Best American Statesman Podcasts (2024)

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Jackson County Florida Needs a New Sheriff in 2024 - Meet Candidate Lee Keith 2:07:00

5h ago2:07:00

2:07:00

Lee Keith is running as an NPA for Sheriff of Jackson County, Florida. Who is Lee Keith?Why is Lee Keith running for Jackson County Sheriff? Questions for Sheriff Candidates What is the role of a Sheriff compared to other law enforcement? IE Police Chief, FBI, CIA, State Law EnforcementWhat is a "Constitutional Sheriff"?What are your concerns about…

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What the Hell Is Going on With the President of the United States? 19:19

2m ago19:19

19:19

Josh Hammer breaks down everything you need to know about this weekend's absolutely shocking turn of events, in which President Joe Biden—who has not been seen in days—announced he is no longer seeking re-election this November. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my…

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The Death of the Democrat-Lawfare Complex and the Near-Death of Donald Trump 40:16

7m ago40:16

40:16

Josh walks through the premature (but highly welcome) death of the insidious Democrat-Lawfare Complex, the continued fallout from the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, and the fantastic vice presidential selection of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:…

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The Front-Line View From the Swing State of Arizona (Feat. Dr. Zuhdi Jasser) 29:00

4m ago29:00

29:00

Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a long-time outspoken Islamic reformer and private-practice physician, joins Josh to discuss his exciting current congressional run in Arizona—and all the pressing issues he is talking about with voters on the campaign trail. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy…

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What Will a Trump-Vance Foreign Policy Look Like? (Feat. Aryeh Lightstone) 26:40

5m ago26:40

26:40

Josh is joined by Aryeh Lightstone, former senior adviser to the U.S. ambassador to Israel, special envoy for the Abraham Accords, and author of Let My People Know: The Incredible Story of Middle East Peace―and What Lies Ahead, to discuss what could lie ahead for the Trump-Vance administration's foreign policy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c…

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Trump, Trump, and More Trump 15:04

11m ago15:04

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Josh delivers his quick-take reactions on the unconscionable near-assassination of former President Trump, the huge dismissal of Trump's classified documents case, and Trump's inspired VP pick of J.D. Vance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Democrats Only Have Themselves to Blame for Their Joe Biden Mess 40:17

17m ago40:17

40:17

Josh Hammer explains why, despite all the moaning and groaning about their lifeless presumptive nominee, Democrats and their media enablers are entirely to blame for their current horrible predicament. Josh also makes his final pitch for J.D. Vance as Donald Trump's vice presidential choice and gives the realist, American national interest-based ca…

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Statement from Friends & Fellow Citizens - July 13, 2024 5:15

5d ago5:15

5:15

Today (July 13, 2024) is a tragic day in American history. A former president and current major presidential candidate Donald Trump was tragically shot at a Trump rally near Butler, PA earlier this afternoon. Luckily by the grace of God, he is expected to be all right. But sadly, one rally attendee lost his life. We are better than this. Please con…

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Make the Monroe Doctrine Great Again (Feat. Rep. Mike Kelly) 28:52

3d ago28:52

28:52

Congressman Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) joins Josh for a conversation about the menacing recent Russian warship presence in Cuba, China's expanding Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure throughout Latin America, and what America must now do to restore leadership in its own hemisphere. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy …

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Open Mic Night - Let's Talk About the Future - Say a Prayer for the U.S.A. 2:00:00

5d ago2:00:00

2:00:00

The United States of America in 2025By American Statesman

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#149: How a Senator Forced His Party to Choose: Country or Radicals 30:12

5d ago30:12

30:12

Oscar Underwood, a Democrat U.S. Senator from Alabama 1915-1927, gained so much political capital during the Wilson administration and was considered a potential candidate for POTUS or VP. But his stance against the most powerful white supremacist group forced him to make his party go on record whether the party platform supports or opposes radical…

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How Is the Democrat-Media Civil War Over Joe Biden Going to Unfold? 40:17

9d ago40:17

40:17

Josh Hammer goes deep on all the different moving parts of the unfolding Democrat-media civil war over the fate of the Joe Biden candidacy and presidency. Schadenfreude abounds! Plus, Trump's big immunity win at SCOTUS, lessons for the GOP from the Tory collapse in the U.K., and "Hammertime." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali…

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The Radicalization of the Democratic Party (Feat. Julian Epstein) 24:55

