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Sep 9, 2026
Emily EhmanGUEST
Like, players are just going over her, around her every time when she's up front blocking.
Emily EhmanGUEST
And it seems that Elliott is very firm on she's the best setting option that they have, um, despite Ella Swindle having led you to a national championship her freshman season, and then last year as well going all the way to, um, an Elite Eight.
Emily EhmanGUEST
So I don't know.
Emily EhmanGUEST
Um, I mean, you know- Jared Elliott has been doing this a long time.
Sarah PavanHOST
Literally air ball.
Sarah PavanHOST
[laughs] And okay, so many people are calling, like, "Ella Swindle needs to be playing," blah, blah, blah, "Because, like, she gets it done." No, she doesn't.
Sarah PavanHOST
No, she doesn't.
Sarah PavanHOST
M- is she, could she potentially deliver a ball to Tori Stafford better than Binny? I think so.
Tiff OshinskyHOST
Initially ranked second in preseason, dropped to ninth after these opening games.
Tiff OshinskyHOST
Started with Ella Swindle on the bench and ran a six-two that she was not part of.
Tiff OshinskyHOST
They had instead Rela Binni and freshman Genevieve Harris, and then they ultimately moved to a five-one with just Rela Binni at the helm.
Tiff OshinskyHOST
And then after that [laughs] they are two and two, with one of those wins barely squeaking by Marquette.
Lynn RoushHOST
She's a college athlete who has tasted the highest of highs and the lowest of lows on the volleyball court.
Lynn RoushHOST
And along the way, she's had to answer a lot of questions, including a question of, who am I when I'm not the person that everyone expects me to be? So today I have the privilege of sitting down with Ella Swindle.
Lynn RoushHOST
She's a setter for the University of Texas Longhorns, who as a true freshman, she led her team to the NCAA National Championship in 2023.
Lynn RoushHOST
And together we're going to hear from Ella just kind of how she's learned to define her self-worth, even under the weight of others' expectations and in the spotlight.
Gina Mancuso-PrososkiHOST
What does that mean?
Nick PrososkiHOST
What, they're running a 6-2 with Ella Swindle-
Gina Mancuso-PrososkiHOST
Mm-hmm
Nick PrososkiHOST
... who has been the setter-
Jacob PadillaGUEST
Um, they got a freshman setter and now like their working setters in there.
Jacob PadillaGUEST
You got Ella Swindle who led them to a championship, but that Texas fans have never quite been s- happy with the way that she's played.
Jacob PadillaGUEST
She's not playing.
Jacob PadillaGUEST
She's-- They've got two other setters kind of in the mix, and she's on the bench.
Tiff OshinskyHOST
[laughs] For sure.
Tiff OshinskyHOST
I'm actually curious just in general with Texas, I know the internet, uh, there's a lot of people out there, maybe you, listener, are one of them, but there's a lot of people who are not fans of Ella Swindle as Texas' setter.
Tiff OshinskyHOST
Um, you know, I don't think she's that bad.
Tiff OshinskyHOST
I think she's pretty good, and she got them fairly far in the tournament, but people say that she's part of the reason why they didn't go farther.