"I love him. Just for so many people, this is a very tough day. This is an unfortunate reality across a lot of industries these days, especially ours."
Middlekauff explained his career steps to Adam Schein, detailing his journey through college sports before ultimately moving into the sports talk game.
"It starts with the three R's, reach, revenue and relevance. Reach being number one for a reason, if you have a wide reach, you're likely going to drive revenue, and be pretty relevant."
"I worked in college football and I worked in the NFL, and the reality is you talk about it in those buildings like a fan would talk. 'Is this player better than the other player?' 'This coach sucks.' I mean, you have the same conversations."
"I love him. Just for so many people, this is a very tough day. This is an unfortunate reality across a lot of industries these days, especially ours."
"I don't think they felt comfortable that Ryan Clark would be able to hold that in. So, they let him go for the day and then pulled him off air before he had a chance."