deflated footballs

Since Team 600 visited the UTEP Football Equipment room last Friday to conduct our Deflated Football Test, we have been flooded with emails and comments from our listeners. One of the best suggestions we heard was to conduct a similar test, but with college or professional football players...

With so much attention this week in the sports world toward "Deflategate", I wanted to see firsthand what all the commotion is about. Earlier today, I spent time in the UTEP football equipment room and had the chance to grip a pair of brand new Nike game-ready footballs...

First, there was Spygate, when the New England Patriots were caught videotaping the New York Jets defensive signals. Then, Baltimore Ravens Coach John Harbaugh accused the Patriots of an "illegal type" of formation after their dramatic 35-31 Divisional Round win eleven days ago...