G5 Football Daily

This week saw a large wave of G5 college football programs make the decision to move on from their head coaches...Are all of them making the right call? Joe Londergan is joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports this week to discuss that subject in-depth. Also, the latest College Football Playoff Rankings project the Boise State Broncos to receive a first-round bye, thanks to some help from the Big 12 con...

This week's second College Football Playoff rankings sent the Boise State Broncos to #13 after a #12 ranking in the first set. Joe Londergan chats with Eric Henry of 247Sports and Horns247 to dissect the selection committee's thoughts on the Broncos' season to date. Meanwhile, Army and Tulane headline what will be a dramatic final few few weeks for the American Athletic Conference. In addition to...

Two huge games are on the G5 college football schedule this week: Navy faces Notre Dame at MetLife Stadium, and Boise State travels to Las Vegas to take on a surging UNLV team. Both contests could greatly affect the College Football Playoff field. Eric Henry of 247Sports and Horns247 joins Joe Londergan this week to talk those matchups, Army's performance leading up to a bye week, and the coaching...

It's been a couple of weeks since the last episode, so it's time to catch up on a few major storylines in Group of Five football. Joe Londergan is once again joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports to discuss Ashton Jeanty's Heisman campaign, the dominance of Army and Navy's option offenses, Bryant Vincent's fast start at ULM, and more. Plus, Yahoo reported on the latest version of a college football su...

UNLV starting quarterback Matthew Sluka will play no more football this year after announcing he will use his redshirt and seek other opportunities, citing unfulfilled NIL promises made by UNLV's coaching staff...Even by Las Vegas standards, it's a messy money situation. It gets even messier now with new details that have come to light Friday morning about the situation. Joe Londergan of G5 Footba...

Ethan Hampton led the Northern Illinois Huskies to an upset of #5 Notre Dame in South Bend for the biggest upset in school history, and probably the biggest upset we will see this college football season, back in Week 2. Hampton sat down with G5FD contributor Jorge Pola to discuss the massive win and the thrill of doing it for the school he grew up rooting for. Happy football watching! Don't forge...

The Pac-12 delivered groundbreaking news just a few days ago by adding Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State for the 2024 season. There's are several different ways that this story can still unfold. Are more Mountain West schools next for the Pac-12 to claim? Will AAC schools be claimed by either league? Are more FCS schools actually ready to move up? Your host Joe Londerg...

Heading into the third full week of the college football season, the Sun Belt Conference has some of the more intriguing storylines in the Group of Five. In this quick episode, your host Joe Londergan walks you through some of those storylines and what the league's coaches had to say about them at this week's Sun Belt media availability. Happy football watching! Don't forget to subscribe and leave...

Northern Illinois took a trip to Notre Dame and headed home with the biggest upset win in the MAC's history under their belts. Joe Londergan is joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports and Horns247 to ponder this question: is there a possiblity we see an even bigger upset this regular season? Plus, Boise State comes up just a little bit short against Oregon, Bryant Vincent's statement win with ULM over U...

Before Ara Parseghian turned around both Northwestern and Notre Dame and became one of the most revered college football coaches of all time, he was a running back at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, fresh out of the United States Navy. Shortly after his playing career ended in 1949, Parseighan joined Woody Hayes' coaching staff at his alma mater. In 1951, he took over as the program's head coach...

After the first week of the season, it's not fair to jump to any drastic conclusions. However, Week One gave us enough surprising results that it's worth taking a dive into. Your host Joe Londergan is joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports and Horns247 to chat about some of those results, including Coastal Carolina's beatdown of Jacksonville State, Ashton Jeanty's historic day for Boise State, and UNLV...

This week, Senior Writer for the The Athletic and national college football expert Chris Vannini joins Joe Londergan for a wide-ranging discussion on several topics that could have major ramifications on the future of G5 football. Is UConn headed to the Big 12 (eventually)? Is a G5 postseason tournament on the horizon? Are we in for even more conference realignment in the MAC or elsewhere? Vannini...

College football is finally here! Joe Londergan of G5 Football is joined by familiar guest Eric Henry of 247Sports to preview the slate. Plus, Boise State have decided that the starting quarterback for the opening week of the season will be redshirt sophomore Maddux Madsen over USC transfer and former #1 overall recruit Malachi Nelson. Did Spencer Danielson's staff make the right call? Guess we'll...

