College Football Insiders

This weekend's loaded college football slate features California-bred QB in pressure-cooker situations. We asked 247Sports Recruiting Analyst Greg Biggins to take a trip down memory lane with us. Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: Greg Biggins Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitcher , or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Spo...

The defending Big Ten champs take the field Thursday night in what should be a hostile environment at Minnesota. And though they're breaking in a new starting QB and showing off the best WR corps in college football, we can't help but talk about the true freshmen. Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: Patrick Murphy Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Google Po...

We've got young guys everywhere in the depth charts released this week across the country, from Clemson's RB room to Oregon's LB group and everything in between. Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: Steve Wiltfong Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitcher , or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite te...

247Sports' Blake Brockermeyer identifies five players who could make the "leap" in 2021. They're all in pivotal spots this weekend. Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: Blake Brockermeyer Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitcher , or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team  here !  

Illinois and Bret Bielema stunned Nebraska on Saturday to give us the season's first fresh talking point: Scott Frost really might not be long for Lincoln. Elsewhere, UCLA steamrolled Hawaii — but where were all the fans? — and UConn made another argument to be the worst team in FBS. Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: Carl Reed Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcas...

In Nebraska vs. Illinois and UCLA vs. Hawaii, there are two decent Week 0 games hitting the airwaves Saturday, and another worth picking as UConn returns to action with a West Coast trip to Fresno State (jump on the Bulldogs -27.5 and thank us later). Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: Lance Glinn Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitch...

After a rough first season with the 'Noles, Mike Norvell managed to build some momentum in the offseason through the transfer portal and recruiting. But now the hard part begins. Can Florida State have success in-season to keep the positivity going? Brendan Sonnone joins Trey Scott to break it down! Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: Brendan Sonnone Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  S...

Jeremy Clark of 247Sports' HornedFrogBlitz.com joins Trey to take a look at TCU heading into the 2021 season and discuss why Gary Patterson's squad this year might be a little underrated in the Big 12! Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: Jeremy Clark Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitcher , or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the...

The Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC have interrupted our regularly scheduled programming for the announcement of an alliance whose goals remain unclear and isn't even legally binding. Nevertheless, Trey and Chris Hummer discuss how it affects TV contracts, playoff expansion, conference realignment, future scheduling, the Big 12 and more. Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: Chris Hummer Follow or Subscribe to The...

The Badgers are used to winning the Big Ten West. Unfortunately, they haven't been able to break through and win the conference since the College Football Playoff was instituted. Could 2021 finally be the year they represent the Big Ten in the final four? Host: Lance Glinn  Guest: Evan Flood Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitc...

After being praised for the success of his first two seasons at Purdue, Jeff Brohm and the Boilermakers have now dealt with back-to-back losing seasons. What will happen if this losing trend continues in West Lafayette? Mike Carmin of the Journal & Courier breaks it down and more! Host: Lance Glinn  Guest: Mike Carmin Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple Podca...

One of 247Sports' top annual traditions is the Preseason True Freshman All-American Team, our guess at this fall's most impactful frosh. Take a listen as Cooper Petagna details his favorite of the bunch and Billy Embody breaks down why SMU is so excited about true freshman QB Preston Stone, who might not start but will make an impression in 2021. Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: Cooper Petagna & Bi...

Nebraska is under investigation, Scott Frost has lawyered up, a new AD is saying all the right things ... and oh yeah, there's a game in just over a week. Forgive us for having Tennessee flashbacks, but Brian Christopherson of Husker247 doesn't think any palace intrigue is afoot. Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: Brian Christopherson Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple...

Who better to lead Oregon State back to relevancy than the man who led the Beavers at quarterback during the greatest season in program history. Now entering his fourth season, head coach Jonathan Smith may finally have OSU back to a bowl game and on the path towards success. Host: Lance Glinn  Guest: Carter Bahns Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts ,  G...

Monday's release of the AP Top 25 preseason poll has Trey Scott and Brad Crawford playing another game of overrated/underrated. You can guess what Texas, Notre Dame and Florida all have in common. Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: Brad Crawford Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitcher , or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247S...

It was a busy weekend in college football as a few teams waged a battle vs. attrition. We update that — including the status of Georgia WR Arik Gilbert — then bring in Dave Woods to talk UCLA. The Bruins begin the season in Week 0 and all eyes will be on coach Chip Kelly (is he being purposefully stubborn in not running his Oregon stuff?) and QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson (can he take the leap to st...

The pandemic certainly made it difficult for new OC Bill Musgrave and QB Chase Garbers to get on the same page. But now with a full offseason to work together, Justin Wilcox is confident that this may finally be the year Cal's offense reaches its potential. Host: Lance Glinn  Guest: Cal Bears HC Justin Wilcox Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Google...

The Hokies' 27-year bowl streak came to an end last season. That certainly didn't bode well for Justin Fuente. Is he on the hot seat heading into 2021? Probably not. But missing out on another bowl game could leave Virginia Tech questioning its future. Host: Lance Glinn  Guest: Matej Sis Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitcher...

With a talented QB, an arsenal of weapons and a scheme designed to score points in bunches, who even needs a defense? Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: David Johnson Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitcher , or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team  here !  

How is Bronco Mendenhall feeling about UVA's offense? Optimistic. How is he feeling about the secondary? Optimistic. The clear theme for Virginia ahead of the 2021 season; optimism. A tough schedule might shut that feeling down quickly, or the Cavaliers may take their confidence and build it into a return to success this year. Host: Lance Glinn  Guest: Jacquie Franciulli Follow or Subscribe to The...

You might not know it, but Kansas State is the Big 12's third-winningest program — ever. With realignment swirling and other leagues checking out resumes, now would be a good time for the Wildcats to reassume their place near the top of the conference pecking order. Do they have the team to do so? Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: Tim Fitzgerald Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spot...

We know what Vanderbilt's defense and culture will look like under new head coach Clark Lea. And we've seen plenty of offseason coverage on the role of former 247Sports star Barton Simmons at Vanderbilt, too. But what about OC David Raih, an energetic, 'intense' figure who might hold the key to the Commodores' long-term success. Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: Vanderbilt OC David Raih Follow or Subscr...

Brent Zwerneman, fresh off the scoop of his lifetime, joins the College Football Daily to discuss the mechanisms behind Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC, how Texas A&M feels about it, whether the UT-A&M rivalry can get back to being as nasty as it once was, and how the future SEC super-conference should be organized. Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: Brent Zwerneman Follow or Subscribe to The...

The college football landscape was turned on its head with Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC. Some of your favorite 247Sports personalities gathered together to discuss the future of the sport and all the factors at play moving forward! Join Josh Pate, Blake Brockermeyer, Brandon Marcello, Bud Elliott, and Chris Hummer as they dive deep into realignment talk. Host: Josh Pate  Guest: Blake Brocker...

Quinn Ewers is skipping his senior year of high school to pursue NIL revenue and get a jump start on his Ohio State career. We break down what it means from the Ohio State and high school levels, how Quinn's new teammates might receive him and whether a currently healthy Buckeye QB room will look drastically different in a few months. Host:  Trey Scott    Guest: Blake Brockermeyer Follow or Subscr...