8d ago24:55

24:55

Julian Epstein, former chief counsel to the House Judiciary Committee and staff director to the House Oversight Committee Democrats, joins Josh to discuss the years-long leftward drift of the Democratic Party—and its ramifications for the 2024 election. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c…

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On Second Thought says goodbye to Kirk Bohls 34:16

13d ago34:16

34:16

Former Statesman columnist Kirk Bohls and longtime colleague Cedric Golden appear on their last On Second Thought podcast together after 340 episodes spanning eight years. They reflect on the beginning of the show, their favorite guests and what it is to come in the future. After collaborating for nearly two decades, Bohls has taken a columnist job…

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Yes, Democrats Really Are Stuck With Biden (Feat. FEC Commissioner Trey Trainor) 20:44

10d ago20:44

20:44

Trey Trainor, a sitting commissioner on the Federal Election Commission, joins Josh to discuss the insurmountable campaign finance and legal obstacles Democrats would face if they try to swap out Joe Biden at this late juncture. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my…

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A Huge Victory for Donald Trump at the U.S. Supreme Court 14:41

11d ago14:41

14:41

Josh Hammer explains everything you need to know about Monday's bombshell SCOTUS ruling in Trump v. United States. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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#148: From Federalism to Antislavery - How the Father of the Constitution Shaped Our Nation 53:21

12d ago53:21

53:21

For many, James Madison is known as the Father of the Constitution. But how did he become that Founding Father who shaped American institutions and politics far beyond his time? Dr. Lynn Uzzell, a Madison scholar and Associate Professor of Political Science at Bethel University, shares the real lessons and experiences that taught the Founder himsel…

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Joe Biden Poops the Bed and Democrats Enter Full-Scale Panic Mode 40:17

12d ago40:17

40:17

Josh Hammer breaks down the single worst political debate performance in the history of the United States, given by Joe Biden on Thursday. Democrats are in a full-scale panic attack—but can they actually dump Joe? Also, SCOTUS drops some massively important decisions affecting everything from J6-ers to the administrative state. See Privacy Policy a…

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It’s Presidential Debate Night! Here’s What To Look For. 12:02

16d ago12:02

12:02

In this bonus episode, Josh explains what he will be looking for in tonight's big presidential debate—and what each candidate needs to do to prevail on his own terms. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Reacting to UT's hire of Texas A&M baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle 14:20

17d ago14:20

14:20

The American-Statesman's Cedric Golden and Danny Davis react to new Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle's arrival in Austin and departure from College Station.By Gannett

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The Not-So-Conservative Supreme Court Guts the First Amendment 11:44

17d ago11:44

11:44

In this bonus episode, Josh explains yesterday's disastrous Supreme Court decision in Murthy v. Missouri, an important case involving Big Tech and free speech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Joe Biden’s Lawless, Immoral, and Asinine Executive Amnesty 40:18

19d ago40:18

40:18

Josh explains why President Biden's latest political stunt, a massive executive amnesty, is not merely wrong and unjust—it is the kind of act we would expect of a monarch or king. Our Constitution was drafted to preclude such flagrant abuses of power. Josh also previews this Thursday's first presidential debate and explains exactly what President T…

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Biden's Lawless Mass Amnesty (Feat: Senator Rick Scott) 11:25

22d ago11:25

11:25

Senator Rick Scott joins Josh to discuss Joe Biden's latest attempt to garner votes with his executive order granting mass amnesty to over 500,000 illegal immigrants. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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How Durable Is the U.S.-Israel Relationship? (Feat. Rabbi Pesach Wolicki) 33:14

24d ago33:14

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In this bonus episode, Josh is joined by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki, host of "Eyes On Israel" on Real America's Voice and the "Shoulder to Shoulder" podcast, to discuss Jewish-Christian relations, U.S.-Israel relations, the prospects for GOP inroads this fall among American Jews, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr…

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Sarge Explains the History of the Middle East - Part 2 2:40:00

1M ago2:40:00

2:40:00

Sarge Explains the History of the Middle East - Part 2 We will continue our discussion from June 10, 2024.By American Statesman

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America Is Failing Its Jews—and Therefore Failing All of Us 39:57

26d ago39:57

39:57

Josh obliterates federal and local law enforcement for inadequately protecting American Jews as Hamas-supporting jihadists run amok in our streets, explains the significance of the historic Hunter Biden guilty verdict and what we can expect in sentencing, and excoriates the Left's latest idiotic disinformation operation waged against the U.S. Supre…

