Bill Landis, Ohio State reporter for the Athletic, tells Mike "Chico" Bormann if it's not full-strength Sean Clifford, Penn State can't test Ohio State as they mull over the matchup at the Horseshoe between the 5th ranked Buckeyes and the 20th ranked Nittany Lions Friday night on "Chico After Dark."

Samantha Bunten, Senior NFL Analyst and Content Director at NBC Sports and Sunday Night Football, tells Mike "Chico" Bormann that playing Baker Mayfield with his shoulder injury vs. the Steelers has to be a "risk" if he's the Browns starter long term. They preview the Week 8 matchup at First Energy Stadium plus the Sunday night matchup between the Cowboys and Vikings on Friday night's edition of "Chico After Dark."

Erik Kuselias, host on CBSSportsHQ and fantasy football aficionado, would pick up any Packers pass catchers in Davante Adams' absence as he and Mike "Chico" Bormann go over who to start and who to sit Week 8 in fantasy football Wednesday night on "Chico After Dark."

Former All-Star 2nd baseman Bret Boone predicts a very offensive. evenly matched World Series between Braves and Astros as he and Mike "Chico" Bormann talk Fall Classic Wednesday night on "Chico After Dark."

Nate Ulrich of The Akron Beacon-Journal joins Mike 'Chico' Bormann for Browns talk following Cleveland's Thursday win versus Denver, and where the team stands heading into Sunday versus Pittsburgh and onward.

Chris Manning of the Locked on Cavs podcast joins Mike 'Chico' Bormann to talk about the Cleveland Cavaliers' immediate opening to the 2021-22 season, including Cleveland's wins versus the Atlanta Hawks and the Denver Nuggets.

Nick Shook of NFL.com and Around the NFL joins Mike 'Chico' Bormann for NFL talk, including the Cleveland Browns' Thursday night win over the Denver Broncos, Baker Mayfield's status for the immediate future, and the Cincinnati Bengals' blowout win over the Baltimore Ravens.

Eric Edholm, NFL writer for Yahoo Sports, tells Mike "Chico" Bormann Baker Mayfield could do real damage if he takes another shot on his shoulder as they go over the biggest headlines in football Friday night on "Chico After Dark."

Bill Landis, Ohio State beat reporter for The Athletic, tells Mike "Chico" Bormann he's not sure Urban Meyer would have made the in-season change to the defense like Ryan Day to turn around the Buckeyes season as they preview the home stretch in the Big Ten starting with this weekend's matchup with the Hoosier on Friday's "Chico After Dark."

Samantha Bunten, Senior NFL Analyst and Content Director for NBC Sports and Sunday Night Football, tells Mike "Chico" Bormann that if Baker Mayfield is your guy long term, you have to consider sitting him down as they discuss the impact of his injured shoulder, D'Ernest Johnson's big game, and Sunday's matchup between the Colts and Nincers on Friday's "Chico After Dark."