Steve Jones Show

Topic: Penn State hoops win 4 of their last 5, including Wednesday night over Maryland. Guest: In his weekly spot, Bucknell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Nathan Davis looks ahead to the “orange out” in Sojka Pavilion on Monday night against Colgate.

Guests: Philadelphia football writer Ed Kracz (www.TheEaglesWire.com) recaps the Super Bowl 52 championship and looks ahead to the epic parade. Then, we wrap up the show as Ryan Snyder (BlueWhiteIllustrated, https://bwi.rivals.com/) doesn’t waste any time moving forward to 2019 and 2020 Nittany Lions’ recruiting plus shares another big, power 5 school that’s also killing it on Signing Day.

Penn State had a very successful National Letters of Intent Day. Nittany Lions writer Andrew Callahan (Lions 24/7) hits a few highlights plus gives us a preview of tonight’s Penn State/Maryland basketball matchup in the BJC.

Guest: Philadelphia Eagles Radio Network play-by-play announcer Merrill Reese joins Steve to break down Super Bowl 52 and looks back at how the team finally brought a championship to it’s fans and the city for the first time since 1960.

Guest: In his weekly appearance, Neal Coolong (NFL Wire Network Editor) looks back at Philadelphia’s win at Super Bowl 52, ponders the future direction of the NFL and answers if the Pittsburgh Steelers window closing to grab another Lombardi trophy is closing or not.

Friend of the show, Bob Buehner, and Steve, look back at the dramatic, epic dual meet in Rec Hall between Ohio State and Penn State.

Topics: Eagles win Super Bowl 52 and Penn State wrestling with an amazing come from behind win at Rec Hall over Ohio State. Guest: Sports reporter Matt Leon (Newsradio 1060 KYW/Philadelphia) recaps the Eagles’ 1st NFL crown since 1960.

Steve’s brother Kevin Jones checks in as the guys dish out their Super Bowl 52 picks and we wrap up the week with legendary Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Jerry Kramer.  Jerry relives his time playing for Vince Lombardi, the experience of stepping onto the turf at historic Lambeau Field and gives us a glimpse into the Ice Bowl you may have never heard before.  His appearance is on behalf of www.cologuardtest.com

Guest: Jeff Byers (Penn State Sports Network Wrestling Play-By-Play Announcer) sets the table for the tremendous dual meet on Saturday night in Rec Hall between the Nittany Lions and Ohio State.

Guests: Scott Miller (National MLB Columnist, Bleacher Report) makes his first appearance on our show to discuss the reason why there’s been such a slow pace to free agency here in the off-season, teams that use cybermetrics to their benefit, plus his take on the Pirates and Phillies.  We wrap up the show with Dennis Dodd (National College Football Writer, CBS Sports) as he talks about the new, modified details to player transfers that kick in later this year as well as the current situation at Michigan State.

Topic: Steelers’ Ryan Shazier released from the hospital. Guest: Bucknell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Nathan Davis recaps the come-from-behind overtime win over Army that gave him his 200th career coaching victory plus a rematch with Lafayette on Saturday, part of Dirk Sojka Slam Dunk night in Sojka Pavilion.

Guest: Joe Marino (NFL Draft Analyst, Fan Rag Sports) breaks down the 2018 quarterback class and value players that may move up and make a difference for teams in need.  And, we wrap up the show with a replay of Monday’s interview with Chris Solari (Michigan State football and men’s basketball writer, Detroit Free Press).

Steve is in East Lansing, Michigan today for Penn State Basketball as they take on the Spartans.  Topics: Michigan State names a new Interim President, Chiefs QB Alex Smith traded to Washington and FOX Sports takes over Thursday Night Football for the next 5 seasons. Guest: Penn State basketball writer Andrew Callahan (Lions 24/7) previews tonight’s matchup between Michigan State and the Nittany Lions.

Guest: USA Today NFL Senior Editor Neal Coolong makes his weekly appearance to give his early thoughts on the Draft, break down Super Bowl 52 plus shares who should be part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame 2018 Class.

Topics: Penn State wrestling’s Cael Sanderson speaks about the Jason Nolf injury and changes are on the horizon to the NCAA’s transfer rules…the questions that remain are…when do they kick in and what they will be.

Guest: Matt Leon (Sports Reporter, Newsradio 1060 KYW, Philadelphia) shares his perspective on the Eagles as they continue preparations for Super Bowl 52.

Guest: Chris Solari (Michigan State Football/Men’s Basketball Reporter, Detroit Free Press) takes us into East Lansing and the investigation of the football and basketball programs stemming from the huge ESPN report released late last week in the aftermath of the Larry Nassar trial.

We wrap up the week with Steve’s brother Kevin Jones and Nora Princiotti (New England Patriots Writer, Boston Globe).

Topic: Penn State hoops on the road upsets #13 Ohio State. Guest: Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey Analyst Bob Grove looks back at the last stretch of games and how the Pens have improved heading into the all star break.

Guests: Eagles Writer Ed Kracz (The Eagles Wire, USA Today), before leaving for Minneapolis, checks in on what he’s seen so far from Philadelphia in the post season and discusses the coaching job Doug Pederson has done. Then, we wrap up the show with Bucknell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Nathan Davis as his team sunk Navy in Maryland Wednesday night and heads to Boston University this Sunday in a matchup featuring the top 2 teams in the Patriot League.