The final College Football Playoff rankings were released, leaving some teams relieved, and others soured.
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- Sports News Read Like Real News focused on #Tiegate and Cam Newton’s one-play suspension for reportedly not wearing a tie to show up to the game (2:19).
- This week’s guest is Anthony Herron, a former NFL and AFL player turned college football analyst for the Pac-12 Network who also dabbles with NBC, ESPN and CBS as well. Big Ant was a named a team captain as a senior at Iowa before a couple of seasons in the NFL and AFL. He eventually made the transition into broadcasting and has been developing his craft ever since. Anthony has a strong pulse on not only the Pac 12, but all other facets of college football and gave some fantastic insight on all things College Football Playoffs.
- You can follow him on Twitter @BigAntHerron. The interview starts right after the 10 minute mark.
- In the interview, we discuss:
- How he ended up with the nickname “Grandpa” while playing with the Iowa Hawkeyes in college (10:54), how hard it is to make it in the NFL (12:24), what made him want to start pursuing broadcasting (14:58), how much his time as a player/coach has helped him in broadcasting (17:21), if he was a fan of moving from the BCS to the College Football Playoff (20:35), what are the biggest things teams need to do for the best chance of making the CFBP (22:38), how scheduling a “challenging” non-conference game is harder than you’d think (25:10), if the four “best” teams made the CFBP (27:46), the reason for Penn State getting left out (29:53), if Michigan had complaint to be left out (32:03), how exciting that Iowa game-winning field goal was (34:29), what stands out about Washington and what the Huskies need to do for the best shot to beat Alabama (36:08), who he likes in the Ohio State v. Clemson game (41:24), who’s winning the College Football National Championship (43:40), what to expect in the Rose Bowl with Penn State against USC (45:08), if his alma mater can beat Florida in the Outback Bowl and if we should HAMMER the under in that game (46:16), if Heisman Trophy candidates Deshaun Watson and Lamar Jackson will make it in the National Football League (48:00) and broadcasting the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in early January (51:02).
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