Gridiron Japan
Join sports journalist John Gunning, star X League quarterback Aaron Ellis, e-gaming expert Mike Tackett, and pro football historian Greg St. James, as they cover the Japanese gridiron game. Additionally, as a member of The Sports History Network, Gridiron Japan also looks at the history, lore and current happenings occurring on and off the gridiron, both here at home in Japan, as well as on a global scale, be it in North America, Europe, on PlayStation, and anywhere else the great game of gridiron football is played.
Episodes
Five years ago friendships were formed as Zach Keilman, Greg St. James, and John Gunning of Inside Sport Japan, sat down for the first episode of our podcast, which has now expanded to a website and livestream providing original coverage of the gridiron game in Japan. Since the first episode we have grown as a team with B.J. and then Aaron and now Mike joining, and through it all we have enjoyed plenty of laughs, smiles and c...
From 2023, our podcast's first interview with an active head coach, John and Greg sit down with new X3 Hiroshima Hawks head coach A.J. Koikoi to talk about his playing and coaching career in the Chugoku (Okayama & Hiroshima) region of Japan and his work developing local talent. We also talk about his college playing days, his career with the UN, and his commitment and work towards social justice. Lastly, we manage to sneak ...
In conjunction with our good friends at The World of Football podcast (www.theworldoffootball.com), we present to you the scores and the results of the X1 Area championship, the Christmas Bowl and the Rice Bowl.
Specifically, in this episode, Mike and Greg report on the scores of the Japanese high school football championship, the X1 Area championship and the X1 Super championship- The Rice Bowl. We ta...
In conjunction with our good friends at The World of Football podcast (www.theworldoffootball.com), we present to you the X League X1 Super semifinal scores and the results of the Koshien Bowl.
In this episode we welcome Mike Tackett, who, along with Greg, will be on our expanded scoreboard broadcasts, in 2026, as we present the scores of the week in Japanese pro and college gridiron play. Mike will also...
Championship dreams are in the Christmas air here in Japan as we countdown to the semifinals where a new matchup awaits in the Rice Bowl. We first though review the quarterfinal games and talk about what the outcome of those games means for the surviving teams going into the semifinals. We then talk Koshien Bowl and try to count up all the college national championships the KG Fighters have won.Gridiron Japan livestreams over at Gr...
From January 2024, Greg and BJ sat down with Boogie Knight of the Sekisui Challengers, and talk about his career in Japan and the 2023 season in which he was named rookie of the year and led the X League X1 Super in receiving and won the triple crown of touchdowns made, number of receptions and yards. As highlighted by the Challengers, Boogie is an exciting and dynamic player who reminds many older fans of NFL Hall of Famers like S...
In conjunction with our good friends at The World of Football podcast (www.theworldoffootball.com), we present to you the X League X1 Area scores for the final round of regular season play, and let you know what the college football matchup is for the Koshien Bowl this December.
Gridiron Japan livestreams over at Gridiron Japan Television on YouTube at www.gridironjapantv.net...
In Spring 2025, Elecom Finies linebacker Colby Campbell played in the LFA with the Mexicas de la Ciudad de México, where he was not only a key member of a championship winning team, but also named the MVP of Mexico's version of the Rice Bowl and Super Bowl- Tazón México.
In 2023, John and Greg sat down with Colby, then playing with the Nojima Sagamihara Rise, to talk about his life and journey to Japan. From South Carolina to Fi...
In conjunction with our good friends at The World of Football podcast (www.theworldoffootball.com), we present to you the X League X1 Super quarterfinal scores, and let you know what the semi-final matchups are for December.
Gridiron Japan livestreams over at Gridiron Japan Television on YouTube at www.gridironjapantv.net, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Grid...
During 2020, as the pandemic raged around the world, a new kind of podcast appeared on the scene, one that covered football history like never before- The Football Odyssey, with Aron Harris on Spotify. A ground breaking sports history podcast that Sports Illustrated gridiron guru Paul Zimmerman would have loved, and in which covered the game like few podcasters have.
One of his earliest episodes was on the history of the gridiron ...
In conjunction with our good friends at The World of Football podcast (www.theworldoffootball.com), we present to you this week's scores in X1 Area play as well as a repeat of the Round 6 scores from last week's X League X1 Super play (this repeat was a result of a glitch that did not allow the video/audio to be heard on TWOF podcast and YouTube channel), and also review the playoff pairings. Greg also talks a...
For this episode John, Aaron and Greg review what was truly the best week of football ever in the X League. There was another major upset, and five of the six games were decided by a margin of seven points or less. The guys then look ahead toward the playoff match ups and weigh who has the best chance to face off against each other in the Rice Bowl, where for the first time in five years there will be at least one new team playing ...
In conjunction with our good friends at The World of Football podcast (www.theworldoffootball.com), we present to you Round 6 scores from this past week of X League X1 Super play.
Gridiron Japan livestreams over at Gridiron Japan Television on YouTube at www.gridironjapantv.net, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GridironJapan.jp, and on X at Gri...
In this episode, Greg sits down with Michael Lathrop of Pro Football Newsroom and host of the Player 54 Podcast, to talk about and update listeners here in Japan and around the world as to the latest happenings in the world of American minor league football, particularly the newly relaunched Continental Football League and the latest news regarding the United Football League.
As the autumn chill sets in here in Japan, the show is back live to talk about all that happened and didn't happen in X League Super play during the month of October. We also talk about the spring football in America and international player development, as well as the Dodgers win in the World Series.
Gridiron Japan livestreams over at Gridiron Japan Television on YouTube at www.gridironjapantv.net...
In conjunction with our good friends at The World of Football podcast (www.theworldoffootball.com), we present to you Round 5 scores from this past week of X League X1 Area play.
Gridiron Japan livestreams over at Gridiron Japan Television on YouTube at www.gridironjapantv.net, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GridironJapan.jp, and on X at Gridiron Ja...
From 2022, John, B.J. and Greg sit down with Texan Colton Runyan, then a member of Club Bears of X-3 football and former player in Tokyo's Urban Football League. Colton also is a former player in the United Kingdom with Cambridge University and the Cambridgeshire Cats of the British American Football Association. In addition to his football career, Colton is also a trained sumo wrestler whom our own John Gunning has come ...
In conjunction with our good friends at The World of Football podcast (www.theworldoffootball.com), we present to you Round 5 scores from this past week of X League X1 Super play.
Gridiron Japan livestreams over at Gridiron Japan Television on YouTube at www.gridironjapantv.net, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GridironJapan.jp, and on X at Gridiron Japan...
In conjunction with our good friends at The World of Football podcast (www.theworldoffootball.com), we present to you Round 4 scores from this past week of X League X1 Area play.
Gridiron Japan livestreams over at Gridiron Japan Television on YouTube at www.gridironjapantv.net, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GridironJapan.jp, and on X at Gridiron Japan.
In conjunction with our good friends at The World of Football podcast (www.theworldoffootball.com), we present to you our the early October scores from X League X1 Area and Super play.
Gridiron Japan livestreams over at Gridiron Japan Television on YouTube at www.gridironjapantv.net, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GridironJapan.jp, and on X at Gridiron Japan.
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