False Start - College Football Podcast

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Nine games? Yes, Bret Bielema wants everyone in the Power Four to play nine conference games annually. On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) flew solo like a cup with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) still in laptop limbo. Buhler touched on Bielema's convenient comments at Illini N...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Expectations vs. results... On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) flew solo like a cup with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) dealing with a whole mess of technological issues. Buhler touched on Texas' overstated value, Alabama's quarterback situation, UCF's new football s...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Not so fast, my friend... On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) looked at where Lee Corso's final College GameDay show will be airing from and discussed if it was the right call for ESPN. After that they looked at ESPN's Adam Rittenberg&apo...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The wrong messenger spoke. While some members of the Big Ten may want four AQ spots in the upcoming playoff model, Ryan Day was not the right person to advocate for that. Ohio State is the best program in the country and just won a national title. On the latest episode of False Start, Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) returns to...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Familiar faces in different places. On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) unexpectedly flew solo like a cup a day earlier than he thought for Western Carolina internet reasons, per source a.k.a. Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com). Buhler spent the bulk of this show power ranking all 13 ro...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! What side are you on? On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) flew solo like a cup once more with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) traveling up and down the East Coast. The big topic of the day was Marcus Freeman's take on the Notre Dame vs. USC rivalry being maintained, while Lincol...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Somebody has to be the villain of college football. For the time being, it is SEC commissioner Greg Sankey. By being willing to wear the black hat, it may keep us distracted from what is really going on. John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) did his best to keep this wild and crazy episode of False Start on the tracks with Cody Williams (C...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Can I get a little respect around here? That is what college football programs like Clemson and South Carolina might be feeling now after seeing where ESPN's Bill Connelly had them ranked in his latest SP+ rankings. While they may hail from The Palmetto State, leave it up to two guys from neighboring states who root for rival college fo...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! It's all about the dudes, bruh. Ohio State and Penn State are among the most loaded teams entering college football next year, and that is especially true outside of quarterback. John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) rattled off their 10 most favorite college football stars who do not...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! With spring practice in the books and summer in session, we have some things to sort out in the wonderful world of college football. On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) looked at the top 25 teams in college football at this point of the offseason, as...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! When it's all about The U, it's not about you! On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) sifted through a very Miami Hurricanes-centric episode. From Carson Beck's health, to Mario Cristobal's thoughts on what Mel Kiper Jr. did or did n...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! It seems as though a 16-team College Football Playoff is inevitable. John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) touched on the growing notion that the 4-4-2-2-1+3 model will be dominating our lives in two college football seasons. From there, the guys picked their post-spring practice 16-team p...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! You can only blame yourself for the decisions you make. Former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles went into great detail on record to ESPN's Heather Dinich on why he left Columbus for Penn State. John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) were dumbfounded by the candid nature of...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Who doesn't love a high-profile backup quarterback? That has to be the only reason why former Texas star Quinn Ewers ended up nosediving to the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round, right? That is the information his agent was given... Anywho, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) had to fly solo like a cup on account of Los Alamos thu...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! We're not living, and we most certainly aren't thriving either. Running on absolute fumes, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) returned to the program to help Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) break down the madness of Bill Belichick's CBS interview, whatever Jax Ulbrich decided to do over a phone and whatever...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Shedeur Sanders and Quinn Ewers fell, so Cody Williams unpacked why that happened, what it means, and what's next for the former Colorado and Texas QBs with the Browns and Dolphins. He then dives into his favorite picks, or the most interesting from the 2025 draft, before turning his attention to the 2026 draft. Arch Manning ain't...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! This is how we do it! It has been a minute since John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) came to you semi-live with Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt in the wee hours of a morning, but what better time to do that again than after the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft? The guys reacted to what...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! It is never a bad time to have another slice of pumpkin pie if you are Mel Kiper Jr. With the 2025 NFL Draft happening later this week, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) had one slice of pumpkin pie after another as a part of False Start's 2025 NFL mock draft. Together, they answe...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Who wants them some Nico Iamaleava? While it is looking like the UCLA Bruins will end up with the former Tennessee Volunteers starting quarterback, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) still cannot believe it has come to this. Although they were very high on former Cal running back Jaydn...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Nico Iamaleava will leave you. The news of last year's starting quarterback at Tennessee hitting the transfer portal over some NIL concerns sent shockwaves throughout the sport. It was enough to the point where Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) had to take some of his attention off the links at Augusta National to cover thi...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! We're mostly pimento cheese at this point. After eating his body weight in peach ice cream sandwiches, Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) celebrated The Masters being back in our lives with the help of Georgia native John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com), who thinks Bubba Watson's Masters meal is not that gross. Toget...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! We may have learned some things from spring practice... While most people projected that Bryce Underwood would emerge as the favorite to win the Michigan starting quarterback job, we see what you are doing in Columbus, Lincoln Kienholz! Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) made his triumphant return to the program on a Monday, help...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Somebody check Andrew Luck's brain. While John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) were doing FanSided employee summit work things, Stanford hired a new head coach... Yes, Frank Reich is going to lead the Cardinal for next season on an interim basis. At least Stanford is now ... interest...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! It is Prime Time for Deion Sanders' bank account. Coach Prime became the latest college football head coach to make over $10 million in annual salary on the heels of his five-year, $54 million extension to stay at Colorado. While Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) was playing more golf than Scottie Scheffler in Hawaii, John...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! He gone ... immediately! Stanford has fired former head coach Troy Taylor in the wake of a brewing scandal. John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) reacted to it, while Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) was living his best life in Hawaii. From there, Buhler looked at Paul Finebaum's comments of doubt surrounding Billy Napie...