False Start - College Football Podcast

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Nick Saban is retired from Alabama, but not from figuring out how to be a human being thanks to the Ten Commandments of Ms. Terry, including how to send an email. Meanwhile, another former college coach and national champion, Jim Harbaugh, is starting his Chargers career living in an RV with Greg Roman. Because of course he is.  Plus, the J....

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Why "pull an Eli" when you can do it twice? That might be the ace (or two) Deion Sanders has up his sleeve regarding his son Shedeur Sanders and fellow Colorado football star Travis Hunter's NFL futures. Eli Manning's NFL legacy is complicated, but Coach Prime reads from the Book of Eli. Bad things always come in threes,...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Kadyn Proctor is heading back to Alabama after spending mere months back in the corn of Iowa, which is forecasting a potentially insane spring transfer portal window. And Kalen DeBoer is earning the bag getting Proctor back as Bama's $10 million man.  Plus, J.T. Daniels is college football's Van Wilder and won't leave the spor...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! There is only one way to fill out a March Madness bracket. While Cody Williams (Senior Editor, FanSided.com) is a college basketball savant, having grown up in North Carolina and all, John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) is an absolute stooge buffoon with these sort of shooty hoops shenanigans. Because they are ... them, the guys decided...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Nick Saban talked NIL and the future of college football on Capitol Hill, but the Alabama legend didn't bat 1.000 in his takes in front of Congress. And in the future, the College Football Playoff will expand again, this time to 14 teams, which could quite drastically change the sport's postseason.  Plus, Trev Alberts is leaving hi...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Greg Byrne wants everyone to know that Alabama hiring Kalen DeBoer was so good. The fact he is overselling us on the former Washington head coach leads us to believe that he could be set up to underdeliver. We wonder what is to come for the Alabama program. With Drew Pyne transferring to Missouri, he could be the quarterback of the future in...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Texas backup QB Arch Manning doesn't want distractions like being in EA College Football 25 and getting $600. How in the world did the Manning camp think this was a good idea? We also break down On3's Andy Staples proposal for a 48-team College Football Super League with our likes, dislikes, and overall vibes.  Plus, Zach Arnett fl...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! So the NFL Scouting Combine happened... As expected, Texas WR Xavier Worthy was fast and his DL teammate T'Vondre Sweat tipped the scales. But what wasn't expected was UGA WR Ladd McConkey looking more like Garrett Wilson than Hunter Renfrow ever wish he could. Also, Amarius Mims looked like a Greek god spitting gospel to us mortal...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The chefs at the Big Ten and SEC already have the preliminary plans for a 14-team College Football Playoff cooking, but what will that mean and what are the potential pitfalls (and advantages too!)? Kalen DeBoer is changing one big thing Nick Saban always had in place at Alabama, while Kirby Smart's Georgia program could be mimicked in...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The NFL Combine is this week! With the 2024 NFL Draft right around the corner, the guys took a look at some potential risers and fallers up and down draft boards. Now that Tennessee won its case vs. the NCAA, expect for the spring transfer portal window to be wilder than Wild, Wild West. Also, Barry Odom is going to grab life by the horns an...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! For the time being, the 12-team, 5+7 format will be all the rage when it comes to the College Football Playoff. Putting together a way, way-too-early 12-team field was as fun as it was challenging. We can only hope that even more CFP expansion doesn't happen within the next few years? Also, Lincoln Riley and Kenny Dillingham had quotes...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Steve Sarkisian got paid like a man ready to finance his own country in Texas. And the Longhorns show up on our best additions of the 2024 college football transfer portal.  Plus, False Start turns 50 like Steve Spurrier playing the Dawgs, so we celebrate the legend of the Old Ball Coach. Georgia State found its new head coach and he definit...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! So Shawn Elliott doesn't want to be a G5 head coach anymore? By leaving Georgia State to be a position coach at South Carolina the coaching carousel is back open. It is the middle of February. This is never going to end. With DeShaun Foster having now taken over at UCLA, the guys unpack if he will have success leading the Bruins in the...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The college football coaching carousel somehow continues to move in February as Bill O'Brien goes to Boston College, and Ohio State replacing him with Chip Kelly. That UCLA vacancy at head coach was then filled by DeShaun Foster live during recording, so we had to break it all down.  Plus, the Super Bowl showed a Power 5 blueprint worki...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Nick Saban will still be in our lives on college football Saturdays. The iconic former head coach of Alabama and LSU will be sitting next to the guys on the College GameDay studio set for ESPN. It should be a good time, aight. Also, Sherrone Moore using the word "think" when describing Michigan's innocence in the on-going sign...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! So Bill O'Brien really wants to take over at Boston College, huh? Ohio State's new offensive coordinator may want to go back to his native Massachusetts to coach a team that Jeff Hafley gave up on. This is actually a great fit for both parties, if the dollars make sense... Plus, the Big Ten and SEC gave themselves even more power t...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Jeff Hafley shocked the college football world, leaving as Boston College's head coach to be the new Green Bay Packers DC. What does this mean for BC, who replaces him and more? Meanwhile, Tennessee and Virginia legislators are coming for the NCAA's neck with the Vols under  another  investigation, this time regarding Nico Iamaleav...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Sherrone is taking over at Michigan, but he may not have the best ingredients to keep Michigan's Michelin 3-star restaurant open for long. Dan Lanning is never going to leave the Oregon Ducks ever. Plus, Kalen DeBoer starts a war with fellow non-southerner SEC rival Brian Kelly over fake accents and such. Also, the guys try to keep it t...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Jim Harbaugh officially left Michigan for the NFL -- and now Sherrone Moore, as expected, is replacing him. Will he follow in the footsteps of his predecessor or trip up?  The transfer portal is now open again for Michigan players with Harbaugh gone. Who could be the hottest commodities? Will Rogers isn't as he returns to Washington, an...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Where's the money, Lebowski? Better yet, where's the money coming from, Ohio State? More importantly, where in the world is Cody Flippin' Williams? Once again, this is a solo pod from The Buhltron, John Buhler himself. Buhler takes you on another one of his wild rides through that crazy mind of his, touching on Ohio State&apos...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Jim Harbaugh won a natty with Michigan and now seemingly has a hefty market to add a Super Bowl to his resumé -- but where will he go, and how with the coaching carousel keep turning. Alabama has their coach in Kalen DeBoer but the Crimson Tide are bleeding their own blood in the transfer portal, and Florida State is reaping many benefits. ...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! This is 40! Our 40th episode of False Start was packed to the brim with some delicious content. Kalen DeBoer has left Washington to take over at Alabama upon Nick Saban's retirement. It did not take long for Troy Dannen to find a replacement for DeBoer at U-Dub, as he was able to pry Jedd Fisch away from Arizona. While J.J. McCarthy has...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Nick Saban, the GOAT of college football coaching, has retired. Where does Alabama go next after his dynastic run with the Crimson Tide, and what could that mean for the rest of the sport? Plus, more coaching carousel talk with Jim Harbaugh, Mike Vrabel and more that could still take shape to shake up the CFB world.  Then, we play out the NF...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The victors were victorious! Michigan just won its first national championship since 1997 on Monday night by giving Washington all it could handle. Jim Harbaugh finally got to be a champion, but will this be the last game he coached at his alma mater? The NFL beckons. Former Ole Miss RB Quinshon Judkins loved him some Columbus, Ohio so much...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! It will be Michigan vs. Washington for the national championship in Houston. While the Wolverines and Huskies certainly earned their way to the national title bout, we wonder what a 12-team College Football Playoff would have looked like this year, instead of the final four-teamer. With Cam Ward turning pro, Florida State turned its attentio...