College Football Enquirer

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde open the show with the pressing question of the weekend...did Pat Forde's car get flipped and destroyed in East Lansing, Michigan? On the field, the Spartans beat their arch-rivals Michigan in the game of the season so far. Also in the Big Ten, Ohio State topped Penn State at home. Who is the favorite to win the conference title? The guys also list off th...

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde pick the 5 biggest games of the week plus a lock as the yearly Race for the Case contest rolls on. Will Michigan cover the spread on the road? Can Florida cover 14 points against the top-ranked Bulldogs? Create a BetMGM account and place your first bet risk-free up to $1,000. If your bet loses, you get your bet amount, up to $1,000, added back to your acc...

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde preview a massive Week 9 college football slate. First up, the Michigan Wolverines head to Michigan State for a huge top-10 matchup. Also in the Big Ten, 5th ranked Ohio State hosts a reeling Penn State. How much does James Franklin need this win? Speaking of needing a win, Dan Mullen and his Florida Gators head to Jacksonville to face the top-ranked Geor...

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde go around the nation to recap the week 8 college football slate. The trio begins in the ACC where the Pitt Panthers were never tested against Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers. What can the Tigers do to turn it around quickly and can Kenny Pickett make a run at the Heisman trophy? We had a 9 overtime Big Ten showdown that saw Illinois take down #7 Penn...

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde pick the biggest games of the week plus a lock against the spread in their year-long Race for the Case challenge. The guys pick USC at Notre Dame. Wake at Army, Oregon at UCLA and more. Create a BetMGM account and place your first bet risk-free up to $1,000. If your bet loses, you get your bet amount, up to $1,000, added back to your account in free bets....

Dan Wetzel is back and ready to rib Pat Forde about him stirring it up with Knoxville radio hosts. The guys then react to WSU head coach Nick Rolovich being fired after he would not comply with the state of Washington’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Where do the Cougs go from here? Pete Thamel has the latest surrounding the American Athletic Conference expanding and raiding CUSA. Why these select scho...

17 games after a historic National Championship run, Ed Orgeron is out at LSU. Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde talk Coach O's legacy and who are the big names the Tigers will target in the search. Will Jimbo Fisher make the jump from A&M to LSU? Rocky Top was rocking for Lane Kiffin's return. Unfortunately, the game was stopped for 20 minutes due to fans throwing trash onto the field. What shou...

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde continue their yearly picks against the spread competition as we reach the halfway point of the season. The guys open the podcast with a preview of the huge Big 12 matchup between #12 Oklahoma State at #25 Texas. Moving down south, we have a battle of undefeated teams on our hands with #11 Kentucky heading to #1 Georgia for SEC East supremacy. Will the Da...

As we enter the 2nd half of the season, Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde dive into the storylines that will define the race to the playoffs. Will UGA fold to the pressure? Can Caleb Williams ignite OU? And who will come out of the fierce Big Ten East race? The guys also give a tip of the cap to Coastal Carolina, fans that let the teams settle the argument on the field, and our man…Gavin...

Gather around, ladies and gentlemen, as Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde react to one of the wildest college football Saturdays in recent memory.  Where else can one start other than College Station, Texas, where the unranked Texas A&M Aggies stunned the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide 41-38. Do we expect Bama to still make the playoffs?  The guys also break down the epic Oklahoma comeba...

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde pick the biggest games across the country including Penn State traveling to Iowa for a missive Big Ten clash, Oklahoma and Texas renewing their Red River Rivalry, Georgia going to Auburn for another edition of the Oldest Rivalry in the South, locks of the weeks and more. The guys also recap the Fat Bear Week vote and championship. Which bear put on the we...

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde react to the biggest story in sports involving Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer and his viral video over the weekend. Will he make the jump back to college soon? The guys then turn their collective eyes to current college coaches who have lost their shine halfway through the 2021 season. What can the likes of Jimbo Fisher, Ed Orgeron and Paul C...

Dan Wetzel and Pete Thamel join forces to recap the wild week where we saw nine top-25 teams lose (Pat Forde is M.I.A. flying back from the west coast). The guys start with the dominant duo in the SEC. Is anyone stopping a Georgia vs Alabama showdown in Atlanta? Across the Mason-Dixon line, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State all notched impressive wins. Is the Big Ten the deepest conference...

