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Greg McElroy is here to get you ready for week 9. With a daunting schedule ahead, is this a must win for Oklahoma at home against Ole Miss, should Indiana be worried about a resurgent UCLA team, does Alabama have anything to worry about going against a struggling South Carolina team and can Texas A&M get their first win in Baton Rouge since 1994?  Plus, BYU is a ranked underdog at Iowa State, Miss...

On our 500th episode of Always College Football, Greg McElroy gives you his top 25 after week 8 and goes through the P4 to tell you who might (will) win the conference championship and who the real CFP contenders are. Is it just Ohio State, Indiana and Oregon from the BIG 10, will the ACC get TWO teams in again, or is this the year the BIG 12 gets two in and is it just Alabama, Georgia, Texas A&M...

Outside of Billy Napier getting fired there were some BIG takeaways from an incredible weekend where 9 AP ranked teams lost. Georgia pulled out a gutsy win over Ole Miss, Notre Dame ran all over USC, Alabama continues to be clutch, Vanderbilt and Indiana continue to change the narrative, and with Miami and Texas Tech losing, the ACC and BIG 12 are up for grabs. Plus, what happened to Florida State...

College Football delivers again. 9 Top 25 went down over the weekend and McElroy is here to give you his rapid reaction. Georgia and Gunner Stockton take down Ole Miss, Vanderbilt is a real CFP contender after dominating LSU and BYU knocks off Utah. Alabama might be playing the best football out of anyone in the country, Notre Dame continues to make their case for the CFP and will anyone challenge...

SVP and Stanford Steve are LIVE once again to break down an action-packed day in college football. The game of the day resided in the desert, as Sam Leavitt and Arizona State conquered Texas Tech. But what a shootout it was in Athens, where Georgia handed Ole Miss its first loss of the season. Speaking of unbeatens no more, Miami went down at home to Louisville on Friday night, making things murky...

Week 8 is set up to be a great one and McElroy is here to give you the only previews you will need. Can Miami keep rolling against a stingy Louisville team, will Vanderbilt all but end LSU’s CFP dreams, are Georgia Tech and Texas A&M on upset alert and can Oklahoma bounce back? Plus, can Tennessee beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa for the first time since 2003, can Ole Miss make it 2 in a row over Georgi...

McElroy and Stanford Steve sit down to go over what’s next for Penn State, if it was the right time to fire James Franklin and who they think will be the next head coach. The guys also look ahead to an incredible week 8 and tell you why it’s important for Miami to beat Louisville for the ACC, who to trust in Ole Miss vs Georgia and why Alabama will probably continue their home winning streak vs Te...

SVP and Stanford Steve go LIVE for the first time in SVPod history to break down all the action from Week 7 of the college football season. Starting with the story of the day, the Indiana Hoosiers. Is Curt Cignetti’s squad the BEST in the country? Stanford Steve may have a strong opinion on that. But what about Ohio State? The Buckeyes cruised to a ranked win over Illinois on the road. Alabama als...

A shocking home loss to Northwestern cost James Franklin his job at Penn State, Indiana made a statement to the college football world, Texas (finally) showed the grit that we have been waiting for, Alabama just continues to impress, USC is showing signs of a potential CFP team and another week and another dominating performance for Ohio State, Texas A&M and Texas Tech. McElroy breaks it all down...

Fresh off of a controversial Georgia/Auburn game Greg McElroy is here to deliver his rapid reactions to a crazy day in college football. Indiana proved they are in fact legit National Title contenders by beating Oregon, USC and Texas get huge wins to get back on track while Alabama and Ohio State continue to take care of business. Ole Miss survives a scare at home, Notre Dame just keeps winning, C...

Week 7 is setting up to be one of the best of the season! Ohio State looks to keep the peddle down against the upset minded Illini, Alabama and Michigan go for big road wins vs Missouri and USC, Georgia at Auburn in the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, and Indiana visits Oregon for a Top 10 showdown. McElroy looks over all the questions that will determine those games plus previews of Pittsburgh at Fl...

Greg McElroy and Josh Pate discuss the incredible week 7 ahead. Can Texas right the ship against Oklahoma or will the Horns season be derailed, can Illinois beat Ohio State or are the Buckeye’s just too good and is Indiana at Oregon a tougher matchup for the Ducks than Penn State? Plus does UCS have enough to beat Michigan, will Alabama be able to stop the Missouri running game and how worried sho...

Miami is on a mission right now, Penn State just hit rock bottom, Texas is NOT who we thought they were, Florida keeps fighting for Billy Napier, Alabama just put on a clinic and the preseason rankings officially mean nothing. McElroy breaks down all those plus tells you why UCLA’s win is exactly what makes College Football the best, why elite teams like Ohio State, Georgia, Texas A&M, Texas Tech...

