Fighting Irish Wired

Week 1 has come and gone and in terms of the top 25 there might not have been any huge upsets but there are storylines everywhere college football.   It starts with week 1 reaction and some self-congragulations as Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak both nailed exactly what would happen in Oregon/Auburn. Tennessee had a major malfunction so that gets discussed and the guys start to get into Texas...

Nick Shepkowski had some time to kill on Sunday night by himself so decided to share a few thoughts after week 1's games mostly wrapped up.  Biggest winners and surprises and biggest disappointments and shocks.  Any grand takeaways?  Listen in to find out the first impressions that week 1 in college football left with Nick on this latest edition of the College Football News Podcast!

Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak are ready to get you all set for week 1 of the college football season. After a fun Thursday night of games the guys are ready for Labor Day Weekend and the first full weekend of games.   They start by briefly recapping week 0 and the excitement that came along with it, even if the games weren't the prettiest of things. They then get a look into the gambling si...

  Nick Shepkowski sits down with Jeff Feyerer of College Football News, Inside the Pylon and various other football outlets to preview the 2019 season.   Clemson/Alabama round 5 - who has the upper hand entering 2019? How does the Big Ten stack up to the SEC?  Who are a few underdog picks that could surprise and win their conferences? Predictions, opinions and in depth preview of wh...

What is better than college football? Making money off of college football. Nick Shepkowski is joined by Tim Murray of NBC Sports, “The Daily Line” and discusses some of his best bets for 2019. Who out there makes sense to bet to win it all? Which Heisman contender is great value right now? Which team out there is overhyped and who out there is getting way to much love? Find out thoughts on all an...

Pete Fiutak and Nick Shepkowski are ready for the off-season storylines to stop and for the ball to finally be kicked in the air.  We're just days away from college football games being played and these two are ready to offer their winners. Miami (FL) vs Florida, Arizona @ Hawaii are your week 0 Matchups.  Find out who Nick and Pete like in both of these.  Then its UCLA @ Cincinnati...

Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak are trying to figure out the 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.  Could their talent be better than the 12-1 team that went to the playoff last season, but the record be significantly worse?  With road trips to Georgia, Michigan and Stanford that could certainly be the case, especially when you factor in what should be a semi-difficult home slate as well....

Last time we saw Clemson they were dismantling the Alabama Crimson Tide en route to winning their third national championship in school history and second in the last three seasons.  From afar they appear to be headed back to the College Football Playoff, in large part because of the lack of competition in the ACC and, well, like it or not, they're pretty damn great. Who is second best in the ACC...

Pete Fiutak has been playing college fantasy football for years now while Nick Shepkowski has wanted to, but never actually pulled the trigger.  That finally ended as Nick joined Pete's league and had his first draft. Are you in Pete's shoes and are looking for more information on how to make 2019 a great and profitable year for you in college fantasy football? Or are you like Nick and have next t...

The Big Ten might not be the best conference in college football but is a very safe pick to be #2.  In terms of storylines however, good luck finding a conference with more of them than the Big Ten entering 2019. Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak discuss it all in this episode as they try to figure out if this is indeed Michigan's year at last to win another Big Ten crown, if Ohio State's regression...

The Pac 12 has seemingly gone ages without winning a big out of conference game.  Will that change opening weekend with Oregon taking on Auburn at Jerry's World?   From there, what does USC need to do to keep Clay Helton around, why has Stanford stumbled the last couple of seasons and is Washington the best bet for the conference to get into the College Football Playoff again? All is dis...

Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak agree on many things in life.  What Michigan football currently is though is not one of them.  They discuss this year's version of the Wolverines in full detail and give their own opinions before getting the real experts, Isaiah Hole of WolverinesWire and Scott Steehn of Winners and Whiners, the popular gambling information site.  Pete has high expect...

In this edition of the College Football News Podcast it's Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak talking all things Georgia Bulldogs football.  They've been close the last few years but unable to ultimately get to the top of the mountain.  Will that change this fall?   And how big of challenge will the upstart Florida Gators provide in the SEC East? Pete and Nick discuss exactly that...

The Ohio State Buckeyes may have been one of the three best teams in the country last year but were left out of the College Football Playoff.  They've since seen their starting quarterback get drafted in the first round and their legendary head coach step away from coaching.  Replacing Urban Meyer will be Ryan Day and Justin Fields has transferred in from Georgia to try and lead the Buck...

Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak are back for more with another episode of the College Football News Podcast and this time are here to discuss and learn more about this year's Alabama Crimson Tide.  What went wrong against Clemson last January?  What matters from it as the 2019 season nears?  How long does Nick Saban want to do this?  And will he win another title with the Crims...

In a complete edition of the College Football News Podcast, Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak get you ready for the upcoming season by talking at-length about the big dogs, having one of the biggest media names in the college game join them, talking talent tiers with a draft expert and debut their Power 5 segment which gives a quick look at some of the story lines in the 5 biggest conferences. 0:00-...

Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak host the College Football News Podcast and discuss all things college football all of the time.  In this episode they're joined by Paul Finebaum of the ESPN Networks to talk Alabama, SEC, the future of the College Football Playoff and everything else to get you set for the quickly-approaching 2019 season.