Trade Russell Wilson? Dump Pete Carroll? No way, Ron Callan says …
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Trade Russell Wilson? Dump Pete Carroll? No way, Ron Callan says …

Veteran broadcaster Ron Callan, known locally for his work doing sidelines for football and radio play-by-play for women’s basketball for Oregon State, has also been press box public-address announcer for Seattle Seahawks games for 20 years. Counting time as a television reporter, pre-game host and network sideline reporter, Callan has put in 42 years with the Northwest’s NFL team.

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On the Pac-12 bowl picture, the Heisman, the Eagles’ curious two-point call and more …
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On the Pac-12 bowl picture, the Heisman, the Eagles’ curious two-point call and more …

A few football thoughts, along with a closing note about golf …

• The lineup of Pac-12 bowl affiliates has been slimmed considerably with the shut-down of the Sun, Holiday, Redbox and Las Vegas Bowls for this year due to COVID-19 complications.

That leaves the Rose Bowl — a CFP semifinal game this year, meaning that the Pac-12 will almost certainly not be a participant — the Alamo Bowl, the L.A. Bowl and the Independence Bowl. The Pac-12 requires a team to be .500 or better to be bowl eligible, so if a team is able to get in its scheduled seven games, it must go 4-3.

The conference has yet to announce a plan for the final weekend of regular-season play (Dec. 18-19).

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For Ron Callan, a strange yet fulfilling night at CenturyLink Field
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For Ron Callan, a strange yet fulfilling night at CenturyLink Field

Through covering and working for the Seahawks for 40 years, I never expected to be watching a game in an empty Century Link Field. Beginning in 1981, I covered the Seahawks as a radio reporter, serving as a member of the Seahawks’ broadcast team (1995-2002). Since that time, I have worked the home games as a member of the Seahawks staff. I have the incredibly intense and rewarding job as the internal public address announcer. From my seat in the NFL stats room, I relate the official stats to the throng of media and others packing the stadium's press box.

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