Steve Jones Show – Monday January 8, 2018 Hour 1
Topics: Former Penn State QB Kerry Collins to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and is there a hotbed that cranks out college quarterbacks? Guest: Dieter Kurtenbach (Columnist, San Jose Mercury News and Host of the Daily Dieter Podcast) discusses Oakland’s hiring of Jon Gruden and the future landscape of the NFL in the Bay Area.
Steve Jones Show – Friday, January 5, 2018 Hour 1
Topics: Jon Gruden is leaving the booth to coach again and PSU basketball has a big matchup on the way against Northwestern. Guest: Penn State football writer Frank Bodani (York Daily-Record), along with Steve, discuss the impressive play of Trace McSorley, offensive line and at the Fiesta Bowl plus which players should step up in 2018.
Steve Jones Show – Thursday, January 4, 2018 Hour 1
Guest: Penn State Football Beat Writer Rich Scarcella (Reading Eagle) recaps the Fiesta Bowl, where the Nittany Lions go from here and he predicts Monday night’s college football championship game.
Steve Jones Show – Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Hour 2
Guest: Penn State writer Andrew Callahan (Lions 247) looks back on the Fiesta Bowl victory over the Huskies and the basketball team’s loss at Maryland and how vital a win can be Friday night against Northwestern in the BJC. Steve also reflects on the life of Penn State’s Jim Tarman.
Steve Jones Show – Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Hour 1
Topics: Saquon Barkley joins Jay-Z’s sports agent company, NFL TV ratings, and Penn State hoops with a tough road loss at Maryland. Guest: Penn State football writer Donnie Collins (Scranton Times-Tribune) puts a cap on the 2017 season, shares the important role Trace McSorley has moving forward plus reaction on the firing of Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez and Monday night’s title tilt between Alabama and Georgia.
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, January 2, 2018 Hour 2
Our play-by-play call of the day originates from the Rose Bowl as Georgia advanced to the National Championship game, Neal Coolong (NFL Senior Writer, USA Today) recaps the Steelers regular season finale plus previews the upcoming wild card weekend, and we cap off our first show of the new year with a look ahead to Penn State football in 2018.
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday January 2, 2018 Hour 1
Steve is in College Park, Maryland for Penn State basketball. Topics: Fiesta Bowl recap, Saquon Barkley going pro and a reflection on the late Jim Tarman, former Penn State Athletic Director and founding forefather of the Penn State Sports Network. Guest: Nittany Lions football writer Ben Jones (StateCollege.com) shares his thoughts on the big Fiesta Bowl win over Washington.
Steve Jones Show – Friday, December 29, 2017 Hour 2
Steve’s guests from the Fiesta Bowl this hour are Washington Radio Network play-by-play announcer Bob Rondeau, who will call his final Huskies football game after 37 years at the microphone. Then, we wrap up our pre-game coverage with Steve’s radio broadcast partner, NFL legend Jack Ham, as they recap Penn State’s regular season and set the table for the Fiesta Bowl!
Steve Jones Show – Friday, December 29, 2017 Hour 1
We continue our Fiesta Bowl pre-game coverage as Steve talks with former Penn State wide receiver and current radio network sideline analyst Derrick Williams as well as former Washington Huskies quarterback and booth analyst Damon Huard.
Steve Jones Show – Thursday, December 28, 2017 Hour 2
It’s a Fiesta Bowl Roundtable for the entire hour with Steve’s co-hosts from the weekly Blue/White Tailgate TV show. Todd Sadowski (Sports Director, FOX43 TV/York) and former PSU linebacker Trey Bauer, who played in the Fiesta Bowl 30 years ago on the Nittany Lions’ National Championship team, discuss the Penn State/Washington match-up.
