Steve Jones Show

Hour 2 – Topics: More updates and reaction to March Madness, plus Steve reacts to legislation from Congressman Mark Walker, which would end the NCAA’s restrictions on player publicity rights, plus a look at a weak NBA Draft Class.

Thursday 3/21/19 Hour 1 – Topics: March Madness and NCAA Wrestling Championship updates and reaction, plus can Penn State wrap up another national championship in record time?

Hour 2: Guests: Jeff Byers, Penn State Wrestling Play-By-Play, previewing the upcoming NCAA Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh, and Chris Trapasso of CBSSports, with is 7-Round NFL Mock Draft.

Wednesday 3/20/19 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve reacts to the Tate Martell transfer, plus a March Madness preview. Guest: Donavan Smith, OL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, on his time with Penn State, his new contract extension, and more.

Guests: Ken Pomeroy (kenpom.com) returns to the show to discuss the brackets, the good and not so good of March Madness. Then, we wrap up the show as Senior Editor Neal Coolong (TouchdownWire.com) joins us to kick around the Steelers selections in free agency and which positions will they focus on next month at the NFL Draft.

Steve shares his impressions of Penn State Football Pro Day. Guest: College Football/AAF writer Ben Kercheval (CBSSports.com) calls in to discuss how the Alliance of American Football has been doing in it’s first month and a half and quarterback Johnny Manziel going to Memphis after being kicked out of the Canadian Football League.

Guests: United States Basketball Hall of Fame Writer Dick Jerardi (Analyst, Penn State Sports Network) calls in to discuss the brackets, which teams deserve number one seeds, if St. John’s deserved to get in the tournament, Villanova losing 4 starters from last year’s championship team and receiving an automatic bid, and who Dick has going to the Final Four in Minneapolis. Then, we wra...

Topics: Penn State’s men’s ice hockey advances to B1G championship for the second time in three years, Bengals cut linebacker Vontaze Burfict, 68 teams set in the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. Guest: Ben Jones (Penn State Writer, StateCollege.com) along with Steve, break down the tournament brackets and a look back at the B1G season which featured 20 league games per team for...

Guests: Friend of the show, Bob Buehner, who previously lived in New Zealand, calls in to talk about the tragedy in Christchurch and we wrap up the show with Steve’s brother Kevin Jones as the guys discuss the college admissions scandal.

Topics: Penn State eliminated by Minnesota at B1G basketball tournament, NCAA NET rankings, what is a “quad 1” win, should Cleveland appear on Hard Knocks for a second straight year and the AAF.

Guest: Philadelphia Phillies Beat Writer Matt Gelb (The Athletic) makes his first appearance on the show and looks back on Gabe Kapler’s first season as manager, whether or not he’s under more pressure this year as well as the major signings the team acquired during the hot stove period.

Steve is in Chicago for the 2019 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. Topics: NFL Free Agency, Antonio Brown, NCAA conference scoreboard updates. Guest: New York Giants Beat Writer/NFL Reporter Matt Lombardo (NJ.com) takes us through the timeline that led to Odell Beckham Jr. being dealt to Cleveland, how the Giants could go through their rebuild and do they have Kyler Murray on their radar?

This is the first day of Penn State Spring Football Practice and we have coverage of the press conference at Beaver Stadium with Head Coach James Franklin and new Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Assistant Coach Joe Lorig.

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...

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 Foundat...

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 noth...

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 t...

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 land...

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 Pennsylv...