CBS late night is going green and white this week.
Craig Kilborn, host of The Late Late Show, is turning his Wednesday night program into an MSU-fest, integrating the university into jokes and his regular segments, including Five Questions.
Its unclear if viewers should expect the typical farm and riot jokes. Kilborn, who writes his own material, said the segments are under wraps for the moment.
Well do some kind of MSU In The News joke, a Five Questions concerning Michigan State, and, lets see, I havent decided yet, Kilborn told The State News. I cant give it away.
But he said material about Magic Johnson will be included.
Kilborn, a basketball player for the Fighting Bobcats while at Montana State University and former ESPN SportsCenter anchor, gushes praise for Johnson, who led the Spartans to their first national championship in 1979.
Im a big fan of the Magic man, and theyre a hell of a basketball team still, Kilborn said. Magics the greatest player of all time.
The show, dubbed a salute to MSU, is one of a series of college-themed Late Late Shows to appear on Wednesday night programs.
When I was in college the weekend started on Wednesday, Kilborn said.
The series began in November with the University of Florida and has included The University of Tennessee, U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy. Indiana University and The University Alabama have pending salutes.
Kilborn said hes only received warm responses to the college shows - but then he said fan mail is all he ever receives.
Its just the young people warm up to The Late Late Show, Kilborn said. We speak their language.
That language, Kilborn said, is the language of love.