Greg's guest is Texas based sports author/writer Mark McDonald. Mark spent decades as a sports writer for various newspapers in Dallas and San Antonio. Mark was a college football player and turned his love and knowledge of sports into a career.

Topics discussed:

Mark's journalistic journey

Texas' love affair with High School football

Changes in journalism and where its headed

Game of the Century- reflecting on the 1969 Texas vs. Arkansas game

Remembering his encounter with a football Hall of Famer that didn't end so good

Greg's Kerrific Moment that was 'up in smoke'

Athletes and cigarettes

Current state of college athletics

Texas Tech taking advantage of big oil money

Is gambling for NCAA athletes a good idea?

If you're a sports history buff, you'll really dig this edition of Let's Get Kerrific episode 10.

It's a trip down memory lane with author John Eisenberg. John began his career as a sportswriter with the Dallas Times Herald and the Baltimore Sun. Over the years, Eisenberg has written 11 sports related books, including 'Ten Gallon War', 'The League', and 'The Streak' among others.

Thank you for listening to Let's Get Kerrific!

Greg Kerr

Topics discussed during the podcast:

-John's career path

-original Dallas Texans (they're not who you think they were)

-meeting Johnny Unitas and what he meant to the city of Baltimore and the NFL

-what led to John venturing into sports book writing

-origins of the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Texans (KC Chiefs)

-NFL expansion in 1960 and the Cowboys woes

-meeting the founder of NFL Films Ed and Steve Sabol

-Cowboys wearing #17

-My Kerrific Moment- finding a way into the Cowboys-Bills Super Bowl in Pasadena

-Super Bowl 3- rumors of a fix?

-Bubba Smith remembered and college recruiting in the 60's, 70's and 80's

-black quarterbacks evolution in the NFL

-Remember the old Texas Rangers and reflecting on the Baltimore Orioles of the Earl Weaver era

Greg has an insightful conversation with the voice of Texas Tech Red Raider football Brian Jensen. In a frank discussion Greg and Brian hit several topics:

-the thrill of watching and calling games for one of the best teams in college football, win a long awaited Big 12 championship

-why Texas Tech all of a sudden is known for its outstanding defense

-what it means to have Tech's head coach Joey McGuire sign a contract extension

-the flack Texas Tech has received for 'buying a team' and debunking it

-the upcoming college football playoffs

-a 'Kerrific Moment' that takes Greg and Brian's friendship back 40 years

-Brian shares advice for you broadcasters who want to do 'play by play' announcing

-what goes into 'prepping' for a game-- it's a lot more than showing up and doing it

Enjoy! and thank you for listening to the Let's Get Kerrific podcast.

Best, Greg Kerr

Greg takes us for a ride in the college football time capsule to 1969, when the Texas Longhorns were named National Champions and defeated Notre Dame in the '70 Cotton Bowl to cap an unbeaten season.

On that New Year's Day in Dallas, Longhorn Billy Dale scored the winning touchdown in the final minute and he recalls the jubilation of the moment and how it seems like 'yesterday'.

Billy Dale has a deep knowledge of college football, he shares his insight into several topics including his co-creation of the Texas Legacy Support Network, that is geared toward helping former Longhorn players through personal difficult times.

Join Billy and Greg for a frank discussion that is well worth the listen.

Best,

Greg Kerr

Seasons are beginning to intertwine so that gives Greg a lot to talk about in episode 7 of Let's Get Kerrific.

It grinds his gears, now we find out how much NIL and sponsorship money some college basketball players are banking. Greg gives you the number$, great money if you can get it.

Among the other topics, NFL pretenders and contenders, who is good enough to win a college football National Championship, the Lakers did just fine with about Lebron and a Kerrific Moment that is Sooner or later.

I hope you enjoy and thank you for listing.

Greg Kerr

Greg stands in the batters box with former Major League pitcher Mark Petkovsek, who reflects on a career that took him from a college powerhouse Texas, to a number one draft pick of the Texas Rangers.

Petkovsek found the road to the majors lined with obstacles, finally reaching his full potential at 30, as a reliable arm for the St. Louis Cardinals and Angels as a starter and reliever.

Mark won 46 games during his long professional baseball career, and brings an honest, thought provoking conversation about baseball, life and it's challenges. He also shares what the 1998 season was like with the Cardinals, as teammate Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa of the Cubs chased the single season home run record.

Take a listen and enjoy,

Greg K