Talking College Football History: Paco Craig

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We pay tribute to Bruin nation this week with our guest Paco Craig.  Paco was a wide receiver for UCLA and played from 1984-1987.  If you count his redshirt season, his Bruins won 5 consecutive bowl games, including 2 Rose Bowls.…

Talking College Football History: Pete Inge

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We continue our tribute to that great 1977 college football season by looking at all of the undefeated or 1-loss teams after the regular season ended.  Our guest this week is Pete Inge who played for San Diego State.  People…

Talking College Football History: Fred Goldsmith

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Coach Fred Goldsmith joins us this week.  Fred was an outstanding defensive coordinator starting with a stint at HBCU Florda A&M.  He then hooked up with Ken Hatfield at the Air Force Academy and also Arkansas before turning around Rice and…

Talking College Football History: Doug Plank

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Who was the 46 Chicago Bears defense named after? You are correct if you answered Doug Plank and he is our guest this week. Doug played at Ohio State (1971-1974), but surprisingly didn't play much. He sat behind that great Ohio State secondary with names…

Talking College Football History: Greg Davis

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With us this week is Coach Greg Davis.  Greg played at McNeese State from 1970-1972 and started his college coaching career at Texas A&M in 1978 under Emory Bellard (Bellard invented the wishbone offense).  He had a brief stint as the head…

Talking College Football History: Bruce Skinner

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We have a special interview this week with Bruce Skinner, who was the Fiesta Bowl Executive Director from 1980-1990.  Bruce was a member of the Fiesta Bowl committee starting in 1973 and became the Executive Director in 1980.  He was…

Talking College Football History: Jimmy Burrow

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There is no place like Nebraska and our guest this week is a former Cornhusker. Jimmy Burrow joins us on the podcast to talk about his years at Nebraska (1974/1975). I am sure you know his son, former Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow, but did you…

Talking College Football History: Jerry Pettibone

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You may remember our guest this week for his stints as the Northern Illinois and Oregon State head coach from the late 1980s through the mid-1990s.  However, did you know he is known as one of the best recruiting coordinators in NCAA history? …

Talking College Football History: Bill Mayo

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We go down to Rocky Top this week and that only means one thing.  We are talking Tennessee football and we have one of the best offensive linemen in the school's history as our guest.  Bill Mayo joins us this week and it is only…

Talking College Football History: Bret Stafford

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Our guest this week is former Texas quarterback Bret Stafford.  Bret played in the mid-1980s (1984-1987) and was part of the last year of the Fred Akers' regime (1986) and the start of the tenure of David McWilliams (1987).  Bret…