Spencer Rodak

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Spencer has always been passionate about sports, growing up playing and following various sports. He ran cross country in high school and began his journey in sports media in 2017 as a journalism intern at The Spectrum & Daily News. Since then, his work has been published in numerous outlets including Deseret News, Standard-Examiner, St. George News, Southern Utah Now, SUU's Thunderground, SB Nation's RSL Soapbox, FanSided's Venom Strikes, fan-insider.com, The Spurs Web, and Iron County Today. Spencer is the founder of Stadium Sportzz and both the Sportzz with Spencer and Mountain States Sports Report podcasts. His experience extends to public address announcing, having first served as the PA announcer for Southern Utah University soccer in 2017 and as a high school sports PA announcer. He is now entering his fourth year as a PA announcer at Utah Tech University, where he also occasionally takes on the role of in-game emcee. Spencer's versatility also extends to radio, where at The Fan Sports Network he produced high school and Utah Tech athletics broadcasts, hosted the weekly Region 9 Football Tailgate Show, and appeared daily on The Drive. Now working towards completing his Bachelor's degree in Media Studies, Spencer was recently named the Sports Director at Utah Tech University's 91.3 The Blaze for the 2024-25 year. He will host a weekly show and serve as a play-by-play broadcaster, continuing his dedication to sports journalism and broadcasting. When he isn’t talking, writing about, or watching sports, Spencer enjoys traveling and spending time with his amazing wife.

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USU soccer defeats Colorado State, wins Mountain West Tournament championship

With a first-ever Mountain West title on the line, Utah State soccer beat Colorado State 1-0 in the tournament championship match on Saturday afternoon. As two of the top defensive teams faced off for an NCAA Tournament bid, it took...

Week 9 Bowl Projections: Destinations for BYU, Utah, & USU

With only a few weeks to play, where might the Cougars, Utes, and Aggies go for bowl festivities? BYU Facing the then-No. 7 Texas Longhorns on the road, BYU was throttled last Saturday afternoon, falling to 5-3 overall. While one more victory...

T-birds drop WAC Tournament heartbreaker; season comes to end

Playing its first conference tournament match in 15 years, the SUU soccer team lost a close battle against Seattle U, 2-1. After losing 4-0 to the Redhawks just 10 days ago, the T-birds came out ready to play against the...

SUU football dominates Abilene Christian

Facing Abilene Christian on Saturday in Cedar City, SUU responded with a big win following a close defeat the week prior. The T-birds were the team to jump ahead in this matchup, notching a touchdown near the end of the...

Week 8 Bowl Projections: Where BYU, Utah, & USU could be headed

With all three of Utah's FBS teams past the midway point of the season, where could the Cougars, Utes, and Aggies go bowling? BYU Returning home certainly helped the Cougars this past week, as they put a blowout loss behind them...

SUU soccer falls in regular season finale; WAC Tournament next

Taking on Utah Valley on the road, SUU fell 3-0 in the final match of the regular season. With the Wolverines needing a win or draw to clinch the WAC regular season title, the home team came out looking for...

SUU football drops double OT thriller

Taking on No. 24 Austin Peay at home Saturday night, SUU fell in another close contest. It was the T-birds who would get the scoring started early, with quarterback Justin Miller finding Chase Merrell for a seven-yard score just over...

T-bird soccer clinches first conference tournament berth in 15 years

Facing Seattle U on the road Thursday night, SUU fell 4-0 in the regular season's penultimate match. Although the scoreline was disappointing for the T-birds, something more important than the result came from the match. Due to three wins in four...

Week 7 Bowl Projections: Potential destinations for BYU, Utah, & USU

Following a Utes win but losses by BYU and Utah State in Week 7, where could the three schools be traveling for bowl season? BYU Facing an old Mountain West foe on a two-game skid, many people - me included -...

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