G5 Football Daily

This week, Joe Londergan chats with ESPN Honolulu host and former Hawaii Rainbow Warriors quarterback Hunter Hughes. Hawaii took noticeable steps forward in 2023. Now, with most of their production from last season returning, can they improve further and get to a bowl game? What do they need to do in order to make that happen? Then, Joe is joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports and Kara Richey of The T...

Time to catch up on more coach shifting in the G5 as Georgia State's Shawn Elliott and Georgia Southern OC Bryan Ellis are both off to the SEC. FIU linebacker Donovan Manuel also stops by to discuss his strong end to his college career and how he's preparing for April's NFL Draft. Then, Joe Londergan and Eric Henry discuss the upcoming summer release of EA College Football 25 and how the G5 just m...

After a short hiatus, G5 Football Daily's podcast is back. Joe Londergan hosts and is joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports to discuss the college football All-Star season, as well as this latest rounds of coaching hires in the Group of Five.  Then, it's time to throw it over to Kevin Barral, who sits down with former FIU Panthers defensive tackle Jack Daly to discuss his recently-ended college career...

Now that college football's bowl season is basically over, it's time to recap the performances we've seen over the last several weeks of postseason football.  Joe Londergan of G5 Football Daily is joined by regular guest Eric Henry of 247Sports. The guys get into the best performances from the G5 bowl slate, as well as the most disappointing. The discussion also goes into the biggest things learne...

For the time being, college football's coaching carousel has stopped spinning. Joe Londergan is again joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports to discuss which ones make the most sense for their respective programs.  Plus, Liberty's New Year's Day matchup with Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl looms. Londergan briefly checks in with Liberty head coach Jamey Chadwell and Oregon head coach Dan Lanning about the ga...

The Early Signing Period was fascinating to watch in the G5, particularly with this round of transfer signings. In our first pod back after some sick days, Joe Londergan of G5 Football Daily is joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports to discuss the most notable signings in the G5 and recent trends in G5 football recruiting. Happy football watching! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on your pl...

Army and Navy meet for the 124th time this week. For the first time, the two will meet up at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The rivalry has a rich history filled with fascinating traditions, including special uniforms for each team. With both teams having offenses differing from the traditional option this year, what does that mean for the on-field product? For this episode, Joe Lo...

Conference champions have been crowned and the Liberty Flames will represent the Group of Five in the New Years Six. Did the committee make the right call? Joe Londergan is joined once again by Eric Henry of 247Sports to have that discussion as well as recap the storylines from an action packed weekend in college football. The guys also give some brief thoughts on the bowl schedule and what the co...

Army and Navy will square off December 9 in Foxborough, Massachusetts on CBS at 3 PM ET.  On this episode episode of G5 Football Daily's podcast, Joe Londergan chats with the head coaches of both teams as they prepare for the latest chapter of one of the greatest and most storied rivalries in sports. Both Brian Newberry and Jeff Monken offer insights into what they're preparing or and how both tea...

Conference Championship Week kicks off with Liberty and New Mexico State on Friday night. Joe Londergan of G5 Football Daily and Eric Henry of 247Sports discuss what to expect in those contests. The other big news this week is the upcoming addition of Delaware to Conference USA. The Blue Hens currently play on FCS and won a national title back in 2003.  Londergan also gives some brief reactions to...

The James Madison Dukes have played yet another fantastic season in the Sun Belt Conference. While NCAA rules kept them out of the postseason on the merits of that record alone, it's likely they will get a bowl berth anyway because of the low amount of teams currently with six wins. So, where do the Dukes go from here? Joe Londergan of SI is joined by Jackson Hephner, Sports Editor of The Breeze (...

Week 12 was chock full of fascinating results in the G5. Joe Londergan is once again joined by Eric Henry of 247 Sports to discuss the most meaningful results of he weekend and look forward to the last week of the regular season. Boise State kept themselves alive in the Mountain West title race with a dominating win in Logan. Does that complicate their coaching search?  Tulane and UTSA have an int...

Boise State and San Diego State are both on the hunt fo their program's next head coach. What candidates make the most sense for the Broncos and the Aztecs? Joe Londergan of G5 Football Daily and Eric Henry of 247Sports debate their favorite names for both jobs. Plus, the guys discuss what jobs could be available in the G5 very soon and what coaches and coordinators have earned opportunities to ad...