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Palestinian Statehood Is Diplomatic DEI (Feat. David Christopher Kaufman) 24:07

1M ago24:07

24:07

David Christopher Kaufman, editor and columnist for the New York Post, joins Josh to discuss his latest column for The Telegraph, in which he argues that the global push for a new Palestinian-Arab state is simply "diplomatic DEI." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-…

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Sarge Explains the History of the Middle East 2:08:00

1M ago2:08:00

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What is the history of the Middle East? Due to lousy public education and corrupted news media, most Americans do not really understand the history of the Middle East and how that affects us here in the United States of America. Sarge is going to give us a history lesson. History of the Middle East Middle Eastern History - https://www.history.com/t…

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#147: Benjamin Franklin (PA) - The Prolific Scientist, Statesman, and Reconciler 43:05

1M ago43:05

43:05

Arguably the most famous American scientist, diplomat, postmaster, and so much more, Benjamin Franklin embodied America as an experiment. What distinguished him as a signer of the Declaration of Independence which he helped edit? ICYMI, take a listen to Ep. 122 feat. Valerie Durham: https://ffc.buzzsprout.com/1255184/12791628-122-a-gathering-of-fre…

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Everyone Knows Joe Biden Is Horrible. But Democrats Are Stuck With Him. 40:26

1M ago40:26

40:26

Josh welcomes our latest radio affiliate (NewsRadio 610 WIOD in South Florida) before explaining why Democrats, despite all the disastrous polling, are still stuck with Joe Biden as their 2024 presidential nominee. They have painted themselves into an intersectional corner from which they will not be able to escape. Josh also unpacks Biden's bogus …

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Israel, the West’s Front Line Against Barbaric Jihad (Feat. MK Dan Illouz) 29:03

1M ago29:03

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In this bonus episode, Josh interviews Likud MK Dan Illouz, one of the youngest members of the Israeli legislature and a powerful voice in defense of U.S.-Israel relations and Western civilization. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Where is the RNC/GOP? Say a Prayer for the U.S.A. 2:06:00

2M ago2:06:00

2:06:00

President George Washington and Political Parties "All obstructions to the execution of the Laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities, are destructive of this fundamental principle, and of…

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#146: Legal/Political Legacies and Aspirations of the American 'Lawyers' Revolution' 55:24

2M ago55:24

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Revolutions are tumultuous episodes of history when the past and the present battle to fundamentally shape the future. How did the 'lawyers' revolution' and the American legal and political systems define and redefine the meanings and context of our laws? Dr. Williamjames Hoffer, Professor of History at Seton Hall University, tells the story of the…

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Post-Trump Verdict, Will the American Right Finally Wake Up? 40:19

1M ago40:19

40:19

Josh Hammer breaks down everything you need to know about the broader context, the law, the optics, and the politics of the first-ever criminal conviction of a former president of the United States. And perhaps most important: How in the world should the Right respond? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

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On Second Thought Ep. 339: LISTEN: Texas A&M baseball’s Schlossnagle on potential Texas showdown in College Station 38:49

2M ago38:49

38:49

With a potential in-state showdown with Texas looming at the College Station Regional, Texas A&M baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle joins the On Second Thought podcast to discuss the buildup and the full-time resumption of an age-old rivalry. Texas softball player Joley Mitchell stops in to recap the epic super regional win over Texas A&M and Thursday…

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It’s Hammertime! 40:18

2M ago40:18

40:18

In this special episode, Josh blisters through one long "Hammertime" takedown of all the latest woke, far-left insanity wreaking havoc upon the American people. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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On Second Thought Ep. 338: Longhorn softball ace Teagan Kavan on Texas A&M super regional; Ced and Kirk on Texas baseball, end of Longhorn Network 45:56

2M ago45:56

45:56

The top-ranked Texas Longhorns are two wins away from returning to the Women’s College World Series and star pitcher Teagan Kavan joins the On Second Thought podcast to discuss her spectacular freshman season and the best-of-three super regional series against Texas A&M which starts Friday at McCombs Field. Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also b…

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BONUS EPISODE: Staying Safe From the Monsters in Our Midst (Feat. John Cardillo) 24:55

2M ago24:55

24:55

John Cardillo, veteran conservative commentator and long-time NYPD officer, joins Josh to discuss recent revelations about radical mosques and imams in Florida—as well as what can be done nationally to secure the American people from the Islamist monsters in our midst. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

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Election 2024 - Call to Action 2:01:00

