False Start - College Football Podcast

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Is Illinois too legit to quit? How about South Florida? On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) looked back at what all happened in Week 2, but through the lens of what could be coming down the pipeline in Week 3. They each reacted to the latest AP Top 25...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Another Saturday that completely blew our brains into a million pieces. On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to the absolute shenanigans from the weekend that was in Week 2. With Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt, the guys praised John Mateer and...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Nothing turns faster on you than Crimson Tide fans. On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to the utter madness surrounding Kalen DeBoer's job security over at Alabama already. They also shared their biggest takeaways from the latest AP Top 2...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Special teams are special, alright... On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to two crazy Sunday games attempting to tie a bow on the Week 1 slate. Buhler was at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to watch South Carolina defeat Virginia Tech with so...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! We are so back! On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) went live with Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt to recap a wild Week 1. From Ohio State holding off Texas, to Alabama being upset by Florida State, to LSU winning the Battle for Death Valley over Clems...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The moment has finally arrived! Week 1 is here, and we could not be any more excited! John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) previewed the Week 1 slate with some of their favorite games on tap. Who is coming out on top between Texas at Ohio State? LSU at Clemson? Alabama at Florida State? Find...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! We can almost taste it! On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) made it through their final wave of preseason predictions. With their powers combined, the guys shared their 12-team College Football Playoff bracket predictions for the upcoming season, as we...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Week 0 of the 2025 college football season is here with a ranked matchup between Iowa State and Kansas State from Dublin. The Cyclones got the best of the Wildcats, and Cody Williams is providing instant reactions, including why Matt Campbell is the X-factor for Iowa State making a run in the Big 12, why we shouldn't write off Kansas St...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! A tinfoil hat is just a hat you wear at home when nobody else is around. On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) unpacked their six packs of college football conspiracy theories heading into the 2025-26 season. From the SEC, to the Big Ten, to the ACC,...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Five is still technically bigger than four. On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) drove it into the ditch with their Group of Five season preview. While the guys came to a handful of similar conclusions across the AAC, CUSA, MAC, Mountain West and Su...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Life is about having a big belt buckle! On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) sifted through the madness that is the Big 12 way too early in the morning as a part of their conference preview shows. While the guys really have no idea who is going to c...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Life is, in fact, a drive-thru line at Cook-Out! On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) prove they can, in fact, do more than shoot hoops and turn left as a part of their ACC preview. The guys look at who could be challenging Clemson for superiority i...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Can you feel it in the air? That is Big Ten Energy coursing through your veins, boys and girls! That's right! False Start is back with a bang on this ultimate Big Ten preview show. John Buhler (Lead Writer) and Cody Williams (Content Director) navigated something fierce to bring you this episode. They will tell you who their Definitely,...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! When it just means more, it don't mean enough, PAWL?! On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) previewed the entire SEC. Together, they handed out Paul Finch Satin Kimonos and Definitely, Maybe honors to the SEC programs they thought deserved it mo...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Why live in the moment when you can live in the past right now? On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) took the show into the deep end and off the high dive with some Summer Fling! In the final episode of the summer before their college football seaso...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Can you feel the disappointment in the air? On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) looked at what it will take for James Franklin to keep his job at Penn State should he come up short in the College Football Playoff once again. From there, the guys ques...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! You don't score until you score! On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) unpacked how they feel about the Big Ten after media days before getting ready to get ready for the season ahead. Together, they figured who the Big Ten media is too hot and to...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! It is hot as ever outside, so we need to cool off a bit. On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) touched on how the SEC media views each of its teams stacked up amongst each other. Who is the SEC media too hot, too cold and just right on with the help of...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Come Monday, it'll be alright. Back from vacation, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) joined Cody Williams (Content Direction) on one absolutely wild episode of False Start. The guys talked about the most ridiculous quotes from SEC Media Days, if Nick Saban actually wants to come back to college football, and what programs are the...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! New/old UCF head coach Scott Frost made sure to take no blame and put it all on Nebraska for failing miserably at his alma mater, so John Buhler and Cody Williams had to rake him over the coals. We then look at longtime Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione is stepping down, which raises some uncertainty for Brent Venables and the Sooners. We then loo...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! It's just one of those days... On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) was back on the program to recount Athens and Fourth of July shenanigans with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com). Together, they looked at Big 12 Media Days beginning on Tuesday, as well as who some of the better quar...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! It's the Fourth of July and Cody Williams is flying solo like a cup without John Buhler but still celebrating. Who is coming to the college football backyard BBQ for July 4th? What will be the day that Alabama, LSU and Notre Dame's seasons will die as Cody Williams isn't a total believer in them? Plus, we take a look at The Am...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The Big 12 doesn't mind seeing itself in a picture, so long as it looks far away. On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) asked themselves why the Big 12 is not doing a preseason poll. The Arizona State of it all might explain that, but nothing so...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Don't fall into the trap. While LaNorris Sellers is too good for that, Thomas Castellanos took the bait when it came the low-hanging Alabama fruit. Throwing dirt on Alabama's grave is not always the best of ideas... On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director,...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Where's the money, Lebowski? Wisconsin does not like the fact that Miami wanted and landed Xavier Lucas in the transfer portal. John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com), back with a new laptop, some new AC and a newfound sense of life, had some things to say about the wonderful world of...