The Varsity Podcast Network
College Sports Now
A podcast for college sports fans by college sports fans. Stephen Hartzell hosts along with the rotating cast of Roddy Jones, Wayne Cook, and Michael Felder as they provide analysis of all the latest news and developments in the world of college athletics. Follow College Sports Now on Twitter @CSNowTweets!
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Episodes
Coaching carousel talk with ESPN's Jeff Borzello 06.03.2025 1:20:18
Miami has their man, and with that the first official P5 job opening has been filled. How many more are coming, and how spicy is this season's coaching carousel going to be? Jeff Borzello of ESPN drops by for a heavy dose of coaching conjecture. What jobs aren't currently open but we suspect will be very soon? You'll have to tune in for the full scoop - which is ample. Norlander and Hartzell kick...
Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers - It's Story Time! | March 4, 2025 04.03.2025 1:07:41
Kyle Schassburger and David Kahn return from being on baseball assignments with stories GALORE! Schass was in Buies Creek, and Kahn was on the homefront in Winston-Salem, and they have plenty to dissect from their first baseball radio calls of the year. Plus, who will be the last undefeated team standing in college baseball? Are we worried about Texas A&M? Is the double base causing more probl...
Weekend recap + RMU's Andy Toole 03.03.2025 1:20:34
It is, in fact, March. Can confirm. Norlander and Hartzell are unpacking the weekend - including some buzzer beater audio in the SEC - plus who on the bubble did (Georgia) and did not (Arkansas) help themselves last time out. Special guest Andy Toole joins the program to talk about his Robert Morris squad embarking on the Horizon League tournament this week, plus his top-3 Bruce Springsteen albums...
What's gonna happen in March? You tell us | Gauer Hour 28.02.2025 1:02:04
If the last five days are any indication... March is going to be nuts. Notre Dame lost twice, who knows who is going to be a 1-seed, the Big Ten and Big 12 come down to one game, and the SEC will probably be decided by... a coin flip. So much to get to on the latest Gauer Hour with Megan and Rob. Plus, a little GOAT talk at the end. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...
All rise ... the honorable John Fanta presiding 27.02.2025 1:22:27
So much to get to and we start with the buzzer beater in College Park. March is less than 48 hours away but with moments like that, it feels like we're already there. A quick run through the weeknight results of note, including more jockeying in the SEC, which Norlander doesn't think is going to get to 13 NCAAT bids because he's a hater. We clear the runway for John Fanta who stops by to discuss -...
Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers - Roll Tide and Box Score Bingo | February 25, 2025 25.02.2025 1:21:35
Has Rob Vaughn turned the Tide in Tuscaloosa? Kyle Schassburger and David Kahn react to Alabama making the city of Jacksonville look like Tuscaloosa EAST as they swept through the JAX Classic over the weekend, as well as the results at Globe Life Field, in Round Rock and in the state of NC. Plus, Tennessee is Tennessee (duh!), are we worried about Virginia?, and Texas A&M loses Gavin Grahovac...
Norlander's Final Four darkhorses & Natty picks 24.02.2025 1:21:36
Don't let the title fool you, Hartzell chimes in as well ... but the headline here is we're unveiling these lists because we got one week left in February, people. March is coming. Time to strap in and get ready for the thrill ride that is postseason hoops because it's knocking at the door. Plenty to get to from the weekend, most notably the five upsets of ranked teams losing to unranked teams on...
Folks, we've got some parity | Gauer Hour 21.02.2025 1:00:21
So, who's going to win the national championship? On a week in which UConn beat South Carolina by 29 in Columbia, Texas keeps chugging along, UCLA survived a game without Lauren Betts and USC avoided a hangover, the list seems to have grown a bit. Rob Joyce and Megan Gauer recap all that, plus give their thoughts on the initial top-16 reveal, who is next in line, and what needs to happen for those...
Thursday fast break 20.02.2025 52:16
Matt Norlander is on the road in Big Ten country, and Hartzell is dealing with a NC snowstorm - so the fellas are going with a special 'fast break' edition of CSN before the wifi crashes. The guys talk about the Missouri outburst against Alabama, Auburn's survival at home against Arkansas, NC State's embarrassing L to rival UNC, the Kansas debacle, Wisconsin's emergence, and a full weekend preview...
Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers - We're SO Back | February 18, 2025 18.02.2025 1:31:50
How can you not be romantic about college baseball? Kyle Schassburger and David Kahn recap Opening Weekend of the 2025 college baseball season, from Air Force parachuting into GAINSville to the spectacular SCENES in College Station, Globe Life Field and Arizona. The baseball boys run through the Opening Weekend thoughts, give their 8 for Omaha, National Champion and Golden Spikes Preseason picks,...
Weekend recap + VCU's Ryan Odom 17.02.2025 1:19:24
Lots to unpack from the weekend, highlighted of course by #1 vs #2 in Tuscaloosa. What that Auburn performance means for a potential all-time great team if the Tigers can do the thing in March...plus Wisconsin's ascension, Houston's toughness, UConn's meltdown, and the tragedy that was those Adidas uniforms from the weekend that was. A lot to discuss from Saturday & Sunday on the hardwood, plu...
...Is there a bubble? | Gauer Hour 14.02.2025 1:09:39
A LOADED Gauer Hour. A breakdown of USC's win over UCLA and what it means for both teams' NCAA Tournament seedings, a monster week for Texas with two top-10 victories, and a conversation around how much of a bubble actually exists, given some of the week's other results. Plus, Rachel Galligan jumps on to discuss perhaps the most fascinating race of any conference, the Big 12, with a three-way tie...
