Dave Campbell’s College Football Podcast

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven recap Week Three in College Football (INTRO – 15:40) Is Texas A&M 41-40 victory over Notre Dame program defining? (15:40 – 30:10) Micro analyzing Arch Manning (30:10 – 35:50) Is there an argument that Texas Tech is the second best team in Texas? (35:50 – 41:20) Willie Fritz has Houston rolling (41:20 – 47:50) The Eric Morris era officially arrives in...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview the Week Three slate in Texas college football (Intro – 6:35) Texas A&M v Notre Dame (6:35 – 13:15) Houston vs Colorado (13:15 – 18:00) Texas State at Arizona State (18:00 – 22:40) North Texas vs Washington State (22:40 – 26:40) Texas vs UTEP and Arch Manning's throwing face (26:40 – 28:25) Texas Tech vs Oregon State (28:25 – 29:35) Baylor vs...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven recap Week Two in Texas college football. (INTRO – 14:30) Baylor outlasts SMU. Can the Bears outscore everyone? Do we still have questions about Dave Aranda long term? What did SMU lose on Saturday? (14:30 – 29:30) Texas State is now the G5 giant. Why is UTSA no longer winning coin flips? (29:30 – 36:50) Texas beats San Jose State 38-7 and nobody is...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview Week 2 in Texas college football. (INTRO – 14:00) Baylor vs SMU preview (14:00 – 24:45) Are our expectations of Texas changed after Arch Manning's debut? (24:45 – 27:35) How concerned are we about Behren Morton's health? (27:35 – 35:20) Lightning Round including UTEP's must-win and the Bayou Bucket (35:20 – END) Keff Ciardello and Jared Kalmu...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven recap Week One of the College Football Season (INTRO – 25:20) Texas vs Ohio State recap: What's behind Texas's red zone woes? Why is Sark's offense turtling in big games? What we thought of Arch Manning's debut + does it change our outlook on the season? (25:20 – 35:20) Baylor vs Auburn: A bad day for those who like to make fun of the SEC. How concer...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven welcome on Steven Godfrey, 1/3 of Yahoo Sports's College Football Enquirer and co-host of the Phantom Island Podcast (INTRO – 4:00) Steven's BBQ Takes (4:00 – 9:55) Is Steven surprised by Steve Sarkisian's success at Texas? What's at stake in the Ohio State game? (9:55 – 18:50) Can Texas Tech become a national college football power? Is Cody Campbell...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven set the expectations and narratives of each Texas FBS team by picking their over/under win total. (2:00– 12:00) Texas Longhorns (12:00 – 19:00) Texas A&M Aggies with Auburn Tigers breakdown (19:00 – 27:00) Texas Tech Red Raiders (27:00 – 31:40) Baylor Bears (31:40 – 36:15) TCU Horned Frogs (36:15 – 40:20) Houston Cougars (40:20 – 45:10) SMU Mustangs...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven welcome on Colton McWilliams, the sports editor at the San Marcos Daily Record, to preview Texas State's 2025 season. (:30 – 2:00) Why the final year in the Sun Belt is the biggest storyline for 2025? (2:00 – 4:00) How does Colton rank the roster talent in 2025 to GJ Kinne's first two seasons? (4:00 – 6:25) Who does Colton think will win the QB battl...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven talk welcome Texas Tech Chairman of the Board of Regents Cody Campbell on the show! (2:15 – 4:50) Cody's memories of Mike Leach (4:50 – 6:25) Why does Cody care about saving the college model? (6:25 – 11:20) How is Cody helping preserve non-revenue sports? (11:20 – 14:30) Why the SEC and Big Ten's advantage won't go away with Cody's proposal to pool...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down the most intriguing non-QB position battles in fall camp. (2:30 – 4:50) Why there aren't as many position battles in P4 & Why are the position battles in the secondary? (4:50 – 11:15) Texas CBs Jaylon Guilbeau and Kobe Black (11:15 – 16:40) Texas A&M CBs Julian Humphery, Dezz Ricks and Tyreek Chappell (16:40 – 21:40) TCU CBs Avery Helm, Ch...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by Huntsville Item sports editor Colton Foster to preview the Sam Houston Bearkats' 2025 season. (2:30 – 7:00) How has Phil Longo's honeymoon been? How will Longo be different than Keeler? (7:00 – 10:00) How big of a deal is Sam Houston playing at Houston Dynamo's stadium? (10:00 – 21:30) Offensive overview: Is this offense a fit for Hunte...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with Ryan Monceaux of GoCoogs.com to preview the 2025 Houston Cougars football season. (2:30 – 4:15) What did Ryan see in Year One of the Willie Fritz era that has him excited for Year Two? (4:15 – 5:00) How are Willie Fritz and Dana Holgorsen different? (5:00 – 8:50) Excitement level for new offensive coordinator Slade Nagle. How good could...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven each draft their fantasy teams consisting of Texas CFB players! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by Matt Wilson, co-host of Between Two Bears, for a full Baylor 2025 preview. (2:30 – 4:30) Why (4:30 – 10:00) The authenticity of the Dave Aranda experience + was that the best movie reference in a press conference ever? (10:00 – 14:00) Baylor offensive skill position preview (14:00 – 18:00) Baylor's defensive personnel preview. Confidenc...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by Jared Kalmus of the Alamo Audible to preview UTSA's 2025 season! (2:30 – 4:07) Did UTSA do enough in the backhalf of 2024 to get fans hyped for the 2025 season? (4:07 – 7:50) Why did UTSA take a step back in 2024? Did UTSA ever correct the dumb penalties? Was the lack of discipline in 2024 a blip on the radar, or a sign of something big...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down all the biggest storylines in the G6 conferences this season. (INTRO – 14:25) Texas State. Are the Bobcats as talented as last year? How will new OC Landon Keopple do? (14:25 – 25:00) North Texas. Can UNT portal a dominant offense again? Will Skyler Cassity revive the defense? (25:00 – 34:40) UTSA. Did Jeff Traylor have the best quote in t...

