Steve Jones Show

Guests: Steelers/NFL Writer Ray Fittipaldo (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) and Bucknell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Nathan Davis joins Steve prior to the Orange and Blue going for another Patriot League Tournament championship at Colgate.

Guests: Neal Coolong (Senior Editor, NFL Wire Network) is back on the show to discuss the Antonio Brown trade to Oakland and where the Pittsburgh Steelers go from here. Also, joining Steve is Penn State basketball player Josh Reaves, who was honored as the 2018-19 Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year! Penn State received a first round bye in the conference tournament in Chicago and will take on Minnesota on Thursday. We also talk about the big, breaking story regarding several NCAA D-1 college coaches that have been charged in a large-scale nationwide entrance exam scandal by the FBI.

Topics: Former Penn Stater Adrian Amos to leave the Bears for Green Bay, more NFL free agency, plus breaking news as the FBI and federal prosecutors have uncovered a massive bribery scheme to get students admitted to elite universities as recruited athletes and help them cheat on college entrance exams to gain admission (aka Operation Varsity Blues). Guest: Rob Oshinskie (National Football Foundation Central PA Chapter) joins us to discuss their annual awards dinner this Sunday in State College.  For more information on the event, click here: https://footballfoundation.org/news/2019/2/26/football-nff-central-pennsylvania-chapter-prepares-for-22nd-annual-scholar-athlete-awards-dinner.aspx

Guest: Dave Revsine (Big Ten Network) previews the men’s basketball tournament in Chicago this week and Steelers beat writer Joe Rutter (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) joins Steve to discuss the Antonio Brown trade to Oakland.

Topics: Nittany Lion wrestlers are Big Ten Conference tournament champs, Penn State claims it’s first Indoor Track and Field individual champion and Bucknell hoops is one game away from qualifying for the NCAA tournament. Guest: Steelers/NFL writer Ray Fittipaldo (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) checks in from Pittsburgh to discuss the Antonio Brown trade to Oakland, explains why the trade has nothing in common with Le’Veon Bell’s year-long holdout, breaks down the current wide receiver depth chart and whether Pittsburgh should change their philosophy during free agency as well as leading up to the draft.

Guests: Penn State Wrestling play-by-play announcer Jeff “Ironhead” Byers calls in from Minnesota, site of the 2019 Big Ten Conference Wrestling Championships, as the Nittany Lions get tuned up for Nationals in Pittsburgh. Then, we wrap up the week with Steve’s brother Kevin Jones.

Guests: The Voice of Penn State Men’s Ice Hockey, Brian Tripp, previews the Big Ten Conference quarterfinal best-of-three series in Pegula this weekend between Wisconsin and the Nittany Lions.  Then, Big Ten Network college basketball analyst Jon Crispin looks at the top of the conference standings plus those middle-of-the-pack teams that can snag at-large bids for the 68-team tournament.

Guest: Penn State Writer Nate Bauer (BlueWhiteIllustrated.com) and Steve recap the Nittany Lions victory at Rutgers with one game at home remaining before heading to the Big Ten Conference Tournament. Topics: Jim Boeheim, Tom Seaver, LSU basketball’s Will Wade under FBI microscope, LeBron James and the NBA.

Topics: Penn State hoops keeps momentum rolling toward the B1G tournament with their win at Rutgers. Guest: Joe Lunardi (ESPN Bracketology) makes his annual appearance with Steve to share his latest information about the teams currently on the “one line” and whether it’s good or not to keep the tournament at 68 teams.

Guest: Sporting News National College Basketball Writer and Big Ten Network in-studio analyst Mike DeCourcy joins Steve to talk about the league’s pecking order, whether or not Minnesota has secured an at-large tournament bid, the B1G going to a 20-game league schedule, one-and-done 18-year olds bolting straight up to the pros, the future of Duke’s Zion Williamson and the achievement timeline of Jim Delany’s tenure as Big Ten Conference Commissioner.

Steve is in New Jersey as Penn State takes on Rutgers in their final regular season Big Ten road game. Topics: B1G basketball, Michigan State, NBA players and the problems they face, pros and cons of social media. Guest: Tony Knopp (CEO, InviteManager.com) returns to the show to discuss the legacy of Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany, who will retire when his contract is up in 2020, the current landscape of sports business as corporate partners choose to spend their advertising dollars on college athletics, the uncertain future of Santa Anita Park in California after more than 20 horses have...

Guest: Neal Coolong (Senior Editor, NFL Wire Network) calls in to recap the Scouting Combine, discuss Antonio Brown and what has transpired with the wide receiver the past few weeks and ponder what the Arizona Cardinals will do with the overall number one selection in the 2019 NFL Draft. Plus, we have breaking NCAA wrestling news as seven teams from the Eastern Wrestling League (including Pennsylvania state universities Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, Clarion and Edinboro), will join and begin competing in the Mid-American Conference with the 2019-20 season.

Topics: Jim Delany, reflections on Penn State when it was announced in 1990 they would enter the Big Ten Conference, former Nittany Lion offensive lineman Donovan Smith receives a contract extension with the Tampa Bay Bucs, three men are convicted of college basketball pay-for-play schemes plus story time with Steve. Guest: Bucknell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Nathan Davis joins the show to discuss the development of his players that have stepped up this season as the Bison looks to defend their Patriot League Tournament crown.

Topics: Penn State Hoops tough loss at Wisconsin, officials, NFL, Jim Delany wrapping up his time as B1G Commish in 2020.

Topics: The day’s sports headlines, NFL Scouting Combine, Antonio Brown, Kyler Murray and Big Ten Conference Commissioner Jim Delany to retire in 2020. Guest: Penn State Football Writer Donnie Collins (Scranton Times-Tribune) looks back on Delany’s tenure and ahead to Nittany Lions Spring ball beginning next week.

Joining Steve in studio is Penn State Lady Lion play-by-play announcer Jerry Fisher. Jerry is on the microphone for his final Bryce Jordan Center game this Saturday. Fisher is the longest-tenured NCAA women’s basketball broadcaster and will retire at the conclusion of this season, his 40th as the voice of the Lady Lions. He has been a part of 835 wins, 25 NCAA Tournament appearances and 10 Big Ten titles. Jerry Fisher is the son of fellow Nittany Lion legend Fran Fisher. Fran, who passed away in 2015 at 91, was the long-time voice of Penn State Football. Fran was the...

Guests: Steelers writer Joe Rutter (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) is covering the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Also, Luke Easterling (Editor, TheDraftWire.com) lines up the top 2019 NFL draft prospects.

MLB writer R.J. Anderson (CBSSports.com) joins Steve to discuss the huge Bryce Harper deal as he heads to Philadelphia, free agent players that are still available and should the Dodgers be concerned about Clayton Kershaw moving forward. Then, the most interesting man in New England, Steve’s brother, Kevin Jones, makes his weekly appearance.

Topics: After 117 days, the Phillies get their man as Bryce Harper signs with Philadelphia, Jason Witten leaving ESPN’s Monday Night Football after one season to return to the Dallas Cowboys and Penn State runs 17th-ranked Maryland out of the Bryce Jordan Center.

Topics: Duke hoops minus Zion Williamson falls at Virginia Tech, social media, breaking news from Iowa basketball, Premier League, NCAA and college football transfer portal.