Jason Goff thought his first foray in television would be his last.
In 2011, Goff appeared on the Big Ten Network with former Northwestern cornerback and then-BTN analyst Chris Martin on “The Big Ten Pulse.” Goff had worked at 670 The Score for more than 10 years, so he wasn’t concerned about talking on the air. But producer Quentin Carter had more in mind.
“We sat down, and all of a sudden they’re like, ‘You’re gonna be the lead host of this discussion,’ ” Goff said. “And I had had no training in television whatsoever. I looked at Chris and he looked at me and he was smiling, and I’m like, ‘He don’t know that I’m petrified over here.