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Eye on the Ball

1450 KTZR (KTZR-AM)www.iheart.com
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Episodes

Wednesday, September 20, Hour 1

Wednesday pod, Hour 1 − Steve has an issue with the suspension of access for a reporter by the USC football program over a story he wrote. − Catalina HS football coach Greg McKinstry II discusses his team’s early success after a long stretch of losing in the program. − Early impressions of some of the interesting college games this weekend.

Sep 21, 202352 min

Wednesday, September 20, Hour 2

Wednesday pod, Hour 2 − BREAKING NEWS: One of best QBs in Arizona football history, Bruce Hill, will get his name in the Ring of Honor. − Bo Brack, podcast host for PHNX Cardinals, sees some reasons for hope in the Cardinals rebuild. − Any chance the Chargers recover from their 0-2 start?

Sep 21, 202353 min

Tuesday, September 19, Hour 1

Tuesday pod, Hour 1 − Arizona has a history of athletic directors who have been successful in advancing the program at the school. − Retired former athletic director Jim Livengood says he’s grateful he’s not involved in the current chaos of college athletics. − Discussion of Livengood’s perspective on the current state of college athletics.

Sep 20, 202352 min

Tuesday, September 19, Hour 2

Tuesday pod, Hour 2 − BREAKING NEWS: Deion Sanders says death threats to a Colorado St. player over an illegal hit in a game should not be happening. − Bob Davie, former head football coach at Notre Dame and New Mexico, says any level of football is exciting as the others. − Big Game Boomer is predicting no CFB playoff for the Pac-12, but a bowl game for Arizona.

Sep 20, 202354 min

Monday, September 18, Hour 1

Monday pod, Hour 1 − Highlights from the Jedd Fisch press conference covering the win over UTEP. − GOAZCats writer Troy Hutchison breaks down the Arizona football win over UTEP. − More from the Jedd Fisch presser.

Sep 19, 202352 min

Monday, September 18, Hour 2

Monday pod, Hour 2 − BREAKING NEWS: Arizona men’s basketball releases its non-conference schedule and there are a bunch of enticing games − Arizona football Hall of Famer Randy Robbins gives his impressions of the current Wildcats. − The guys cover some of the lowlights from the weekend football schedule.

Sep 19, 202353 min

Friday, September 15, Hour 1

Friday pod, Hour 1 − Guest host and sports media consultant Carrie Cecil discusses her “behind-the-scenes” work in sports. − Former Arizona LB Jake Fischer recalls the differences in how football is played in the various eras. − The court of public opinion wasn’t kind to the hiring of Jedd Fisch at Arizona, Cecil said.

Sep 17, 202351 min

Friday, September 15, Hour 2

Friday pod, Hour 2 − BREAKING NEWS: Former Wildcats Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye will be hosting the Red-Blue game. − Carrie Cecil recalls being in Arizona Stadium when her future husband, Chuck, completed Arizona football’s most famous play. − Cecil gives her insider view of what happened with conference realignment.

Sep 17, 202353 min

Thursday, September 14, Hour 1

Thursday pod, Hour 1 − Jedd Fisch says in his weekly presser that he’s looking for his team to play a clean game against UTEP this weekend, no turnovers, fewer penalties. − UTEP Coach Dana Dimel is returning to one of his coaching haunts with the Miners this weekend. − Fisch discusses how he thinks his QB takes criticism.

Sep 15, 202353 min

Thursday, September 14, Hour 2

Thursday pod, Hour 2 − BREAKING NEWS: The Pac-12 announced schedule pairings for its BKB season and Arizona will meet UCLA twice. − Johnny Avello of Draft Kings Sportsbook says the state of Arizona is doing well since it launched online gambling. − The Fab Five Friday picks come a day early again.

Sep 15, 202354 min

Wednesday, September 13, Hour 1

Wednesday pod, Hour 1 − Arizona football fans may need to buckle up for a wild ride with Jayden de Laura as QB. − Greg Hansen ran into a Colorado fan who paid $3,000 for a pair of tickets to this weekend’s game with Colorado St. − Parity seems to be increasing instead of decreasing in the NIL/transfer portal era.

Sep 14, 202352 min

Wednesday, September 13, Hour 2

Wednesday pod, Hour 2 − BREAKING NEWS: NFL players are making a pitch to get rid of artificial turf. − Arizona Triathlon Coach West Johnson discusses getting the program started. − Going through some of the college point spreads for this weekend.

Sep 14, 202354 min

Tuesday, September 12, Hour 1

Tuesday pod, Hour 1 − Arizona football fans are going to have to cope with a QB who can be unpredictably good and bad in a given game. − AZDesertSwarm’s Adam Green thinks the Wildcats have improved, but have plenty of work to do. − Is Jayden de Laura the football version of Kerr Kriisa?

Sep 13, 202353 min

Tuesday, September 12, Hour 2

Tuesday pod, Hour 2 − BREAKING NEWS: Eight Pac-12 teams are in the latest AP Top 25 and Arizona plays seven of them. − Fox Sports 910 radio host Jody Oehler waxes on the Arizona Cardinals after Week 1. − The #KOD strikes again. Aaron Rodgers is on Jay’s fantasy football team.

Sep 13, 202354 min

Monday, September 11, Hour 1

Monday pod, Hour 1 − Steve and guests kick around just what could’ve happened compared to what did for Arizona on Saturday. − Former Arizona BKB player Jason Terry discusses the latest in his NBA coaching career. − It’s the first Monday night of the NFL season. The guys preview the Bills-Jets game.

