Talking College Football History: Fred Goldsmith
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Talking College Football History: 1977 Notre Dame National Championship feat. Ted Horansky
With us this week is Ted Horansky, an offensive lineman from the 1977 Notre Dame national championship team. We continue to celebrate that great 1977 college football season and are reliving the team that beat Texas in the Cotton Bowl 38-10.…