2M ago2:01:00

2:01:00

The American's Creed by William Tyler Page I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed, a democracy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon those princi…

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The DEI Fraud and Restoring Sanity on Campus (Feat. Rep. Mike Lawler) 40:11

2M ago40:11

40:11

Josh explains the curious case of serial corporate fraudster and DEI huckster Barbara Furlow-Smiles before being joined by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) for a conversation about the Left's myriad woke overreaches, recent Republican gains in New York State, and the fight to restore sanity on campus amidst debilitating pro-Hamas anarchy. See Privacy Poli…

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On Second Thought Ep. 337: Texas softball coach Mike White on NCAA title aspirations, winning the Big 12, playing Siena 31:48

2M ago31:48

31:48

The Texas softball team has turned in a banner season up to this point, a Big 12 regular season title and a No. 1 ranking. The Horns are the No. 1 overall seed in the o NCAA tournament and open up Friday against the Siena Saints. 3 p.m. at Red and Charline McCombs field. Coach Mike White joins this week’s On Second Thought podcast to discuss nation…

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Rigged Elections - Americans Denied the Right to Vote 2:42:00

2M ago2:42:00

2:42:00

Let's be honest about our Elections.........THEY ARE CORRUPT........PERIOD!! The DNC and the RNC own OUR ballot box. Third Parties have no real rights - Unless Robert F. Kennedy Jr Changes it in 2024Partisan Elections Deny Americans the right to vote if they do not join a corrupt organization.Are you an American or a Republican or a Democrat? Flori…

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#145: Cold War-era Pioneers of American Conservative Policies Toward China and Taiwan 44:30

2M ago44:30

44:30

Nowadays, American conservative political leaders have foreign policy platforms that call for greater toughness against China. But they are not the first generation of conservatism that wanted stronger U.S. foreign policy and security in the wake of Communist China. Learn more about two formerly prominent but now forgotten Members of Congress, CA S…

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The Making of a Banana Republic 40:34

2M ago40:34

40:34

Josh unpacks and excoriates the Democrat-Lawfare Complex's outrageous prosecutions against former President Trump, makes his case for why Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) should be Trump's veep pick, praises University of Florida President Ben Sasse for his outstanding leadership amidst this terrifying moment of raging pro-Hamas anarchy, and more. See Priv…

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On Second Thought Ep. 336: Football coach Steve Sarkisian on navigating the portal, golf coach John Fields on hosting NCAA home regional 1:00:10

2M ago1:00:10

1:00:10

Nearly three weeks removed from the annual Orange-White spring game, Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian joins the On Second Thought podcast and gives an update on what improvements he seeks to make on the roster between now and summer workouts. He also discusses the NFL upside of Texas exes Xavier Worthy (Kansas City Chiefs) and Adonai Mitchell (…

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Open Mic Night - So Many Things to Talk About - So Little Time 2:59:00

3M ago2:59:00

2:59:00

Topics to Discuss Covid Update House Oversight Committee Hearing On Covid Origins With Dr. Peter Daszak Of EcoHealth Alliance - May 1st https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/05/01/watch_live_house_oversight_committee_hearing_with_dr_peter_daszak_of_ecohealth_alliance.htmlDavid E. Martin - The COVID Select Committee Cover-Up - May 4th 2024 ht…

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#144: The Need for Responsible Deployment of Tech in American Infrastructure 51:19

3M ago51:19

51:19

Too often, Americans understandably anticipate modern technology but voice frustration over potholes. So what are some of the issues that are preventing the U.S. from having decent roads and technological advancements in our infrastructure? Kirbie Ferrell, a Texas A&M Bush School graduate and Policy Analyst at The Eno Center for Transportation, giv…

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What To Do About America’s Debilitating Jihad-Anarchy Problem 40:14

2M ago40:14

40:14

In this episode, Josh breaks down all you need to know about the anarchic, pro-Hamas infestation now dominating American university campuses—and increasingly, our public squares and city streets as well. What in the world is going on right now? How did we get to this tragic point? What can be done about this insanity? All that and more in today's e…

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On Second Thought Ep. 335 NFL Network’s Charles Davis on how Texas WR Xavier Worthy will fare in Kansas City 35:26

2M ago35:26

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NFL Network/CBS football analyst Charles Davis drops in on the On Second Thought podcast to break down how several drafted Texas Longhorns — including wideout Xavier Worthy and defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat — will fare with their new NFL teams. The Horns had 11 players drafted and several could make an immediate impact. Davis discusses those and …

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