Dave Campbell’s College Football Podcast

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with JD Davis of the North Texas Eagle to preview the 2025 college football season. (3:00 – 5:05) What are the stakes of Year Three of the Eric Morris era? (5:05 – 7:05) Should we believe in DC Skyler Cassity? (7:05 – 8:30) Is there any worry the offense won't be as good with all new pieces? (8:30 – 12:20) Is QB the biggest question mark? Ho...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven welcome on The Athletic senior writer Sam Khan Jr. (2:45 – 7:20) What led to Sam's role change to roster management and Transfer Portal reporter? (7:20 – 9:00) What are the two biggest things College Football programs want to change? (9:00 – 10:50) Is there a path back to one Transfer Portal window? (10:50 – 21:35) Will there still be haves and have...

DCTF Senior Writer Mike Craven sits down with the Frog Preacher Jamie Plunkett for an offseason check in on the TCU Horned Frogs! (3:00 – 6:00) What are the vibes for Year Four of the Sonny Dykes era? Grading Sonny's tenure. (6:00 – 9:00) Are we forgetting about TCU in the Big 12 title race? (9:00 – 12:25) Is UNC in Week One a 'Can't Lose'? (12:25 – 13:35) The strengths of TCU's team. (13:35 – 15:...

(2:45 – 7:20) The origin story of TexAgs, how Billy got his start in the industry (7:20 – 11:35) The biggest moments in TexAgs history, what was the craziest single day (11:35 – 17:35) Why the rise of fan sites is a good thing for college sports (17:35 – 26:55) What do people not realize about the Johnny Manziel era? Is he one of the most important TXHSFB figures of all-time? (26:55 – 37:30) Why i...

Special edition of the Dave Campbell's College Football Podcast. Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by On3's Ari Wasserman. (INTRO - 10:15) It's a damn good time to be a Longhorns fan. How Steve Sarkisian built Texas into a title contender. (10:15 – 12:50) Death of the Super Team (12:50 – 16:15) Why CFB offseason sucks (16:15 – 23:00) How does Texas A&M become what they sho...

Welcome to the REBRANDED Dave Campbell's College Football Podcast! New name, same hustle by host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven. (2:40 – 4:05) Why we rebranded. (4:05 – 20:45) Was the Big 12 right to fight for a 5 AQ + 11 At Large CFP model? (20:45 – 45:00) Drafting the most intriguing players in 2025 including Arch Manning, Micah Hudson and Conner Weigman (46:00 – END) Ranking the Top...

(INTRO – 24:30) What's the future of the CFP look like? Why is Greg Sankey so mad? Does college football actually look different? (25:20 – 29:40) Texas goes 9-3 but makes the CFP? (29:40 – 35:15) Winner of UTSA/UNT makes AAC Championship (35:15 – 39:25) Will Hammond Wally Pip's Behren Morton? (39:25 – 47:50) Two Texas teams make Big 12 Championship? (47:50 – 54:35) UTEP makes a bowl game (54:35 –...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven take the over or under on all the Texas Power Four team Way-Too-Early Win Totals (INTRO – 16:15) Texas (16:15 – 26:00) Texas Tech (26:00 – 32:10) SMU (32:10 – 41:15) Texas A&M (41:15 – 46:10) Baylor ( 46:45 – 53:45) TCU (53:45 – END) Houston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior college writer Mike Craven keep you up to date on all the latest in Texas CFB. (Start – 23:00) College coaches in Texas dish on what they see spring ball looking like in the future. How are the G5 and P4 handling spring ball differently? (23:00 – END) The best portal additions in the spring window, including Texas, Texas Tech, Rice, North Texas and Texas State. Learn m...

