Bob Bassett

by Rex Naylor on  The Forgotten Seasons

Bob Bassett talks about The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978. Bassett also speaks about the epic 1979 Sugar Bowl battle versus Alabama, as well as his recruitment by head coach Joe Paterno. Bassett discusses his experiences as a Big Ten…

Bill Dugan

by Rex Naylor on  The Forgotten Seasons

Jed Donahue talks with Bill Dugan, a three-year starter on the offensive line and a key member of the great Penn State teams from 1977 to 1978. This season is profiled in The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978 written by Rex…

Keith Dorney

by Rex Naylor on  The Forgotten Seasons

Jed Donahue talks with former Penn State All-American guard and college football Hall of Fame player Keith Dorney about The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978, a new book written by Rex Naylor Jr.

Frank Case

by Rex Naylor on  The Forgotten Seasons

Jed Donahue sits down with Frank Case, a stalwart defensive lineman on Penn State's 1977 and 1978 teams. Case talks about The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978, a new book written by Rex Naylor Jr. about one of the Nittany Lion's greatest…

Talking College Football History: Derrick Ramsey

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

This week we continue looking back to the 45th anniversary of the 1977 college football season with our guest Derrick Ramsey.  The 1977 season had one undefeated team and 7 one-loss teams heading into the bowl season.  Kentucky was one of the 7…

Talking College Football History: Ted Koy

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We look at the founding of the wishbone formation this week with our guest, Texas running back Ted Koy.  Coach Emory Bellard came up with the wishbone formation before the 1968 season, then unleashed it on the college football world that season.…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Leroy Holt

by Rex Naylor on  Podcasts Football

We head out to the West Coast this week with our special guest Leroy Holt.  Leroy may very well be the best fullback that USC produced in their storied history.  He was the first fullback to start all 4 years of his career (1986-1989).  He…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Ron Calcagni

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We celebrate the 45th anniversary of that great 1977 college football season this week.  There were 7 one-loss teams, with one undefeated team heading into the bowl season of that year.  We focus on the Arkansas team this week and have their…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Pat Harlow

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

This week we focus on the great offensive lineman that came out of USC from the late 1970s through the early 1990s.  Our guest was one of the best during that time period.  Pat Harlow (1987-1990) joins us this week to talk about playing that…

PennWrestling.LIVE: Ken Chertow

by Jed Donahue on  Penn State Podcasts Wrestling

A PennSports.LIVE Exclusive Three-time Penn State All-American and U.S. Olympian Ken Chertow talks exclusively about the recent United States Olympic wrestling trials and how Penn State fared against the nation's top competition.