BENNIE WYLIE: USC's Director of Football Sports Performance & TV Game Show Winner @TeamNeverQuitPodcast

Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

He’s a beast…In this week’s Team Never Quit Podcast, Marcus dives into the world of football strength and conditioning with none other than Bennie Wylie, a renowned coach, known for his impressive work with athletes. Bennie has helped the likes of Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman and a multitude of elite athletes achieve their peak performance and reach their fitness goals.Bennie got his start in strength and conditioning as a graduate assistant at Sam Houston State, then went to the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Tennessee, The University of Texas, became Oklahoma’s director of sports performance for football, and currently is the director of football sports performance at USC.

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In this episode you will hear:• You think you know what the NFL is, and then you get there and realize it's not that at all. (9:55)• [The NFL] is a profession. It’s not a glamour deal. It’s a job. (10:39)• Most people could not handle it. Even if they have the talent, they couldn’t handle all the other stuff. (11:02)• I started [working out] when I was 14, and I haven’t stopped, and I’m 47. (12:54)• The older guys, you have to earn their trust, and earn their respect. (17:13)• I can’t give my team the best and give my family the rest. (20:40)• I’m supposed to love my wife the best of anything first. She’s my first. (21:02)• [Your kids] are gonna be what you put in ‘em. (22:03)• Learn from every life experience that you have in life. (30:14)• People think I’m so extroverted and outgoing, and I am so not – I like being by myself. (33:13)• Anything below the line – below the standard – is unacceptable. (38:00)• Communication runs the world. (40:34)

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Each week join Retired Navy SEAL and Lone Survivor Marcus Luttrell, Morgan Luttrell, and Producer Andrew Brockenbush as they’ll take you into the “briefing room” to chat with incredible guests who share their greatest never quit stories. This humorous, heartfelt, and entertaining podcast is changing lives and has become a beacon of hope and resilience to those who are facing the impossible. One of the best ways we can support our community is to share their stories so that we might inspire others to Never Quit.

We’re bringing you real-life stories of men and women who took life’s toughest challenges and met them head-on, radically changing their own lives and inspiring others to do the same.

BENNIE WYLIE: USCs Director of Football Sports Performance & TV Game Show Winner

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