Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Hour 1
Topics: NCAA Sweet 16 matchups, NFL meetings and the pitfalls of instant replay. Guest: Dana O’Neil (Senior Writer, The Athletic) is back to share details on her latest long form write-up in The Athletic on Gonzaga’s Rui Hachimura and how he’s treated in Japan compared to the USA. Dana also breaks down the big factors that teams will need to focus on, in order to move into this weekend’s Elite 8. And, we finish the hour with breaking news on Nebraska firing Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tim Miles.
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Hour 2
Guests: Ken Pomeroy (kenpom.com) returns to the show to discuss the brackets, the good and not so good of March Madness. Then, we wrap up the show as Senior Editor Neal Coolong (TouchdownWire.com) joins us to kick around the Steelers selections in free agency and which positions will they focus on next month at the NFL Draft.
Steve Jones Show – Monday, March 18, 2019 Hour 1
Topics: Penn State’s men’s ice hockey advances to B1G championship for the second time in three years, Bengals cut linebacker Vontaze Burfict, 68 teams set in the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. Guest: Ben Jones (Penn State Writer, StateCollege.com) along with Steve, break down the tournament brackets and a look back at the B1G season which featured 20 league games per team for the first time.
Steve Jones Show – Friday, March 15, 2019 Hour 1
Topics: Penn State eliminated by Minnesota at B1G basketball tournament, NCAA NET rankings, what is a “quad 1” win, should Cleveland appear on Hard Knocks for a second straight year and the AAF.
Steve Jones Show – Thursday, March 14, 2019 Hour 1
Steve is in Chicago for the 2019 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. Topics: NFL Free Agency, Antonio Brown, NCAA conference scoreboard updates. Guest: New York Giants Beat Writer/NFL Reporter Matt Lombardo (NJ.com) takes us through the timeline that led to Odell Beckham Jr. being dealt to Cleveland, how the Giants could go through their rebuild and do they have Kyler Murray on their radar?
Steve Jones Show – Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Hour 1
Guests: Steelers/NFL Writer Ray Fittipaldo (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) and Bucknell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Nathan Davis joins Steve prior to the Orange and Blue going for another Patriot League Tournament championship at Colgate.
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Hour 2
Guests: Neal Coolong (Senior Editor, NFL Wire Network) is back on the show to discuss the Antonio Brown trade to Oakland and where the Pittsburgh Steelers go from here. Also, joining Steve is Penn State basketball player Josh Reaves, who was honored as the 2018-19 Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year! Penn State received a first round bye in the conference tournament in Chicago and will take on Minnesota on Thursday. We also talk about the big, breaking story regarding several NCAA D-1 college coaches that have been charged in a large-scale nationwide entrance exam scandal by the FBI.
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Hour 1
Topics: Former Penn Stater Adrian Amos to leave the Bears for Green Bay, more NFL free agency, plus breaking news as the FBI and federal prosecutors have uncovered a massive bribery scheme to get students admitted to elite universities as recruited athletes and help them cheat on college entrance exams to gain admission (aka Operation Varsity Blues). Guest: Rob Oshinskie (National Football Foundation Central PA Chapter) joins us to discuss their annual awards dinner this Sunday in State College. For more information on the event, click here: https://footballfoundation.org/news/2019/2/26/football-nff-central-pennsylvania-chapter-prepares-for-22nd-annual-scholar-athlete-awards-dinner.aspx
Steve Jones Show – Monday, March 11, 2019 Hour 2
Guest: Dave Revsine (Big Ten Network) previews the men’s basketball tournament in Chicago this week and Steelers beat writer Joe Rutter (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) joins Steve to discuss the Antonio Brown trade to Oakland.
Steve Jones Show – Monday, March 11, 2019 Hour 1
Topics: Nittany Lion wrestlers are Big Ten Conference tournament champs, Penn State claims it’s first Indoor Track and Field individual champion and Bucknell hoops is one game away from qualifying for the NCAA tournament. Guest: Steelers/NFL writer Ray Fittipaldo (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) checks in from Pittsburgh to discuss the Antonio Brown trade to Oakland, explains why the trade has nothing in common with Le’Veon Bell’s year-long holdout, breaks down the current wide receiver depth chart and whether Pittsburgh should change their philosophy during free agency as well as leading up to the draft.