Sep 12, 202352 min

Monday, September 11, Hour 2

Monday pod, Hour 2 − What are reasonable expectations for Arizona football fans? − Denver sports card business owner Mike Fruitman talks about the buzz around the Colorado football program. − Reviewing some of the weekend NFL action.

Sep 12, 202354 min

Thursday, September 7, Hour 1

Thursday pod, Hour 1 − Jedd Fisch said there’s a difference in size of West Coast linemen vs. the Midwest and South. But he likes his team’s size. − Former Arizona LB Jake Fischer is still predicting an Arizona win at Mississippi St. − Fisch said he feels comfortable with his backup QB Noah Fifita if he had to spell Jayden de Laura.

Sep 08, 202354 min

Thursday, September 7, Hour 2

Thursday pod, Hour 2 BREAKING NEWS: The NCAA denies a transfer waiver to a N.Carolina player and social media has lost its mind. − Former Arizona RB David Adams recalls when offense had one guy to the bulk of the carrying. He once had 31 carries in a game. − The Fab Five Friday picks come a day early.

Sep 08, 202354 min

Wednesday, September 6, Hour 1

Wednesday pod, Hour 1 − No one knows from one week to the next what might happen in college football. − NFL play-by-play announcer Ryan Radtke previews the NFL and the Giants-Cowboys game he is calling for Westwood One Sports on Sunday. − A run through some of the odds to win conference and Super Bowl championships.

Sep 07, 202352 min

Wednesday, September 6, Hour 2

Wednesday pod, Hour 2 − BREAKING NEWS: Arizona Wildcats announce their 2023 Hall of Fame class. − Jack Byers, staff writer for Bulldog Blitz, predicts a Mississippi St. win but in a relatively low-scoring game. − Going through some of this weekend’s NFL and college point spreads.

Sep 07, 202354 min

Tuesday, September 5, Hour 1

Tuesday pod, Hour 1 − The big news of the weekend was what Colorado did in its debut under Coach Deion Sanders. − Anthony Gimino who is joining PHNX Sports as a part-time writer gives his thoughts on Arizona’s win over NAU. − Highlights of Jedd Fisch’s Monday news conference discussing the NAU game.

Sep 06, 202350 min

Tuesday, September 5, Hour 2

Tuesday pod, Hour 2 − BREAKING NEWS: Some NFL personnel news at the season gets ready to start Thursday. − Matt Moreno discusses the Pac-12s 13-0 record coming out of the gate with some thoughts on Colorado. − The impact the transfer portal is having on teams that use it and teams that don’t.

Sep 06, 202354 min

Friday, September 1, Hour 1

Friday pod, Hour 1 − The ACC invites Stanford, Cal and SMU to join the conference. − Former Arizona LB Jake Fischer shares his expectations for the opener vs. NAU. − CFB Hall of Famer Rob Waldrop said “violence” was a big part of how Desert Swarm came to be.

Sep 02, 202352 min

Friday, September 1, Hour 2

Friday pod, Hour 2 − BREAKING NEWS: Five former Arizona players made NFL rosters. − Beat writer Justin Spears expects the Arizona ground game to dominate NAU. − Week 1 of the Eye on the Ball Fab Five Friday picks.

Sep 02, 202354 min

Thursday, August 31, Hour 1

Thursday pod, Hour 1 − Highlights from the Jedd Fisch news conference heading into Saturday’s opener. − Former Arizona All-American LaMonte Hunley is looking for the Wildcats to run the ball with authority vs. NAU. − Which was worse, the 70-7 loss to ASU or the loss two-years ago to NAU?

Sep 01, 202353 min

Thursday, August 31, Hour 2

Thursday pod, Hour 2 − BREAKING NEWS: USC might have used an ineligible player in its opener. − AZDesertSwarm’s Brian Pedersen goes through the Wildcats’ two-deep chart which had few surprises. − Coaches as bullies when dealing with the media.

Sep 01, 202354 min

Wednesday, August 30, Hour 1

Wednesday pod, Hour 1 − Will the Sun Devils fight or fold this season because of their bowl ban? − Shaun Lara discusses building a program in a new sport, girls flag football at Marana High School. − What will the guys be watching for in Saturday’s game vs. NAU.

Aug 31, 202353 min

Wednesday, August 30, Hour 2

Wednesday pod, Hour 2 − BREAKING NEWS: An Arizona state senator is demanding an investigation into ASU AD Ray Anderson. − Eric Newman who covers NAU for the Arizona Daily Sun says a lot has changed for the Lumberjacks and Wildcats since the historic upset two years ago. − More breaking news including some info coming out of the CFP playoff committee meeting.

Aug 31, 202355 min

Tuesday, August 29, Hour 1

Tuesday pod, Hour 1 − There’s speculation the Cardinals are looking to tank to get the No. 1 draft pick next year and replace Kyler Murray. − Mica Mountain HS football coach Pat Nugent covers his team’s winning start in its third year of existence. − There’s a new way to put NIL money in the hands of Arizona football players.

Aug 30, 202353 min

Tuesday, August 29, Hour 2

Tuesday pod, Hour 2 − BREAKING NEWS: A security lapse leads to a pair of fans making contact with an MLB player on the field. − Former Arizona football star John Fina learns that his son Bruno will start for UCLA this Saturday. − Remembering coaches in behind-the-scenes situations.

Aug 30, 202354 min
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