Dan Patrick Show

A Fritzy-esque headline for SI’s national championship cover.

Alabama coach Nick Saban joined the show to talk about winning the national title. Saban explained why he was so intense up until the end of the game. “I’m one of those guys, I coach the game until the game’s over regardless who’s playing,” Saban said. Saban weighed in on Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron. He…

New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz joined the show to talk about the season and visiting a the family of a young fan who died Newtown, Conn. Cruz said the Giants didn’t make the playoffs this season because of inconsistency. He said they came out like champs some weeks, and in certain games they didn’t…

Sports Illustrated’s Andy Staples joined the show to talk about the national title game and more. Staples thinks that Texas A&M is the second best team in the nation and he thinks Alabama-A&M would have been the best title matchup. He said that he’s not sure where to put Ohio State because the Buckeyes haven’t…

CBS’ Jason La Canfora joined the show to break down the coaching carousel. La Canfora said that it was never a slam dunk that Chip Kelly would take an NFL job. La Canfora said he never even got close. He said that Kelly needs a perfect situation and there wasn’t one in the NFL. La…