Dan Wetzel: It’s Penn State’s turn to face scrutiny

Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel joined the show to talk about the Jerry Sandusky case and the changes to college football’s playoff system. — Wetzel said the Sandusky trial as about one person, but the university is next: “It really is just starting for Penn State. … Now comes Penn State’s day in court.” Wetzel said…

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Bob Costas weighs in on MLB storylines and Jerry Sandusky trial

NBC and MLB Network broadcaster Bob Costas joined the show to talk about the big stories in baseball and more. Here are some of his takes. — Costas weighed in on the possibility that the Nationals could pull Stephen Strasburg if he surpasses a certain pitch count for the season. “You could stretch him out and…

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Mitch Williams tells great stories about pitchers cheating

MLB Network analyst Mitch Williams joined the show to talk about the pine tar controversy from this week. Dan asked Mitch if he respected Nationals manager Davey Johnson for alerting the umps to the Rays’ Joel Peralta. “No, I don’t,” Williams said. “I respect Davey Johnson as a manager. I don’t respect what he did.”…

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Andy Staples explains new college football playoff system

Sports Illustrated’s Andy Staples joined the show to talk about the new playoff plan for college football. Staples said this means there is going to be a playoff system. It’s a time to celebrate. Dan asked if we should worry the tournament will grow and eventually become like college hoops. Staples doesn’t think that’s a…

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