The Beat of Sports

DarinSlack the QB Coach joins the show and talks about Joe Burrow and Tua. Plus he weighs in on how Lamar Jackson and his ability is changing the NFL

Fresh off a big victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, a game what saw Nik Vucevic break out of an offensive slump Marc brings up an interesting rumor. Could the Magic look to acquire DeMar DeRozan from the San Antonio Spurs? Reports are that the Magic are one of the teams interested in the scorer but Marc brings up the name D'Angelo Russell as another player the team could take a look at.

Jared Greenberg host of Crunch Time on NBATV joins the show to talk about the latest NBA news. He and Marc discuss the leagues handling of load management and how the fan base feels about it. He talks about how contract certainty is a sign of good things to come for the Boston Celtics and more.

This weekend Colin Kaepernick is getting an opportunity to showcase his talents in front of a number of NFL teams. Marc talks about how he is trying to wrap his head around this story and understand why his people aren't happy about the timing of when the workout will be taking place.

The coach told a kid to slide in a JV baseball game. Then he got sued. The seven-year legal story that followed and threatened to change youth sports for all.

Josh Robbins from The Athletic joins the show and talks about the latest with the Orlando Magic and what they need to do to get on the right track after a rough start to the season.

The Houston Astros have been accused of using sign-stealing tactics for several seasons after some former members of the organization, including starting pitcher Mike Fiers have confirmed that the team engaged in such practices during the year in which they won the World Series. Marc talks about how this is a difficult situation for MLB to handle because it is believed that many teams do this and wonders what kind of punishment is fitting of the crime.

The second set of rankings for the College Football Playoff are out and for the first time in the short history Alabama is on out the outside looking in. Marc talks about what we can learn from what was announced last night and if we should be surprised that committee doesn't believe in Baylor and how much they trust Minnesota.

Through the luck of contracts there could a be reunion between the OGs of First Take? Michael McCarthy has the story of the possible reunion of Stephen A Smith and Skip Bayless as well as Cris Carter's exit from FS1.

The football legend Jack Youngblood joins the show and discusses a wide range of topics with Marc. He talks about the injuries that he played through during his playing career and the first time he faced having surgery. He discusses what the first version of Gatorade was like (it was not pleasant). Plus he gives his thoughts on Urban Meyer getting honored at Florida.