Philly wasn't the only lightning disruption on Thursday night. Plus, MP gets you ready for the Commanders opener and a big game for the Hokies. Then special guest Steve Pugh drops by the show, and we have Commanders season predictions.

Parney, Gary Hess and Lane Casadonte join the program as we get ready for the NFL season.

We are thrilled to kick off Season 2 of the Play Chesterfield Spotlight! JC Poma and Dr. John Phillips of Play Chesterfield join the show to kick us off with a look ahead at another busy year of high school athletics in Chesterfield.

Starting next week, Wednesday mornings at 10:30am, we'll start to hear from Directors of Student Activities and Student Athletes from schools across the county!

The Audacy fantasy football league did not go well for MP on Tuesday night, as he was rated the league's worst team by a large margin. He's not happy. Plus, Virginia Tech goes to the oldest trick in the book, calling a players-only meeting ahead of the big Vandy game on Saturday night. Is it too soon?

MP declared the Squirrels out of the playoff chase then they rolled off five wins in a row to show him. We'll let you know where they stand. Plus, breaking down Virginia Tech's loss. There's no panic, but there's a very big game looming on Saturday. Plus, we kick off a game week for the Washington Commanders.

We've got the college football preview, but the first half hour is all Micah Parsons as we break down the big news from the sports world. Then we check in with Greg Madia ahead of UVA's game, Frank Beamer shares his thoughts on the Beamer Bowl, and we end the show with the first picks of the year. Football's back!

Gary Hess gets us ready for high school football on The Fan, plus Parney makes his first football picks of the season ahead of a big weekend for college football.

MP pays tribute to the longtime Washington football writer, who died on Tuesday. Then we do the normal show with a breakdown of Terry McLaurin's contract, MP's non-thoughts on Taylor and Travis, and his intensely passionate thoughts on porcupine names.

The Virginian Pilot columnist is visiting five college football games in five days, and shares about his upcoming journey. Plus, Trey Wilson gives us the state of the Squirrels, and we break down what we know (and don't) about the Terry McLaurin deal.

MP isn't going to get worked up over any of the Washington Commanders roster cuts, because he doesn't see 53 guys worth keeping at the moment, especially after three preseason blowouts. Plus, he's got an early eye on ODU going to Indiana, as well as an early look at the rest of the Week 1 college football slate.