College Football always delivers! McElroy gives you his rapid reaction to Penn State’s shocking loss to previously winless UCLA, Florida’s upset win over Texas giving Billy Napier another Top 10 win, Miami’s dominating win over Florida State and Alabama’s revenge win over Vanderbilt. Plus, Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas A&M and Virginia all get big wins. Learn more about your ad...

SVP and Stanford Steve break down all the action from Week 6 of the college football season. The guys start with the nightcap in Tallahassee and how Miami further proved they are the BEST team in the country. Then on to where the Big Man was in Tuscaloosa and how Alabama defeated a good Vandy team in Bryant-Denny. And of course, the big elephant in the room. James Franklin… what should happen ther...

Miami and Florida State face off as ranked opponents for the 1st time since 2016, Vanderbilt looks to make it two in a row against Alabama and Texas is trying to avoid an upset that Billy Napier and Florida desperately need. Can Michigan, Notre Dame and Texas A&M avoid a home letdown, are Virginia and Maryland for real, and can Texas Tech start 5-0?  McElroy breaks it down with the best in depth p...

What have we learned after FIVE full weeks of college football?  There have been great surprises like Florida State, Indiana, and Vanderbilt, some huge disappointments like Clemson and Florida and everything in between. McElroy runs through those plus his Top 10 defenses he has seen so far, his Top 10 quarterbacks so far highlighted by FOUR first year starters in Trinidad Chambliss, Ty Simpson, CJ...

Alabama just put on the best performance in the Kalen DeBoer era, Oregon just took down Penn State in Happy Valley and Ohio State aced their first road test of the season. McElroy breaks down the importance of those wins and tells you why it' s the same ol’ Penn St, why you shouldn’t sleep on Ole Miss and if LSU can fix their offense anytime soon. Plus, what the Sam Pittman firing means for Arkans...

Ty Simpson and Alabama handed Georgia their 1st home loss since 2019. Oregon was unfazed by the atmosphere in Happy Valley and beat Penn State, making it 15 consecutive losses to an opponent ranked 6 or higher for the Nittany Lions under James Franklin. Ole Miss shut down the LSU offense, Virginia shocks Florida State, USC takes the L at Illinois and Notre Dame dominated Arkansas giving new hope t...

SVP and Stanford Steve recap a WILD Week 5 of college football. Starting with the double nightcap, the guys react to Oregon’s thrilling win at Penn State in overtime and Alabama’s tight win at Georgia. What to make of Kalen DeBoer, who is 2-0 against Georgia, and the Tide, and what does this mean for Georgia? Plus a broad look at James Franklin and the Penn State program. Additionally, the guys ta...

The weekend we have all been waiting for is here and so is McElroy to give you the only previews you need. Can Florida St continue the run game dominance at Virginia, will Illinois bounce back after last week's embarrassment or is USC too much to handle? Are Notre Dame and Ohio State on upset alert, can Texas A&M keep it going and will LSU be able to get the road win at Ole Miss? Plus, Gunner Stoc...

Greg McElroy and Aaron Murray get you ready for the college football weekend we all had circled! Can Georgia solve their Alabama “problem”, will the white out help James Franklin and Penn State get a signature win over Oregon? Is USC for real, can Washington upset Ohio State and who needs the win more: Arkansas or Notre Dame?  The guys look ahead to all of the big games this weekend plus McElroy g...

The SEC is back to playing tough physical defensive football and Oklahoma is leading the charge. Miami looks like the most complete (and dangerous) team in college football, Texas Tech isn’t going anywhere and looks like the team to beat in the BIG 12, is Indiana REALLY a National Championship contender and what has to be done to fix the officiating issues? McElroy, gives you his top 10 takeaways...

Greg McElroy and David Pollack look at some of the biggest and best storylines so far in the 2025 season. Is it time we finally trust Texas A&M, what’s Tennessee’s ceiling, is LSU's defense good enough to carry them to a National Title, can Georgia solve their Alabama problem (lost 9 of the last 10) and what’s more surprising Florida St in the Top 10 or Texas offensive struggles?  Plus the guys lo...

Greg McElroy delivers his Top 10 takeaways from week 3 of the college football season. Texas A&M is a legit contender - can they handle the expectations, while the “luck” of the Irish has not been on their side early this season - where does Notre Dame go from here? Georgia won on toughness, Tennessee looked really good (even in a loss) and LSU’s offense isn’t broken, it’s just different. Did the...