BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The weekly Falcons Nest Coaches Show presented by Fricker's, returns Monday night (Jan. 13) on Falcon Sports Radio Network stations. The "Voice of the Falcons" Todd Walker will be joined by three guests over the course of the show. Head men's basketball coach Todd Simon will leadoff this week followed by head women's basketball coach Fred Chmiel and the newly named head volleyball coach Alex DelPiombo. The show will begin at 6 p.m. inside Fricker's where fans can watch live. 

Fans are encouraged to submit questions by clicking HERE. You can also interact with Todd Walker on Twitter at @FalconsVoice. For fans unable to make the show in person at Fricker's, the show can be heard locally on WFRO 99.1 FM, 100.7 FM in Toledo, 1280 WONW in Defiance and 970 WFUN in Ashtabula. There will also be streams through BGSUFalcons.com and "The Varsity Network" app from Learfield Sports.

The men's basketball team will be home for three of their next four games, including two at the Stroh Center this week. The homestand will begin on Tuesday (Jan. 14) against Buffalo at 7 p.m. with the Falcon Fanatics hosting a Canned Food Drive at the game. Bowling Green will remain at home for their next game, hosting Eastern Michigan on Saturday (Jan. 18) with a 2 p.m. The game against EMU will be the Bill Frack Game and Alumni Day for the Orange and Brown.

The women's basketball team will be on the road to begin the week before returning home on Saturday (Jan. 18). The schedule will send them to Athens against the Ohio Bobcats on Wednesday (Jan. 15) with a 7 p.m. start. From there, Bowling Green will be back at home on Saturday (Jan. 18) as part of a basketball double-header with the men's team. The women are set for a 7 p.m. tip against Northern Illinois with the game being Play 4Kay. 

The volleyball team just recently announced the hiring of Alex DelPiombo as the new head coach of the program following the departure of Danijela Tomic, becoming the head coach at the University of Cincinnati. DelPiombo joined the BGSU staff in 2016 before being elevated to associate head coach in 2019. During her nine seasons with the Falcons, the Orange and Brown posted a 186-91 overall record while going 125-32 in MAC play.