Talking College Football History: The Nebraska Walk-On

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

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…

Sports Authors Showcase: Jake O’Donnell

by Rex Naylor on  Podcasts Basketball - NBA

We have a different take on Sports Authors Showcase this week.  There hasn't been a biography written about our guest, Jake O'Donnell, but there should be.  Jake was a longtime NBA official from 1967-1995, but most people don't know that…

Talking Penn State Football History: Milt Plum

by Rex Naylor on  Penn State Football Podcasts

We are privileged this week to have, who Rex Naylor considers Penn State's most underrated quarterback in the history of the program. Our guest this week is Milt Plum. Milt played at Penn State from 1954-1956. He played with Lenny Moore at Penn…

Wall2WallFootball: Traditions & QB’s Edition

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Tim & Eric discuss national recruiting from Penn State and what that means,  Steelers news including Mike Tomlin’s extension, and more. Plus, what are the best traditions in college football? Where would you rank each NFL QB? Listen to see what…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: June 12

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Tim leads off with some US Open golf talk and a pick to win. Tim’s Time Machine goes back to 1999, 2005, 2014 for the last three US Opens at Pinehurst #2. On the docket is NBA, NHL, and MLB, including a take on the Phillies and Pirates differences. What’…

Back When There Was Baseball: Mark Wiley

by Rex Naylor on  Podcasts Baseball

Our guest this week was in the game of baseball for five decades. Mark Wiley talks with us, not only about his playing career, but also his coaching and administrative career. Mark was not highly touted out of high school but had a great…

Talking College Football History: Jim Young

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

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

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

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…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic

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It is a “winging it” edition of the podcast this week. After a very hectic week, Tim picks out a few things from Caitlin Clark to baseball to chat about in this shortened edition of Musings.    

Back When There Was Baseball: Rich Nye

by Rex Naylor on  Podcasts Baseball

Rich Nye joins us this week on the podcast. Rich was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 1966 draft out of Cal-Berkeley and it didn't take him long to make it up to the parent club. He talks about his time with the Cubs and manager…