Commish Chat is a series of one-on-one interviews between Southern Conference Commissioner Jim Schaus and various student-athletes, coaches, administrators, media members and more as they discuss SoCon athletics and issues that affect college athletics on a broader scale.

Schaus's guest for Episode 12 is Samford Director of Athletics Martin Newton, who is now in his 10th year as the Bulldogs' AD.

Schaus and Newton discuss what it means to Newton to serve as the AD at his alma mater, the challenges of navigating Samford's athletics department through COVID, Newton's work on the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Oversight Committee and NCAA Division I Council, and what it means for Samford to be in the SoCon.