soccer Nation Episode 29: Selection Show Special
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
In this episode of College Soccer Nation coach Chris, Matt, and Brian discuss the Field of 48 for the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament, give first round predictions and provide a behind the scenes view of the selection committee with Clifton Douglas, Conference USA Assistant Commissioner for Sports Services and current Chairperson of the NCAA Women's Soccer Committee.
If you have questions for the coaches, you can email them at cpetrucelli@mail.smu.edu or mmott@olemiss.edu.

Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
In this episode of College Soccer Nation, the coaches talk to University of Denver Coach Jeff Hooker to discuss his arc from player to coach and how he built a winning tradition in Denver. They start off the show with some listener questions, and then welcome in the Conference USA Soccer coach of the year to discuss the Big 10 tournament and review other key games from the past weekend and lay out this week’s edition of “Brian’s Brackets”. The Power Five is surprisingly controversy-free and the restaurant recommendation for the week is from Lake Mary, Florida.
If you have questions for the show, send an email to cpetrucelli@mail.smu.edu or mmott@olemiss.edu.

Monday Apr 05, 2021
College Soccer Nation Episode 27: The G.O.A.T.
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
In this episode of College Soccer Nation, the coaches talk to coaching legend Anson Dorrance on his coaching career arc, how he built the soccer dynasty at North Carolina, and his general coaching philosophy that has transcended generations. They start the show answering listener questions and then welcome in the Big Deal to review the past weekend’s slate of games, take a look at the current state of NCAA tournament bubble teams, and discuss which teams are peaking at the right time. They look forward to this weekend slate of games to include some conference tournaments and the Power 5 topic is Easter and food related. They close the show with a restaurant recommendation on the plains of Auburn, Alabama.
If you have questions for the show, send an email to cpetrucelli@mail.smu.edu or mmott@olemiss.edu.

Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
In this episode of CSN the coaches talk to Santa Clara Head Coach Jerry Smith about this career arc, handling the development of rising national team superstars, becoming an elite college program, and what it’s like to have a World Cup superstar spouse. They answer listener questions and discuss the proposed bubble for the 2021 NCAA tournament. The Big Deal pops in to recap the weekend slate of games, Brian’s weekly bracket update, and the disappointing loss by the men’s U-23 team. Coach Matt’s new chess obsession is the basis for this week’s Power 5 and they close out the show with a restaurant recommendation in Tallahassee.
If you have questions for the show, send an email to cpetrucelli@mail.smu.edu or mmott@olemiss.edu.

Monday Mar 22, 2021
College Soccer Nation Ep 25: Training Incoming Talent with Brian Moore
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
In this SILVER episode of CSN, the coaches talk to Brian Moore, the Director of the ECNL National Academy Girls Program on his career coaching and developing local and national players. They start the show answering listener questions then they talk to the The Big Deal about the past weeks games and issues associated with the current Soccer Rankings system as well as Brian’s Brackets. The Power Five is basketball oriented and they end the show a new segment called Matt’s Restaurant Recommendations.
*Note: This episode had some minor technical issues and we apologize for that.

Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
The Coaches answer questions from the listeners in the opening and also discuss what it would be like for 2 brothers to coach against each other. Brian Lee gives his opinions on who’s a lock and who still has work to do for NCAA tournament selection. Nicole Nelson joins the show to discuss her new business featuring high performance coaching. The Power 5 is a tough one as the guys pick their favorite 80’s movies. Finally there’s a discussion about the interior decorating of The Picker's (Samford Coach Todd Yelton) lake house.