Host Carter Yates and senior college writer Mike Craven sit down with Jay Arnold of the Aggie War Pod to give a full preview of Texas A&M's football season. (INTRO – 5:15) How can Mike Elko improve this defense while replacing three NFL DLinemen? Can DJ Hicks live up to the 5 star label? (5:15 –7:20 ) Does Jay think the Texas A&M secondary will be improved? (7:20 – 11:30) How much freer do guys pl...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview all the Power Four teams in the state of Texas. (INTRO – 19:00) Texas Longhorns (19:00 – 29:15) Texas A&M Aggies (29:15 – 39:00) Baylor Bears (39:00 – 49:00) Texas Tech Red Raiders (49:00 – 58:00) TCU Horned Frogs (58:00 – 1:07:00) Houston Cougars (1:07:00 – END) SMU Mustangs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with Matthew Bartlett, the editor of "At the Roost," to preview Rice's 2025 season (2:30 – 3:50) What does Matthew make of Scott Abell's honeymoon months. (3:50 –6:45 ) What Matthew thinks about the option offense. What will Abell's scheme look like? (6:45 – 8:30) How has Scott Abell fit in with the culture? (8:30 – 11:10) How is Abell able...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with On3's Billy Embody to preview SMU's 2025 football season! (2:30 – 6:15) Why Billy doesn't think last year was a flash in the pan (6:15 – 11:40) How did SMU transition from portal-heavy recruiting to high school-heavy recruiting? (11:40 – 16:50) Is SMU the third best job in the state behind Texas and A&M? (16:50 – 18:25) Can SMU be the n...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven have finally secured an interview with their white whale, Paul Finebaum, the Voice of the SEC. (2:30 – 3:45) Paul's opinion of Dave Campbell (3:45 – 5:10) Paul's advice on becoming a great interviewer (5:10 – 8:00) The backstory behind that time when Paul put Saban on the hot seat (8:00 – 8:45) The time Paul's reporting put Alabama football on probat...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with Rob Breaux of the Gamblin Gauchos' for a full Texas Tech 2025 Preview. (3:00 – 5:10) How high are the stakes in Year Four of the Joey McGuire era? (5:10 – 6:40) What happens if Texas Tech goes 8–4? Is Joey on the hot seat. (6:40 – 8:25) Was James Blanchard or Shiel Wood the biggest offseason move? (8:25 – 10:30) Was it worrisome that Te...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by Adrian Broaddus of ESPN El Paso to preview the UTEP Miners. (2:45 – 4:30) What's the biggest storyline of the season? (4:30 – 6:40) What Adrian liked and disliked from Scotty Walden in Year One (6:40 – 11:45) Is Malachi Nelson even going to start? Is the narrative around Nelson going to be a distraction throughout the year? (11:45 – 14:...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven breakdown all things Texas State and the Pac-12. (3:00 – 4:45) Why the Pac-12? Why now? (4:45 – 7:50) Does the Pac-12 TV deal outweigh the extra travel financially? (7:50 – 9:00) Could the Pac-12 return to the Power Five? (9:00 – 11:05) How Kelly Damphousse and Don Coryell put Texas State in a position to make the Pac-12. (11:05 – 13:00) How the rise...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven welcome on Joe Cook, the managing editor of Inside Texas, to preview the 2025 Texas Longhorns. (3:00 – 4:30) The Longhorns are the state's national championship contender (4:30 – 8:15) Expectations when Steve Sarkisian was hired vs reality. How does he stack up historically with other Texas coaches? (8:15 – 10:45) How is Texas set up for revenue shar...