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Former Alabama national championship quarterback Jake Coker joins Mick Gillispie for a loaded college football Week 4 edition of the show featuring an in-depth Alabama vs. South Carolina preview, SEC betting picks, upset predictions and some incredible stories from Coker’s playing days under Nick Saban. The biggest focus is No. 8 Alabama’s Saturday night matchup with South Carolina at Bryant-Denny...

Alabama football is once again at the center of the college football conversation. Ryan Grubb’s comments about Crimson Tide fans, Keelon Russell’s rapid development at quarterback, concerns about Kane Wommack’s defense, the SEC’s new nine-game conference schedule and a dangerous South Carolina matchup headline a loaded discussion. We start with the controversy surrounding Alabama offensive coordin...

College football’s biggest weekend of the young season is here, and The Next Round is LIVE breaking down a loaded SEC slate, major College Football Playoff implications, the battle between Mississippi’s top quarterbacks, our latest NFL Power Rankings and the greatest NFL players to never win a Super Bowl. 🏈 MISSISSIPPI QB SHOWDOWN: TRINIDAD CHAMBLISS VS. KAMARIO TAYLOR Who is the best quarterback...

Who are the New York Jets of college football about not getting QB right? Is this the best year for QBs in the state of Mississippi? Sport & State's Clay Travis joins the show Georgia hosts Oklahoma Who is the most likely SEC team to lose at home this weekend? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Former Alabama Crimson Tide and Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Mike Johnson joins The Next Round to talk Alabama football, Ryan Grubb’s comments about fans, Georgia vs. Oklahoma, Lane Kiffin and the Falcons’ quarterback mess! Mike shares his memories of getting booed during his playing days in Tuscaloosa as the debate over Ryan Grubb’s shot at Alabama fans heats up. He also breaks down Alabama’...

SEC Network’s Ron Slay joins The Next Round to talk Alabama basketball, SEC NCAA Tournament predictions, and Tennessee football’s showdown with the No. 1 Texas Longhorns! After attending Alabama basketball practice, Slay shares his firsthand observations of Nate Oats’ squad and what fans should expect from the Crimson Tide this season. What stood out, and what could it mean for Alabama’s chances i...

🍊 CAN TENNESSEE HANDLE THE PRESSURE AGAINST #1 TEXAS? Tennessee is 3-0 and ranked No. 14 in the AP poll entering Saturday’s SEC opener against No. 1 Texas at Neyland Stadium. The Vols have outscored Furman, Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State 143-42, but now comes a massive jump in competition. Can Josh Heupel’s team embrace the expectations and deliver on one of college football’s biggest stages? Ro...

🐊 DOES JON SUMRALL HAVE AN AXE TO GRIND AGAINST AUBURN? First-year Florida head coach Jon Sumrall picked up his first SEC victory with the Gators by beating Auburn 44-39 at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Florida rolled up 495 total yards, including 243 rushing yards, and Sumrall made it clear afterward that he liked the matchup. We discuss whether there’s something extra behind Florida’s edge against Aubur...

🔄 WHO ARE COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S BIGGEST BOUNCE-BACK CANDIDATES? Which teams desperately need a win this Saturday? Several programs have already suffered damaging early-season losses, but one big victory could completely change the conversation. We look at the teams with the best opportunity to get their seasons back on track — and the programs that could see their College Football Playoff hopes take...

College Football Week 4 is here, and The Next Round Live is breaking down the biggest storylines, pressure games and early-season trends from across the sport. 🏆 WHO LEADS THE HEISMAN TROPHY RACE? The 2026 Heisman Trophy race is already getting crowded. We check the latest betting odds and discuss the contenders making the biggest early push, including Trinidad Chambliss, Darian Mensah, Arch Mann...

Brock Huard joins The Next Round to break down the biggest stories in the NFL and college football. How are the Los Angeles Chargers already 0-2? What does the early wave of quarterback injuries mean for the NFL season? And which start is more likely to change first: the Las Vegas Raiders at 2-0 or the Houston Texans at 0-2? On the college football side, Brock previews Saturday’s Oregon vs. USC sh...

SEC Network analyst and Florida Gators legend Chris Doering joins The Next Round for a wide-ranging conversation about the biggest storylines in SEC football and college football. Doering breaks down the concerns surrounding LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt and explains whether Ole Miss defensive coordinator Pete Golding deserves more credit for the Rebels’ success. He also dives into Buster Faulkner’s...

