# Ep. 85 Big Ten Power Rankings & AD Candidate Shawn Eichorst! + Rob Havenstein Joins! Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jump-around-7034774/ep-85-big-ten-power-rankings-ad-candidate-shawn-eichorst-rob-havenstein-joins Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jump-around-7034774/ep-85-big-ten-power-rankings-ad-candidate-shawn-eichorst-rob-havenstein-joins.md Podcast: [The Jump Around](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jump-around-7034774) Published: 2026-05-07T19:04:19+00:00 Episode link: https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8365545_2026-05-07-191045%2Fitunes_akrgV Audio file: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8365545/8365545_2026-05-07-191045.128.mp3?rssID=4132&source=itunes_akrgV Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-jump-around-7034774/episodes/ep-85-big-ten-power-rankings-ad-candidate-shawn-eichorst-rob-havenstein-joins Duration seconds: 3985 ## Resource Are the Wisconsin Badgers being underrated heading into 2026? On this episode of The Jump Around, we break down where Wisconsin truly belongs in the Big Ten after being projected as low as #14 by major outlets. Is the national perception fair... or way off?? We also kick off our Athletic Director search series with a deep dive into Shawn Eichorst: the Wisconsin native and current Texas deputy AD with ties to Barry Alvarez. Plus: -Reacting to Tyrese Haliburton's comments about Donovan Davis and Wisconsin basketball in-state recruiting πŸ‘€ -24-team College Football Playoff debate πŸ”₯ -Twitter Portal: Best Badgers takes of the week 🏈 SPECIAL GUEST: Former Wisconsin OL Rob Havenstein joins the show after retiring from an 11-year NFL career with the Los Angeles Rams, including a Super Bowl title. Havenstein reflects on his career, Wisconsin roots, and what’s next. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-jump-around-7034774/episodes/ep-85-big-ten-power-rankings-ad-candidate-shawn-eichorst-rob-havenstein-joins/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jump-around-7034774/ep-85-big-ten-power-rankings-ad-candidate-shawn-eichorst-rob-havenstein-joins.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.