Steve Jones Show

We continue our Penn State gameday coverage, leading up to kickoff between the Nittany Lions and Illinois in their Big Ten Conference opener! Plus, we wrap up the week as Steve, Shawn and Steve’s brother Kevin Jones, deliver their week 4 football picks!

It’s Penn State Gameday from Champaign, Illinois!

Guests: Illinois football play-by-play announcer Brian Barnhart and Neal Coolong (Senior Editor, NFL Wire Network) checks in to discuss the Steelers loss against the Kansas City Chiefs and all of the off-the-field stuff happening as Pittsburgh prepares for a Monday night matchup at Tampa Bay.

Guests: Penn State Men’s Basketball Head Coach Patrick Chambers and we have a replay of Steve’s conversation from earlier this week with Tim Brando (FOX Sports).

Guest: Ron Cook (Sports Columnist, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) calls into the show with the latest on the Pittsburgh Steelers and all of the off-the-field drama happening that could put them in a 0-2-1 hole.

Topics: Steelers, Antonio Brown. Also, our week 5 high school football roundtable featuring Dick Hort (WKOK/Shikellamy), Gregg Wetzel (100.9 The Valley/Lewisburg) and Zach Showers (Eagle 107/Selinsgrove)!

Guest: Tim Brando (FOX Sports), who’s approaching 35 years of national play-by-play and studio work, shares his career path and how much he continues to love being part of college football and basketball on TV!

Topics: James Franklin’s weekly press conference leading up to Penn State’s first Friday, regular season game since 1982. Plus, this day in sports history, a former Penn State/NFL star is robbed and we discuss the new NFL roughing the quarterback rule.

Steve answers the callers’ Penn State football questions and talks with Nittany Lions writer Ben Jones (StateCollege.com). Then, we wrap up the show as Matt Leon (KYW Newsradio 1060) calls in from Philadelphia as the city gets excited to welcome quarterback Carson Wentz, back into the Eagles’ starting lineup!

Topics: Kent St/PSU recap, OSU/PSU kickoff time announced, Phillies/Mets begin last series of season and Vontae Davis retires in the middle of a game! Guest: Bucknell Football Head Coach Joe Susan, in his weekly appearance, looks back on the Penn game plus a return to trip to Philadelphia this week against Villanova.

Steve, Shawn and Steve’s brother Kevin Jones serve up their week 3 football picks!

Topics: Latest NFL injury reports from Green Bay, Pittsburgh and Jacksonville plus the many red flags about playing college football on Friday nights.

Hour 2: Guests: Allen Moff of the Journal Record on Kent State, Audrey Snyder of The Athletic on Penn State’s matchup with Kent State.

Thursday 9/13/18 Hour 1: Topics: College football scheduling. Guests: High School Football Roundtable with Kevin Herr (Shikellamy), Zach Showers (Selinsgrove), and Greg Wetzel (Lewisburg).

Neal Coolong (Senior Editor, NFL Wire Network) checks in to discuss the Steelers tie in Cleveland and breaks down the Kansas City Chiefs offense with their new starting quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Guest: Penn State Football Writer Ben Jones (StateCollege.com).

We have a Penn State/Pitt game recap with Steve and Donnie Collins (Scranton Times-Tribune) plus to wrap up the show, Matt Leon (Newsradio 1060 KYW) breaks down the Eagles win over Atlanta last Thursday, previews their week 2 matchup at Tampa Bay as well as the Phillies moving down the stretch.

A Penn State/Pitt game recap and Steelers/Browns tie. Guest: Bucknell Football Head Coach Joe Susan, in his weekly appearance, looks back on the Sacred Heart game at Christy.

This is a great listen for all Penn State fans! Joining Steve for the full hour is Penn State football historian Lou Prato! Lou is the former director of the Penn State All-Sports Museum in Beaver Stadium and shares excellent information on the 99-year series between the Pittsburgh Panthers and Nittany Lions.

Guests: ESPN’s play-by-play announcer Beth Mowins joins Steve to discuss Jon Gruden’s return to the Oakland Raiders plus previews the Jets/Lions Monday Night Football matchup. Also, Neal Coolong (Senior Editor, NFL Wire Network) calls in for some Steelers talk as Pittsburgh heads to Cleveland for the season opener without Le’Veon Bell.