The Beat of Sports

College Football Twitter has criticized UCF for not scheduling Power 5 opponents well this weekend they get the return game against Stanford. Gary Parris joins the show to preview this weekends matchup against the Cardinal. He and Marc talk about how the the potential for rain could play a factor into the how UCF plays, plus what they think could happen at the quarterback position.

A speech by John F. Kennedy over 50 years ago which garnered attention because it featured his proclamation about landing on the moon but one line featured the football teams for Rice and Texas. Sam Khan Jr joins the show to talk about this speech and the longtime rivalry between these two programs.

The run of dominance for Team USA at the FIBA World Cup has come to an end. They suffered back to back loss and now people are searching for answers. Mike O'Donnell joins the show to talk about what when wrong for Team USA and wonders if this will force star players to re-up when the Olympics roll around. Then he runs through his list of top international basketball players of all time.

Days after signing a contract with the New England Patriots Antonio Brown was hit with a civil lawsuit with allegations of sexual assault against a former trainer. Richard Hale joins the show for his weekly sports legal segment to talk the latest on the Brown lawsuit. Then he and Marc discuss what happens if an NFL team bans a fan that might not have been in the stadium? Plus the NFL starts looking at insurance companies to payout the concussion lawsuits.

The state of California recently passed a law which would allow student-athletes to make money on their likeness. Now this law wouldn't go in effect until 2023 but it has the NCAA trying to turn up the heat and get this stopped. Steve Berkowitz of Forbes joins the show to talk about what this law means for the future of college athletics and more.

Forbes released their annual list of who the most valuable college football teams and the results might be surprising because teams like Alabama and Clemson aren't leading the pack. Marc talks about why the Texas schools rank so high and how televisions deals are the leading factory to why schools make so much each year.

The last few weeks for Antonio Brown have been topsy-turvy to say the least. What began with a bizarre summer in Oakland lead to his release and then he ends up on the Patriots. Now Brown is dealing with a civil lawsuit involving sexual assault allegations. Eric Adelson joins the show to talk about what we are looking at with the behavior of Antonio Brown and if we should expect the NFL to put the wide receiver on the commissioners exempt list.

Team USA has been ousted from medal contention by France at the FIBA World Cup, failing to capture gold at a major international tournament for the first time since 2006. Even though this loss will get little attention, will this lead to star players like LeBron James, Steph Curry, and James Harden to sign up and play for Team USA for the 2020 Olympics?

The 2019 season for the Seminoles has not gotten off to a good start, after losing in week 1 against Boise State they struggled to get past Louisiana-Monroe. This has lead to the fanbase starting to call for a coaching change and there is now infighting in the locker room. Brendan Sonnone joins the show to talk about the state of the Seminoles and wonders if the team has already lost the fanbase.

A video of DeMarcus Lawrence refusing to sign an autograph for a young New York Giants fan gained national attention on social media. When Lawrence was on his way to the bus on Sunday, a young fan wearing a Saquon Barkley jersey eagerly ran up to him and asked for an autograph. Lawrence only looked at the boy and told him, “You need the right jersey, son.” Marc and Scott debate whether or not Lawrence is the bad guy in this situation.