The Beat of Sports

This has been quite a week for moves in the NFL and it has nothing to do with players getting cut or Jon Gruden finally talking to Khalil Mack. Teddy Bridgewater is now bound for New Orleans after the somehow quarterback rich Jets were able to get a draft pick for him but why would the Saints give up something for a backup? Plus Aaron Rodgers cashed in big and Odell Beckham Jr bet on himself and things finally worked out for him, are both players worth the money that their teams are giving them?

Mike Bianchi and Marc Daniels on The Bridge discuss UCF’s season opener tonight and the level of importance on ‘style points’ tonight. Bianchi claims UCF needs to put “a number” on UCONN to make Knights fans buy in to Josh Heupel. Listen for more!

American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco joins the show to talk about start of new college football season. He talks about how much of an impact UCF going undefeated helped expand the brand recognition for the conference. He addresses the potential of the College Football Playoff getting expanded. Oh and he called Clemson soft (tongue in check comment).

Yesterday afternoon Jerry Jones gave an interview to a Dallas-based radio station where he laid out his thoughts on the NFL going to an 18 game schedule. He explained that it would help remove 2 games from the preseason and potentially reduce the injuries players sustain throughout the season. Marc talks about why what Jones said probably isn't wrong and that the NFL is upset that their secret plans may have been spilled. Marc also talks about how at the end of the day the players will cave and accept an 18 game schedule because it will mean more money in their pockets.

Is there a chance that Urban Meyer doesn't get a chance to finish the season at Ohio State? Marc explains that after yesterday's information dump by the school the evidence is there that the school may have to look hard at whether or not they should keep him. But they should be afraid that proof exists that Meyer has more power than the AD and school president.

Mike Bianchi and Marc Daniels on The Bridge discuss UCF stories from the past and react to this morning’s Jason Kreis interview.

After yet another tragedy involving guns at a Madden Tournament in Jacksonville, what was the reaction from the eSports community?

With the UCF Football season kicking off on Thursday we journey up to Connecticut to get a preview of the opponent. What kind of team will the Knights face off against with Randy Edsall now in his second tenure with the Huskies. Plus what are the chances the grounds crew decides to leave the grass a little tall.

Every college football coach does it, they play the quarterback naming game. It is just matter of which version of the game they are playing. Florida and Florida State waited until yesterday to name a starting quarterback while others named theirs weeks ago. Marc explains the games that these coaches play, sometimes to motivate player others to keep things away from the media.

Mike Bianchi and Marc Daniels open The Bridge discussing Florida and Florida State naming their starting QB’s and what level of confidence they have in Deondre Francois and Feleipe Franks. Plus, why are the Gators giving away free tickets?