Talking Penn State Football History: Tom O'Dell
December 19, 2023
Who had the greatest blocked extra point in Penn State history? None other than Tom O'Dell (1975 vs. Pitt). We hosted Pitt kicker Carson Long on the Talking College Football History podcast to talk about that block. Now we have Tom …
Talking Penn State Football History: Frank Case
December 12, 2023
A discussion of the 1980 Penn State team must include one of the unique stories in Penn State history. As Rex wrote in his book The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978, the way Frank Case became a starter in the…
Talking Penn State Football: Ron Hostetler
December 4, 2023
Penn State is known as "Linebacker U" and our guest was part of that special group. Ron Hostetler joins us on the show this week and he was an outstanding linebacker, although he came to Penn State as a quarterback. Ron played in…
Talking Penn State Football History: John Andress
November 27, 2023
Our guest this week holds a special place in the heart of Rex Naylor as he was the 1st Penn State quarterback that Rex remembers guiding the Penn State team. His name is John Andress and he played from 1973-1976. …
Talking Penn State Football History: Herb Menhardt
November 21, 2023
Our guest this week is legendary Penn State kicker Herb Menhardt. Herb played for Penn State from 1976-1980 and is best known for his 54-yard field goal against North Carolina State in 1979. He was also a great…
Talking Penn State Football History: Mike Guman and Barry Krauss
November 14, 2023
The 1979 Sugar Bowl was one of the greatest college football games of all time. This game competed Alabama (#2) vs. Penn State (#1) and there was an infamous stop of Penn State's Mike Guman by Alabama's Barry…
Talking Penn State Football History: Tom Bradley
November 6, 2023
Former Penn State player and coach, Tom Bradley, joins us on the podcast this week. Tom shares many memories which include the Bradley family's trek to Happy Valley: Jim (1972-1974), Tom (1975-1978) and Matt (1978-1981) all played…
Talking Penn State Football History: Keith Dorney
October 30, 2023
This week we host one of Penn State's best offensive linemen in the history of the program. His name is Keith Dorney and he played at PSU from 1975-1978. Keith came to PSU from Emmaus High School near Allentown, PA…
Talking Penn State Football History: Tom Shuman
October 23, 2023
This week our guest is Tom Shuman. Rex and Brian had the opportunity to speak with Tom to review his 1973-1974 seasons as quarterback and the Baylor win in the 1975 Cotton Bowl. Tom won the Most Valuable Player…
Talking Penn State Football History: Mike Gilsenan
October 16, 2023
Mike Gilsenan joins us this week on the podcast. Mike is one of the unsung stories of Penn State football revealed in Rex's book The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978. He appeared on campus in 1975 after a…
