Talking College Football History: The Nebraska Walk-On
This week we feature the Nebraska walk-on. Back in the day, under Coach Tom Osborne (1973-1997), Nebraska took a ton of walk-ons and put them on the Freshman team. Their Freshman teams consisted of 70-80 members through the early 1980s. This was one of…
Talking College Football History: Jim Young
When you think of great coaches in the 1970s and 1980s the likes of Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, Joe Paterno, Bear Bryant, Barry Switzer, Tom Osborne along with others come to mind. Is Coach Jim Young on that list? If not, you should re-evaluate your…
Talking Penn State Football History: Franco Harris Tribute
One of the greatest Penn State and Pittsburgh Steelers legends passed away on December 20, 2022. We pay tribute to Franco Harris on the podcast this week. Franco played at Penn State from 1969-1971, with the Steelers (1972-1983) and…
Talking College Football History: Eric Hipple
Utah State grad Eric Hipple joins us this week on the podcast. Eric played QB at Utah State from 1976-1979, but you more than likely remember him as the Detroit Lions QB. He still is in the Top 10 in Utah State offensive stats with 6,073 career…
Talking College Football History: Mike Archer
Our guest this week is former LSU head coach Mike Archer. Mike played his high school football at nearby State College High School, then ventured to Miami (Fla.) for his college football experience under new head coach Fran Curci. He stayed at Miami…
Talking College Football History: Scott Hunter
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…
Talking College Football History: Craig Cassady
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 part of four Rose Bowl teams. He played…
Talking College Football History: Conrad Goode
Our guest this week is former Missouri and NY Giants 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 YouTube. He…
Talking College Football History: Paul Woodside
We are joined this week by Paul Woodside, arguably West Virginia's greatest place kicker. Paul played at West Virginia from 1981-1984. He walked on the football team in 1981 and had a severe stuttering problem, so bad that he had to provide Coach…
