Ball Ridden Podcast w/ Frank Sciarroni

In this episode Frank and Josh look back at Week 4 of College Football before discussing some “What Ifs” in the CFB world including Trinidad Chambliss at Ole Miss, Dylan Raiola stepping in for Dante Moore, the Group of Six College Football Playoff race, and more. They then draft the Top 10 games of the Week 5, including Pitt vs Virginia Tech, Alabama vs Mississippi State, and Ohio State vs Iowa. T...

In this episode Frank and Josh give their thoughts on an interesting Week 3 of college football, with Josh revealing his Top 25 teams as we head into Week 4. They then preview and pick the biggest games of the Week 4 CFB slate, including Texas vs Tennessee, Ole Miss vs Florida, and Oregon vs USC, before finishing with their best bets of the weekend.

In this episode Frank and Josh wrap up Week 2 of the college football season with the biggest winners and losers of the week, including Ohio State’s choke vs Texas, Michigan and Oklahoma State getting huge bounce-back wins, what’s wrong with Washington and Texas Tech, and more. They then dive into the Week 3 slate looking at the biggest games, including LSU and Lane Kiffin going to Ole Miss, SMU v...

In this episode Frank and Josh wrap up Week 1 of college football, looking at the Michigan-Western Michigan drama and Bryce Underwood situation, LSU’s dominance over Clemson, and some overreactions from the opening week. They then dive into a great Week 2 CFB slate, breaking down the big games between Oklahoma vs Michigan and Ohio State vs Texas before giving their picks and best bets for the week...

In this episode Frank and Josh give their full 2026 College Football season preview picking their conference winners, sleeper teams, Heisman picks, team win totals and more. They wrap things up with their picks and best bets for the Week 1 CFB slate.

In this episode Frank and Josh dive into the Week 0 slate previewing and picking the biggest games of Saturday, including North Carolina vs TCU, NC State vs Virginia, Jacksonville State vs North Dakota State, Hawaii vs Stanford, and Memphis vs. UNLV. They wrap up with their best bets of the weekend, including some FCS football talk. Then they finish with some disucssion of high school football and...

In this episode Frank and his dad dive into the football world hitting all three levels with the high school, college, and NFL game. They look into what is to come this Ohio HS football seaosn as the season is set to kickoff this week. They then hit CFB discussing what teams are dealing with and focusing on at this point of the year and some interesting storylines and figures for this season inclu...

In this episode Frank and Josh continue the 2026 college football player profile season preview with Special Teamers. Looking at Lucas Carneiro (Ole Miss Kicker), Connor Hawkins (Ohio State Kicker, via Baylor), Gunner Stockton (Georgia Holder/QB), and Hudson Powell (Auburn Long Snapper, via Miami OH).

In this episode Frank and Josh carry on with the 2026 college football player profile season higlighting wide receivers and defensive backs. They profile Kenny Johnson (Texas Tech, via Pitt), Iverson Hooks (Oregon, via UAB), John Nestor (Minnesota), and Rod Moore (Michigan). They also discuss some questions surrouding the Notre Dame recevier room with the Irish's high hopes coming into the sea...

In this episode Frank and Josh carry on with the 2026 college football player profile season higlighting Quarterbacks and Linebackers. They profile Alonza Barnett III (UCF, via James Madison), Micah Alejado (Hawaii), Jaxton Eck (New Mexico) and Whit Weeks (LSU).

In this episode Frank and Josh continue the 2026 college football player profile season preview with Offensive Coordinators and Defensive Coordinators. Looking at Kade Bell (Pitt OC), Rob Ezell (Wake Forest OC), Will Muschamp (Texas DC), and Corey Hetherman (Miami DC).

This episode features the fourth edition of the 2026 college football player profile season covering Tight Ends and Linebackers. They profile Trey'Dez Green (LSU), Peter Clarke (Temple), Rasheem Biles (Texas, via Pitt), and Cole Sullivan (Oklahoma, via Michigan).