"Honey, let's snuggle up with these NET rankings" 13.02.2025 1:22:57
It's Valentines Day weekend, folks. Time to find that special someone in your life and curl up next to a fire and open up Jerry Palm's bracketology and set the mood for a romantic night of NET rankings and quadrant 1 wins. The hoops action so far this week has been elite - going back to Tuesday night's games PLUS some of the upsets on Wednesday - it's been a loaded set of contests so far ... and o...
Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers - The South Carolina Baseball Takeover | February 11, 2025 11.02.2025 1:21:50
The baseball boys are BACK, and they have BOOTS ON THE GROUND in Columbia, South Carolina! Kyle Schassburger and David Kahn bring Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers on the road for the very first time to open up the 2025 season, as they come to you live from Founders Park, the home of South Carolina baseball. Kyle and David are joined by new head coach Paul Manieri, 1st Baseman Ethan Petry and Openi...
Let's learn with Evan Miyakawa 10.02.2025 1:15:51
A lot happened over the weekend - not just the Chiefs dynasty ending with a blowout loss to the Eagles - but beaucoup college basketball action, highlighted by the #1 and #2 teams both going down on the same day. Norlander and Hartzell break down the Auburn & Duke losses, plus the Johnnies impressive win at UConn back on Friday night (is Gus Johnson washed?). Friend of the show and overall sma...
A two-horse collision course to Tampa? | Gauer Hour 07.02.2025 1:02:00
In a Wednesday/Thursday slate that boasted three top-20 games, UCLA, Kansas State and Tennessee all notched marquee victories. Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce discuss what those three wins mean for the victors, discuss UConn's seeming identity crisis, and preview a loaded slate of games this weekend that includes South Carolina-Texas Round 2, Tennessee-LSU, USC-Ohio State, and next week, USC-UCLA. See P...
A Red Storm is brewing 06.02.2025 1:19:58
If you've been living under a rock for the last couple of weeks, you might not be aware that college basketball is absolutely thriving in the mecca of NYC these days. St Johns has reeled off 9 in a row after an impressive W at the Garden against Marquette and are starting down a showdown at UConn Friday night. That - plus everything else you've missed from the midweek hoops - leads the show with N...
The weekend basketball got off the rails 03.02.2025 1:14:37
This past weekend was crazy - not just because of the on-court shenanigans in college, but also a blockbuster NBA trade in the wee hours of Sunday morning. When it was all said and done, half of the AP top 25 caught an L over the weekend, the Big XII got into the liquor cabinet, Coach Cal did the unthinkable and actually won in his return to Rupp, the SEC meatgrinder continued, and oh yeah - Duke/...
LOTS of resume talk | Gauer Hour 31.01.2025 55:41
There are less than ten games remaining in the regular season, so it's time to get those resumes prepared. In recapping another busy week of games, Rob Joyce and Megan Gauer weigh the resumes of the teams in the running to host (there are... a lot) and of teams trying to make the field, period. Plus, impressive weeks for South Carolina and Vanderbilt (among others) and a UConn-Tennessee preview. S...
Let's go to Lubbock + weekend preview 30.01.2025 1:20:52
Special edition of CSN complete with a visit to a 10-acre ranch in Lubbock to talk with Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland and his miniature donkeys. No, seriously. Obviously a lot of hoops to discuss from the midweek action, including a pretty busy Wednesday night on the hardwood. Norlander and Hartzell chat with the Red Raiders' head coach about his team, their 5-game winning streak, and livi...
Here come the Coogs 27.01.2025 1:13:50
Weekend recap episode on deck with Norlander & Hartzell running through all the notable results from college basketball, with an emphasis on Houston's 2OT win at Kansas. Coogs have reeled off 12 straight wins and had to work for it on Saturday at the Phog. Of course Kansas is to blame for their part in blowing a 6-point lead with less than 30 seconds to go, but plenty to discuss from one of th...
So... who wants to host? | Gauer Hour 24.01.2025 52:56
A number of top-20 teams lost in the last week, some good, some fine, some... not so good. Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce try to make sense of it all on the latest Gauer Hour. A recap of the week that was, talks on the impacts of injuries to Bri McDaniel and Ayoka Lee, a (second, it turns out) preview of South Carolina-LSU and more. Plus, we cap it with the biggest game of the midweek next week... that...
Midweek drama on the hardwood + weekend preview 23.01.2025 1:04:08
If you've slept on college basketball this week fear not, because we got you. Matt Norlander (CBS Sports) and Stephen Hartzell walk you through the Wednesday drama, where three SEC games were decided by a total of 5 points. We had comebacks, buzzer beaters, and the show's first PxP audio of the season, as we get you caught up on everything from Wednesday night. Dan Hurley had a viral moment on Tue...
Natty recap - Ohio State did the damn thing 21.01.2025 1:32:08
Ohio State 34 Notre Dame 23 and just like that, the college football season is over. We got the whole gang for one last ride - Felder, Roddy, Wayne, and Hartzell - breaking down the Buckeyes win and what it means for both of the programs that played in Atlanta on Monday night. Naturally, the conversation steers towards the OSU roster, and both the ability (and cost) to retain so many elite players...
Monday hoops! 20.01.2025 1:13:19
There's a LOT going on today. MLK Day, Presidential Inauguration, CFP National Championship, and - you guessed it - beaucoup college basketball reaction! We got Matt Norlander back in the chair to break down the happenings from this past weekend, starting with a gauge on the Big Ten hoops scene; the good (Michigan State), the bad (Mick Cronin's press conferences), and the ugly (Indiana's soon-to-b...
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