Tom Hackett

Tom Hackett moved to Utah from Melbourne, Australia in 2012 after joining the University of Utah Football team as the punter. During his four year stint at the University of Utah, Tom was awarded the Ray Guy award (the best punter in the world award) two years in a row. He is a two-time All-America, a member of the Pac 12 all century team, and holds many punting records at the University of Utah. After his career ended with the Utes, he signed an undrafted free agent contract with the New York Jets. Tom started working with Bonneville Media in January 2019. He is the host of Special Forces Gang Podcast along with Andy Phillips and is in the process of developing Bonneville’s newest Podcast, Real Salt Lake. Tom currently lives in Salt Lake city with his wife Kate and best friend and lover of the mountains Berkeley The Dog. Tom is passionate about golfing, exercising, cooking and spending times with the ones he loves the most.

Premier League Clubs Set To Return To Training This Week

The return of England's top-flight league is slowly progressing.
6 years ago

Giuseppe Rossi In Favor Of “Meaningful” Games Upon MLS Return

A trip to Orlando is not what Rossi has in mind.
6 years ago

Fesi Sitake Explains How He Plans On ‘Celebrating’ If BYU Beats Utah In 2020

Fesi Sitake can swing a golf club nearly as well as he can coach.
6 years ago

Nedum Onuoha Believes Future Of Soccer In North America Is Bright

Arguably the classiest man ever to don the RSL jersey, Nedum Onuoha, joined The Lions Den podcast.
6 years ago

Will There Be A Pac-12 Season?

There are too many questions and not enough answers, unfortunately.
6 years ago

Nick Besler, Zac MacMath Cautiously Optimistic About Possible MLS Return

What do RSL players think about a potential tournament in Florida?
6 years ago

College Football Coaches Will Hopefully Spend More Time With Family Post Pandemic

College coaches have spent more time at home during the pandemic since they got into the business.
6 years ago

North America, MLS Focused On Accelerating Talent At Youth Soccer Level

The United States is clearly trying to get their hands on a FIFA World Cup sooner rather than later.
6 years ago

Real Salt Lake Could Return To Play With Tournament In Orlando

The details are still very unclear, but traction is building on a possible tournament in Orlando as MLS plans a return to play.
6 years ago

Technology Aiding Craig Harrington, Utah Royals Amid Preparation For Season

Despite his family still living in Chicago, Harrington has juggled work and lost family time during the pandemic.
6 years ago

RSL Head Coach Freddy Juarez Starting To Feel “Normal” Again

Freddy Juarez is confident his team can make a splash once MLS returns.
6 years ago

Utah Section PGA To Host Tournaments For High School Golfers Starting May 27

Are you itching to get back onto the course to compete? The Utah Sectio PGA plans on accommodating your requests, safely of course.
6 years ago

Bundesliga Returns This Weekend, Here Is How You Can Watch

The Bundesliga returns this weekend, here is how you can follow the action from the comfort of your couch.
6 years ago

PGA Tour To Charter Jumbo Jets For Players, Caddies Once Play Resumes

Big changes are expected if sports are to make a safe return.
6 years ago

Gina Barberi Shares Her Love For Family, Utah Athletics On Latest Episode Of The Hallowed Grounds

Gina Barberi will make you smile as she shares her love for Utah and her family.
6 years ago

Premier League Given Green Light To Return

Live sport could be back sooner than we all expected...hallelujah!
6 years ago

Albert Rusnak Shares Insight Into RSL’s First Independant Voluntary Workout

This week felt like we are closer to the return of MLS.
6 years ago

Can You Guess The Favorite Song Of Every Utah Football Coach? Tom Hackett Tries

Maybe the more entertaining game would be to now judge the Utah Football Coaches taste in music...
6 years ago

Woods, Manning, Mickelson, Brady Begin Trash Talk Two Weeks Prior To The (Golf) Match

This golf match will be one for the ages if it is anything like the trash talk that has already gone down.
6 years ago

PGA Tour To Release First Golf Video Game In Five Years

Finally, golf lovers and gamers can rejoice after the PGA Tour releases new information regarding their new video game.
6 years ago

How Sports Will Change For The Better Post Pandemic

The absence of live sports due to the current pandemic will ultimately change the world forever.
6 years ago

Dave Rose Reflects On His BYU Coaching Career With Fondness

The BYU coaching legend can finally kick his feet up and reflect on a remarkable career now that he is retired.
6 years ago

RSL General Manager Elliot Fall Details Club’s Plan To Slowly Return To The Pitch

MLS is one step closer to returning to the 2020 season following their recent announcement.
6 years ago

MLS Announces Individual Voluntary Player Workouts To Begin May 6

MLS begins slow and methodical return to normalcy with individual workouts allowed.
6 years ago