In this episode Frank and Josh carry on with the 2026 college football player profile season higlighting wide receivers and defensive backs. They profile Cooper Barkate (Miami FL, via Duke), Chase Hendricks (Cal, via Ohio), Kylon Polk (McNeese, via Louisiana Christian), and Faletau Satuala (BYU). In they end they also discuss the latest news in the Brendan Sorsby situation with the announcment tha...

In this episode Frank and Josh continue the 2026 college football player profile season preview with offensive linemen and defensive lineman. Looking at Kade Pieper (Iowa), Brandon Henderson (Illinois), Mario Landino (Indiana), and Francis Brewu (Notre Dame, via Pitt).

In this episode Frank and Josh kickoff the 2026 college football player profile season preview with the running back and defensive lineman positions. Get a full look at the past and what lies ahead this CFB season for Joshua Dye (Ole Miss, via Southern Utah), Caleb Hawkins (Oklahoma State, via North Texas), Joshua Stoneking (Furman), and Bear Alexander (Oregon).

In this episode Frank and his dad dive into the Brendan Sorsby situation after the recent injuction making him eligible for the 2026 season. They look at what has becomme of the NCAA in this changing landscape of college football, what the Texas Tech QB will face as he looks to play this upcoming season, and more.

In this episode Frank and his dad have an open mic night to dicuss recent happenings in the sports world. Topics include the NBA playoffs, analsytics in sports (kick or receivce in football to start a game from a coaches perspective), Jason Williams and Texas Tech/Florida softball, Aaron Rodgers coming back for one more year with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and more.

In this episode Frank and Josh look at some of the wildest paths that coaches have had in both the college and pro level, including the careers of Jim Tomsula, Curt Cignetti, Don Brown, Lon Kruger and more. They also look at some recent news in the sports world with the Brendan Sorsby situation, weird MLB standings, NBA playoffs, and more.

In this episode Frank and his Dad look at some NFL Draft lingo and buzzwords that are commonly used to describe football players. They try to define these words and assign them to prospects in this year's NFL Draft. They also touch on other recent happenings in the sports world including the college basketball transfer portal and the UFL.

In this episode Frank and Josh dive into the Final Four with UConn, Illinois, Arizona, and Michigan looking at how each team got here and their path to winning the national title. They also discuss Duke's collapse against Dan Hurley and UConn in the Elite 8 and coaches like Jon Scheyer who have been dubbed as unable to win the big one. They finish with some talk about the NIT final four and Th...

This episode takes a deep dive into the matchup between St. John's and Northern Iowa with Valpo GA Anthony Sciarroni who saw the Panthers twice this year. Frank and Anthony discuss what makes UNI so good defensively, how they matchup with the Johnnies, can they pull off the upset, and more. In the end they look at some possible upsets in the first round of the bracket.

In this episode Frank and Josh give their instant reaction to the NCAA Tournament bracket release. They dive into March Madness by breaking down each region, discussing the top seeds, potential upset picks, and more. In the end, they make their Final Four predictions as well as a competitive Sweet 16 draft.

In this episode Frank and Josh dive into all things college basketball as we have arrived in March. They preview and give picks for this weeks conference tournaments including MVC Arch Madness, Horizon League, WCC, and more. They also look at the current state of the bubble including the Ohio State Buckeyes and where some of the tops teams stand as they head toward March Madness.

In this episode Frank and his Dad look at some of the biggest storylines from the past week in college basketball including Mick Cronin and Darryn Peterson. They also discuss what lies ahead for teams like Ohio State to get into the tournament and a massive Saturday with matchups between Michigan v Duke & Arizona v Houston, as well as a check in on the hot Valpo Beacons. They also give their t...

In this episode Frank and Josh go through a crash course in college hoops as we transition fully from football into college basketball. They break down the biggest storylines from the season so far and look ahead to what’s coming including conferences, national title contenders, mid-majors to watch, and more as we gear up for a bracket in March.