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What a wild weekend of college football! Tim and Cullen start the podcast with a discussion of Coach Prime and the Colorado Buffaloes. After their thrilling victory over Colorado State they remain the story of the year, but can they sustain it? The guys then run through several top contenders who struggled including Florida State, Texas, Georgia, Michigan, and Alabama. Which fans should feel ok an...

Week 2 was a doozy and the guys are here to break it all down. We kick things off with a discussion of Tim's Longhorns and their win over Alabama. It was an awesome game but what does it mean for both teams? We also discuss the continued excitement around Colorado and that perennial underachiever, Texas A&M. Two weeks in and it looks like some teams are blessed while others seem cursed, Cullen and...

Week 1 of college football was a doozy and the guys are here to break down the biggest stories. We start with the thrilling TCU - Colorado game where we learned that Deion Sanders and his team are for real. Unfortunately, some other teams like Clemson and LSU left a very different first impression. Tim and Cullen discuss the most encouraging and the most disappointing performances of the weekend,...

Welcome to another season of Gridiron Gospel! Cullen and Tim are back to talk all things college football. After discussing how our summers went, we dive into two big off-season topics, realignment and playoff expansion. Are these changes good or bad for the sport? Then we predict the power five conference champions and which teams will make the playoffs. This year Tim and Cullen disagree…a lot! W...

Time flies, the regular season is now over! In this week's episode we discuss the tragic loss of Coach Mike Leach, one of the most beloved figures in the sport. He had an impact far beyond the teams he coach, Tim and Cullen take some time to reflect on his legacy. Then we transition to the madness that is the transfer portal. It's clear that college football needs to rethink the transfer calendar...

The college football regular season ended with a bang and the guy's are here to break it all down. We begin with a discussion of the major conference championship games, including a heartbreaking loss by USC that knocked them out of the playoffs. TCU lost to Kansas State but maintained its ranking while Georgia and Michigan cruised to victory. Given those results, the CFP is now set and we discuss...

We hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Better than Cullen's anyways. Tim and Cullen begin this episode analyzing Michigan's second consecutive victory over Ohio State. What does it mean for both programs and for the playoffs? Then we discuss Heisman front runner Caleb Williams and USCs big win over Notre Dame. Not every playoff contender was so lucky though as LSU and Clemson fell victim to riva...

What a wild week of college football. Cullen and Tim open this episode discussing the challenges the top 5 teams had, including Tennessee's shocking loss to South Carolina. TCU, Michigan, Ohio State, and Georgia all survived but it wasn't pretty, should any of them be concerned heading into rivalry week? And speaking of rivals, USC and UCLA played a thriller, the guys discuss the implications of t...

We have a jam packed episode for you this week. Tim and Cullen start by taking some time to reflect on the horrible murders at UVA. Some things are bigger than sports and this is one of those things. Next we move through a variety of topics including the PAC12s playoff chances, TCU, the terrible B1G West Division, CFB scheduling inequality, and overrated/underrated teams in this week's CFP ranking...

It's November, and for the first time in the CFP era it looks like both Clemson and Alabama won't make the playoffs. Tim and Cullen discuss the future of those two programs and if this is a blip or a sign of things to come. We also break down Georgia's big win over Tennessee, Ohio State's struggles, and the barriers in front of the remaining playoff contenders. In the end we make our game picks, i...

After another exciting weekend of CFB, Tim and Cullen are joined by faithful Tennessee fan Kurt Richardson to break down all the biggest news. We cover lots of ground this week including the assault after the Michigan/MSU game; Ohio State's scare in Happy Valley; the upset loses by Wake Forest and Syracuse; and the initial College Football Playoff Committee rankings. And of course we end by discus...

Cullen and Tim are breaking down last week's action and looking forward to week 9 in this episode. We start in the state of Texas where both Texas A&M and UT had terrible weekends. What is the outlook for those programs. In the PAC12, Oregon handled UCLA and looked great doing it, are the Ducks back in the playoff mix? Then we go to the B1G where Iowa's offensive woes are put under the microscope....

