Cougar Cast | Aug. 20, 2025

Welcome back to The Cougar Cast, your weekly home for Indiana University Kokomo athletics.

In this episode, host Jay Stephens is joined by Assistant Athletic Director of Communications Grant Patterson to recap the athletics kickoff event that welcomed student-athletes back to campus and to preview the first volleyball and soccer matches of the season. Stephens also sits down with Athletic Director Heather Hayes to talk about the excitement for the season opener against Bethel University (Ind.) and how the team is embracing its No. 8 national ranking.