The Breakdown Bros

Week 5 Chaos + Week 6 Preview: Georgia–Alabama, Red River, Mizzou & More

Week 5 of college football is here, and we’re breaking down everything you need to know before Saturday. We start with our reactions to the latest AP Top 25 — which teams are ranked too high, too low, and what the rankings tell us about the playoff picture after four weeks. Then we preview the biggest games of Week 5 in chronological order, including Alabama vs. Mississippi State, Ohio State’s tri...

Week 4 completely shook up college football. Florida DESTROYED No. 4 Ole Miss, Oregon made a massive statement at USC, Texas survived another ugly one at Tennessee, LSU embarrassed Texas A&M, and Iowa stunned Michigan with a game-winning touchdown with two seconds left. On this episode of The Breakdown Bros , we react to the biggest games of Week 4 and break down: 🏈 Florida’s rise into the na...

Ohio State blows a 20-point fourth-quarter lead. Oklahoma State shocks Oregon. Michigan takes down Oklahoma. Week 2 gave us plenty to argue about. Matthew and Josh break down a wild college football weekend, starting with Texas’s 24–23 comeback against Ohio State. Did Arch Manning change the narrative—and how did the Buckeyes let this one slip away? Then we tackle Oklahoma State’s stunning 39–31 w...

Week 4 is loaded with games that could reshape the playoff picture and conference races. We break down Texas vs Tennessee, Oregon vs USC, Oklahoma vs Georgia, Ole Miss vs Florida, Iowa vs Michigan, Texas A&M vs LSU and more. For every major matchup, we look at what’s at stake, how it impacts the conference race, and how realistic an upset actually is. Plus: Ohio State opens Big Ten play agains...

College Football Week 3 delivered chaos everywhere, and we're breaking down the biggest games and what they actually mean moving forward. Ole Miss takes down LSU 32-24 behind a huge game from Trinidad Chambliss. Kentucky shocks No. 9 Texas A&M in College Station. Mississippi State moves to 3-0 after another road win and FINALLY earns a Top 25 ranking. Florida survives Auburn, Louisville ta...

Week 3 is here, and we’re diving into one of the biggest debates in college football: should the AP Poll rank the best teams in the country, or the teams with the best résumés? We break down the difference between power rankings and résumé-based rankings, look at where teams like Ohio State, Michigan, Oregon, and Oklahoma really stand, and examine their paths to the College Football Playoff. We al...

College football Week 2 is where the first impressions get tested. Matthew and Josh break down Ohio State at Texas, including the pressure on Julian Sayin and Arch Manning, the Jeremiah Smith matchup, and which team they trust in the biggest game of the weekend. Then they tackle Oklahoma at Michigan, Oregon’s potential warning signs, Alabama’s first road test, and the best matchups from noon throu...

Week 1 delivered chaos immediately. LSU demolished Clemson 51–10 in Lane Kiffin’s debut, raising two massive questions: Is LSU already a top-five national-title contender, and has Clemson officially fallen out of college football’s elite tier? Michigan needed a disputed extra second and a 47-yard Bail Mary to escape Western Michigan, while No. 2 Oregon survived a fourth-quarter fight with Boise St...

College football is officially back, and we’re going BIG for Week 1. We start by breaking down everything we learned from Week 0—including North Carolina’s upset over TCU, Virginia’s dominant start, Florida State’s shaky opener, USC’s first showing of the season, and some early movement in the Group of Six playoff race. Then it’s time for our complete Week 1 preview. We break down the biggest game...

The Breakdown Bros are changing things up for a special episode. The six-man NFFL league gets together for our annual fantasy football draft, but this year we decided to make things a little more painful. As the draft rolls on, we take on a Hot Ones-style challenge with the wings getting hotter, the reactions getting worse, and the fantasy decisions becoming increasingly questionable. After surviv...

College football is officially back, and the Breakdown Bros are ready for Week 0! We start by seeing how our full 12-team College Football Playoff bracket plays out all the way to the National Championship, with some huge matchups, early exits, and our eventual pick to win it all. Then we hit some of the latest news from around the college football world before turning our attention to the first g...

In this episode of the Breakdown Bros Podcast brings a new voice into the studio as we welcome a special guest to talk college football. We get his takes, debate some of the biggest storylines heading into the season, and then turn our attention to the newly released AP Top 25 . Which teams are ranked way too high? Who is being overlooked? Which preseason contenders do we actually trust, and which...

