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Bru McCoy was the No. 9 overall player in the 247Sports Composite for the class of 2019. He's also on the brink of completing his third college enrollment in six months and his second at USC. What went wrong for McCoy at Texas, where by all accounts he had an excellent spring practice and was positioned to contribute immediately? Can the relationship between McCoy and UT be salvaged at this point?...

On Tuesday, 247Sports released its first Top247 for the Class of 2021, and Barton Simmons joined Trey Scott on the 247Sports Facebook page to unveil the top five players and break down some of the early storylines emerging from this class. Featuring supplemental analysis from Steve Wiltfong, Allen Trieu, Brian Dohn, Brandon Huffman, and more. If you'd like a deeper dive on this initial Top247, che...

We had our first Black Sunday of the 2018 season, as Kansas fired head coach David Beaty and Minnesota fired defensive coordinator Robb Smith. The Morning Blitz checks in with reporters covering both programs to get the rationale behind the decision and a look ahead to what's next.

Alabama at 1. Clemson at 2. LSU at 3. Notre Dame at 4. What does history tell us about how important this initial ranking is going forward? Which teams are already too far behind to catch up? And which teams are still in it? 247Sports national college football writer Chris Hummer joins the podcast to discuss.

After Oklahoma's 51-14 win over Kansas State, the winning coach is being nominated for the Cleveland Browns' vacancy and the losing coach is being nominated for retirement.

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is recovering a shoulder injury sustained two weeks ago in the Longhorns’ win over Baylor. What’s his status entering a Big 12 clash against Oklahoma State? And Utah, after averaging just 16 points per game in its first three FBS contests has now rattled off three 40-point performances in Pac-12 play. We’ll dig a bit deeper into how they’ve managed that turnaround.

Purdue humiliated Ohio State this weekend. And hey, in the long run, Ohio State might fire some assistants, but the Buckeyes with all their tradition and resources be fine. What’s way more interesting is what this means for the upstart Boilermakers. We check in with Steve Wiltfong for the latest on Jeff Brohm’s program and also with our Washington State on the Cougars’ big weekend and whether they...

As the Third Saturday In October approaches, we check in with our local experts on the latest with Tua Tagovailoa’s knee injury and Jarret Guarantano’s breakout performance against Auburn’s defense. Plus, what exactly is Butch Jones doing for Alabama anyway?

Talking about whether Texas is back is back after the Longhorns knocked off Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry. And as Kansas heads into a bye week, the discussion around the future of head coach David Beaty has a far different tone than it did a month ago.

OU Insider reported on Sunday night that Oklahoma had parted ways with longtime defensive coordinator Mike Stoops. Joey Helmer joins the podcast with details on his interim replacement and whether the defense can be salvaged for a playoff push.

We got Les Miles to come on and tell us what makes the LSU-Florida rivalry special and what he makes of the Tigers' performance so far in 2018.

The NCAA has at long last sent a notice of allegations to Baylor stemming from its investigation into the rape scandal uncovered in 2015. Maryland inches along toward a decision on the future of suspended head coach DJ Durkin as damning new details in a report from the Washington Post has turned up the heat on the school administration in College Park.

Five weeks into the 2018 season, it’s time to start talking about who’s living up to expectations and who’s falling short. On today’s podcast, we’re taking a closer look at three quarterbacks: South Carolina’s Jake Bentley, Michigan’s Shea Patterson, and Arizona’s Khalil Tate. To varying degrees and for a wide range of reasons, these three players have disappointed so far this year. We’ll talk to...

Chris Hummer joins the Morning Blitz to recap all the top 25 action from week 5, from Alabama missing two field goals against Louisiana-Lafayette to Virginia Tech's backup quarterback hanging 300-plus on Duke.

Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book got the second start of his college career last weekend against Wake Forest. His third will be against No. 7 Stanford under the lights in South Bend. Will he be up to the task? Tom Loy thinks so.

Anybody need a dual-threat quarterback with College Football Playoff experience? We’ll take you through some potential landing spots for Kelly Bryant, who announced his intentions to transfer from Clemson on Wednesday? And hey, remember after Week 1 when everyone had Kliff Kingsbury on the hot seat? Well, his Red Raiders are 3-1 with one top 15 win already and could add another one to their resume...

By virtue of the 28-point spread in favor of the Hokies before kickoff, Old Dominion’s 49-35 win over then-no.13 Virginia Tech is the biggest upset of the 2018 college football season. How did it happen, which starters did the Hokies lose during and after the loss, and what does it mean for their chances of contending in the ACC Coastal? Evan Watkins of VT Scoop explains.

Everything you need to know about Week 4 of college football, explained in less than 10 minutes.

Wait — why is Derek Mason inviting Brian Kelly to "come and see" him if he wants to talk about Vanderbilt playing "bad football." Nick Cole of Vandy247 explains and catches us up on expectations for the Commodores in 2018.

The USC Trojans are off to a 1-2 start, and a Pac-12 title and Rose Bowl win notwithstanding, the fans are starting to get anxious. Ryan Abraham of USCFootball.com joins the podcast to tell us what's wrong with USC and whether it can be fixed in time to save Clay Helton.

Kevin Flaherty joins the show to explain how Kansas has managed to win two consecutive games, both in convincing fashion. Plus, your host indulges himself by going on a rant about Urban Meyer.

Steve Robertson of Gene's Page and Kevin Hiatt of Bronco Country explain the secret to Mississippi State and Boise State's beatdowns in Week 1 and Week 2 and discuss how well that success will translate to tougher games ahead.

Kellen Mond had 430 yards passing against one of the best defenses in the country it. Should we trust it? 247Sports Director of Scouting gives his appraisal of Mond's performance. And Travis Reier of BamaOnLine explains the curious decision to play Jalen Hurts in a certain win for Alabama over Arkansas State.

Florida lost to Kentucky. FSU almost lost to Samford. What's has gone so wrong for these proud Sunshine State programs, and is there hope of better days ahead? Thomas Goldkamp of Swamp247 and Brendan Sonnone of Noles247 explain.

Could Will Grier follow RG3's pass to the Heisman, or is Tua Tagovailoa lifting the trophy an inevitability? What's wrong with Texas, Michigan, and a bunch of other programs that laid eggs in Week 1? All that and more on today's episode of the Morning Blitz.