Following several close wins in the last month, the Tulane Green Wave were bumped back a spot in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. Joe Londergan of Sports Illustrated is joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports to discuss how the Green Wave have fared and what the next couple of weeks look like as they try to get back to a New Years Six game. The guys also discuss how the conference title rac...

Following the season's second set of rankings from the College Football Playoff Committee, Joe Londergan is joined by frequent guest Eric Henry of 247Sports to break down Tulane's move up to #23 and Air Force's departure from the rankings. Was it significant that the Green Wave barely beat a bad East Carolina team? The two also discuss James Madison's final appeal to the NCAA for bowl eligibility,...

With just a few weeks remaining in the regular season, the Toledo Rockets and the Miami Redhawks lead their respective divisions in the Mid-American Conference. Joe Londergan of Sports Illustrated chatted with an expert on each team to paint the best picture of what's to come.  First, Kyle Rowland of the Toledo Blade discusses what the defending champion Rockets' greatest strengths are and what co...

After the reveal of the first College Football Playoff Top 25 of the season, Joe Londergan of Sports Illustrated and Eric Henry of 247Sports discuss their reactions. The Tulane Green Wave are the top-ranked G5 team at #24 while the undefeated Air Force Falcons just cracked the list at #25. Does that ranking make sense? The guys also dive into some other Halloween goods and goodies, including Eric'...

A historically independent program, Army will join a conference for the second time beginning in 2024. The Black Knights were members of Conference USA from 1998 to 2004 with largely negative results. However, West Point AD Mike Buddie is convinced this will be an entirely different situation based on how much the football program has grown in the last two decades. Joe Londergan of Sports Illustra...

Joe Londergan of Sports Illustrated chats with Eric Henry of 247Sports to discuss the Week 8 results and preview the most intriguing matchups of Week 9 in the Group of Five. The guys also take a moment to discuss whether either of the other two service academies can slow down Air Force in the race for the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy. Then, it's time to dive into what looks like a completely wide o...

This week, Joe Londergan of Sports Illustrated chats with CBS Sports college football analyst Robert Turbin. Turbin's playing career exploits were many, including a storied career as a running back at Utah State that earned him a spot in the school's hall of fame. Turbin was the WAC offensive player of the year in 2011 and went on to a successful run in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl with Seattle i...

The 2023 football season has brought CUSA a new chance to be in the national spotlight with the addition of regular midweek games. In general, the first half of the season has produced some results we expected, and some that have taken us by surprise. Joe Londergan is joined for this episode by Eric Henry (247Sports), Kevin Barral (SI) and Emily Austen (Liberty University) to discuss their perspec...

Week 6 arguably may have been the most entertaining of the season, in terms of G5 action. Wyoming knocking off a ranked Fresno State team headlined things, but stunners from UConn, Louisiana, and more made things even crazier. Despite the upsets and wild moments, no Group of Five teams are ranked heading into Week 7. Joe Londergan of SI and Eric Henry of 247Sports discuss that, plus their biggest...

As the starting quarterback of the Boise State Broncos, Kellen Moore won 50 games and lost only three. Somehow, he isn't in the College Football Hall of Fame yet, but he is the current offensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Chargers. He took time during his bye week to discuss a few Broncos related topics. Also, Marshall sports reporter for Huntington's Herald-Dispatch Luke Creasy discusses the...

We've got five undefeated G5 teams left, but one isn't eligible for postseason play. What a world. Meanwhile, the Marshall Thundering Herd are still undefeated, but could they soon be losing their head coach to a Big Ten job? Time to wildly speculate! Plus, Bowling Green made some huge plays to beat an ACC team for the first time ever, and Boise State continued to frustrate in loss to a Memphis te...

Fresno State are undefeated and ranked in the top 25. Air Force are also undefeated and running the ball better than just about anybody in the country. The Mountain West's on-field product is a lot of fun at the moment. Meanwhile, off the field, the conference could be something of a College Football trail blazer in a unique merger with the remaining Pac-12 schools that would see a relegation mode...