College Football Enquirer

The second College Football Playoff ranking releases tonight. How dramatic will a shift in the rankings be? There is sure to be some near the bottom of the Top 10 after #8 Texas Tech's dominant win over #7 BYU, but how about the top? After #3 Texas A&M's convincing win at #22 Missouri and #2 Indiana's struggle at Penn State, will the committee jump the Aggies over the Hoosiers? Andy Staples, Ross...

Week 11 has wrapped up and it provided some thrilling finishes for a couple of Top 10 teams. Penn State brought #2 Indiana down to the wire. The undefeated Hoosiers may have suffered their first loss if not for a heroic final drive from Fernando Mendoza. The drive culminated in an unbelievable catch by Omar Cooper Jr., who barely kept his foot in, to score the eventual game winning touchdown with...

Week 11 is here and the marquee matchups of the weekend may not be what you expected when the season started. #9 Oregon heads to Iowa City to face #20 Iowa. When Iowa is at home they tend to make life very difficult for the opposing team. The Ducks have seen some struggles since their loss to #2 Indiana and Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey aren't so sure they can come away from Iowa...

It is that time of year again! The time when attention shifts away from the AP Poll and moves over to the College Football Playoff rankings. Tuesday, the College Football Playoff committee released the initial rankings for 2025. Ohio State remained at the top followed by Indiana, Texas A&M and Alabama to round out the top four. One of the most notable rankings was that of two teams who played earl...

Week 10 is in the books and there were plenty of upsets to help create drama for Tuesday's first CFP rankings release. Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey discuss all of the drama that unfolded and the impact it may have this week. #18 Oklahoma kept their playoff hopes alive after knocking off #14 Tennessee. Will they be able to pull off a few more wins and make the playoff? Arch Manni...

Drama continues to unfold in Louisiana as LSU's search for a new head coach is underway. Wednesday, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry spoke to the media about his disapproval of LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward. He spoke about the money now owed to former head football coach Brian Kelly and who will be hiring LSU's next head coach. He emphatically stated that AD Scott Woodward will not be the one...

The coaching carousel appears to turn faster by the day with more and more jobs opening. There are currently 12 jobs open and that is just the tip of the iceberg. How high could that number go? Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey discuss this ever-evolving coaching cycle. They talk about how high college coaches' salaries have gotten, if there will be a shift coming and how they think...

LSU has fired head coach Brian Kelly! This morning's episode of College Football Enquirer had Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey discussing that they knew this move was imminent, but it did not seem like it would happen today. Well, things moved much quicker than expected and LSU's head coach is out of a job, but is owed a $53 million buyout. The guys discuss how this turned so quickl...

Week 9 is in the books, and as is the theme of the last couple of weeks, there are rumblings about a coaching change at another big name school. Nothing has happened yet, but the writing seems to be on the wall for LSU's Brian Kelly after #20 LSU lost at home to #3 Texas A&M 49-25. Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey discuss what is going on in Baton Rouge and talk about when they thin...

Michigan is involved in one of the biggest rivalries in college football, but that game is not played until the end of the season. However, to make "The Game" mean even more, they have to get through their in-state rival on Saturday as #25 Michigan visits Michigan State. Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey dive into what has happened to Michigan State over the years to diminish this ri...

The coaching carousel continues to spin as more and more coaches continue to be let go this season. With some big name schools having vacancies already, and more appear to be coming in the near future, Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey look at who are some of the top candidates around the country. Could coaches like Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin and Vanderbilt's Clark Lea look to move elsewh...

For the second week in a row a marquee head coaching job has opened up. Florida fired Billy Napier on Sunday after managing just a 22-23 record in four seasons. This happened after the full show was recorded, so you will only hear Andy Staples and Steven Godfrey breaking down the news and looking at who Florida will look to next. More Napier conversation is had later in the show where the guys cor...

