9/18/20 Hour 2 – Penn State’s Kirk Ciarrocca, Ryan Snyder on moving the dead period again
Friday 9/18/20 Hour 1 – Topics: Hear from Penn State Offensive Coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca, and Steve says Baker Mayfield and Joe Burrow are giving the Browns and Bengals a fighting chance . Guest: Ryan Snyder, Blue-White Illustrated/Rivals.com, on why moving the dead period to the end of the year is logical, getting to cover high school and college football games again, and more.
9/17/20 Hour 1 – Penn State’s Brent Pry, HS Football Roundtable Week 2
Thursday 9/17/20 Hour 1 – Topics: Hear from Penn State Defensive Coordinator Brent Pry, and its our high school football roundtable, getting you set for week 2 for Lewisburg, Selinsgrove and Shikellamy.
9/16/20 Hour 2 – Steve on Pat Friermuth rumors, Rich Scarcella
Hour 2 – Topics: Steve clears the air on why Pat Friermuth didn’t opt out, Big 10 testing, what Big 10 basketball schedulers should do, and more. Guest: Richard Scarcella, The Reading Eagle, on the extensive medical protocols, the significance of the 21-day return rule for players who test positive, Pat Friermuth not opting out, and more.
9/16/20 Hour 1 – B1G football’s back; SI.com’s Mark Wogenrich
Wednesday 9/16/20 Hour 1 – Topics: Big 10 football is back October 24! Steve has all the latest info, including what Penn State’s schedule will now look like. Guest: Mark Wogenrich, SI.com, on many questions still needing to be answered after today’s announcement, including bowl eligibility, and practicing hours, as well as some clarifications needed on who can be at games.
9/15/20 Hour 2 – Neal Coolong on Steelers, NFL & NBA ratings
Hour 2 – Guest: Neal Coolong, USA Today/Steelers Wire, evaluating Big Ben’s play, Mason Rudolph apparently warmed up, the defense, and previewing Sunday’s game against Denver. Topics: NFL and college football ratings, and NBA ratings continue to struggle.
9/15/20 Hour 1 – Nebraska president hot mic incident, Ben Jones
Tuesday 9/15/20 Hour 1 – Topics: Nebraska President caught on hot mic saying good news is coming for Big 10 football. Guest: Ben Jones, Statecollege.com, with this thoughts on what may be decided for Big 10 football, NCAA’s basketball upcoming announcement, and more.
9/14/20 Hour 2 – ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg with the latest on the B1G
Hour 2 – Guest: Adam Rittenberg, ESPN College Football Reporter – he says all of the Big 10 is all in or out to play this fall, and this issue is just one small thing for presidents to deal with during the pandemic, rapid testing will make logistics of releasing quarantining players faster, and he explains how difficult this issue has been to report on. Then Blue-White Illustrated’s Nate Bauer has the latest on what he’s hearing, reviewing the timing of all this and how the College Football Playoff could be affected.
9/14/20 Hour 1 – Following the latest with Big 10 football
Monday 9/14/20 Hour 1 – Topics: Following what the next Big 10 football decision will be, and how hard this is to report.
9/11/20 Hour 2 – NBC Sports’ Peter King, our picks
Hour 2 – Guest: Peter King, NBC Sports, on Brett Veach’s impact on the Chiefs, how different the season will be for him covering it, thoughts on the Steelers and more. Plus, its the return of our picks segment with The King!
9/11/20 Hour 1 – Reviewing last night’s NFL game, Talor Battle
Friday 9/11/20 Hour 1 – Topics: Last night‘s NFL kickoff game was a good one, but the TV ratings were down 16% – maybe because of the pregame social justice demonstrations? We assess what happened. Guest: Talor Battle, Penn State’s all-time leading scorer and new assistant coach, on his excitement to be back with the team, what he likes about returning players, and more.
