Talking Penn State and College Football History: Al Romano

November 2, 2021 College Podcasts Football

We are celebrating the 45th anniversary of Pitt's national championship season of 1976. Our guest this week is Al Romano, a stalwart on the Pitt defensive line. Pitt may have had the best national championship team in history as they…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Coach John L. Smith and Chris Smeland

October 12, 2021 College Podcasts Football

This week we explore the Louisville football turnaround in the late 1990s/early 2000's. We are looking at a little later time period than normal, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to host Coach John L. Smith and his Defensive…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Scott Hunter

September 27, 2021 College Podcasts Football

Do you remember the great matchup on October 4, 1969 between Alabama and Ole Miss? Lawrence Welk would not pre-empt his show, so the game had to be televised after the Lawrence Welk show. Alabama won the game 33-32 at Legion Field in Birmingham, AL…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Tom Luken

June 2, 2021 College Podcasts Football

Boiler Up folks!!!! We are talking Purdue football this week and our guest was an integral part of those Purdue teams in the late 1960s through the early 1970s. He played for legendary coach Jack Mollenkopf early in his career. Tom was an offensive…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Craig Cassady

May 26, 2021 College Podcasts Football

We interview Ohio State royalty this week. We have Craig Cassady as our guest and yes, he is the son of the 1955 Heisman Trophy winner Howard "Hopalong" Cassady. Craig played at Ohio State from 1972-1975 and was a…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Conrad Goode

April 28, 2021 College Podcasts Football

Our guest this week is former Missouri and NY Giant offensive lineman Conrad Goode. Conrad was a star offensive lineman at Missouri from 1980-1983. If you want to know how good Conrad was, watch the 1983 Holiday Bowl game which is on…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Jay Shapiro

March 31, 2021 College Podcasts Football

We feature the great Wyoming football team of 1967 this week. This team went 10-0 in the regular season and earned a Sugar Bowl bid to face LSU. Jay Shapiro, the starting center on that great Wyoming team, is our…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Jim Heilig

March 12, 2021 College Penn State Podcasts Football

Do you remember the 1975 season of Arizona State Sun Devil football? If not, you should; this was the undefeated team that finished #2 in the nation. We are privileged this week to have one of the captains of that team share his experiences on this…

Sports Authors Showcase: Lords of the Gridiron by Matt DiBiase

March 24, 2020 College Podcasts Football

Jed and Rex discuss Matthew DiBiase's new book titled Lords of the Gridiron: College Football's Greatest Coaches. Included is an interview Rex conducted with Matt regarding his methodology in taking on the…

Sports Authors Showcase: Blanton's Browns by Roger Gordon

October 8, 2019 Podcasts Football

Join Jed Donahue and Rex Naylor as they sit down and speak with Roger Gordon about his new book Blanton's Browns.