False Start - College Football Podcast

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! It's easier to fly solo when you don't have to cross the pond... From above, you can see why BYU had its way with Louisiana, how absurd Brent Venables' new Oklahoma contract is, and why now is the time to be all about The U! John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) mans this rocking ship, as Cody Williams (Senior Editor, FanSi...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The legendary Phil Steele released his Top 40 college football rankings for the preseason and we have some questions. A lot of questions, in fact. Ryan Day is facing questions too and his predecessor, Urban Meyer, is ramping up the pressure.  Plus, Lincoln Riley has been trying to duck LSU and is just an unserious coach, we unpack Brad Crawf...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Don't be made at Coach Prime for ruining the story ... and possibly the entire evening. Regardless of if it happened or not, the fact we cannot immediately refute the entire Colorado football team being forced to watch Shedeur Sanders open up for Lil Wayne against their will is the reason John Buhler and Cody Williams were put on Earth...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Which college football quarterbacks should be top of mind coming into the 2024 season? And which will be by the end of the year? We break down the stars, the can-be stars, and even some also-rans with upside.  Plus, Eli Drinkwitz was shredding in a Brian Kelly-esque recruiting video, Ryan Day is a "walking excuse", which CFB coache...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Paul Finebaum is an absolute legend! His meticulously calculated, but visceral takedown over Urban Meyer when compared to Nick Saban was about as good as it gets. Well done, sir! You cooked him, bruh. As the remnants of Meyer continue to cook in a Runza parking lot, Lane Kiffin says you can't spell Citrus Bowl without U-T. Yes, the Ole...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Who are the locks to make the 2024-25 College Football Playoff? The almost locks? The wild cards? And which coach who isn't among the three active head men with a national championship will be the next to earn some hardware? Plus, Kadyn Proctor opened up about his brief return home to Iowa before transferring back to Alabama, Bryan Hars...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Tyler Buchner is absolutely in his bag, dawg. After transferring back to Notre Dame from Alabama to play lacrosse, the newest lax bro national champion wants to walk onto the Fighting Irish's football team ... as a receiver. As long as Marcus Freeman is okay with it, you do you, man. Rudy!, Rudy! If you thought about playing with Iowa i...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The SEC converged in Destin over Memorial Day Weekend. Whether it was Josh Heupel dunking on his alma mater, Billy Napier addressing the Jaden Rashada-sized elephant in the room, or Steve Sarkisian hating every notion of an SEC injury report, the league's head coaches and athletic directors gave us the content we craved. Plus, Tyler Buc...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! RIP to the GOAT Bill Walton.  ESPN's post-spring Top 25 college football rankings are out and Cody Williams (Senior Editor, FanSided.com) is breaking down his biggest gripes about the rankings. Plus, the shock and surprises of the EA College Football 25 tier payouts and the teams in each tier.  Cody also breaks down Nyck Harbor's r...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! James Franklin is in hot water at Penn State for truly awful behavior regarding players' medical situations. Florida isn't in a good spot either as former 5-star and current Georgia backup QB Jaden Rashada is suing the Gators over NIL payments that were never made.  Plus, Jim Harbaugh might've stayed at Michigan if not for War...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! We are so living in a simulation, brother. With Scottie Scheffler getting arrested outside of Valhalla Golf Glub in Louisville ahead of round two of the PGA Championship, the guys tried to figure out what college football head coaches are most likely to suffer the same fate of being so anonymous looking. Dabo Swinney would honestly probably...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Alicia de Artola Castillo joins the program to talk early College Football Playoff contenders from every Power 4 conference, Big Ten win totals for the 2024 season, and which CFB programs are living a Semi-Charmed kind of Life (baby, baby)! Plus, Buhler and Cody break down Ohio State wanting Michigan's title to have an asterisk, chaos i...