Steve Jones Show

Hour 1 – Previewing NFL’s Divisional Round Weekend and Penn State Wrestling

Guests include Neil Greenberg of the Washington Post talking about the NFL playoffs and Joe Putnam, Director of Communications for the State College Spikes, talking about the plans to downsize minor league baseball and next week’s #savethespikes news conference.

Steve talks about new NFL coaching hires and the finale to the Penn State Football season.

Hour 2 – Guest: Jeff Byers, Penn State Wrestling Play-By-Play Announcer, with more info on the season-ending injury to Anthony Cassar, how Penn State’s depth will be tested going forward, and more. Topics: Reaction to Cassar’s injury, a look around college hoops, and more reaction to Penn State’s loss at Rutgers.

Wednesday 1/8/20 Hour 1 – James Franklin’s hires on the offensive coaching staff and how they will benefit Penn State, men’s basketball’s loss at Rutgers, including Penn State’s free throw woes and some questionable calls against Penn State, College Football Playoff viewer numbers and why the CFB playoffs should start on New Year’s Day, plus Matt is back from paternity leave.

Neil Coolong of USA Today talks about the Steelers off season and the NFL Playoffs. Steve analyzes fill in producer Chris’s hatred for New Jersey.  

Coming to us LIVE from New Jersey, Steve discusses Penn State’s Basketball upcoming match-up with Rutgers Tuesday Night. James Kratch of NJ.com covers Rutgers Basketball joins the show to discuss the match up.  

Steve chats with Bucknell’s Men’s Basketball head coach Nathan Davis. More breakdown of the weekend action in sports.  

Steve breaks down Penn State’s hard fought victory on the hardwood over Iowa on Saturday night. Then we broke down the NFL’s Wild Card weekend.

Hour 2- Cam Miller from Pro Football Focus talks NFL Draft.  Kevin Jones calls in to discuss picks prior to this weekends NFL wild card games.

Hour 1 – Matt Leon talks Eagles football heading into Wild Card weekend.  Ross Tucker, NFL commentator for Westwood One, talking shakeups in the NFC East

Nate Fowler calls in to talk more Penn State sports. Plus we discuss the odd coverage of sports, and what should be emphasized but isn’t.

We discuss the Bowl Games from New Years Day. Frank Bodani calls in to discuss Penn State.

Hour 2 – Guest: Glen Macnow, Eagles Radio Network, previewing Eagles-Seahawks in the Wild Card round, and how the Eagles got on their playoff run. Topics: A look back at Penn State athletics this decade, and lots of optimism for 2020 and beyond.

Tuesday 12/31/19 Hour 1 – Penn State football parts ways with OL coach Matt Limegrover and what that means for the program going forward, plus what Sean Clifford showed this season, and a look around the day’s bowl games. Also, hear from Penn State Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Sandy Barbour, as she addressed the media at the Cotton Bowl.

Hour 2 – We continue breaking down Penn State’s Cotton Bowl win, a look at Penn State’s secondary, and a look around other bowl games.

Monday 12/30/19 Hour 1 – Recap of Penn State’s win over the Memphis in the Cotton Bowl, Eagles a threat in the playoffs, Steelers season ends. Guest: Brett McMurphy, College Football Insider, Stadium, on the College Football Playoffs, including controversial calls against Ohio State, and where he stands on expanding the College Football Playoffs.

Hour 2 – It’s a Best of edition of The Steve Jones Show, with replays of interviews with Keith ‘Goon’ Conlin and Trey Bauer of the Perfect 1994 Penn State team.

Hour 1 – It’s a Best of edition of The Steve Jones Show, with a replay of one of our High School Football Roundtables.

Hour 2 – Guests: Alex Kozora, SteelersDepot.com, on where the Steelers stand heading into Sunday’s game at the Jets, Duck Hodges’ play, Kameron Kelly cut and more. Plus, Steve’s brother Kevin makes his weekly appearance for our picks segment.