⚡ CAN LANE KIFFIN & LSU BOUNCE BACK VS. TEXAS A&M? LSU football faces a major response game after a 32-24 loss at Ole Miss. Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers now return home to Tiger Stadium for a huge SEC showdown against the Texas A&M Aggies. Texas A&M is also looking to rebound after a loss to Kentucky. Which team responds better Saturday night in Baton Rouge, and what does LSU need to fix quickl...

🏈 WHAT DO ALABAMA FANS REALLY WANT FROM RYAN GRUBB? What do Alabama Crimson Tide fans actually want to see from offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb? After Grubb apologized for his comments about fans booing during Alabama’s slow start against Florida State, we move beyond the apology and focus on the bigger question: what does this Alabama offense need to show moving forward? Is it faster starts? Mo...

🏈 COLLEGE FOOTBALL UPSET ALERT Which ranked teams need to be on high alert this weekend? We identify the matchups with legitimate upset potential and debate which favorites could be walking into trouble as another massive college football Saturday approaches. 📊 POWER FOUR: TESTED OR NOT TESTED? Three weeks into the season, how much do we really know about college football’s biggest contenders? W...

🐘 RYAN GRUBB APOLOGIZES TO ALABAMA FANS Alabama offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb created controversy after criticizing fans who booed while the Crimson Tide trailed Florida State. Grubb later issued a statement after the comments generated backlash. We discuss what he originally said, his response, why Alabama fans were frustrated and whether this becomes anything more than a one-day controversy...

Was Saturday the night Keelon Russell officially arrived for Alabama Football? The Crimson Tide found itself in another early hole, falling behind Florida State 21-6 in Tuscaloosa before the Alabama offense completely flipped the game and stormed back for a 50-36 win. Russell delivered the best performance of his young Alabama career, throwing for 320 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions...

LSU vs. Ole Miss, Alabama vs. Florida State, Florida vs. Auburn and Texas A&M vs. Kentucky headline a wild SEC weekend, and The Next Round is LIVE on Sport & State breaking down everything that happened. 🏈 MORE SEC CHAOS Georgia rolled past Arkansas 45-17. Vanderbilt beat NC State 35-31 in one of the craziest finishes of the season, recovering a fumble in the end zone during an attempted intentio...

🔥 LSU vs. OLE MISS: KIFFIN FALLS IN OXFORD Ole Miss took down LSU 32-24 in Lane Kiffin’s return to Oxford. The Rebels built an early lead, LSU battled back, and the game came down to a late stand near the goal line. Ole Miss held, secured the win and handed LSU a costly early SEC loss. Trinidad Chambliss delivered a huge performance, and now the questions are piling up for LSU. What went wrong? H...

Welcome back to Monday Morning Live, hosted by ESPN analyst Tom Luginbill and Jim Dunaway of The Next Round! Ole Miss got the last word on Lane Kiffin — at least for one unforgettable night in Oxford. On today’s LIVE edition of The Next Round, we break down a wild weekend across the SEC, beginning with No. 4 Ole Miss’ emotional 32-24 victory over Lane Kiffin and LSU. Pete Golding’s Rebels jumped o...

It’s a massive SEC football weekend, and we’re LIVE breaking down the biggest games, storylines and questions surrounding Auburn, Florida, Alabama, Florida State, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and South Carolina. 🔥 FLORIDA GATORS at AUBURN TIGERS — Is This Already a Season-Defining Game? Florida and Auburn both enter Saturday night at 2-0, but now the schedule gets serious. For Jon Sumrall and...

Todd Fuhrman Interview No. 10 Alabama hosts Florida State in Tuscaloosa looking for revenge after the Seminoles stunned the Crimson Tide 31-17 in the 2025 season opener. Florida State enters 1-1 after losing 27-24 to SMU. Mike Norvell went 5-7 in 2025, so how much could another win over Alabama actually change the conversation surrounding the future of Florida State Football? Mississippi State tra...

NFL Week 2 Recap – Bills vs. Lions & Jared Goff's Career Milestone Thursday Night College Football Recap Friday Night College Football Preview Florida visits Auburn in one of the SEC’s most fascinating early-season games. Both teams are 2-0, and it will be the first SEC game as head coach of their new programs for Florida’s Jon Sumrall and Auburn’s Alex Golesh. What does a 3-0 start mean for the c...

Alabama vs. Florida State is back — and this time the Seminoles are coming to Tuscaloosa. On a new episode of The Next Round’s Last Call, Mick Gillespie and former Alabama national championship quarterback Jake Coker preview the Crimson Tide’s highly anticipated rematch with Florida State in what we’re calling “Coker Bowl 2.” Florida State stunned Alabama 31-17 in Tallahassee in 2025, but the sett...