T.G.I.S: Puppy Bowl Puppies, Monmouth Bench & Mike Singletary

EDITOR’S NOTE: Front Row recently debuted “Taylor Made” a vehicle to allow fans access to places around ESPN they rarely see. Today, we have the latest installment of another project driven by editorial assistant Taylor Garrett called “T.G.I.S – Taylor Garrett In Social.” In this regular, end-of-the-week wrap-up, Taylor will share of some of the best social media moments from around ESPN. Today, TaylorMade + T.G.I.S take you behind the scenes to some of this week’s on-campus buzz featuring the legendary Mike Singletary, the adorable Puppy Bowl Puppies and the Monmouth Men’s Basketball Bench.

Thursday Jan. 28, 2016 – Noon: Puppy Bowl Puppies Invade ESPN

The puppies were on their official car wash to build up excitement for the upcoming Puppy Bowl XII. TaylorMade was hanging out on the set during their meet and greets with Sarina Morales, the Monmouth Men’s Basketball Bench and the College Football Live hosts – Rod Gilmore, Tom Luginbill and Zubin Mehenti.

Blossom (smiling) loved the camera and all the attention. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)

The official referee of the Puppy Bowl XII, Dan (center), explains the process of how the Puppy Bowl works.. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)

Sarina Morales came by to do a feature on the puppies. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)

Rod Gilmore from College Football get a hug from ‘Littlefoot’. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)

Zubin Mehenti (left) with Rod Gilmore (center) and Tom Luginbill (right) do a “player analysis” on the puppies. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)

Tom Luginbill found his new best friend Addison. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)

The Monmouth Bench – Monmouth Men’s Basketball

Known for their courtside celebration routines, the Monmouth Men’s Basketball team also visited Bristol on the day of the puppies visit. (Monmouth Bench Twitter)

The Monmouth Bench (L-R) Greg Noack, ESPN’s Jon McLeod, Louie Pillari, Dan Pillari and Tyler Robinson. (Jon McLeod/ESPN)

Dan Pillari (left) and Greg Noack (right) from the Monmouth Bench get some puppy love. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)

(L-R) Tyler Robinson, Greg Noack and Louie Pillari from the Monmouth Bench had a hard time teaching the puppies how to slam-dunk…they were better at hugs. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)

Monmouth’s Greg Noack didn’t want to leave. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)

Monday Jan. 25, 2016 – 4:33 p.m. (ET): Former Chicago Bear and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Mike Singletary

T.G.I.S. was behind the scenes while Front Row sat down with Singletary while he was on the ESPN campus promoting the upcoming 30 for 30: The ’85 Bears (debuting Feb. 4, 9 p.m., ESPN).

Singletary (left) gets his microphone set up before the interview with Front Row’s Sheldon Spencer (right). (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)

Singletary (left) reflects on an old photo from his Baylor football days provided by a former teammate and now current ESPN employee. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)

NBA Analyst Bruce Bowen (right) stopped in after the interview to say “Hi” to Singletary. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)