The BLS Podcast

In this week's Nittany Lion Sports Report, with Bob Long and Tyler Gehlhaus, we break down the inexplicable loss to Illinois this past weekend. Discussing the limitations of Sean Clifford, the indictment of the rest of the quarterback room, the rumors swirling around James Franklin and how he's addressed that in the media, the development of Mike Yurcich, the future of the quarterback room next year and beyond, and then we previewed the Penn State vs. Ohio State game. A lot to get to in this show, tune in!

In this week's Nittany Lion Sports Report, with Bob Long and Tyler Gehlhaus, we discuss the disappointing aspects of Penn State's loss to Iowa, including the injury to Sean Clifford, the struggles of Taquan Roberson, the gall of Kirk Ferentz of fanning the flames on the supposed "faking of injuries," and what the loss means for the season. We discuss the quarterback situation in depth, No's 1 through 3 for Penn State, and preview how Penn State will stack up against Ohio State in two weeks. Our guest picker this week is Tanner Fitzgerald, part of the ownership group of Froggy's Irish Pub in Pittsburgh. Tune in!

In this week's Nittany Lion Sports Report, with Bob Long and Tyler Gehlhaus, we discuss Penn State's 24-0 shutout of Indiana, break down the rapid and significant improvement of Sean Clifford, and debate the issue in short-yardage rushing situations. We preview Iowa with Steve Batterson of the Quad City Times to prep for the Top 5 Matchup in Iowa City this weekend, and Steve is our guest picker for the week. Check out the show here!

La Salle College High School football (5-0) traveled to Franklin Field to take on St. Joseph’s Prep, the reigning PIAA 6A state champs and La Salle’s archrival, for the biggest game of the year. Check out the highlights of the game here!

In this week's Nittany Lion Sports Report, with Bob Long and Tyler Gehlhaus, we discuss Penn State's non-conference slate, which now is finished as just eight Big Ten games remain. We preview the Indiana game this weekend, and discuss the chaos throughout college football over the past few weeks. Our guest picker this week is Bruce Badgley, founder of Sports Stream Premium Network and a proud Indiana Hoosier alum! Tune in

In this week's Nittany Lion Sports Report, with Bob Long and Tyler Gehlhaus, we discuss Penn State's big win over Auburn in the annual Whiteout game at Beaver Stadium. We share war stories from Beaver Stadium, break down the impressive performance of Sean Clifford, Jahan Dotson, and the tight ends offensively, and anlayze the role of the defense in this team's success. Yes, we also address the poor officiating in the game as well. We then welcome on Ryan Lennox, producer and on-scene director for Villanova's basketball and football radio broadcasts, to break down the Wildcats and to give us his picks!

In this week's Nittany Lion Sports Report, with Bob Long and Tyler Gehlhaus, we break down Penn State's win over Ball State, positional alignments, and preview the game against Auburn for the Whiteout. We also briefly address the James Franklin-USC rumors. Rob Stott of Bob Long Sports' high school football broadcast team joins as guest picker, and breaks down Abdul Carter and Keon Wylie, who squared off against one another when La Salle hosted Imhotep. Tune in!

In this week's Nittany Lion Sports Report, with Bob Long and Tyler Gehlhaus, we break down Penn State's 16-10 win over Wisconsin. We analyze the defensive personnel and scheme that kept Wisconsin at bay, discussed both the offensive woes and the breakthrough successes that produced big plays and scoring opportunities, and preview what's next for Penn St after this opening win. Our guest picker is Curt Hoffman, Ball State football letterman and the starter at The Cradle in Pinehurst, NC. He also recalls the days as a minor league baseball GM. Some great stories here!

In this week's Nittany Lion Sports Report, Bob Long and Tyler Gehlhaus project Penn State football's 2021 depth chart. In a rare move, the team will not release the depth chart for the season, so we will walk through who fans should expect to see on the field, plus preview Week 1's feature matchup, Penn State vs. Wisconsin. Our guest picker this week is Ryan Ansel, Head Basketball Coach at Jack Barrack Hebrew Academy, owner of Ryan Ansel Basketball, and ambassador for Access2Success, a Basketball charity. We make our picks for Penn State as well as the rest of Week 1's best games.

In this week's Villanova Basketball Report, with Bob Long, Kevin Long, Tom Trainer, and K-Mac, we discuss Villanova's rise from the ashes to the Sweet 16. What's going right, why, and what Villanova can expect from Baylor on Saturday (Start-28:30). Next, Kevin Long walk through this week's "Cat in the Wild," highlighting one former Wildcat's career success (28:30-32:40). K-Mac then blesses us with Baylor basketball trivia (32:40-38:50), and we end the show with our "Shootaround" shout out segment (32:40-Finish).