The Varsity Squad Collective

06/23/2025

🚨 BONUS EPISODE OUT NOW
I just released a short-form podcast that earned 💯 in my Sportscasting College course.

🎙️ Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sports: Inclusion vs Fairness
This episode dives deep into one of the biggest debates in sports today—featuring facts, Title IX context, and balanced arguments.

🎧 Listen here: https://traffic.libsyn.com/theedblairpodcast/Blair_Transgender_Podcast_Assignment.mp3

06/17/2025

🔥 OUT NOW 🔥
We don’t fold under pressure — we build under it.
Vol. 1 is officially live on all platforms.
7 original instrumentals. Gritty. Cinematic. No skips.
This is pressure in every bar, every drop, every kick. 🎹💥

🎧 Stream it everywhere ⬇️
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7eBu3M4yLzU7rJoLhO3XUw?si=b4XrGaCVSsmtZJvHRmW7TA
• Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/pressurepack-vol-1/1819938324
• YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kAqRfPMkwZnwfq-kdGsLOZ2YCtktfOHVA&si=iS-7yPWPb8o47VQ6
• SoundCloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/qEnnDWvckOvRhoOhsH
• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0FCSRHJ2H?ref=dm_sh_4QjxaGy3170PWf2mveYNLKPJe
• TIDAL: https://tidal.com/browse/album/441472519?u
• Pandora: https://pandora.app.link/Ewg3kL1tgUb

🖤 Produced by Ed Blair

Discover Ed Blair's top songs & albums, curated artist radio stations & more. Listen to Ed Blair on Pandora today!

06/14/2025

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> In this throwback bonus from the Ed Blair Podcast vault, Ed dives into key NFL and NBA storylines using the vocal training and performance techniques he developed at the Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting. > > Originally recorded as a class project (which earned a B grade), this episode is no...

06/14/2025

🚨 A+ Current Event Package 🚨
Deja Kelly balled out for the Aces in preseason… and still didn’t make the final roster.

In this 2-minute story, I break down why one of women’s college basketball’s top players was cut — and what it says about the WNBA’s ongoing roster crisis.

📺 Watch now: https://youtu.be/RAjObxQk5Zk?si=uX8EeBs0ccXkSDYj
👇 Drop your take in the comments.

Deja Kelly shined during her preseason run with the Las Vegas Aces, yet still didn’t make the final WNBA roster. In this 2-minute current event package, I ex...

06/14/2025

🎧 THROWBACK BONUS EPISODE
Before Michigan won the national title…
Before CJ Stroud changed the culture in Houston…
I broke it all down using my broadcast voice training from the Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting.
Now it’s live for you to hear. 💥

🎤 Topics:

Aaron Rodgers’ comeback
Mahomes chasing another ring
NBA rookies & the Spurs
Michigan’s title chase (before the win)
📍 Listen here: https://TheEdBlairPodcast.libsyn.com/bonus-throwback-nfl-comebacks-mahomes-magic-michigans-championship-push

In this throwback bonus from the Ed Blair Podcast vault, Ed dives into key NFL and NBA storylines using the vocal training and performance techniques he developed at the Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting. Originally recorded as a class project (which earned a B grade), this episode is now being sh...

06/14/2025

I submitted this on 4/16/25

🏀 Sibling Rivalry Meets City Pride!

Check out my latest 30-second sports report from the Lakeview Spartans vs. Battle Creek Central Bearcats boys basketball rivalry game! This wasn’t just a matchup — it was brother vs. brother on the court, with LeBron Campbell chasing 1,000 points for Lakeview and Lee Campbell Jr. making waves as a freshman for the Bearcats.

📍 Location: Lakeview High School
🎙️ Assignment: On-Camera Stand-Up
🎓 Full Sail University | Sportscasting Program
📊 Grade: B+
Intensity. Energy. Family. This game had it all!

🎥 Watch here: https://youtu.be/ZoPRSm65cI8

Here's my 30-second on-camera sports report from the Lakeview Spartans vs. Battle Creek Central Bearcats boys basketball game — a fierce hometown rivalry pac...

06/14/2025

🎥 My First Sports Stand-Up – Michigan vs. Michigan State Women's Basketball

Proud to share my first on-camera sports stand-up, recorded on location at the Crisler Center for the University of Michigan vs. Michigan State women's basketball rivalry game. As a student at the Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting at Full Sail University, this assignment challenged me to step in front of the camera, find the story, and deliver it with confidence and clarity.

📝 Assignment: "Stand Up and Tell Your Story"
📍 Location: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, MI
📺 Duration: :30 seconds
🎓 Sportscasting Student | Class of 2026

This moment was just the beginning of my journey in sports media. Feedback welcomed!

🔗 Watch here: https://youtu.be/y8l1cpD-yxs?si=X7_6idHuc0XwN627

Join me at the Crisler Center as I take you inside the electric atmosphere of the University of Michigan vs. Michigan State women's basketball rivalry. This ...

06/14/2025

💥 New series. New sound.
The first drop from my next 4-part run is coming in HOT. Vol. 1 lands June 17.
Let’s apply pressure all year. 🎹🔥

04/24/2025

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