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In this episode of Paul Catalina’s Top Five, Paul Catalina, Host of Paul Catalina’s Top Five, delivers his five biggest ideas to save bowl season as college football’s postseason faces its most dramatic identity crisis yet. With opt-outs rising, fan interest shifting, and the traditional bowl model collapsing under modern realities, Paul lays out creative — and blunt — reforms that could actually...

Rundown: (1:25:00) Dave Bartoo, CFB Matrix (1:45:00) CFB Coaching Carousel (2:05:00) Phil Bennett, College Football Analyst (2:20:00) Paul’s “Top 5”/Super Chat’s/Wheel/Quizzes/Poll Results Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

College football chaos is everywhere, and Phil Bennett, Former Baylor Defensive Coordinator and longtime college football coach, joins the show from WaterColor, Florida to break down the wildest week of the season. Bennett shares his honest thoughts on the coaching carousel, including Matt Campbell’s move to Penn State, Texas Tech’s rise to the Big 12 summit, and Indiana’s stunning defensive turna...

In this in-depth breakdown, Dave Bartoo, College Football Matrix, joins the show to explain why Alabama’s final playoff ranking is the single most subjective placement in the past 12 years of committee history. Dave walks through his regression of 240 top-20 teams, revealing how Alabama became the biggest statistical outlier of the playoff era and why the committee’s decision deviated sharply from...

On today’s edition of Paul Catalina’s Top Five, Paul Catalina, Host of 365 Sports, breaks down the Top Five Reasons Notre Dame Is Wrong in their reaction to the newest playoff format and bowl landscape. Paul lays out why the Irish misread the situation, how their own decisions helped create this exact postseason puzzle, and why cultural ripple effects inside a locker room matter more than bowl pre...

Rundown: (0:25:00) Zach Barnett, FootballScoop.com (1:10:00) Pat Smith, 3ManFront (1:35:00) Riley Nelson, Former BYU Quarterback (2:00:00)Blake Horvath, Navy Senior Quarterback (2:20:00) Paul’s “Top 5”/Super Chat’s/Wheel/Quizzes/Poll Results Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

Paul Catalina, David Smoak, and Craig Smoak are joined by Riley Nelson, Former BYU Quarterback and BYU Football Analyst, for a candid, energetic, and highly detailed breakdown of the Big 12 Championship rematch between BYU and Texas Tech. Speaking from an aerobics room at the gym — tank top and all — Riley dives straight into what went wrong in Lubbock, what changes with a neutral-site environment...

David Smoak and Paul Catalina are joined by Pat Smith, Longtime SEC Radio Host and College Football Analyst, for a deep and candid conversation on the shifting balance of power across the SEC and the national landscape. Pat breaks down why Alabama’s grip on the league has loosened, how Georgia’s dominance has changed expectations, and why programs like Texas, Oklahoma, and even rising mid-tier SEC...

Paul Catalina, David Smoak, and Craig Smoak are joined by Zach Barnett, National College Football Writer for FootballScoop, for one of the most fast-moving and informative coaching carousel conversations of the year. Zach breaks down the wildest week in recent memory — Auburn, Florida, Penn State, and multiple other major jobs all in play — and explains why this cycle feels unlike anything he’s co...

Paul Catalina, 365 Sports Host and Creator of Paul Catalina’s Top Five, breaks down the biggest keys to the Big 12 Championship rematch between BYU and Texas Tech — a game with playoff stakes, high emotion, and two teams that know each other extremely well. Paul explains how BYU can disrupt Baron Morton, why Texas Tech must start fast, and how Kalani Sitake’s return to the sideline after a dramati...

Paul Catalina, 365 Sports Host and Creator of Paul Catalina’s Top Five, breaks down the five best candidates to replace Matt Campbell at Iowa State after Campbell reportedly moves toward taking the Penn State job. Paul evaluates each potential hire through the lens of scheme fit, recruiting philosophy, player development, and how each coach would maintain or elevate the foundation Campbell built i...

Rundown: (0:30:00) Sam Khan, TheAthletic.com (1:00:00) Max Olson, ESPN (1:25:00) CFB Picks (2:05:00) Shiel Wood, Texas Tech Defensive Coordinator (2:20:00) Paul’s “Top 5”/Super Chat’s/Wheel/Quizzes/Poll Results Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

David Smoak, Paul Catalina, and Craig Smoak are joined by Max Olson, Senior College Football Writer for ESPN, for an insightful and fast-paced conversation covering championship weekend chaos, the transfer portal’s biggest winners, and the future of conference title games. Max shares the incredible journey of Texas Tech star Jacob Rodriguez, from overlooked walk-on to Big 12 Defensive Player of th...

