Bald Faced Truth With John Canzano

John Canzano is in talking about his writing at johncanzano.com about Scott McQueeney, who ran a marathon backwards, because he lost a bet with his daughter. Canzano wants everybody to enjoy Friday and not take anything for granted. Canzano talks about Tom Dundon and his group officially purchasing the Trail Blazers. The BFT jury is back together. Michael Lewellen, Craig Birnbach, and John Strong discuss Oregon State's head football coach, Trent Bray, and his blowup at halftime against Fresno State, plus more, the NBA scandal involving Kawhi Leonard having a potential "no-show" job so the Clippers could circumvent the salary cap. CEO and founder of Live Heads Up, Chris Love, joins the program to talk about her foundation. Love talks about the "Red Out" game for Lake Oswego High School football. The game is an annual tradition, typically in early September, that honors Coach Jeff Young and supports the Young With Heart non-profit, which raises funds for ALS awareness and research. Lake Oswego takes on Central

San Jose Mercury News' Jon Wilner joins the program to discuss week 3 of college football. Wilner tells Canzano what games he is looking forward to this weekend, and if there is any chance of an upset in the Oregon or Oregon State game. Wilner discusses why he still has some concerns about Oregon, even though everybody else seems to be all in on the Ducks. Wilner discusses how the AP poll works and his process for ranking the teams. Wilner talks about Trent Bray and his halftime incident against Fresno State.

CEO and founder of Live Heads Up, Chris Love, joins the program to talk about her foundation. Love talks about the "Red Out" game for Lake Oswego High School football. The game is an annual tradition, typically in early September, that honors Coach Jeff Young and supports the Young With Heart non-profit, which raises funds for ALS awareness and research. Lake Oswego takes on Central Catholic on Friday night.

John Canzano is in talking about Oregon State head football coach Trent Bray. Canzano wonders if Oregon State should coach up Bray in the media. In college football now, coaches have to be sympathetic towards fans, and Canzano wonders if Bray actually cares about the fans' feelings for their team. Being a head coach is a lot about marketing, according to Canzano. Oregon State wide receiver Trent Walker joins the show for his weekly appearance. Walker talks about last week's game against Fresno State and what the locker room was like at halftime after the punting disaster. Walker discusses how some fans at Reser Stadium were yelling at their own players to play better, and shares his thoughts on seeing a somewhat empty stadium. Walker previews the Texas Tech game and tells Canzano how the team has been preparing for the hostile crowd they will face in Lubbock. The big splash, punch it audio, much more

Oregon State wide receiver Trent Walker joins the show for his weekly appearance. Walker talks about last week's game against Fresno State and what the locker room was like at halftime after the punting disaster. Walker discusses how some fans at Reser Stadium were yelling at their own players to play better, and shares his thoughts on seeing a somewhat empty stadium. Walker previews the Texas Tech game and tells Canzano how the team has been preparing for the hostile crowd they will face in Lubbock.

John Canzano talks to Oregon State head coach Trent Bray and Oregon Ducks offensive line coach A'lique Terry ahead of week three of the college football season.

John Canzano talks with Oregon Ducks offensive line coach A'lique Terry ahead of the Big Ten opener Saturday at Northwestern (9:00 a.m., FOX).

Oregon State head football coach Trent Bray joins the program to talk about his Oregon State Beavers as they head into a week three match-up against Texas Tech. Bray addresses the incident he had at halftime of their game against Fresno State. Bray discusses the team's mentality as they head into a tough game with a 0-2 record. Bray talks about how the offense and Maalik Murphy showed a lot of improvement.

John Canzano is in talking about the AP poll in college football. One voter moved Florida up in their rankings after a loss to USF, and many are calling for her vote to be taken away. Canzano discusses whether they should take votes away and if the AP poll even matters anymore in today's age of college football. Later, Canzano talks about week three of college football and the battle between Nike and Adidas. Portland State football coach Bruce Barnum joins the program to talk about his Vikings heading to Hawaii to take on the Rainbow Warriors. Barnum talks about the loss to North Dakota in week two. Barnum discusses some of his coaching mentors whom he has had throughout his career. Barnum talks about his mindset heading into his final "payday" game against Hawaii. Barnum goes through the schedule of the week because they have to travel to Hawaii. Punch it audio, the 5 at 5, and much more!

Portland State football coach Bruce Barnum joins the program to talk about his Vikings heading to Hawaii to take on the Rainbow Warriors. Barnum talks about the loss to North Dakota in week two. Barnum talks about some of his coaching mentors that he has had throughout his career. Barnum talks about his mindset heading into his final "payday" game against Hawaii. Barnum goes through the schedule of the week because they have to travel to Hawaii.

Lawyer Alan Thayer joins the show to discuss the Pac-12 vs Mountain West legal battle. Thayer breaks down what is happening between the two conferences and where we stand. Thayer talks about the best arguments for both conferences as they continue down the legal road. Thayer talks about the new judge who is now involved with the case and what effect they may have on the ruling.

John Canzano is in talking about week 2 of college football and asking the question, should Trent Bray be fired? Canzano wonders if Bray is the answer for the Beavers after Oregon State's loss to Fresno State at Reser Stadium. Canzano is impressed by the Oregon Ducks 69-3 win over Oklahoma State, but wonders if our expectations should change for the Ducks after two blowout wins. Later, Canzano talks about week 1 in the NFL and what the biggest storyline was, as well as if the AFC West is the best division in football. Lawyer Alan Thayer joins the show to discuss the Pac-12 vs Mountain West legal battle. Thayer breaks down what is happening between the two conferences and where we stand. Thayer discusses the strongest arguments for both conferences as they proceed down the legal path. Thayer talks about the new judge who is now involved with the case and what effect they may have on the ruling. Punch it audio, the 5 at 5, and much more!

John Canzano is in talking about spitting in sports. Canzano wonders what drives athletes to spit on one another in the heat of battle. Canzano talks about the NFL game being played in Brazil and if it is good for the players and the fans. Later, Canzano talks about Nick Saban admitting that the Big Ten has an advantage over the SEC. The BFT jury assembles to discuss spitting in sports and Mike Gundy complaining about the money that his program doesn't have. WCC commissioner Stu Jackson joins the show to talk about UC San Diego officially joining the West Coast Conference in 14 of the WCC's 16 sponsored sports. Jackson talks about the changing of the landscape in college athletics. Jackson talks about Gonzaga leaving the conference fully in 2026 and what the plan could be with St. Mary's going forward. Punch it audio, the 5 at 5, and much more!

WCC commissioner Stu Jackson joins the show to talk about UC San Diego officially joining the West Coast Conference in 14 of the WCC's 16 sponsored sports. Jackson talks about the changing of the landscape in college athletics. Jackson talks about Gonzaga leaving the conference fully in 2026 and what the plan could be with St. Mary's going forward.

John Canzano is in talking about week two of college football. Canzano talks about some of his picks for the biggest games of week two and thinks that there are a couple of upset opportunities on the board. Canzano also talks about the spring transfer window going away.Oregon State wide receiver Trent Walker joins the show to discuss Oregon State's head space as they head into their week two game against Fresno State. Walker talks about his game that he had against Cal. Despite nine catches and over 100 yards, Walker says that after watching the film he felt like he had one of his worst games. Walker says that the Beavers made a lot of mistakes, but that the mistakes are fixable, and they expect to bounce back against Fresno State. Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein joins the program to talk about the Ducks' week two game against Oklahoma State. Stein talks about Dante Moore and what he liked from the young quarterback, and talks about whether he tries to put Moore in situations where he thinks Moore isn

Washington State head coach Jimmy Rogers joins the program to talk about the Washington State Cougars football team and their week two matchup against San Diego State. Rogers goes back to week one against Idaho and talks about how, even though it was a close game against Idaho, Rogers was happy to get out of it with the win. Rogers talks about his coaching style and how it is different from other coaches who have been successful.

Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein joins the program to talk about the Ducks' week two game against Oklahoma State. Stein talks about Dante Moore and what he liked from the young quarterback, and talks about whether he tries to put Moore in situations where he thinks Moore isn't comfortable. Stein discusses the Cowboys and the challenges Oklahoma State will pose for the Ducks. Stein talks about how he has changed his coaching style after the loss to Washington in 2023 in Seattle. Stein talks about his past and all the great coaches he has been with throughout his career.

Oregon State wide receiver Trent Walker joins the show to discuss Oregon State's headspace as they head into their week two game against Fresno State. Walker talks about the game that he had against Cal. Despite nine catches and over 100 yards, Walker says that after watching the film, he felt like he had one of his worst games. Walker says that the Beavers made a lot of mistakes, but that the mistakes are fixable and they expect to bounce back against Fresno State.

John Canzano is in talking about college football and what some of his dream match-ups would be. Canzano has dream match-ups for Oregon and Oregon State, and if some of those match-ups could become reality in the new world of college football. Later, Canzano talks about Taylor Swift potentially performing at the Super Bowl. Oregon State head coach Trent Bray joins the program to discuss Oregon State's rough game against Cal in week one. Bray talks about what went wrong in the Beavers opening game loss to Cal, but also mentioned that they were close in numerous situations. Bray gives a message to frustrated Beavers fans and lets them know that losing isn't expected. Bray previews the Oregon State week two game against Fresno State and expects the team to bounce back. Former Oregon athletic director Pat Kilkenny joins the show to talk about the upcoming Oregon vs Gonzaga basketball game that will be held at the Moda Center in November. Kilkenny discusses the baseball team and the significant investment required

San Jose Mercury News' Jon Wilner joins the program to review what happened in week one of college football and preview what to look for in week two. Wilner talks about the coaches in the sports that are beefing with one another through the media. Wilner talks about his biggest disappointments in week one and what coaches he thinks could be on the hot seat. Wilner says that this is a must-win for Oregon State and Washington State. If those teams were to lose, Wilner thinks it would be a reputation hit on Wazzu and Oregon State.