ESPN sportscaster Sean McDonough joins syracuse.com's Brent Axe this week on the "Syracuse Sports Podcast." McDonough, the voice of "Monday Night Football," talks to Axe about the influence Syracuse University has had on his broadcasting career including how former SU football coach Dick MacPherson kept him in school. Axe and McDonough also discuss his relationship with fellow SU alum Mike Tirico, how he prepared to take the 'MNF' gig and what NFL fans are telling him about the controversial anthem protests.

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