Stuff Somers Says With Steve: A Penn State Podcast

This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve recap Penn State’s loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff Semifinal. Plus they chat about Monday’s busy news day and discuss the biggest sports business storylines at Penn State in 2025. 
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This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Penn State’s director of the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism John Affleck. John joins the show to talk about the center’s role in educating journalists and how its experiences help students grow. Plus, why the Penn State-Notre Dame matchup is a bit more meaningful for him. 
Also, Darian and Steve recap Penn State’s win over Boise State, discuss the meaning to Penn State-Notre Dame and a whole lot more.
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This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve break down Penn State’s win over SMU in the College Football Playoff, give their thoughts about the altered gameday presentation, talk about Penn State’s branding and chat about Penn State women’s volleyball winning the national championship. 
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This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by former Penn State football assistant coach and current member of the Penn State Board of Trustees Jay Paterno. Jay chats about what the Board of Trustees' role in Penn State football is, talks about his writing and more.
Plus, Darian and Steve react to the news of Beau Pribula entering the transfer portal, discuss everything around Penn State’s game with SMU in the College Football Playoff and share their favorite Christmas commercial. 
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This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by the biggest star in the sports media world this week – Zack In Graphics. Penn State alum Zack Feldman is an ESPN Editorial Graphics Producer and is the one who builds the graphics you see during the College Football Playoff announcement show.
Plus, Darian and Steve recap Penn State’s loss to Oregon, look ahead to the playoff and debate Penn State Sportsperson of the Year. 
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This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve chat about Penn State’s win over Maryland and look ahead to the Big Ten Championship where the Nittany Lions will take on Oregon. Plus, what did Darian and Steve get right and wrong in their preseason predictions. 
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This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by Penn State alum and current sports anchor for WFTV, Orlando’s ABC affiliate, Alex Walker. Alex joins the show to chat about his career journey, why he has a TV name and why he’s passionate about his career. 
Plus, Darian and Steve recap James Franklin’s decision to fake the punt, chat about attendance at non-football games and begin their goodbyes to the current version of Beaver Stadium. 
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This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve recap Penn State’s win over Purdue and look ahead to Penn State’s game with Minnesota. Plus, it was a big weekend for combat sports. Does boxing still have a space and should we be concerned about Netflix ahead of its NFL games? Also debating the merits of the College Football Playoff Ranking Show. 
Link to Awful Announcing article: https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/college-football-playoff-rankings-show-serving.html
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This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve break down Penn State’s win over Washington. Plus, the podcast’s Chief IMAX Correspondent Eric Sion joins the show to talk about his experience watching Penn State on the big screen. Plus, Darian and Steve talk about Peacock’s broadcast and look ahead to Purdue. 
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This week on the podcast, Darian and Steve are joined by former Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg. Christian joins the show to discuss why he jumped into the podcasting world with Adam Breneman and Brandon Bell. He also discusses why he’s passionate about Penn State and three very specific plays from his career. 
Plus, Darian and Steve recap Penn State’s loss to Ohio State, discuss Peacock showing Penn State’s game with Washington and more. 
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