Spartan Red Zone – 8/29/19 – Welcome Week

Joe Dandron, Ryan Collins, Aidan Hunt, Alex McRae, and Eric Bach
August 29, 2019

On this edition of #SpartanRedZone, Ryan, Aidan, Joe, Alex and guest picker Eric make their preseason CF Playoff predictions as well as pick who they think will be in the Big Ten title game in Indianapolis. With week one coming on Friday, the group also previews the matchup with Tulsa and brings back the famous #SRZPickEm segment for week one of the college football season.

About the Writers

Joe Dandron, Station Manager

Joe is a junior journalism student from Montague, Michigan. Joe serves as the Station Manager for Impact 89FM after spending his sophomore and junior year as Sports Director. Joe covers primarily MSU football, cross country and track and field but fills in covering men's and women's basketball. Joe also broadcasts these sports and has a degree focus in writing, editing, and reporting. Joe currently works at the Lansing State Journal as a news assistant covering prep sports in the Lansing area and...

Ryan Collins, Football Beat Reporter

Ryan is a junior journalism major who covers football and hockey for Impact 89FM. He also appears on Spartan Redzone, the Green & White Report, and hosts Behind the Mask, Impact's podcast covering Michigan State Hockey.

Aidan Hunt, Football Beat Reporter

Aidan Hunt is a senior english major from La Grange, Illinois. He covers Michigan State football, college football, and the English Premier League for Impact and one day dreams of being a contestant on the reality show Survivor.

Alex McRae, General Assignment Reporter

Alex is a senior communications major who covers baseball and football for Impact 89FM. He also contributes to professional sports coverage and occupies the role of Impact's NFL Draft expert.

Eric Bach, Sports Broadcast Director

Eric Bach is a senior majoring in journalism with a minor in sports journalism from Coldwater, Michigan. He began at Impact as a volunteer in the spring of 2019, and was hired as the sports broadcast director in the fall of 2019. Eric is the primary MSU football play-by-play announcer for WDBM, in addition to calling men's and women's basketball for the station. He also co-hosts the Spartan Red Zone college football podcast, and has made guest appearances on the Green & White Report. Outside...