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The dang vidya games... Yes, EA Sports has given us an EA College Football 25 deluxe edition cover to talk about, one that may or may not have the right six college stars prominently featured on it. If you look hard enough, you can see Noah Fifita right in front of Carson Beck, as well as Bill Walton and Big Bird leading the way out of the t...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Episode 73 calls for a celebration of the 1973 Almost Famous Tour with Stillwater. John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Senior Editor, FanSided.com) pay homage to Cameron Crowe's cinematic classic featuring their doppelgängers Russell Hammond and Jeff Bebe and a true masterpiece.  How does Almost Famous help us ta...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Nobody likes you when you're 23. But when you turn 33, and enter your Jesus year, the world is your oyster, brother. As Cody Williams (Senior Editor, FanSided.com) becomes clearer than Larry Bird in Space Jam, John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) helped him make sense of all the nonsense they did to entertain themselves in the first...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes are the lightning rod in a hurricane of the college football offseason and the transfer portal, with the social media receipts to prove it. Meanwhile, former Florida State and now-Bills receiver Keon Coleman is blaming... checks notes... Georgia (?) for the Seminoles' hapless plight in the CFP. ...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! We could stomach one last slice of pumpkin pie. While Mel Kiper Jr. can never get his fill of pumpkin pie filling for breakfast, the guys tied a bow on what was an eventful 2024 NFL Draft for everyone involved. In a shocking twist of fate, Nick Saban got to see one of his kickers get drafted while devouring his second of two oatmeal creme pi...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The first round of the 2024 NFL Draft is now in the books and we're breaking down the our favorite picks in the Top 32 along with our head-scratchers and a whole category of its own going to Buhler's Atlanta Falcons leaving everyone shocked and appalled by picking Michael Penix Jr. at No. 8.  Plus, Jaden Rashada portaled to Athens...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! A promise is a promise. Jim Harbaugh is a man of his word, and got the cheapest Michigan 15-0 championship tattoo $110 can buy. He may be a champion, but Jerry Kill has better arm ink, bruh. Deion Sanders is getting lapped by Joey McGuire in the Big 12 recruiting race. The man won't leave Boulder, resulting in his sons to recruit player...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! You've been served, Michigan! The attention you ordered was a grease-soaked bag of hamburgers carrying a three-year probationary period. Just wait until the monkey's out of the bottle with regards to the sign-stealing scandal. Pandora doesn't go back in the box, Coach Prime. He only comes out! More and more players are getting...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The Spring Transfer Portal window is open in college football, and Kalen DeBoer has to have Alabama working the lines in the worst way for the Crimson Tide to compete atop the SEC. And in the Big Ten, Ryan Day thinks Ohio State is closer to glory than they've actually been -- maybe he's just making excuses? Plus, the SEC lied to Te...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Hello, friends. And welcome to an episode unlike any other. It's Masters week, so we're comparing the favorites at Augusta to college football programs. We also dive into the spring transfer window, which already has drama with USC DL Bear Alexander and Oregon State RB Damien Martinez. Plus, big updates out of spring practice for L...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Are you buying what Drake Maye is selling? Maye may be Cody Williams' guy but he is one of the most polarizing quarterbacks prospects in this draft. John Buhler may not love the guy, but he's certainly no Merril Hoge. While Caitlin Clark was the best thing to ever happen to Iowa Hawkeyes' women's basketball, Brian Ferentz...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The College Football Super League has a proposal and it's... way better than you're probably thinking. And hey, maybe that will get Washington State back into the forefront of CFB! Braulio Perez, our guest for the week, sure hopes so.  Plus, DJ Burns might somehow be a legitimate NFL Draft prospect as a basketball player, Bo Nix ai...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Chris Low knows all the right people in all the right places. The noted ESPN college football writer got an exclusive Q&A with Georgia head coach Kirby Smart. It is certainly worth the read, as it is dissecting all the breadcrumbs he left. Michael Penix Jr. had a great Pro Day at Washington. While he should be a first-round pick, not eve...