The Varsity

John Ourand

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Booking Overview

The Varsity brings sports-business decision-makers into the spotlight—policy, media, and executive strategy behind major leagues and college athletics. With John Ourand as the anchor, the show is built for guests who can explain how the game industry actually works from the top down.

Metrics

Episodes: 196

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 95.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

John Ourand - Puck Sports Correspondent focused on sports media and business. Hosts The Varsity as an extension of his private email for Puck, delivering executive-level conversations with owners, network execut...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Senior executives and recognized specialists across sports media, broadcasting/rights, league operations, and sports regulation (e.g., network content leadership, league federations/COOs, and sports-law experts).
Required Achievements:  
Executive leadership roles at major sports/entertainment organizations (networks, leagues, federations), High-visibility involvement in media rights/content strategy, Credible expertise in sports law/policy affecting broadcasting or collegiate athletics, Operational responsibility for large-scale sports programs and tournament preparations

Recent Guest Discussions

Eriq Gardner - Sports Broadcasting Policy And The Sports Broadcasting Act; NIL And College Athletics Regulation; Sunday Ticket And Related Media/rights Issues; Listener Data/privacy Practices Mentioned By The Show.

Burke Magnus - ESPN Content Strategy; Programming For Inside The NBA And The NBA Booth; NFL Network Acquisition; Digital/social Approaches To Younger Audiences; Mlb.tv Experiment; Network Priorities And Wish List.

Dan Helfrich - US Soccer Operational Readiness For The World Cup; Tournament Structure; Pathways From Youth Development Through College Soccer Into Top-tier MLS Ecosystems.

Recent Topics

Sports, Broadcasting, Sports Law, Rights, Executives

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Varsity
:

UFC's White House Fright Night

June 14, 2026

John sits down with Axios media correspondent Sara Fischer to discuss the throw down set for next Sunday on the White House lawn. They discuss the press access issues and the potential growth opportunities for the UFC. The pair also chat about the brands flocking to F1's Apple era, and the Murdoch vs. NFL leverage war playing out on Capitol Hill. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. ...

YouTube’s NFL Discipline & NFL Partner Math

June 10, 2026

Rich Greenfield, the LightShed partner and sports guru, joins John to weigh in on the looming NFL rights renegotiation bonanza: who wins, who blinks first, and why the league still has all the leverage in the post-cord-cutting era. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Full Court Press!

June 07, 2026

Puck legal guru Eriq Gardner joins John Ourand to explain how Capitol Hill and a veritable army of lawyers are reshaping college athletics: the fight over the Sports Broadcasting Act, the usual NIL mishegas, the Sunday Ticket time bomb, and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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