Thu, 07 May 2026 00:05:15 -0400 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPDCTH3n8878jVj8Ma8RZg3MEblBR9UjU en © 2026 Beyond The Mic yes af67cef6-3768-551d-ba58-1133528f9c45 John Clendenin & Carlos Zimmermann episodic false A weekly sports show hosted by two guys who get paid to talk about sports. Carlos Zimmermann and John Clendenin are veteran play by play broadcasters from the great state of Texas who have experience calling various sports at the high school and college level. Join them each week Beyond the Mic, as they take you behind the scenes of their profession; giving their thoughts on the world of sports, talking with their friends in the industry and having an all around fun time doing it.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) John Clendenin & Carlos Zimmermann https://storage.buzzsprout.com/i919nl4oz5nwghcs6map8b8zohok?.jpg https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPDCTH3n8878jVj8Ma8RZg3MEblBR9UjU Justin Harcastle Beyond The Mic - 11/16/25: Texas A&M Survives, Huntsville Hornets Advance, NFL Week 11 Live Reaction On this week's episode John and Carlos react to the historic comeback by the Texas A&M Aggies against South Carolina. They then discuss an opening round classic in the UIL playoffs as they recount their travels to East Texas the previous Friday Night before looking at week 11 in the NFL.

]]> On this week's episode John and Carlos react to the historic comeback by the Texas A&M Aggies against South Carolina. They then discuss an opening round classic in the UIL playoffs as they recount their travels to East Texas the previous Friday Night before looking at week 11 in the NFL.

]]> John Clendenin & Carlos Zimmermann 8400f3a52ad2a7da6f6d54035a25f2ab Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:00:00 -0500 5392 full false Beyond The Mic - 11/10/2025: Our #TXHSFB Playoff Predictions & Our #CFP Rankings On this week's episode John and Carlos try to predict the impossible...the Texas High School Football playoffs as well as giving their take on the Week 2 CFP rankings before taking a quick peak around the world of sports from College Basketball to the NFL.

]]> On this week's episode John and Carlos try to predict the impossible...the Texas High School Football playoffs as well as giving their take on the Week 2 CFP rankings before taking a quick peak around the world of sports from College Basketball to the NFL.

]]> John Clendenin & Carlos Zimmermann 0f97bbea411a07d7015ec7dcce7b2dad Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:00:00 -0500 5467 full false Beyond The Mic - 10/13/25: Voice of the Texas A&M Aggies, Andrew Monaco + CFB/NFL Recap On this week's episode John and Carlos react to the fallout from an early college football Black Sunday and what led to the firing of longtime Penn State head coach James Franklin. They then take a quick peak at the AP rankings and talk about the potential Group of Five playoff participants. Finally they are joined by "The Voice of the Aggies" Texas A&M's very own Andrew Monaco to talk about his career, advice on the job and what it means to be a part of so many memorable moments for fans of the schools you cover.

]]> On this week's episode John and Carlos react to the fallout from an early college football Black Sunday and what led to the firing of longtime Penn State head coach James Franklin. They then take a quick peak at the AP rankings and talk about the potential Group of Five playoff participants. Finally they are joined by "The Voice of the Aggies" Texas A&M's very own Andrew Monaco to talk about his career, advice on the job and what it means to be a part of so many memorable moments for fans of the schools you cover.

]]> John Clendenin & Carlos Zimmermann 7f1f8c15e7646d2ea0bbd9596addbede Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0400 5283 full false Beyond The Mic - 10/6/25: Our CFB Top 25 Polls, Huntsville Falls to PNG, Team Travel Nightmares John and Carlos like everyone else, have had enough of the AP poll so they decided to make their own, the first official BTM rankings are unveiled at the top of the show before they move into Carlos's coverage of a powerhouse matchup between Huntsville and Port-Neches Grove. They then move on to recounting their travel nightmares from the road as broadcasters or their personal lives.

]]> John and Carlos like everyone else, have had enough of the AP poll so they decided to make their own, the first official BTM rankings are unveiled at the top of the show before they move into Carlos's coverage of a powerhouse matchup between Huntsville and Port-Neches Grove. They then move on to recounting their travel nightmares from the road as broadcasters or their personal lives.

]]> John 607f7d95402d796c091ed48ae69fe438 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0400 4979 full false Beyond The Mic - 09/29/2025: Wild Weekend of Football, Hornets Beat West Fork, Press Box Food Stories This week John and Carlos sit down to try and dissect and make sense of an absolutely WILD week of College Football. They then dissect the intricacies of homecoming week in Texas High School Football and the games they got to cover during the pageantry of the event. Finally producer Justin joins them as they take a trip down memory lane talking about the best food they've gotten to have while in the press box (or the boat) on the job.

]]> This week John and Carlos sit down to try and dissect and make sense of an absolutely WILD week of College Football. They then dissect the intricacies of homecoming week in Texas High School Football and the games they got to cover during the pageantry of the event. Finally producer Justin joins them as they take a trip down memory lane talking about the best food they've gotten to have while in the press box (or the boat) on the job.

]]> John f61e5cfa0b8b36a8d031996d59a6d153 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 18:00:00 -0400 6410 full false Beyond The Mic - 09/21/2025: College Football Picks, AL West Crown, Mount Rushmore of Sports Movies Our very first episode! John Clendenin and Carlos Zimmerman sit down to talk their picks for college football a quarter of the season in. They then shift their focus to their beloved Astros and their late season struggle in a wide open American League Western Division. They then sit down with producer Justin to discuss and craft the ultimate Sports Movie Mount Rushmore.

]]> Our very first episode! John Clendenin and Carlos Zimmerman sit down to talk their picks for college football a quarter of the season in. They then shift their focus to their beloved Astros and their late season struggle in a wide open American League Western Division. They then sit down with producer Justin to discuss and craft the ultimate Sports Movie Mount Rushmore.

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