College football author and journalist Matt Brown of “Extra Points with Matt Brown” joins the show to talk about the future of the sport in 2020 and beyond.
Separating the news from the spin in Penn State Athletic Director Sandy Barbour’s latest press conference, featuring TribLive Media reporter Chris “Buzzsaw” Adamski.
Kevin, Chris, and Mailman sit down for a frank and fun conversation with Paul Clifford, CEO of the Penn State Alumni Association.
Remembering some of Downtown State College’s best restaurants, bars, and hangouts that have drifted in and out of Penn State life over the decades.
Who knows what the Beaver Stadium attendance policy will look like come this Fall? As the cast’s optimism levels about ticket availability continue to seesaw from week to week (hour to hour?), Brandon talks about…
Plans. Everybody has them, as Mike Tyson once said, until they start getting punched in the face. Well, “everybody” except maybe Noble, Chris, Kevin, and Mailman. And sometimes plans are overrated. For this installment, the…
There’s something to be said for 5 to 15 in the college football rankings as the most miserable, polarizing, and frustrating zone to inhabit in all of sports. Your team is recruiting well, developing talent,…
Everything is confusing, uncertain, and, for the most part, terrible. In such volatile times, the Obligatory crew retrenches to the one thing for which they are (arguably) qualified, creating a few moments of levity and camaraderie that…
After many weeks of mostly pessimism over the fate of college football in 2020, the dark clouds seems to be quickly parting, and now at least a somewhat normal season seems to be the most…
Always a welcome guest on any Obligatory property, Penn State’s resident professor of “Booze and Culture” Dr. Kirk French, who was recently honored as one of six University-wide recipients of the George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching (despite his…