Topics: Safety Lamont Wade announces he will stay at Penn State, Nittany Lions deck both Purdue and Indiana over the weekend and Penn State men’s hoops continues to struggle racking up wins despite playing great defense. Guest: Ben Jones (Penn State basketball writer, StateCollege.com) and Steve recap Saturday’s game against Rutgers and look ahead to Purdue’s visit to the Bryce Jordan Center this Thursday.

Guests: Steve’s brother Kevin Jones plus a conversation with Steve Blass, who’s retiring this season after 60 years, 34 of those 60 in the broadcast booth, all with the Pittsburgh Pirates!

Topic: The history of the “Playoff Bowl,” NFL’s consolation game, before the invention of the Super Bowl, in the 1960s. Guest: Keith Sargeant (Rutgers basketball writer, NJ.com) joins us to give the Scarlet Knights perspective heading into Saturday’s game in the Bryce Jordan Center.

Hour 2- Guests:  Chris Trapasso (CBS Sports) and Mark Wogenrich (Allentown Morning Call) talking about the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.

Steve talks about the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.  We also welcome Dave Sheinin, Washington Post National Baseball Writer to talk about this week’s Hall of Fame announcement.