{"podcast":{"title":"The National Football Foundation's Good in the Game Podcast","slug":"the-national-football-foundation-s-good-in-the-game-podcast-7075446","podcast_index_feed_id":7075446,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/538752/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/538752","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/6/b/d/26bda74ab66d6e0727a2322813b393ee/nff_goodinthegame_podcastlogo_FINAL-01_3000x3000_2.png","author":"Sport & Story","episode_count":37,"summary":"The National Football Foundation's Good in the Game Podcast, hosted by 2022 NFF Hall of Fame inductee, Lavar Arrington, is the destination for exclusive interviews, untold stories, and in-depth discussions and analysis featuring some of the biggest names in the game. Whether you're a die-hard fan or just someone who enjoys the sport, the Good in the Game podcast is the perfect way to stay connected to all things football.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-23T10:20:18.801396+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-national-football-foundation-s-good-in-the-game-podcast-7075446"},"episode":{"title":"Illinois Kevin Hardy on Dick Butkus, the Famed 90s UI LB's & What the Game Means to Him","slug":"illinois-kevin-hardy-on-dick-butkus-the-famed-90s-ui-lb-s-what-the-game-means-to-him","published_at":"2025-07-07T05:07:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-national-football-foundation-s-good-in-the-game-podcast-7075446/illinois-kevin-hardy-on-dick-butkus-the-famed-90s-ui-lb-s-what-the-game-means-to-him","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-national-football-foundation-s-good-in-the-game-podcast-7075446","url":"https://36819b11-d441-4b36-b7af-d266b429156b.libsyn.com/illinois-kevin-hardy-on-dick-butkus-the-famed-90s-ui-lbs-what-the-game-means-to-him","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/36819b11-d441-4b36-b7af-d266b429156b/Kevin_Hardy_Ep_18_FINAL_1.mp3?dest-id=4640677","summary":"LaVar sits down with the Fighting Illini's Kevin Hardy to chat about how he fit in with the famed 90s linebackers at Illinois, what got him into the game and how he thought he'd be able to wear number 50 at UI (hint...the legend who's award he won in 1995 went to UI and wore number 50...there was no shot!) 00:00 - Intro Kevin Hardy, 1995 Dick Butkus Award Winner 04:55 - Illinois Linebackers in the Early 90s 11:15 - Becoming a Standout LB 15:45 - Wanting to Wear Dick Butkus Number at UI 22:15 - Lesson Football Has Taught Kevin Hardy 26:25 - Biggest Running Back Rival Transcript - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rps6FBtxNBjcamK0F_sAwH4qh73-qAR1K80HefZoF18/edit?usp=sharing The Good in the Game Podcast, hosted by 2022 NFF Hall of Fame inductee Lavar Arrington (Penn State) is a new podcast from the National Football Foundation where twice a month, we will be looking at everything we love about the game of football. Our mission is to promote and develop the good in the game, and this podcast will tell those stories through exclusive interviews and in-depth discussions and analysis featuring some of the biggest names in the game. Whether you're a die-hard fan or just someone who enjoys the sport, the Good in the Game podcast is the perfect way to stay connected to all things football. Visit Us at https://footballfoundation.org/ #collegefootball #nationalfootballfoundation #nff #illinois #ui #illinoisfightingillini #lavararrington #kevinhardy #illinoisfootball","meta_description":"LaVar sits down with the Fighting Illini's Kevin Hardy to chat about how he fit in with the famed 90s linebackers at Illinois, what got him into the game…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2296,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-national-football-foundation-s-good-in-the-game-podcast-7075446/episodes/illinois-kevin-hardy-on-dick-butkus-the-famed-90s-ui-lb-s-what-the-game-means-to-him/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-national-football-foundation-s-good-in-the-game-podcast-7075446/illinois-kevin-hardy-on-dick-butkus-the-famed-90s-ui-lb-s-what-the-game-means-to-him.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}