The Beat of Sports

Will Roger Goodell have to appear on the stand under oath in New Orleans? A lawsuit reveals more of the seedy underbelly of college sports and how Knicks owner James Dolan is now attempting to ruin peoples lives in California too.

Mike Tuck is all in on the Orlando Magic, believing them to be a top 4 team in the east. And because of that he thinks the Magic should look to acquire Chris Paul, all they need to do is wait until December 15th once signed players can be traded. He believes that the Magic could be able to win the east with a player like Paul who would do wonders for the benefit of Mo Bamba and Jonathan Issac.

In the first season of the Willie Taggart era at FSU things did not get off to the best start. The team struggled to beat lower level talent and missed out on several big time recruits. But will year 2 be better and what would constitute as a successful season?

Now that the NBA Summer League has come to a close what happens next for a player like Tacko Fall who became the biggest (no pun intended) story. Mike O'Donnell joins the show to talk about whether or not Tacko should end up on a G-League roster or at the end of the bench for the Celtics. Then he and Austin discuss The Basketball Tournament and why NBA fans should be interested in watching it through out the summer.

When the MLS season began Orlando City manager James O'Connor said that he wanted to change the culture of the club and have players that bought into his system, well with the Lions eyeing the playoff line it seems like that is happening. Evan Weston joins the show to talk about the run of success for the squad and what O'Connor has done right. Then he and Austin talk about what Nani has meant for the team and the youth movement in the roster.

Melvin Gordon and Ezekiel Elliot are both waiting for their big pay days but it seems like they could be waiting for awhile. Tuck talks about how despite running backs seem to be just behind quarterbacks in importance they are being devalued when it comes to pay.

The Big 12 has said that if you do the "horns down" gesture against Texas that it could result in a penalty. Tuck explains why this is such a ridiculous rule and wonders if this is going to lead other conferences to start enforcing similar rules.

Is there a scenario where UCF could end up in the College Football Playoff? Austin Lyon lays out what might be the dream for the Knights to help the end up in the top 4 and potentially the set up the match up all UCF fans have wanted, a game against Alabama.

American Athletic Conference Media Days has kicked off which means practices are about to begin. Brandon Helwig of UCF Sports joins the show to talk the latest news including Mike Aresco talking the new tv deal and dealing with UConn leaving the conference. Plus how might the quarterback situation might shakeout when practices begin.

In year one of the Dan Mullen era the Florida Gators seemed to be righting the ship after a few disappointing seasons, but is that sustainable? Can Felipe Franks build on what he started last year or will Gator fans see a different quarterback under center?