Steve Jones Show

Guest: Reuben Frank (NBC Sports Philadelphia) on the Eagles and shares the keys to victory over the Atlanta Falcons.

Guests: Andrew Callahan (Penn State football and basketball writer, Lions 24/7) shares what he learned from his offensive line film study from the Fiesta Bowl plus what he expects to see from the cagers as Nebraska and Minnesota are next in the Jordan Center. Then, we wrap up the show with Bucknell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Nathan Davis as the Bison left Lafayette Monday night with an overtime win and looks ahead to the rivalry game with Lehigh Thursday night at Sojka Pavilion.

Topics: NFL, Baker Mayfield, Penn State/Indiana hoops recap, Gerrit Cole and Ryan Shazier. Guest: USA Today NFL Senior Writer Neal Coolong looks ahead to the Steelers rematch with Jacksonville this Sunday at Heinz Field.

Guest: Brad Edwards (ESPN Radio College GameDay Co-Host) recaps the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Topic: Jon Gruden returns to coach the Oakland Raiders.

Steve is in Bloomington, Indiana for Penn State Basketball. Topics: Alabama claims another national championship and Penn State finished 8th in both football polls. Guest: Steelers Beat Writer Ray Fittipaldo (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) has the latest information on Antonio Brown’s availability and the team’s preparation for Jacksonville.

Guest: Matt Leon (Newsradio 1060 KYW/Philadelphia) and Steve recap the NFL wild card weekend plus a preview of Saturday’s divisional playoff matchup between the Eagles and Falcons. Topics: Alabama/Georgia title game, Alvin Kamara and Kerry Collins.

Topics: Former Penn State QB Kerry Collins to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and is there a hotbed that cranks out college quarterbacks? Guest: Dieter Kurtenbach (Columnist, San Jose Mercury News and Host of the Daily Dieter Podcast) discusses Oakland’s hiring of Jon Gruden and the future landscape of the NFL in the Bay Area.

Guest: Mike Conti (Atlanta Falcons Radio Network pre-game and post-game host, 92.9 The Game, Atlanta) previews the Falcons/LA Rams wild card game and we wrap up the week with our NFL playoff picks.

Topics: Jon Gruden is leaving the booth to coach again and PSU basketball has a big matchup on the way against Northwestern. Guest: Penn State football writer Frank Bodani (York Daily-Record), along with Steve, discuss the impressive play of Trace McSorley, offensive line and at the Fiesta Bowl plus which players should step up in 2018.

Guests: National College Football Writer Bill Bender (Sporting News) provides a great preview of Monday night’s national championship game in Atlanta between Alabama and Georgia. And in the final half hour, learn how Ken Pomeroy (KenPom.com) accumulates a rich knowledge of college basketball ratings, stats, numbers and advanced analysis.

Guest: Penn State Football Beat Writer Rich Scarcella (Reading Eagle) recaps the Fiesta Bowl, where the Nittany Lions go from here and he predicts Monday night’s college football championship game.

Guest: Penn State writer Andrew Callahan (Lions 247) looks back on the Fiesta Bowl victory over the Huskies and the basketball team’s loss at Maryland and how vital a win can be Friday night against Northwestern in the BJC. Steve also reflects on the life of Penn State’s Jim Tarman.

Topics: Saquon Barkley joins Jay-Z’s sports agent company, NFL TV ratings, and Penn State hoops with a tough road loss at Maryland. Guest: Penn State football writer Donnie Collins (Scranton Times-Tribune) puts a cap on the 2017 season, shares the important role Trace McSorley has moving forward plus reaction on the firing of Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez and Monday night’s title tilt between Alabama and Georgia.

Our play-by-play call of the day originates from the Rose Bowl as Georgia advanced to the National Championship game, Neal Coolong (NFL Senior Writer, USA Today) recaps the Steelers regular season finale plus previews the upcoming wild card weekend, and we cap off our first show of the new year with a look ahead to Penn State football in 2018.

Steve is in College Park, Maryland for Penn State basketball.  Topics: Fiesta Bowl recap, Saquon Barkley going pro and a reflection on the late Jim Tarman, former Penn State Athletic Director and founding forefather of the Penn State Sports Network. Guest: Nittany Lions football writer Ben Jones (StateCollege.com) shares his thoughts on the big Fiesta Bowl win over Washington.

Steve’s guests from the Fiesta Bowl this hour are Washington Radio Network play-by-play announcer Bob Rondeau, who will call his final Huskies football game after 37 years at the microphone. Then, we wrap up our pre-game coverage with Steve’s radio broadcast partner, NFL legend Jack Ham, as they recap Penn State’s regular season and set the table for the Fiesta Bowl!

We continue our Fiesta Bowl pre-game coverage as Steve talks with former Penn State wide receiver and current radio network sideline analyst Derrick Williams as well as former Washington Huskies quarterback and booth analyst Damon Huard.

It’s a Fiesta Bowl Roundtable for the entire hour with Steve’s co-hosts from the weekly Blue/White Tailgate TV show.  Todd Sadowski (Sports Director, FOX43 TV/York) and former PSU linebacker Trey Bauer, who played in the Fiesta Bowl 30 years ago on the Nittany Lions’ National Championship team, discuss the Penn State/Washington match-up.

Steve is in Arizona for the Fiesta Bowl! Our guests this hour are Penn State Football Historian Lou Prato, with great information on the history between the Nittany Lions and Washington, plus Penn State Basketball Radio Analyst Dick Jerardi joins Steve as the team rolls full steam into the conference schedule next week.

Topics: Our play-by-play call of the day, college bowl games and a big key to the Fiesta Bowl for both teams. Then, before Steve heads to the Fiesta Bowl, his brother, Kevin Jones, checks in with a fresh batch of NFL picks.