Stuff Somers Says With Steve: A Penn State Podcast

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Penn State women’s basketball coach Carolyn Kieger to discuss bouncing back, the team’s new GM and re-recruiting.  Plus, Darian and Steve discuss the new Roar+ and Darian proposes a solution to getting into Beaver Stadium faster.  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 and Golf.com associate equipment editor Jack Hirsh for a conversation about his career in covering golf equipment.  Plus, Darian and Steve recap the day’s news about Penn State and private equity and Darian asks Steve who the coolest Penn State athlete ever is.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSa...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Penn State men’s volleyball coach Mark Pavlik for a discussion about the state of the sport, working with Pat Kraft and more.  Plus, Darian and Steve react to the initial batch of Penn State kick times and various salary information being announced.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Matt Brown, the founder of Extra Points, for a discussion on entering sports business journalism, what keeps college sports administrators (and him) up at night 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 Stuff...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve continue their annual May tradition of picking the kick times for every Penn State football game coming up this season.  Plus, some reaction to the Beaver Stadium auction.  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.co...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Jason Dambach, who owns Nittany Cards Plus, located at 1631 S Atherton St in State College, for a conversation about opening the store, the growth of the sports card and collectible industry and his days working in minor league baseball.  Also, Darian and Steve react to the news from Blue-White weekend.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @S...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve preview the 2025 Penn State Blue-White game. Are spring games dying? How do we fix them? What are they looking forward to this weekend?  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 wrap up Penn State men’s hockey’s season after a 3-1 loss to BU in the Frozen Four.  Plus, Darian and Steve debate which Penn State team will win a national championship next. And finally, it’s time to reveal the inaugural class of the Penn State Sports Hall of Fame.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the websit...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Penn State alum and current college sports writer for the Denver Gazette Tyler King. Tyler chats about his growth into a role where he covers sports at Colorado, Colorado State and Denver.  Plus, Darian and Steve react to the news that The Athletic has let go of its Penn State beat reporter Audrey Snyder. And a preview of the Frozen Four.  F...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Penn State men’s basketball radio color analyst Dick Jerardi. Dick shares what goes into being a color analyst, how he got the role and his love of horse racing.  Plus, Penn State men’s hockey is heading to the Frozen Four.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve discuss Penn State men’s hockey making the NCAA Tournament, Penn State wrestling winning another national championship and a lot more.  Plus you can go vote for the Penn State Sports Hall of Fame on the Blog.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join the newsletter today. Go buy...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve discuss Penn State men’s hockey’s loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament and what’s next, Penn State wrestling heads to the NCAAs and what’s making them mad sports media-wise this March.  Plus, you can go vote for the Penn State Sports Hall of Fame on the Blog.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the websit...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve discuss Penn State’s new field naming rights deal after West Shore Home pays $50 million over 15 years to have the field at Beaver Stadium bear its name.  Plus, Penn State wrestling and Penn State hockey talk.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join the newsletter today. Go bu...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Penn State beat writer for StateCollege.com Mike Poorman to share his memories of Lou Prato, who passed away last week.  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 are joined by Penn State men’s hockey play-by-play announcer and now show regular Brian Tripp. Brian joins to chat about Penn State men’s hockey’s strong second half that has them on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join the newsletter tod...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve cover two of the biggest Penn State sports stories of late, as Penn State announces the Legacy Fund and the Beaver Stadium renovations. Plus, Penn State men’s hockey’s recent run 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...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve chat about the match-day presentation at Penn State wrestling’s BJC Dual, where Penn State men’s basketball season is headed and run through the numbers from the latest financial report.  Plus, they give their Super Bowl prop bets.  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 BTN wrestling analyst Shane Sparks. Shane joins the show to chat about his career journey and why he’s so passionate about wrestling.  Plus Darian and Steve react to Penn State’s hiring of Jim Knowles and talk about the BJC Dual.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve say goodbye to the 2024 college football and Penn State football season. First they discuss ESPN’s broadcast of the National Championship game. Then, they break down what they learned this Penn State football season and share the results of this year’s end of season survey.    Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit t...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve recap Penn State’s loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff Semifinal. Plus they chat about Monday’s busy news day and discuss the biggest sports business storylines at Penn State in 2025.  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’s director of the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism John Affleck. John joins the show to talk about the center’s role in educating journalists and how its experiences help students grow. Plus, why the Penn State-Notre Dame matchup is a bit more meaningful for him.  Also, Darian and Steve recap Penn State’s win over Boise St...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve break down Penn State’s win over SMU in the College Football Playoff, give their thoughts about the altered gameday presentation, talk about Penn State’s branding and chat about Penn State women’s volleyball winning the national championship.  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 former Penn State football assistant coach and current member of the Penn State Board of Trustees Jay Paterno. Jay chats about what the Board of Trustees' role in Penn State football is, talks about his writing and more. Plus, Darian and Steve react to the news of Beau Pribula entering the transfer portal, discuss everything around Penn Stat...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by the biggest star in the sports media world this week – Zack In Graphics. Penn State alum Zack Feldman is an ESPN Editorial Graphics Producer and is the one who builds the graphics you see during the College Football Playoff announcement show. Plus, Darian and Steve recap Penn State’s loss to Oregon, look ahead to the playoff and debate Penn...

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve chat about Penn State’s win over Maryland and look ahead to the Big Ten Championship where the Nittany Lions will take on Oregon. Plus, what did Darian and Steve get right and wrong in their preseason predictions.  Follow Darian and Steve on Twitter @StuffSomersSays and @SteveSamspell. Visit the website at StuffSomersSays.com. Join the newsletter today. G...