This week, it's a deep dive on Naval Academy football players in more ways than one. First, Joe Londergan chats with Navy linebacker Colin Ramos, who has been touted as one of the best defenders in the G5 this preseason. Ramos shared some of his thoughts on what the Midshipmen are expecting in the new year. Then, guest contributor Jorge Pola sits down with former Navy and University of Hawaii quar...

This week, Joe Londergan chats with Emily Van Buskirk, who recently spent the week in Las Vegas chatting with Mountain West coaches and players ahead of the 2024 season. She spent an extended period of time speaking with Utah State quarterback Spencer Petras, who has fought through an impressive amount of adversity to even get to this point in her career. That feature story is available to read no...

With Blake Anderson out at Utah State, Joe Londergan is joined by Eric Henry (247Sports) to name a few very viable candidates to replace him in 2025. Or, will Nate Dreiling prove he deserves the job permanently? The guys also give a few of their boldest predictions for the upcoming G5 season, including some surprising teams on playoff watch. Of course, it wouldn't be EA College Sports 25 launch we...

July 19 will mark the release of EA Sports College Football 25, which CFB fans everywhere are waiting on the edge of their seats for. This week, Joe Londergan gives a recap of some of the more important G5 updates released throughout the last few weeks. Then, Eric Henry of 247Sports joins to help interview Sam Doughton, staff writer at GoBlueRaiders.com. Doughton has been chronicling MTSU's work m...

With the 2024 college football season just over the horizon, FanDuel is projecting win totals for each team in the G5. On today's episode, Joe Londergan is again joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports to discuss some of the most intriguing and which ones could be an opportunity for sports bettors. FanDuel also has odds for the most likely G5 teams to make the College Football Playoff. It's the usual su...

This week, the Power 5 conferences and NCAA board of governors voted to accept the settlement of three antitrust cases, which will create a revenue sharing model and pay billions of back damages to current and future athletes...But what about the Group of Five and other smaller leagues? Mike Craven, Senior Writer at DCTF, has been exploring the ramifications of a scenario like this and taking the...

The NFL Draft and the subsequent weeks saw a few dozen players from the Group of Five conference earn their first professional opportunities. This week, Joe Londergan and Eric Henry recap the most notable selections, snubs, slides, and more. The guys also break down the prospects who landed in the best possible situations for their professional growth and how opportunities in national television s...

Time to take some questions from the audience about the upcoming G5 football season and more. Obviously, the expansion of the College Football Playoff opens the door for at least one team from the G5 to make that tournament. Could that change with the potential creation of a G5 super league? Is this the potential impetus for the G5 to make their own playoff? Eric Henry of 247Sports joins once agai...

The South Florida Bulls showed substantial improvement in 2023, jumping to a 7-6 record after a one-win season. On today's episode, the discussion centers around what it took for the program to bounce back last season and what's next for Alex Golesh's program. Founder of USF outlet The Bay Area Examiner Rob Steeg is a guest, alongside Tampa native Eric Henry of 247Sports. Happy football watching!...

With the NFL Draft quickly approaching, it's extra important we look at it from as many angles as we can. That's why we brought in so many great guests to make sure we're getting all the right angles!  In short, we're taking an hour plus to talk G5 (and some FCS) prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft - from Quinyon Mitchell, to Michael Pratt, to Mohamed Kamara and more. Who goes where? Who has the most...

Double guests!  It's spring time at West Point, which mean's the Army Black Knights are busy preparing for the 2024 college football season. This week, Army quarterback Bryson Daily joins the podcast to discuss cadet life, his team's offensive changeups in the last half of 2023, and his golf game. Then, Sun Belt fans may recognize new Georgia Southern offensive coordinator Ryan Aplin from his play...

This week, Joe Londergan is joined by Western Kentucky head football coach Tyson Helton as his team begins spring practice.  The Hilltoppers are coming off of yet another trip to the postseason that ended with a massive comeback win in the Famous Toastery Bowl. The Hilltoppers also had one of the more notable transfer signings in the Group of Five with the addition of ex-Texas State quarterback TJ...