In this episode of the Breakdown Bros Podcast, we finally reveal our full 2026 College Football Playoff predictions. Josh and Matthew each bring their own 12-team playoff field, compare where they agree, argue over where they differ, and explain which teams they trust most heading into the season. We also revisit some of the biggest takes from the last episode and jump back into our college fantas...

What does it actually take to try out as a kicker for Ohio State? In Episode 29, Jason joins us to tell the story of his journey toward kicking for the Buckeyes—from what pushed him to pursue it, to preparing for the tryout, dealing with the pressure, and learning some of the details about kicking that most football fans never think about. Then we turn our attention to the 2026 college football se...

This episode is prediction-heavy, and we are putting our names behind some bold calls for the 2026 college football season. Darian Mensah is our pick to win the Heisman Trophy, Bear Bachmeier is the dark-horse candidate to watch, and Kalani Sitake gets our vote for AP Coach of the Year after our projected BYU run to the Big 12 Championship. We also make our official prediction for the first major...

Who will win each Power Four conference in 2026? Matthew and Josh reveal their predicted championship matchups and conference champions for the Big Ten, SEC, ACC, and Big 12. They break down the contenders they trust, the favorites they are fading, the schedules that could decide each race, and the teams positioned to surprise everyone. Then, they react to the biggest storylines from college footb...

Josh puts Matthew to the test with some of the biggest games of the 2026 college football season. From Ohio State–Texas and Ohio State–Indiana to Notre Dame–Miami, Michigan–Oklahoma, the Holy War and Oregon–USC, Matthew guesses the Vegas spread before Josh reveals both the real line and what his model projects. Which side do we trust more: Vegas, the model or our own eyes? Then we dive into the co...

Which quarterbacks would we actually want leading our team in 2026? In Episode 25, we draft our top college football quarterbacks based on one simple question: if we were a coach, school, or fan, who would we trust most with our season? Darian Mensah, Trinidad Chambliss, Dante Moore, Julian Sayin, C.J. Carr, Arch Manning, Gunner Stockton and more are all on the board as we build our five-QB roster...

In Episode 24, we break down the latest on Brendan Sorsby after the NFL declined to hold a supplemental draft, leaving major questions about whether he will play anywhere in 2026 and what his path to the 2027 NFL Draft could look like. Then we hand out college football coaching report cards, including Ryan Day, Kirby Smart, Steve Sarkisian, Dan Lanning, Marcus Freeman, and more. We talk roster bui...

Episode 23 starts with the wild Brendan Sorsby story, as he is expected to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft instead of playing for Texas Tech after the NCAA/Big 12 eligibility battle. We break down what happened, how the Supplemental Draft works, and why this could become one of the most interesting NFL draft stories in years. Then we continue our college football coaching report cards, including...

In this episode of The Breakdown Bros, we start with the Brendan Sorsby situation and what it says about the current state of the NCAA, eligibility rules, gambling, and the future integrity of college football. Then we continue our 2026 college football coach report cards with five major programs: LSU with Lane Kiffin, BYU with Kalani Sitake, Oklahoma with Brent Venables, Michigan with Kyle Whitti...

In Episode 21 of The Breakdown Bros, we continue our college football coach report cards and break down spring media day chaos from around the sport. First, we rank and grade the head coaches for Alabama, USC, Iowa, Washington, and Utah heading into the 2026 college football season. We discuss Kalen DeBoer’s pressure at Alabama, Lincoln Riley needing a breakthrough at USC, Kirk Ferentz’s stability...

In Episode 20 of The Breakdown Bros , we break down the ACC with a full Vegas-data tier list heading into the 2026 college football season. Miami sits in the Natty or Bust tier with huge expectations, while SMU and Louisville look like legit playoff teams. We also debate where programs like Virginia, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Pitt, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse, Stanfor...

In Episode 19 of The Breakdown Bros , we break down the 2026 Big 12 using full Vegas data, sorting teams into tiers from playoff hopefuls like Texas Tech and BYU to the teams fighting just to stay relevant. We look at win totals, conference title odds, playoff odds, and where the Big 12 stands nationally heading into the season. Then we get into disaster scenarios across college football. What if...