Prepzone Pigskin Preview 2017

WITH OVER 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
MEET THE AUTHORS OF THE PREPZONE PIGSKIN PREVIEW MAGAZINE
KEVIN SJUTS
KOLN Sports Director
JUSTIN BIEGEL
NBC Nebraska Sports Anchor
CHELSEA CROFT
KNOP Sports Reporter/Weekend Anchor
AUSTIN MILLER
NBC Nebraska Sports/News Reporter
JOE MUSSO
KOLN Sports Anchor/Reporter
JAY OMAR
Senior Digital Producer
Hometown: Royal, IL
Hometown: Columbia, MD
Hometown: Annapolis, MD
Hometown: Louisville, KY
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Favorite Football Team: Chicago Bears
Favorite Memory Covering High School Football:
Jim Ebke leading Lincoln East to a comeback playoff
win in 2006. Ebke rushed for 240 yards in 2nd half.
Favorite Football Team: Washington Redskins
Favorite Memory Covering High School Football:
My favorite memory is my first ever 5th Quarter
show with NBC Nebraska...Friday nights are made
for high school football!
Favorite Football Team: Baltimore Ravens
Favorite Memory Covering High School Football:
Just being under those Friday night lights talking
with players and coaches.
Favorite Football Team: Kentucky Wildcats
and Tennessee Titans
Favorite Memory Covering High School Football:
I don’t have a specific favorite, but I love it
whenever a wide receiver hauls in an impossible
one-handed catch.
Favorite Football Team: Chicago Bears
Favorite Memory Covering High School Football:
It was during the first round of the 2016 playoffs
when Lincoln East had a great second half
comeback versus Lincoln Southeast.
Favorite Football Team: Chicago Bears
and Nebraska Cornhuskers
Favorite Memory Covering High School Football:
While covering football in Oregon, an underdog
team in my coverage area managed to win a state
title. The celebration continued for the next few
days around town, with former graduates coming
back to celebrate with the current players. It was an
amazing experience to see the happiness the championship
brought current players, former athletes,
and the town in general.
TJ ECK
KOLN Sports Anchor/Reporter
Hometown: Columbia, PA
Favorite Football Team: Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)
and Miami (FL) Hurricanes (CFB)
Favorite Memory Covering High School Football:
Covering my first 8-man football game in Western
NE with cars parked all around the field.
DEREK KOPP
KNOP Sports Director
Hometown: Parker, CO
Favorite Football Team: LSU Tigers and
Green Bay Packers
Favorite Memory Covering High School Football:
Thriller in McCook last season in the Class B state
semifinals. Elkhorn South won 42-41 in 2OT after
McCook dropped the snap on the PAT.
MEGAN MCGILL
KOLN Sports Reporter
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Favorite Football Team: Nebraska Cornhuskers
Favorite Memory Covering High School Football:
My favorite memory was witnessing Wilber-Clatonia
clinch their first state title in school history!
SPENCER SCHUBERT
NBC Nebraska Evening News Anchor
Hometown: Kearney, NE
Favorite Football Team: Nebraska Cornhuskers
and Kansas City Chiefs
Favorite Memory Covering High School Football:
It’s not just one memory for me. Instead, it’s getting
to meet the players, coaches and fans. I’ve never
met anybody more appreciative to receive television
coverage of their team or sport, and it’s something
that makes all of the long Friday night more than
worth it for me!
JOSH SKLUZACEK
Digital Content Producer
Hometown: Montgomery, MN
Favorite Football Team: Minnesota Vikings
Favorite Memory Covering High School Football:
Getting to see all the small towns come together on
Friday nights!
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