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Off the Block interviews

Off the Block

This is a collection of Off the Block’s interviews with college men’s volleyball players and coaches.

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  • 110 episodes
  • Updated May 3, 2025

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  • Oct 4, 2022 · 19 min

    Penn State preseason

    Off the Block interviews coach Mark Pavlik about the start of Penn State’s preseason, building team chemistry and how to train players get better at passing.

  • May 1, 2022 · 11 min

    UCLA coach John Speraw

    Check out Off the Block’s interview with coach John Speraw as UCLA prepares to play Pepperdine in the NCAA Tournament opening round on Tuesday.

  • Apr 30, 2022 · 8 min

    UCLA outside attacker Ethan Champlin

    Check out Off the Block’s interview with outside attacker Ethan Chaplin as UCLA prepares to play Pepperdine in the NCA Tournament opening round on Tuesday.

  • Apr 24, 2022 · 8 min

    ConfCarolinas champion Fred Battenfield

    Check out Off the Block’s interview with coach Fred Battenfield after North Greenville defeated Mount Olive to win the ConfCarolinas Tournament championship.

  • Mar 12, 2022 · 7 min

    Stanford upsets No. 1/2 UCLA

    Stanford defeated No. 1/2 UCLA in five games on Friday for its win against a No. 1 ranked team since 2016. Check out the postmatch interview with Stanford coach John Kosty.

  • Feb 25, 2022 · 5 min

    McKendree coach Nickie Sanlin

    McKendree rallied from a two game deficit to defeat Loyola in five games on Thursday. Check out the postmatch interview with McKendree coach Nickie Sanlin.

  • Feb 25, 2022 · 10 min

    Purdue Fort Wayne coach Rock Perrotte

    Purdue Fort Wayne swept No. 10/10 Lewis on Thursday to end a 15-match losing streak against the Flyers. Check out the postmatch interview with the Mastodons coach Rock Perrotte.

  • Jan 30, 2022 · 8 min

    Ball State coach Donan Cruz

    Off the Block interviews coach Donan Cruz after No. 15 Ball State swept No. 1/1 Hawai’i on Saturday.

  • Jan 20, 2022 · 7 min

    Princeton coach Sam Shweisky

    Off the Block Interviews Princeton coach Sam Shweisky after his team defeated UC Santa Barbara for its first win of the season.

  • Jan 14, 2022 · 5 min

    Ball State coach Donan Cruz

    Off the Block interviews Donan Cruz after winning his debut match as the Ball State men’s volleyball head coach

  • Jan 6, 2022 · 5 min

    Central State coach Ray Lewis

    Off the Block interviews coach Ray Lewis after Central State in its inaugural match lost to Indiana Tech in five games.

  • Dec 5, 2021 · 8 min

    Fort Valley State coach Larry Wrather

    Fort Valley State is about a month away from its inaugural men’s volleyball season. Check out Off the Block’s interview with coach Larry Wrather about what to expect from Wildcats in 2022 and how he has already instilled a a competitive culture at the new program.

  • Oct 8, 2021 · 7 min

    Saint Francis and the new men’s volleyball conference

    Off the Block interviews Saint Francis coach Michael Rumbaugh about the NEC adding men’s volleyball. Saint Francis as an NEC school in other sports will leave the EIVA in 2023 to join the conference.