David Smoak, Paul Catalina, and Craig Smoak are joined by Sam Khan Jr., Senior College Football Writer for The Athletic, for a wide-ranging and timely conversation on the most chaotic era the sport has ever seen. Sam breaks down how the nonstop calendar — transfer portal windows, early signing periods, coaching changes, and conference realignment — has turned college football into a true 12-month...

David Smoak sits down with Blake Horvath, Navy Midshipman Quarterback and Future Naval Aviator, for one of the most heartfelt and revealing conversations of the year. Horvath shares what the Army–Navy game truly feels like from the inside — the intensity of rivalry week, the pranks across service academies, the pressure of representing thousands of midshipmen, and the emotion of stepping onto the...

Paul Catalina, 365 Sports Host and Creator of Paul Catalina’s Top Five, breaks down exactly how Penn State ended up in one of the most embarrassing coaching searches in modern college football. Paul unpacks the fractured relationship between James Franklin and athletic director Pat Kraft, why firing a successful coach in-season backfired, and how unrealistic expectations from a fanbase still livin...

David Smoak sits down with Shiel Wood, Texas Tech Defensive Coordinator, for an extensive and insightful conversation on the Red Raiders’ remarkable surge into the Big 12 Championship Game. Wood breaks down how Joey McGuire’s leadership transformed the program, why the locker room’s culture and love for one another became Tech’s “secret weapon,” and how a roster built from every direction — high s...

Rundown: (0:40:00) Dave McCann, Deseret News/BYUtv (1:25:00) Dave Bartoo, CFB Matrix (2:05:00) Zach Gelb, Infinity Sports Network (2:20:00) Paul’s “Top 5”/Super Chat’s/Wheel/Quizzes/Poll Results Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Paul Catalina and David Smoak are joined by Zach Gelb, National Radio Host for CBS Sports Radio, for a fiery and unfiltered breakdown of Penn State’s chaotic and increasingly embarrassing coaching search. Gelb explains how the Nittany Lions whiffed on their first wave of candidates — including Matt Rhule, Joe Moorhead, Kenny Dillingham, and others — before scrambling toward names like Brian Daboll...

Paul Catalina, David Smoak, and Craig Smoak are joined by Dave Bartoo, CFB Matrix Founder and National College Football Analytics Expert, for one of the most detailed and data-driven breakdowns of the entire playoff race. Bartoo explains exactly why Alabama and Notre Dame flipped, how Stanford and Texas A&M factored into the equation, and why the margins between Alabama, Notre Dame, BYU, and M...

Paul Catalina and David Smoak are joined by Dave McCann, BYUtv Host and BYU Insider, for the most detailed and revealing breakdown yet of how close Kalani Sitake came to leaving BYU for Penn State — and how the Cougars pulled back their head coach at the very last possible moment. Dave explains the tense 48-hour window, the assistant coaches already looking at houses, the $100 million Penn State o...

Paul Catalina, 365 Sports Host and Creator of Paul Catalina’s Top Five, breaks down another wave of headline-grabbing coaching hires across the country — including the biggest recruiter in America landing at USF and one of the most respected coordinators in football returning home to Kansas State. Paul delivers sharp, honest grades on each move, including UCLA’s bold swing for Bob Chesney, North T...

Rundown: (0:40:00) Ari Temkin, Big 12 Radio on Tune In (1:00:00) Shehan Jeyarajah, CBS Sports (1:45:00) Craig Smoak’s “Off the Radar” (2:05:00) John McClain, Hall of Fame Columnist (2:20:00) Paul’s “Top 5”/Super Chat’s/Wheel/Quizzes/Poll Results Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar...

365 Sports is joined by Shahan Jeyarajah, National College Football Writer for CBS Sports, for a wide-ranging and fast-moving breakdown of a dramatic week in college football. Shahan dives into BYU stabilizing its future by keeping Kalani Sitake, how NIL and investment shifted the decision, and why Texas Tech’s extension of Joey McGuire strengthens the Big 12’s upper tier. #collegefootball #cfb #c...

365 Sports is joined by Ari Temkin, Big 12 Radio Host on SiriusXM, for a deep, honest look at BYU’s playoff odds, the committee’s ranking biases, and why the Cougars’ résumé isn’t getting the respect it deserves. Ari breaks down what BYU must do to get in, why Texas Tech’s position is locked, and how national perception continues to shape the Big 12’s ceiling. #collegefootball #cfb #cfp #big12 #by...