Gridiron Japan – Details, episodes & analysis

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, 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 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 Japan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Coming off their upset win in week 2 of X League Super action over perennial powerhouse, the Fujitsu Frontiers, former University of Arizona Wildcat and now star wide receiver for the Nojima Sagamihara Rise, Tay Cunningham (on Instagram- www.instagram.com/tayvian.cunningham), sits down with the Gridiron Japan crew to talk about his career and life in Japan.

Gridiron Japan livestreams over at Gridiron Japan Television on YouTube at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.gridironjapantv.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/www.youtube.com/@GridironJapan, on Facebook at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/GridironJapan.jp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on⁠⁠⁠⁠ X at www.x.com/GridironJapan⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Week 2 of the X League Super season witnessed the biggest upset in recent Gridiron Japan history and a complete upending of the power rankings! We break it all down in this episode and look ahead to Week 3 where we hope we see more surprises from those teams also seeking to Rise to the challenge.

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 week 3 scoreboard that covers the second week of X League Super play (the league plays every other week). A more indepth of the week that was will be coming out soon, with John, Aaron and Greg talking about the teams and players who shone bright on the way to the Rice Bowl.

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.

The Gridiron Japan crew sits down with Tokyo Gas Creators' star defensive lineman, St. Louis native Matt McClellan (https://www.instagram.com/sackmamba/ | https://x.com/sackmamba & https://www.youtube.com/@GlobalSackboy), to talk about his journey to Japan where he is leading his team on a quest for championship glory.

Gridiron Japan livestreams over at Gridiron Japan Television on YouTube at ⁠⁠www.gridironjapantv.net⁠⁠, on Facebook at ⁠⁠www.facebook.com/GridironJapan.jp⁠⁠, As well as on X, at ⁠www.x.com/GridironJapan⁠.

In conjunction with our good friends at The World of Football podcast (⁠www.theworldoffootball.com⁠), we present to you a new weekly (and sometimes bi-weekly or monthly depending upon the sports calendar) segment that gives a rundown of the scores for the top gridiron games played here in Japan, from the top level to the college ranks.

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.

The guys return to look back at the week that was in week one of X League Super and do a deep dive on why teams won, lost, regressed and took a step back from 2024. We also talk to Aaron's debut as QB of the Ibaraki Saviors.

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 a new weekly (and sometimes bi-weekly or monthly depending upon the sports calendar) segment that gives a run down of all the scores we can track down for the gridiron games played here in Japan, from the top level to the college ranks, and hopefully even lower as Greg improves his sports research skills.

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.

The Gridiron Japan crew sits down with the new IBM Big Blue TE Tommy Auger. Tommy is an LFA and FCF (Fan Controlled Football) All-Pro, as well as an AFCA All-American. While playing in the LFA he set league records for single season reception, yards and touchdowns. A feat we hope he repeats here in Japan.

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.