Presenting 30 for 30 Podcasts: MURDER AT THE U
What Came Next
Broken Cycle Media
4.4 • 627 Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2026
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Content warning: murder.
The cold-blooded murder of a rising college football star stunned the University of
Miami - and now, nearly 20 years later, a former teammate stands trial for the crime.
An investigative series from ESPN’s acclaimed 30 for 30 Podcasts, “Murder at the U”
unravels a story of betrayal, brotherhood, and the long road to justice in one of the
most gripping sports crime stories in recent memory. With in-depth reporting and
jaw-dropping twists, this true crime series explores the shocking death of Bryan Pata
as it finally heads to the courtroom.
For the complete story, head over to ESPN's 30 for 30 Podcasts.
30 for 30 Podcasts website:
https://30for30podcasts.com/
ESPN's 30 for 30 Podcasts on Apple:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/30-for-30-podcasts/id1244784611
30 for 30 Podcasts: MURDER AT THE U Trailer
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/introducing-murder-at-the-u/id1244784611?i=1000746832310
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi friends. |
| 0:02.0 | I know you love ethically and powerfully told impactful true crime stories like I do. |
| 0:08.7 | That's why I'm very excited to share about the latest season of ESPN's 30 for 30 podcasts. |
| 0:16.4 | This season tells the story of a murder that stunned the world of college football, but then, inexplicably, |
| 0:23.5 | went cold. In 2006, Brian Pada, a 22-year-old rising University of Miami football star was executed in |
| 0:33.3 | broad daylight, steps from campus, and months from realizing his NFL dreams. No murder weapon was |
| 0:41.6 | found, witnesses were missing, and of what statements could be gathered, some were conflicting. |
| 0:48.6 | Leeds came and went. For nearly a decade, Brian Potta's murder sat unresolved, a long, dormant case defined more by rumor than evidence. |
| 0:59.5 | Until years later, an ESPN investigation would take a hard look at the case, uncovering long-buried details and raising questions that many had stopped asking. |
| 1:10.8 | What they discovered thrust a long, dormant case back into the spotlight. |
| 1:15.6 | Now, nearly two decades later, a former teammate stands trial. |
| 1:20.6 | Murder at the U is a story about loyalty, betrayal, and truth buried in plain sight. |
| 1:30.8 | The season is about a family that never stopped seeking justice. |
| 1:34.8 | Find Murder at the You on the 30 for 30 podcast feed wherever you listen to podcasts |
| 1:36.9 | and prepare yourself for an ending you didn't see coming. |
| 1:50.7 | Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha see coming. It's 2006. |
| 1:52.7 | Two guys in their 20s are driving down US 1 in Miami in a black Infinity SUV. |
| 1:58.8 | The AC's blasting, the music is blasting. |
| 2:01.6 | Who the fuck you think you're fucking with? |
| 2:04.6 | I'm the fucking boss. |
| 2:06.6 | So I'm 45, white on white, that's fucking Ross. |
| 2:10.6 | You know, we're on our way to my trips. |
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