The Beat of Sports

With the college football season winding down and marquee games still on the schedule for the top teams two things are going to come into focus for the playoff committee, the eye test and style points. Marc brings up that for some teams the committee doesn't trust the eye test will matter and for a team like Alabama style points could be what set them apart from the rest of the 1-loss teams.

Gary Parris of the UCF broadcast team joins the show to answer the question if UCF can right the ship after a 3rd loss. Plus he and Marc discuss the comments form McKenzie Milton about is future when it comes to playing football. Plus Gary gives his thoughts on the Myles Garrett incident with Mason Rudolph.

Mr College Football himself Tony Barnhart joins the show to talk if Georgia in trouble at Auburn this weekend and more.

Mike O'Donnell joins the show and talks if Penny Hardway should be the one missing games at Memphis? They discuss how Evansville was able to take down the top ranked Kentucky Wildcats. Plus they dive into the world of load management.

Austin Lyon of Spectrum Sports joins the show to preview the high school football playoff games.

Last night during the Steelers-Browns game, the ending was marred by an incident involving Myles Garrett and Mason Rudolph. Richard Hale joins the show and talks about whether or not Garrett could face legal action for his actions and hitting Rudolph with a helmet.

Football at its most basic form is closest thing to gladiator style combat. Players are bigger, stronger, and faster every year. Marc brings these things up when people talk about how outraged they are about what happened between Myles Garrett and Mason Rudolph last night. Though these kinds of things should never happen in a sport, Marc brings up that people need to remember what sport fans are watching.

Bret McCormick of Sports Business Journal takes a look at the 200+ college football games that play for a trophy, object or odd item and Bret shares the odd stories behind them.

Shaun Assael the author of "The Murder of Sonny Liston" joins the show to talk about Showtime's documentary on the life and mystery surrounding the former champion's death.

The Florida State job is still open and it seems like one name that won't go away is Bob Stoops. Marc brings up an interview that Stoops did with a Texas radio station in which the coach discusses his future, and Marc gives his thoughts on the situation.