The Race for the Case contest between Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel, SI's Pat Forde and their producer, Sully, is neck and neck heading into week five of the college football season. The guys pick all the biggest contests including the four ranked on ranked matchups on Saturday's slate. First up, the red-hot Arkansas Razorbacks are going between the hedges for a top-10 showdown with the Georgia Bulldogs...

Before we dive into the massive week five slate, Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde break down a video so in our wheelhouse it might as well called our offensive line soft while crushing a Popeyes chicken sandwich before washing it down with a Busch Light... The ACC standings after four weeks are as sideways as a Georgia Southern tailgate. Can Boston College, NC State or anyone from the le...

Six more ranked teams fell this weekend and Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde are here to break down all the chaos. The Arkansas Razorbacks continued their hot streak as they handled Texas A&M in Arlington. How far can the Hogs go?  Clemson was handed their 2nd loss of the season at NC State on Saturday. What's wrong with the Tigers and how can they get it right?  The guys also hand out t...

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde continue their season-long Race for the Case competition picking games against the spread. The trio begins with the Big Noon game as #12 Notre Dame and #18 Wisconsin are set to battle in Chicago. The guys also preview the other ranked on ranked matchup, #7 Texas A&M vs #16 Arkansas in Arlington, Texas. Will the Hogs pull off the upset? We also have #19 Mi...

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde discuss the expanded college football playoff and the politics at play ahead of the management committee's meeting this week to discuss the future. What is the hold-up and when could we see a change?  We have dubbed this a 'prove it' week for a few teams around the country. Arkansas has a huge test in Arlington, Texas, against the Fighting Aggies of Texas...

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde recap all the action from around the college football landscape. The trio begins with the massive SEC tilt in Florida as the Alabama Crimson Tide held off the Gators in a classic. Can the Florida Gators force a rematch in Atlanta and win the East? Penn State notched a huge win over SEC foe Auburn. Are the Nittany Lions now the favorites in the Big Ten? Th...

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel, & SI's Pat Forde march on in the Race for the Case competition, where they pick six games against the spread each week.  On the Week 3 docket, #1 Alabama heads to the Swamp to take on #11 Florida for the first time in a decade. Will the Gators cover the 15.5 points?  #22 Auburn also makes a rare road trip to Big Ten country this week as they are set to take on #10 Penn Sta...

USC finally pulled the plug on Clay Helton’s tenure on Monday following a blowout loss to Stanford. Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde fire up the hot board and give you the best candidates for the Trojans.  The SEC has a huge slate of games this weekend including #1 Alabama at #11 Florida & #22 Auburn at #10 Penn State. The trio previews the matchups and asks if we can expect more chaos t...

We had a Hail Mary, top-25 upsets, cats falling from the sky, and slobber-knocking rivalries in a great second week of action. Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde recap all of the sights and sounds from around the nation. The guys begin with the biggest matchup of the entire slate as the Oregon Ducks go on the road and top the Ohio State Buckeyes. What does this win mean for the Pac-12 and...

It is Race for the Case time as Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde preview the massive week two college football slate. The crew begins in Big 10 country, with Oregon looking to prove itself against the home Buckeyes. The biggest game of the day, though, belongs to the state of Iowa, as the Cyclones and Hawkeyes renew their yearly rivalry. Will ISU cover the 4.5 points? Washington is on th...

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde have the latest news coming out of Big 12 country as Houston, UCF, BYU and Cincinnati are set to join the league. How crucial is the move for the new additions and the conference is as a whole? Could we see even more teams added from a pool of Memphis, USF and others? After a rough opening weekend, the Pac-12 faces another slate of big matchups. Can the P...

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde recap an incredible weekend of college football... from the Pac-12 upsets to the top 25 showdowns, this season’s opening stanza had it all.  The guys start with the Sunday night battle in Tallahassee as Notre Dame outlasted FSU. They then turn their attention to the heavyweight fight between UGA and Clemson before asking will anyone catch up to Bama by th...