Category: Tuesday Night Quarterback

Episode 4: The Big E

Mike Pavlichko returns with another episode of “Tuesday Night Quarterback,” recapping Week Two action, and looking ahead to Top Ten teams in action in Week Two.

The story of the week was the upset of co-No. 1 Union by Bridgewater-Raritan. Panthers’ head coach Scott Bray talks about the effort, along with postgame reaction from wins by Woodbridge, Bernards, Old Bridge and South River. Monroe senior QB Aidan McLaughlin joins Mike to talk about his school-best 315-yard passing performance against Perth Amboy.

Mike speaks with John Tuohy of founding sponsor Fundraising University, which runs fundraisers in states across the country helping athletic teams raise money in the shortest time possible. John discussed how some hour-long, socially-distant fundraisers have netted over $10,000.

Then, it’s time for the headline guest, Eric LeGrand, the former Rutgers and Colonia standout who was paralyzed making a tackle on special teams in a game against Army ten years ago this week. “Big E” talked about his time home during COVID, a new venture he has that’s raising money for charitable organizations, and his realtionship with Woodbridge head coach Joe LaSala, a childhood friend from their days on the Colonia football team.

Eric LeGrand takes the field with his teammates in a late-season game against West Virginia, not long after being paralyzed in a game against Army at then-New Meadowlands Stadium.

The new Central Jersey Sports Radio Top Ten and Big Central Media Polls are unveiled following a topsy-turvy week, where four teams in the CJSR rankings lost, and two dropped from the Top Ten altogether.

Episode 3: The First Week

Mike Pavlichko is back with another episode of “Tuesday Night Quarterback,” recapping Week One action, and looking ahead to key matchups in Week Two.

Dom Savino reports on the fans attending games on opening weekend, and how they feel about seeing their son or daughter play football, march in the color guard, band, or perform cheer.

The Week 1 Top Ten is revealed, as well as the inaugural Big Central Media Poll.

Mike speaks with George Ross of Founding sponsor New Jersey Recruit Look about what a recruiting service can do for a student-athlete in high school, and how they can help find the right fit, both athletically and academically.

New Jersey Recruit Look

There’s also a tribute to Brian Sheridan, the former Union star and Rutgers standout who died in September after a battle with cancer.

Episode 2: The Preview

The “Tuesday Night Podcast” bears down to get the very latest on the 2020 season, just weeks before it kicks off, on Tuesday, September 29, 2020.

Host Mike Pavlichko is joined by play-by-play partner Dom Savino as they preview the season. Mike visits Somerville and Woodbridge preseason camp, and reports from St. Joseph-Metuchen’s scrimmage against Somerville, talking to coaches and players.

Coaches Lou Grasso, Jr., of Union, and Jon Simoneau of Bernards discuss their upcoming seasons with Mike, while Dom talks to Phillipsburg head coach Frank Duffy and South Plainfield skipper Gary Cassio, ahead of the Tigers opener against Somerville Friday night at 7 on Central Jersey Sports Radio.

Mike reveals the inaugural preseason Central Jersey Sports Radio Top Ten, and breaks down the rankings with Dom.

Episode 1: The Debut

The “Tuesday Night Podcast” makes its debut on Central Jersey Sports Radio on Tuesday, September 15, 2020.

Host Mike Pavlichko talks to new NJSIAA Executive Director Colleen Maguire about playing football in a pandemic. Dom Savino joins Mike to talk with MyCentralJersey.com analyst Marcus Borden about the new Big Central Football Conference and some of the projected top teams. Mike talks with Joe Bellamy, who has started a petition to bring back fall sports in Piscataway, cancelled due to COVID-19, and whose son Rocco has transferred to St. Joe’s-Metuchen as a result.

Episode Zero: What is the “Tuesday Night Quarterback?”

It’s the grandchild – or maybe great grandchild – of the much-loved former radio show “Football USA.”

Veteran Central Jersey High School Sports broadcaster Mike Pavlichko will debut a new show next Tuesday, September 15th: “Tuesday Night Quarterback.”

Listen below to our Week Zero podcast – you heard us, NJSIAA! – and make sure to subscribe to follow us all season long!