Colt McCoy and Texas beat Ohio State 24-21 in the Fiesta Bowl. AP

Colt McCoy's Texas Longhorns beat Ohio State in dramatic fashion, 24-21. Here are some highlights of his interview with Dan:

-- McCoy said Ohio State had the best defense the Lonhorns had seen all season. McCoy said they couldn't do what they normally do because there were so many areas of the Buckeyes defense they wanted to avoid. McCoy said they didn't necessarily want to throw 58 passes.

-- McCoy said that coach Mack Brown challenged the team before the bowl to be up for it, even though they weren't playing for the national title. McCoy said Texas was up for the game.

-- Dan asked McCoy about comments about Florida's Tim Tebow being the fourth best QB in the Big 12. McCoy wouldn't get into it too much. He said he has a lot of respect for Tebow.

-- McCoy talked about the bad interception. He said he had the right read, but threw off the back foot. But McCoy said the most important throw is always the next throw.

-- McCoy sheepishly confirmed that was his girlfriend in the stands. Dan thought she had a better game than Colt did.

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Cowher not ready to go back to coaching yet

AP Former Steelers coach Bill Cowher will return to the broadcast booth for the 2009 season.

Bill Cowher joined Boomer and Carton in New York to discuss his decision to stay out of coaching this season. Cowher said he didn't want to head back to the sideline this year, but he had no problem meeting with teams because he thinks those relationships will help him down the road. Cowher sounds like he'll get back into coaching, just not this offseason.

Witten explains meltdown in Dallas

Cowboys tight end Jason Witten tells KTCK in Dallas that the 'Boys' locker room does have more personalities than most in the NFL, but that's not an excuse for what happened in 2008. Witten sounded frustrated Dallas fell short of its lofty goals this season.

Matt Millen will work for NBC during the Super Bowl. AP

The big debate today is whether former Lions president Matt Millen will make a credible TV analyst at the Super Bowl. Millen was one of the best broadcasters in the business before he joined Detroit.

If you didn't hear Dan talk to Millen on Saturday on NBC, here are some of the highlights, and the audio is available above.

-- Millen took full responsibility for the Lions' historic failures. He didn't make excuses.

-- Dan asked him about his reputation after this mess. Millen said yes, he's "the stiff" from Detroit. But there's a lot more to it.

-- Millen said he would have fired himself -- but he would have waited until after the season.

-- Millen said the Lions are closer to winning than you might think. Just look at teams like Atlanta and Miami. He said Rod Marinelli is a "stud," and Calvin Johnson is one of the best young receivers in the NFL.

Reggie Miller thinks Boston's Paul Pierce will pick it up soon. AP

Reggie Miller dropped by the show to offer a variety of opinions, including some interesting NBA takes ...

-- Miller compared the Celtics to the stock market. There are going to be ups and downs, but overall, they'll level out. Miller says in the course of a season you'll have injuries, energy ebbs and flows, etc.

-- Miller said Paul Pierce has been coasting and will likely pick it up as the season goes on.

-- Miller said the Celtics have the best coach in the NBA, Doc Rivers. Miller sort of back-tracked, but said Rivers is right there with Phil Jackson as the best manager of personalities.

-- Miller would definitely welcome Stephon Marbury if he ran the Celtics.

-- Miller said if Michael Jordan and Jerry Krause had gotten along, the Bulls would have won 10 titles instead of six.

Stephen Curry and Davidson visit Duke on Wednesday. AP

Stephen Curry and Davidson visit Duke on Wednesday. College hoops' shooting star joined the show to preview the show.

-- Curry said Davidson didn't play well when he was a freshman at Cameron. Curry thinks the team will do better when the Wildcats visit Duke on Wednesday.

-- Curry expects Duke to throw a lot of defensive bodies at him. The Blue Devils have a lot of long, quick defenders and could cause problems.

-- Dan asked Curry what happens if he starts to miss a couple of shots or is covered well. Curry said he tries to believe that each shot is going in, regardless of what happened on the previous shot.

-- Curry has been watching a lot of Hoosiers. Dan asked him on the final play, would he have been the shooter or the distributor. Curry leaned toward the playmaker, unless of course he was open.

-- Dan asked Curry about the triangle-and-two Loyola of Maryland used against him. Curry said he thought it was a good experience for his team. And he thought it was a bad strategy for the other team.

-- Dan asked Curry the best player in the country. Curry went with Oklahoma's Blake Griffin.