This last week of football was amazing, Tim and Cullen discuss the biggest results from the weekend including Tennessee's epic upset of Alabama. Then we take a step back and evaluate the Heisman race, playoff contenders, and our biggest surprises from the first half of the season. And as usual, we end by picking this week's biggest games including UCLA visiting Oregon and Texas taking on Oklahoma...

There's a packed schedule of games this week so in this episode of Gridiron Gospel we just dive right in. Join Cullen, Tim, and special guest Kurt Richardson as we discuss Penn State vs Michigan, Minnesota vs Illinois, Oklahoma St vs TCU, NC State vs Syracuse, USC vs Utah, Mississippi St vs Kentucky, and of course Alabama vs Tennessee. There's a lot of disagreement on who will win, but that makes...

Lots to cover this week! We're only five weeks into the season and five schools have already fired their coaches. Tim and Cullen break down the job openings at Arizona State, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. Then [19 minutes], we turn to stories of redemption, which players, coaches, and teams have turned around their situations from last year? Next [32 minutes], though we're a col...

What a wild weekend! Tim and Cullen are here to break down all the upsets and close calls. Then we play a game called 'contender or pretender' where we discuss if teams like Michigan, Clemson, USC, and Kentucky have a legitimate shot at the playoff. Finally, the guys make their game picks for this weekend's most intriguing matchups like NC State vs Clemson and Michigan vs Iowa.

On this week's Gridiron Gospel, Tim and Cullen are joined by Tennessee alum Kurt Richardson to breakdown the big game between Tennessee and Florida. Could Tennessee be a dark horse playoff contender? The guys also discuss several other matchups including Minnesota visiting Michigan State and USC traveling to Oregon State. This week's episode is flipped, beginning with the game predictions then mov...

Well, we've had our first Upset Saturday! Cullen and Tim discuss the thriller in Austin TX and wade through the carnage at Notre Dame, Texas A&M, and elsewhere. Plus, Scott Frost gets fired at Nebraska after their upset loss to Georgia Southern. What's next for the Cornhuskers? Join us to find out.

In this week's episode, Tim and Cullen highlight the Saints (biggest winners) and Sinners (biggest losers) from week 1. Then the guys discuss the monumental announcement that the college football playoff is expanding to 12 teams. Given the proposed structure, we think almost everyone wins. The episode ends by picking winners in the biggest games, including Alabama visiting Texas.

Gridiron Gospel is back! Tune in to hear Cullen and Tim talk about the exciting Week 1 games and some thoughts about the 2022 season overall.

Gridiron Gospel is back to preview the postseason. Tim and Cullen start with a breakdown of the national recruiting landscape after signing day. All the usual suspects had a great class, is college football becoming too top heavy? College football has a parity problem but it's not clear what can be done to even the playing field. After a quick discussion of Joe Burrow's Heisman win, the guys break...

The playoff games and bowls are set, LSU vs Oklahoma and Ohio State vs Clemson. Tim and Cullen start this week's episode with some preliminary analysis of those matchups. The playoff games aren't the only interesting games though, so the guys select their list of the most intriguing bowl matchups. Then they review the season thus far including surprise teams and the biggest storylines in college f...

Get ready to go long, lots to cover in this week's episode. Kevin Wells joins Tim and Cullen to break down all the action. First, what do we make of Dabo Swinney's comments about bias against his team? Hard to tell if he's serious or if this is a bit of gamesmanship. Then the guys discuss the surprising resignation of Washington coach Chris Peterson. It seems like there's a growing trend of 50-som...

In this rapid reaction edition of Gridiron Gospel, Tim and Cullen wade through the carnage of Rivalry Week. Bama goes down, the Wolverines and Gophers are exterminated, and the Big 12's playoff hopes breath new life.

It's Thanksgiving Week, what are you thankful for? We're thankful for a great slate of college football rivalry games this week! Tim and Cullen open up with a discussion of Thanksgiving food before breaking down the latest College Football Playoff rankings. Ohio State is a slightly surprising number one, and the guys discuss how much that matters moving forward. Plus, there's a lengthy discussion...