Host Carter Yates and senior college writer Mike Craven chop it up about: (2:30 – 15:50) Why did Shedeur Sanders fall to the fifth round? (15:50 – 28:20) Should Quinn Ewers have stayed in college football? (28:20 – 45:00) Spring Power Poll (45:00 – END) Future of the GM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down all things Texas CFB (2:00 – 12:30) Why we love Texas's portal strategy. Who is the Transfer we're most excited about? (12:30 – 21:00) Is Micah Hudson going back to Texas Tech? If so, should Texas Tech take him back? (21:00 – 34:00) Rice magazine stop: What's the vibe in Scott Abell's first spring? Do we like the hire more or less the more...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven recap their summer magazine trips. (INTRO - 16:55) Houston magazine preview, can Conner Weigman move? Is this is the best secondary in Texas? (16:55 - 30:30) Texas State magazine preview, a four-man quarterback race (31:30 - END) UTEP magazine preview, is Malachi Nelson actually the starting QB? Can UTEP get to bowl eligibility in 2025? Learn more ab...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven recap Craven's latest trips on the Dave Campbell's spring magazine tour. (2:25 – 15:50) Is SMU in position to compete for ACC Championship again? What are the biggest roster questions? (15:50 – 35:00) Is TCU a Big 12 Title Contender? Why is Sonny Dykes optimistic about his 2025 squad? (35:45 – END) Vibes are sky high at Texas Tech? Should they be? Le...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven discuss Craven's magazine tor stops to Baylor and North Texas and give a complete preview of each team for 2025. Then, the guys wrap by ranking the Texas programs through the first half of the 2020s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven discuss... (4:00 – 17:30) Will Arch Manning have a better supporting cast than Quinn Ewers? (17:30 – 26:00) Why North Texas will be the best G5 team (26:00 – 34:15) Why UTSA will be the best G5 team (34:15 – 39:55) Why Texas State will be the best G5 team (40:30 – END) What record would be a success for Texas A&M? Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Host Carter Yates and Mike Craven discuss (4:00) Why Baylor will win the Big 12 (11:40) Why Texas Tech will win the Big 12 (21:40) Are we disrespecting TCU? (26:25) Why Willie Fritz and Houston will have a Year 2 Jump (35:20) Why Scotty Walden and UTEP will have a Year 2 Jump (45:30) Ranking Texas college coaches based on their golf game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer (and new dad) Mike Craven are BACK. (2:45 – 10:50) Texas cancels spring games in a larger CFB trend. What do we think about the extinction of spring games? (10:50 – 16:00) How would you fix the spring college football calendar (17:20 – 25:25) Arch Madness has hit Austin. (25:25 – 29:45) Texas Tech transfer talent (29:45 – 34:50) Texas State QB Battle (34:50 – 44...

We're back! Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven kick off the off-season. (INTRO – 2:45) Programming Notes on Future Format (2:45 – 9:44) Craven recaps his sit down with Rice HC Scott Abell (9:44 – 16:25) Craven recaps his sit down with Sam Houston HC Phil Longo (16:25 – 23:35) Why we're buying in on Texas Tech (23:35 – 27:35) Why we're buying in on Baylor (27:35 – 33:00) Why we're sell...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven recap the Peach Bowl and preview the Cotton Bowl. (INTRO – 17:20) Why did Arizona State maul Texas in the trenches? Carter takes a partial Quinn Ewers L, Nitpicking Steve Sarkisian (17:20 – END) Texas's recipe to beat Ohio State, Discussing our favorite in-game matchups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are here to recap the CFP's First Round. (INTRO – 9:20) Takeaways from Texas v Clemson (9:20 – 16:30) Texas vs Arizona State Preview (16:30 – 24:00) SMU vs Penn State (24:00 – 28:35) Craven recaps getting stuck in the air with the SMU contingent (28:35 – 46:56) How do we fix CFB? Why is the CFP discourse so exhausting? (46:46 – 51:55) Phil Longo hire...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are here to preview the CFP and break down the biggest news in Texas college football. (INTRO – 13:10) SMU vs Penn State (13:10 – 27:10) Texas vs Clemson (27:10 – 31:40) Micah Hudson to Texas A&M (31:40 – 36:00) Texas Tech's Transfer Portal Momentum (36:00 – 39:45) Conner Weigman to Houston (39:45 – END) CFP Picks Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

The gang's here one last time in the studio for the year to preview the College Football Playoff and Bowl season. (INTRO – 2:00) INTRO and ADs (2:00 – 14:30) Texas vs Clemson. Cade Klubnik vs Quinn Ewers. Who has more on the line? (14:30 – 26:00) SMU vs Penn State. Is SMU ready for the moment? Can James Franklin win a big game? (26:00 – 31:45) Sam Houston vs Georgia Southern. Update on Sam Houston...

Host Carter Yates and senior college writer Mike Craven are here to recap the weekend where Texas and SMU both lost and then won. (INTRO – 7:15) Why SMU got in over Bama: The most consequential failed comeback in CFB history (7:15 – 16:30) Texas didn't deserve to win the SEC Championship. How to fix Texas's offense. What's up with the O-Line? (16:30 – 24:30) Ranking the storylines for Texas vs Cle...

The gang's all here to break down one of the most packed weeks in college football. (INTRO – 3:45) Remembering former UTEP head coach Dana Dimel (3:45 – 5:30) INTRO/ADs (5:30 – 15:55) Why did KC Keeler leave Sam Houston and where does the program go from here? (15:55 – 22:55) Joey McGuire's massive offseason replacing both coordinators (22:55 – 28:45) UNT gets a slam dunk DC hire in Skyler Cassity...

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are bittersweet about the end of the regular season. Texas has two teams in the conference championship and ten going bowling, but we say goodbye for now to three programs. (INTRO – 2:55) An awesome year for the Lone Star State (2:55 – 18:00) How Texas won the Cold War Arms Race over the Aggies (18:00 – 24:00) How do we feel about SMU vs Clemson? (24...