In this week’s episode of the SBLive California Podcast, host Connor Morrissette speaks with CIF Southern Section commissioner Rob Wigod about year one of the new playoff football format in the Section that placed teams in playoff divisions based solely on how they performed during the regular season. How did he think year one went? Can we expect any tweaks? Will this new format eventually be used for other sports? Wigod answers those questions and many more including which new sport the Section may adopt in the future. ...

In this week’s episode of the SBLive California Podcast, host Connor Morrissette speaks with 2023 St. John Bosco quarterback Pierce Clarkson about his recent commitment to Louisville. What was the Cardinals' recruiting pitch? How does the football program handle NIL rights? What happened during last week's campus visit? Clarkson answers those questions and many more including what it was like growing up with a quarterback coach as a dad, what he expects from his senior season and which of his 71 completions last season was his most memorable. ...

In this week’s episode of the SBLive California Podcast, host Connor Morrissette speaks with Orange Lutheran head football coach Rod Sherman about what made his team so successful in year one of his tenure, what it was like to coach Christian McCaffrey in high school, why it's tougher to win an upper Division championship in the Southern Section today than it was in the early 2000's when he was first at Orange Lutheran and much more.  ...

In this week’s episode of the SBLive California Podcast, host Connor Morrissette speaks with Corona Centennial head football coach Matt Logan about his 25 years on the job, which of his ten Section championships is the most memorable, why it's tougher to beat Mater Dei now than it was a decade ago and much more. ...

In this week's episode of the SBLive California Podcast, host Connor Morrissette speaks with Rolling Hills Prep senior point guard Benny Gealer about his commitment to Stanford, playing for legendary head coach Harvey Kitani, why he stuck with Rolling Hills Prep for all four years of his high school career and much more.  ...

In the latest episode of the SBLive California Podcast, reporters Connor Morrissette, Lance Smith and Bodie DeSilva break down what they saw at the Classic at Damien and Torrey Pines Holiday Classic. The trio discusses the top teams and players they covered at the events in addition to breaking down the teams who had their stocks rise and teams who had their stocks fall.  ...