Stuff Somers Says With Steve: A Penn State Podcast

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Landon Tengwall for a conversation about his growth into the Penn State media world, starting his own venture and what’s different about college football players these days.  Plus, Darian and Steve discuss the roll out of Penn State’s adidas era.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at St...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by new Penn State women’s basketball coach Tanisha Wright for a conversation about coming back to Penn State, coaching in college and what has (or hasn’t) changed since she left campus.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join the newsletter today. Go buy Stuff by vi...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by former Penn State linebacker Nate Stupar for a conversation about what State College means to him, life in football and why he created the State of Hope Foundation.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join the newsletter today. Go buy Stuff by visiting StuffSomers...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Penn State alum and current writer for Horns247 David Eckert for a conversation about covering Texas sports, including baseball, his career journey and more.  Plus, Darian and Steve preview the summer for Penn State.   Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join the n...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Penn State softball coach Clarisa Crowell for a conversation about her love of coaching, the season and what’s next for Penn State softball.  Plus, Darian unveils the Somers Scale, which measures Penn State athletics’s performance in team sports.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at St...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Pittsburgh Tribune Review columnist and 93.7 The Fan radio host Joe Starkey for a conversation about the Pittsburgh media market and that Terry Smith quote.  Plus, Darian and Steve share their 2026 Penn State football kick time guesses.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersS...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve discuss the Blue-White Practice and how Penn State missed the mark. Plus, Darian shares his reaction to Drew Allar being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers.  And finally, it’s time to name the 2025-26 Penn State Sportsperson Of The Year Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join t...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Penn State football offensive student assistant Chrissy Cobbs for a conversation about her love of football, balancing working for the football team and being a student and more.  Plus, they unveil the 2026 class of the Penn State Sports Hall of Fame and discuss the recent article around James Franklin.   Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are back this week with a second episode featuring Penn State alum and NFL agent Jim Ivler to discuss why he entered the business, how he recruits clients and why he works with so many Penn Staters.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join the newsletter today. Go buy Stuff by...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Penn State men’s lacrosse coach Jeff Tambroni for a conversation about the growth of lacrosse overall and at Penn State, what motivates him as a coach and his thoughts on fixing replay in the sport.  Plus, Darian and Steve unveil the nominees for the 2026 class of the Penn State Sports Hall of Fame. Voting is now open.  Follow Darian and Ste...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Stacy Sublett who is (besides being Steve’s pastor) a chaplain for the State College Spikes for a conversation about sports and religion.  Plus, Darian and Steve chat about the plans for Blue-White Weekend and more.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join the new...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve recap Penn State men’s hockey’s loss to Minnesota-Duluth in the NCAA Tournament, explain where the 2026 season went wrong and discuss how Penn State athletics has underachieved this school year. Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join the newsletter today. Go buy Stuff by visit...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve recap Penn State wrestling winning another national title, why Penn State shouldn’t go to Stillwater to wrestle Oklahoma State, preview Penn State men’s hockey headed to the NCAA Tournament and chat about Penn State hiring Tanisha Wright.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Joi...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve discuss what’s next for Penn State women’s basketball after the school fired Carolyn Kieger. Plus, Penn State women’s hockey heads to the Frozen Four and some thoughts ahead of the NCAA Wrestling Championships.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join the newsletter today. Go b...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Penn State alum and NFL Films producer and director Shannon Furman. Shannon shares how she got into the business, how she finds creativity without sacrificing that NFL Films look and feel and more.  Plus, Darian and Steve talk about why Drew Allar’s so fascinating to talk about as the NFL Draft looms, discuss the drama between Iowa State and...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg for a conversation about his career from the early days of the Big Ten ESPN blog to a national insider.  Plus, Darian and Steve discuss Gavin McKenna’s massive weekend, the reported vibes around Penn State football and travel etiquette.  (Also, Darian forgot to hit record at the beginning hence why you missed our openi...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve discuss the 2024-25 Penn State athletics financial report, chat about the injury bug for Penn State men's hockey and more. Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join the newsletter today. Go buy Stuff by visiting StuffSomersSays.com/TheStuff

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve recap Penn State’s hockey games inside Beaver Stadium, what worked about the experience and what did not. Plus, they chat about Penn State’s 2026 schedule and the odd reaction to it. And finally Darian tries Cael Sanderson’s new cookie.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by former Icers head coach Joe Battista to talk ahead of Penn State playing hockey games at Beaver Stadium for the first time ever.  Plus Darian and Steve chat about what they want to see as a part of the experience, share some insights about how it came together and explain why it’s a massive series for Penn State in the W-L column.   Follow D...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve recap the sports media aspects around Indiana winning a national title (That still feels weird to say.) Plus, they share the 2025 Penn State football end of season survey results and discuss the future of the Blue-White game… if there is one.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com....

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Penn State alum Mike Conti. Mike is the play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta United and Brand Manager of Sports Radio 92.9 The Game in Atlanta.  Plus, Steve has five questions for Darian.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join the newsletter today. Go buy Stuf...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are back to discuss Penn State’s win in the Pinstripe Bowl, how the Nittany Lions have handled the portal and setting the table for 2026 in Penn State athletics.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join the newsletter today. Go buy Stuff by visiting StuffSomersSays.com/TheStuff

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve discuss what they noticed while watching the College Football Playoff, preview Penn State’s trip to the Pinstripe Bowl against Clemson and discuss Penn State wrestling’s 77-match winning streak.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join the newsletter today. Go buy Stuff by visi...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Mike DeCourcy for a conversation about his career as a sports columnist, bracketologist and analyst on BTN.  Plus, the biggest moments that changed the way Penn State fans consumed Penn State sports in 2025.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join the newsletter...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve discuss Penn State hiring Matt Campbell as its new head coach, why he makes a lot of sense for the position and how he won his opening press conference.  Plus, we talk about the Pat Kraft leaked audio. (A quick heads up there will be swearing in this episode…for journalistic purposes.)  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspel...