Nittany Game Week
About Our Show……
Nittany Game Week is THE show to take you inside the game. Featuring long-time Penn State coaches Tom Bradley and Jay Paterno and hosted by Fox 43 Sports Director Todd Sadowski, this show gives you everything you need to be the smartest person at the game, tailgate or at home watching Penn State.
Each week the show will feature a scouting report, the home-grown perspective, as well as interviews with guests from around the country. The show will air in markets in Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Delaware and Ohio while also reaching NJ, VA, and WV. The show’s segments will be available along with web-exclusive content on our website, and YouTube Channel.
Jay Paterno:
Jay Paterno spent over two decades coaching college football with stops at Virginia, Connecticut and James Madison University before returning to Penn State for seventeen years. In his nine years as recruiting coordinator Penn State ranked number one nationally twice and in the national top ten five times. As a quarterbacks coach he coached two Big Ten MVPs and directed explosive offenses. The 2008 Spread HD Offense ranked among the Top 10 in Big Ten Conference history in several offensive categories. He was named the Big Ten’s top QB coach by Rivals in 2011 and one of the nation’s best offensive coordinators by ESPN in 2008. He is also a best-selling author of two books and his speech at The Memorial For Joe Paterno was named one of the Most Important Speeches of the Century by American Rhetoric.
Your Nittany Game Week Experts Tom Bradley and Jay Paterno
With over 60 combined years of football experience from college to the NFL—including 50+ years at Penn State—Bradley and Paterno bring you unique insight and perspective as you watch your team progress from the end of August until bowl season is over.
Nittany Game Week’s host is Fox43 Sports Director Todd Sadowski—-a long-time veteran with over two decades covering Penn State.
Whether you’re a football novice or a seasoned veteran, Nittany Game Week will have you ready for kickoff week after week.
Your Roster:
Tom Bradley:
A captain of Penn State’s 1978 team, Tom moved rapidly into the coaching ranks at Penn State where he became a fixture of excellence on the field and as a recruiter. In the history of Penn State, only Joe Paterno has coached more games for the Nittany Lions than Tom Bradley. And few coaches can surpass his 33 bowl games coached. Tom’s coaching career also included stops at West Virginia, UCLA and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Throughout his career as Penn State’s defensive coordinator, Nittany Lion defenses regularly ranked among the nation’s best. He was named the Defensive Coordinator of the year by the AP in 2005 and by Rivals in 2008. In 2021 he was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
Todd Sadowski: Nittany Game Week Host
Todd has been an award-winning fixture on the PA sports media scene for over two decades. After playing college baseball at UMBC, Todd took to a career in media. After stops in Baltimore, Reston, VA, Allentown and Knoxville he arrived in the York/Harrisburg market at Fox 43 in 2000. For over two decades he has covered a whole range of sports most notably Penn State Football. His coverage of Penn State’s 2019 Cotton Bowl earned him The Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Award for Outstanding Coverage. He’s also created unique award-winning content including a syndicated golf show. This year he added Hershey Bears hockey to his live broadcast resume for Fox 43. He is also a skilled golfer, and is believed to have the best game on the Nittany Game Week team.
