The Southbound Sports Show

The Steelers lose to the Bengals while Ben Roethlisberger has the 28th best QBR in the league. Tom Brady travels back to New England as the Buccaneers look to avenge their loss to the Rams. The Lions lost a heartbreaker on a record long field goal. Ohio State LB Pope quits in the middle of the game while the Big Ten Friday night football schedule is called out by Maryland coach Mike Locksley.

Ben Roethlisberger has been listed on the injury report with a pectoral injury. Jon Gruden has the Raiders winning and could be turning the corner with the franchise poised to return to the playoffs. Ohio State struggles with attendance while poor SEC officiating almost costs Penn State the game against Auburn. Clemson barely beats Georgia Tech team as the ACC has a long road to the playoff.

The Steelers were able to upset the Bills after scoring a touchdown on a blocked punt but they still had some of the same issues that showed down the stretch last season. The Ravens lost in over time to the Raiders as they battle injuries to their backfield. The Big 12 voted to expand with BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF while USC fired Clay Helton two games into the season.

The NFL season begins this week and we talk fantasy moves that could help your team even if you missed the draft. We make NFL playoff predictions and breakdown our game of the week. Targeting calls are ruining college football as Indinia jerseys were given to players to wear on the field for the Hoosiers.

IMG Academy played a nationally televised football game on ESPN against an Ohio high school that didn't actually exist. Roster cuts are happening across the NFL with Cam Newton being one of the biggest names to be cut. Scott Frost is on the hot seat in Nebraska after their week one loss to Illinois and we go through the week one games in college football.

Scrimmages have started across high school football as Matt gets the Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs ready for the regular season. The Washington Football Team has narrowed down its list of potential names once again. A fight breaks out at Heinz Field during the Steelers preseason game. The Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 form an alliance to guide college athletics as additional NIL information is revealed. The...

Conditioning is underway for high school football as they begin two-a-days to prepare for the start of the season. The NFL has officially kicked off its first shortened preseason. The Big Ten, ACC, and Pac-12 have started an alliance against the SEC where it as leaked that television networks are looking for games that can pull 4 million viewers.

Heat acclimation is underway for high school football as the players get ready for the start of the season. The NFL Hall of Fame game was a snoozefest with the Steelers edging the Cowboys before we celebrated two years of inductees. We take a look at newcomers in the NFL for the start of fantasy football draft season. We also give tribute to the late Bobby Bowden and what his legacy means for coll...

The NFL has had issues with hard hits in training camp leading to fights and players being cut. The Hall of Fame game kicks off the NFL preseason this week. The SEC has officially expanded by adding Oklahoma and Texas. The United States leads the overall medal count for the Olympics but not the gold medal count.

Oklahoma and Texas have informed they Big 12 they do not plan on renewing their contract in 2025 and have applied for membership with the SEC instead. The remaining Big 12 teams have started to scramble and reach out to other conferences to see if there is interest in expanding. We take a look at the options for all of the power five conferences and the overall impact on the college athletics land...

The Steelers sign Melvin Ingram to a one year contact and the NBA Finals television ratings bounce back. The Olympics are set to begin with five new sports and college football players are starting to make bank with their new endorsement deals.

Conor McGregor broke his leg during his fight against Poirier. England lost to Italy on penalty kicks and their fans have been harassing their players online. Ben Roethlisberger has been following a stricter diet than Tom Brady and the USA basketball team has been losing their Olympic warm up games.

Roethlisberger heads into the season with high expectations that are setting up for retirement after another early playoff exit. Tampa Bay almost sweeps the finals to win back to back Stanley Cup trophies. The media is already writing pre-emptive articles about the fall of the NBA finals TV ratings.

We start the show by going high tempo with listener comments. Madden 22 has announced special features for new consoles while the NCAA football video game is rumored to release in 2023. The NCAA eliminates the NC State Wolfpack baseball team in the quarterfinals. NFL training camp locations are going to be in team facilities because of the coronavirus.

The Washington Football team is denied a trademark to their name because it is too generic. The 76ers are eliminated from the playoffs drawing a comparison between Andy Reid and Doc Rivers while the Nets also choke. The Supreme Court rules against the NCAA and calls for more lawsuits opening the path for schools to pay players.

The upcoming Madden video game has released a promo featuring two goats. The NBA and NHL playoffs have been full of surprises. The blue chip ratio for the upcoming college football season has been released and Bo Schembechler faces allegations similar to Joe Paterno.

Julio Jones has been traded to the Titans where he now makes their offense even more explosive. Mason Rudolph has been given an extension and Fox is bringing back the USFL in 2022. The college football playoff committee is starting talks for their next playoff extension and it looks like a 12 team playoff is currently leading the discussion. LeBron James lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs...

The Penguins were eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs because of goaltending while the Pittsburgh Pirates are in last place. Ben Roethlisberger offered to take a pay cut to stay with the Steelers and the NFL is looking to have every team play in Europe in the future. Ohio State explored going independent in 2020 after the Big Ten announced they were not going to play football...

The Penguins choke away game five in 2OT. Aaron Rodgers and his wide receivers are skipping OTAs and Julio Jones announces that he wants out of Atlanta. Najee Harris is receiving a lot of fantasy football hype as he signed his contract to join the Steelers. College football win totals o/u have been released for the upcoming season.

The NFL has released the schedules for the upcoming season and the Pittsburgh Steelers have the toughest schedule in the league. We give our predictions for the full Steelers schedule along with thoughts on the 17th game and its impact on the season. We also take a look at the college football programs that appeared in the AP Poll the most in the past ten years.

Tim Tebow tried out for the Jaguars at tight end and there are rumors that he is going to be signed. FCS will have a new national champion in football while NBA players complain about their new play-in tournament. The Big Ten championships start to wrap up and the 2021 BTN Big10K is announced.

We start the show by going over the biggest winners and losers from the NFL Draft and we give an overall grade for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ja'Wuan James was injured while working out off site for the Broncos and he may lose $20 million for the injury occurring outside of team facilities.

We go through a mock NFL Draft for the Pittsburgh Steelers using the PFF draft simulator. The Ravens are looking to exercise the fifth-year option for Lamar Jackson while potentially drafting his replacement. The College Football Playoff committee is considering expansion to 6, 8, 10, 12, or 16 teams.

We take a look at the top draft prospects in the NFL on the defensive of the ball. Mike Tomlin signs a three-year extension to keep him in Pittsburgh through 2024. Teams from England have pulled out of the proposed Euro Super League in soccer as fans protested against it after it was announced.

The XFL and CFL are considering playing an interleague championship game. James Conner heads to Arizona as we look at offensive positions on the NFL draft board. The Buffalo Bills are one of the NFL teams that are planning to have a full stadium with vaccinated fans. A homeless man sneaks into spring practice at USC and fields punts and we get ready for summer workouts.