MP on the Mic

Previewing where Tech, JMU and Liberty will end up during their bowl games, plus a look around college football ahead of championship weekend - and the Pop Tarts Bowl unveils football's first edible mascot. Then Will Driscoll joins us to talk about the new class of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

VCU wraps up a tough trip to Orlando with a win over Penn State and former coach Mike Rhoades. Plus, the college football playoffs (19:20), a Virginia Tech victory lap after rivalry domination (23:43), and Commanders observations after the firing of Jack Del Rio (34:51)

Getting ready for the Commonwealth Cup between UVA and Virginia Tech, as well as a big week for JMU and lots of hoops across the state. Plus we go inside the Commanders locker room and hear Joe Theismann reflect on the 40th anniversary of his MVP season.

An embarrassing loss to the Giants brings about discussion of what's next for the Commanders. Plus interviews from inside the locker room. At 24:27 Grant Paulsen from Grant and Danny joins the show, then at 37:02 we turn to happier topics with VCU basketball defeating Seattle. At 43:20 a little clean-up of JMU football from the weekend and we talk to JC about what's in his bagel sandwich.

Two of our favorite experts join on a Football Friday as we get you ready for a big weekend in the NFL, NCAA and at local high schools. Mike Szvetitz of Front Page Bets and Gary Hess, the 910 The Fan Sports Director, are MP's guests.

It's a jam-packed Thursday program. We first take you inside the Commanders locker room for our weekly feature, including an insightful chat with Brian Robinson. At 9:31, John Keim of ESPN joins the program. VCU won big last night and we've got the postgame word at 20:15, including MP's conversation with Christian Fermin. We wrap it up at 34:44 with some good old-fashioned rage about the JMU decision.

We're getting ready for VCU hoops and previewing a big decision coming for JMU as they await the NCAA ruling on their postseason future. Plus, an NBA fight in the in-season tournament.

We've got lots of college football and NFL talk, and at 22:17 we bring in Mike Barber of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. At 34:30, Darrell Owens talks about his visit to the White House, and the show closes with some talk about superstitions.

MP is mad he's not mad about the Commanders losing another very winnable game - but the only thing that matters is Sam Howell, and he continues to develop nicely. At 19:20, a look at the Hokies' path to six wins and a bowl game as well as the rest of the college football world, and we sneak in some college hoops talk at 36:55, with a zany sequence of events at the end of the UVA game.

Getting ready for a busy weekend of sports as we recap Virginia Tech's women's basketball game, James Madison with another crazy men's win, and UVa's football loss to Louisville. Plus a full slate of basketball. Our guy Zach Joachim joins at 22:04 from the Siegel Center, and Gary Hess prepares us for a busy high school football playoff weekend at 35:13. Then at 47:20, producer JC debuts his dining minute.