Steve Jones Show

Guests: Penn State football writer Donnie Collins (Scranton Times-Tribune) gives his perspective on the Joe Moorhead move to Mississippi State. Then, we wrap up the show with college football insider Brett McMurphy, who broke the Joe Moorhead story and takes us through the Bulldogs’ selection process plus gives more coaching information and possible matchups in the College Football Playoff.

Topic: Joe Moorhead leaves Penn State to become the new Head Coach at Mississippi State. Guest: Two-time Super Bowl Champion Andy Russell shares his experience last weekend in Pittsburgh when he joined the new Steelers Hall of Honor and why he chose to take the lead in a very important playground project being developed in Selinsgrove.

Guests: Neal Coolong (NFL Wire Senior Writer, USA Today) recaps the Packers/Steelers game, concerns with Pittsburgh’s secondary moving forward and quarterback play in the AFC North. Then, we tackle the business of sports with Tony Knopp (CEO, Spotlight Ticket Management) regarding the possible failure of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the next two soccer World Cups. Plus, Tony shares th...

Topics: Big Ten announces all-conference teams for defense and special teams, NFL player behavior, this day in sports history, Geno Smith to start Sunday at QB for the New York Giants that ends Eli Manning’s 210 game starting streak and Penn State Women’s Volleyball overall top seed as the post season begins.

Guest: Bucknell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Nathan Davis checks in as the team looks to wrap up November with a 4-game winning streak. Topic: College football contract buyouts and which coaches will get new jobs faster.

Topics: Penn State/Maryland recap, college football playoff, Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, rivalry games, Bo and Woody. Guest: Sports Writer Genaro C. Armas (Associated Press) checks in from Wisconsin to break down Badgers/Buckeyes in the Big Ten Championship Game and how have the Green Bay Packers have fared without Aaron Rodgers in the starting lineup.

In the first half hour, Steve and Neal Coolong (USA Today) discuss the Steelers, Carson Wentz, more pro football and which college quarterback has a chance to make a big impact in the 2018 NFL Draft. Then, we wrap up the show and head into the Thanksgiving holiday weekend as Steve, Shawn and Steve’s brother Kevin Jones look to cash in on their week 12 football picks.

Topics: Life on the team bus, a recap of Penn State’s performance in the Legends Classic. Guests: Eagle 107 high school football statistician Zach Showers provides a preview of the AAAA quarterfinal between Selinsgrove and Bethlehem Catholic. Then, to wrap up the hour, Greg Pickel (Penn State Football Writer, PennLive.com) shares his thoughts on the Nittany Lions as they head for the regular...

Joining Steve for the full hour are historian Lee Stout and engineering professor Dr. Harry West to discuss their book “Lair of the Lion,” on the history of Penn State’s Beaver Stadium.

Guest: Johnny Holliday (Maryland football and basketball play-by-play announcer).

Guests: Matt Leon (KYW/Philadelphia) recaps the Eagles’ impressive win in Dallas. Then, we wrap up the show with Ben Jones (Penn State Football Writer, StateCollege.com) as he looks back on the Nittany Lions win over Nebraska plus the regular season finale at Maryland.

Steve is in Brooklyn, NY at the Legends Classic. Topic: Nebraska/PSU recap. Guest: Joe Susan (Bucknell Football Head Coach) reflects on the 2017 season and has started to look ahead to 2018.

Topics: Our play-by-play call of the day and Penn State Football. Then, we wrap up the week as Steve, Shawn and Steve’s brother Kevin dish out their week 11 football picks.

We kick off the show with Matt Leon (Newsradio 1060 KYW/Philadelphia) as he breaks down the Sunday night showdown between the Eagles and Cowboys. Then, joining Steve is Brad Edwards (ESPN College Football Insider) to discuss the college football playoff and possible conference championship matchups.

Hour 2 – Guest – Merrill Reese (Voice of the Philadelphia Eagles). Also more on the College Football Playoff Rankings, broadcaster stories, Syracuse fans and coaching vs talent.

Hour 1 – Bucknell almost upsets Tar Heels, College Football playoff committee…what are they thinking exactly? Guest – Zach Showers (Eagle 107, Selinsgrove Football Stat Guy).

Topics: SEC football in November and some of the soft match-ups on the Saturday slate, UCLA basketball players are suspended indefinitely plus we wrap up the show with breaking news on the Ezekiel Elliott suspension.

Guests: Hockey talk with Pittsburgh Penguins analyst Bob Grove and leading up to the Steelers’ Thursday night showdown against the Titans, Neal Coolong (NFL Writer, USA Today/The Steelers Wire) checks in.

Guest: Audrey Snyder (Penn State Football Writer, DK Pittsburgh Sports.com).

Topic: Will a 2-loss team get into the College Football Playoff? Guest: National College Football Writer Bill Bender (Sporting News).

Bucknell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Nathan Davis checks in as the team is in the middle of a 4-game road trip to start the season, including a visit Wednesday to defending national champion North Carolina.

We begin with a recap of the Penn State Homecoming win over Rutgers. Then, in the second half hour, Joe Susan (Bucknell Football Head Coach) talks about the Bison getting a shutout victory on Senior Day against Georgetown and their season finale at Fordham.

A top shelf college football discussion with Dennis Dodd (CBS Sports) then Steve, Shawn and Steve’s brother Kevin dish out their week 10 football picks.

Our High School Football Playoff Roundtable spotlights the District 4-AAAA Championship game between Shikellamy and Selinsgrove.  WKOK Braves play-by-play announcer Kevin Herr and Eagle 107 Seals statistician Zach Showers break down the intangibles of this huge matchup with a trip to states on the line.

Guests: Jerry Crasnick (MLB writer, ESPN.com) on the baseball life of Roy Halladay and we discuss Penn State football recruiting and more with Greg Pickel (Nittany Lions writer, PennLive.com).