NBCSports.com's Tom Curran joined the show to give a couple of updates

1. Boston College needed some continuity at head coach and the school thought Jeff Jagodzinski would provide stability. Part of the problem is that Jagodzinski didn't tell B.C. what was up. Curran said that the Jets will not hire Jagodzinski. He doesn't have the impressive resume the Jets are looking for.

2. Curran says Tom Brady's knee is still screwed up, so the Patriots will franchise-tag Matt Cassel. Curran even says Cassel will play next year, because he doesn't expect Brady to be ready by Week 1.

Terry Bowden says Jeff Jagodzinski had a right to interview with the Jets. AP

Terry Bowden just took over the head-coaching job at North Alabama. He still has a lot of opinions on the national scene. Here are some of his takes:

-- Bowden said the key factor in the Boston College-Jeff Jagodzinski controversy is the timing. The problem is we're in January and recruiting is a big deal. Bowden said Jagodzinski should have made sure he had language in his contract to protect him. Bowden thinks that coaches deserve the right to look elsewhere and grow.

-- Bowden says there's an understanding in college football. If a coach does poorly, a school will get rid of him, leaving kids with a new coach they didn't buy into.

-- Bowden says the bottom line is if Jagodzinski had returned to to Boston College without talking to the Jets, he would have been mad at the school and not been able to do his job.

-- Bowden thinks on a neutral field, USC could beat Texas. Bowden points to the Trojans' outstanding defense and moderately successful offense.

-- Bowden said USC might have some trouble with Oklahoma or Florida. Both schools would spread the field against the Trojans and take away some of their strengths. USC's defense is built for offenses that run up the middle. 

-- Dan asked Terry if he would schedule his dad on the schedule. Terry said looking at Florida State's recent schedule, North Alabama would be consistent with their other early-season opponents.

Wow, what a game last night in the desert. Texas' 24-21 win over Ohio State says a lot about Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy and the Buckeyes' postseason struggles. But does the win give Texas a legitimate argument to be No. 1 in the nation?

Also today, the hot stove is heating up again. The Rays inked Pat Burrell. Will Manny Ramirez reach a decision soon?

And of course Dan will get back into the NFL playoffs and the coaching carousel.

Here are the guests that will help Dan break down today's big stories:

Reggie Miller: All of a sudden the Celtics look vulnerable. Miller will analyze Boston and comment on the possibility of bringing in Stephon Marbury.

Stephen Curry: The Davidson star comes back to the show to update us on how his season is going and talk about his big game against Duke on Wednesday

Terry Bowden: The college football analyst just took over the head coaching job at North Alabama. He'll talk about his new gig and offer his opinion on the national title game and more.

Mark Sanchez's USC Trojans beat Penn State 38-24 in the Rose Bowl. AP

USC quarterback Mark Sanchez joined the show after the Trojans' big Rose Bowl victory last week ...

-- Sanchez said he's still going to investigate a little further to see if he's going to enter the NFL draft.

-- Dan asked Sanchez why he would want to go back to USC. Sanchez said it is an awesome program and he's having a great time. Sanchez also has to consider if it's the right time to enter the NFL.

-- Sanchez said he hasn't heard a ton about his NFL future. He put in his paperwork, but hasn't heard back yet.

-- Dan asked Sanchez if he would be comfortable with a one-point margin. Sanchez said that 64-63 would be OK. But 9-8 wouldn't work. Sanchez said he didn't think about the score before again. He said that coach Pete Carroll had them really fired up and the game just went perfectly.

-- Dan asked Sanchez how he would do if he played quarterback for USC with all those weapons. Dan decided he would easily light up for Washington 250 yards.

-- Dan asked Sanchez who was better, him or Sam Bradford. Sanchez wouldn't take the bait and said that's for the columnists to decide.

Bertrand Berry's Cardinals beat the Falcons 30-24 on Saturday. AP

Cardinals defensive end Bertrand Berry joined the show. Dan was curious how the Cardinals got off the line so quickly against the Falcons.

-- Berry said that Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan didn't change his snap count all game. Berry said that the defense got a really good idea of when the ball would be snapped, and that's why they got off the ball so quickly.

-- Berry said he didn't time it perfectly -- he had a couple of off-sides calls go against him.

-- Berry said Anquan Boldin would be "probable" if he had an amputated leg.

-- Dan asked Berry why one would pick the Cardinals. Berry said the Cardinals really want it and don't care what people say about them.