Talking College Football History: Bret Stafford

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

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: Scott Palmer

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

Scott Palmer is our guest this week.  He was a member of the 1969 National Champion Texas Longhorn football squad, which included that famous game against Arkansas on December 6, 1969.  Scott played at Texas from 1968-1970 and had a career…

Talking College Football History: RC Thielemann

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We go back into the old Southwest Conference this week to Fayetteville, Arkansas to interview our guest, R.C. Thielemann.  R.C. played for the Razorbacks from 1973-1976 as an offensive lineman.  His senior year ended up being Frank Broyles…

Talking College Football History: Dick Cunningham

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We look back to the 1964 National Champion Arkansas Razorbacks this week.  With us is Dick Cunningham one of the Razorbacks great offensive linemen (Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson were also on that team).  Dick talks about that…

Talking College Football History: Rutgers Football feat. Bert Kosup

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We focus on the last Rutgers undefeated season this week.  That season was 46 years ago in 1976.  Rutgers also ended that year on an 18-game winning streak.  Bert Kosup, the quarterback in 1976, is with us this week.  This…

Talking College Football History: Doug Hogan

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

Doug Hogan joins us this week.  Doug was a defensive back for four years at USC under John McKay.  USC won the national championship in 1972, shared a national championship in 1974 and started out 1975 at 7-0 before John…

Talking College Football History: Rocky Bleier

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

It is an honor for Rex to introduce their guest this week. Rocky Bleier joins them on the podcast and you should remember him as a Pittsburgh Steeler, but did you know what college team he played for? Rocky was a Notre Dame football player under…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Brent Pry

by Rex Naylor on  College Penn State Football Podcasts

We are privileged to have Penn State Coach Brent Pry (DC/LB) as our guest this week. Brent talks about how he came to coach at Penn State along with some of his experiences at Happy Valley. He also discusses the 2016 season when PSU was hit with the…

Sports Authors Showcase: Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay by Todd Zolecki

by Jed Donahue on  Podcasts Baseball

This week's feature is the book Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay. Jed Donahue interviews author Todd Zolecki, Phillies beat writer for MLB.com. Listen in as Jed and Todd discuss Roy's career and just how good he was. Roy Halladay's life was cut short in…

Sports Authors Showcase: The Big 50: The Men and Moments That Made the Philadelphia Phillies by Scott Lauber

by Jed Donahue on  Podcasts Baseball

Jed Donahue features the book The Big 50: The Men and Moments That Made the Philadelphia Phillies on this episode of Sports Authors Showcase. Jed interviews author Scott Lauber from the Philadelphia Inquirer and reviews some of the great Phillies players…