Week 8 is here, and with just over half of the season gone, there is already a matchup with playoff implications on the line. #13 Notre Dame plays host to #20 USC for another chapter of this storied rivalry. With Notre Dame already having two losses, a third loss would all but eliminate them from playoff contention. USC has a tough stretch of Big Ten games to end the season, so a loss to Notre Dam...

Happy Valley is not so happy as of late. Preseason expectations of a deep CFP seem to be of a distant past after the firing of James Franklin on Sunday. Andy Staples and Steven Godfrey dive into how Penn State fell so fast and what led to the firing of a head coach whose team was ranked #3 just three weeks ago. Then the guys look at who Penn State should look to hire to be their new head coach. Sh...

Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey react to the biggest college football games from Week 7, starting with James Franklin who was fired as Penn State head coach after a loss to Northwestern. Elsewhere in the Big 10, Indiana silenced critics by storming into Eugene and dismantling Oregon. In the SEC, the trio breaks down officiating drama that plagued the Auburn vs. Georgia matchup incl...

Week 7 is here and it is a big week for the Big Ten's undefeated teams. The premiere matchup on Saturday will be #7 Indiana visiting #3 Oregon. Both teams are coming off of a bye following close games the week prior. Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey discuss this matchup and debate who they think holds the advantage. It will be a matchup of two top coaches in college football alongsi...

The college football season is about halfway over and there are a lot of teams' seasons that are sitting in the middle of catastrophe and staying in the College Football Playoff hunt. Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey discuss which of these teams may survive and who may be looking for a new coach at the end of the year. Does the losing coach of LSU and South Carolina have to be conce...

Week 6 is in the books, and what looked like it was not going to be a very exciting week of college football proved to be anything but that. The premiere matchup of the night had #3 Miami visiting #18 Florida State. Despite a late comeback by the Seminoles, the Hurricanes proved to be the more dominant team as they walked away with a 28-22 win. Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey discu...

Week 6 is just a few days away and a few teams are out for some redemption this week. We start in Florida as #18 Florida State looks to redeem themselves after being upset last week at Virginia. However, the redemption will not come easy as they host #3 Miami. Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey discuss this matchup and look at what Florida State has on the line trying to avoid back-to...

On Sunday, Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey talked about how they expected Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman to be fired in the near future. By the time the episode was released, Arkansas had indeed fired Pittman, who was in his 6th season. Former Arkansas head coach, and current offensive coordinator, Bobby Petrino, has been named interim head coach and he made it clear that he is in...

#6 Oregon walked into one of the most feared environments in college football on Saturday. A Penn State 'White Out'. They walked out with a win after taking down #3 Penn State in a double overtime game. The Ducks and first-year starting quarterback Dante Moore continue to impress this season as they claim the huge victory. Although many people may blame James Franklin for the loss, Andy Staples, R...

It has been a busy Week 5 in college football and there haven't even been any games played yet. Tuesday was a drama filled day in the state of Oklahoma. It was announced that three games into his 21st season, Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy was fired. The Oklahoma State legend had taken the school to unprecedented heights, but in recent years there was more struggle than triumph. Losing 11 of...

#3 Penn State hosting #6 Oregon leads a stacked Week 5 slate in college football. It will be a White Out in Happy Valley on Saturday for the Ducks' first trip into Nittany Lions territory. Oregon got the best of Penn State in last season's Big Ten Championship game, but there is a key difference for Penn State this year. New defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. Knowles knows the Ducks well from faci...

One month has passed in the college football season as Week 4 is now in the books. There were some dominant performances that led the way including #17 Texas Tech dominating #16 Utah at the line of scrimmage. The college football world has been interested to see the Red Raiders get tested after an offseason of revamping their team through the portal, spending heavily on NIL. On Saturday, at least,...

Week 4 is upon us and it is a huge weekend for the Big Ten. The game everyone has been talking about involves two schools that have not been thought of as powers in the conference, but they may have something to say about that this year. 9th-ranked Illinois visits 19th-ranked Indiana in the first big test of the season for both schools. Steven Godfrey explains why he thinks this game is so importa...