Holy Slate

Send a text Monday morning hit like a ton of bricks. Holy Slate shifted from the typical script and touched on both the heartbreaking passing of iconic Head College Football Coach Mike Leach, as well as the uncertainty that looms over the Texas Basketball program. We turn our attention to bowl season, and hope the Cure Bowl satisfies our need for a full slate. The Blazers and Redhawks invade the B...

Send a text America's Game gets their own slate Saturday as the cadets and midshipmen clash at the Linc. With conference championship weekend in the rearview, college football's off season is officially underway. The portal is the sport's new free agency and has its fanbase buzzing. On the field, bowl matchups are set including, what should be, two very intriguing CFP semifinal game...

Send a text Conference Championship weekend is here. Holy Slate breaks down - in some capacity - all ten matchups. San Antonio kicks us off Friday night as the Roadrunners look to run it back in the C-USA. Will the PAC-12 give us another classic; this time in Sin City? The Mountain West features a rematch of two completely different teams than when they faced off in the regular season. Can the Fro...

Send a text The best time of the year is here: Feast Week. In addition to a loaded Week 13 Rivalry Week slate, from Maui to Portland, college hoops should be on your radar heading into the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The pressure is on highly ranked teams this weekend as their opponents salivate at an opportunity to ruin dreams. The much anticipated "The Game" kicks us off on Saturday...

Send a text With Feast Week right around the corner, Holy Slate gets off topic early as they are enamored by the performance of Texas basketball and decide to give listeners a sneak peak into the young college basketball season. As the college football season's end is, unfortunately, in sight, the PAC-12 goes full nuclear mode and self-destructs as they get caught looking ahead to their confe...

Send a text Holy Slate is your one stop shop for all things AAC as Chris provides listeners with an in-depth breakdown of the hectic conference race ahead of this week’s anticipated matchups. With only three weeks left in the regular season, divisional matchups are starting to heat up. Georgia reminds everyone who still runs the SEC East, while the SEC West is now up for grabs. The B10 West hopes...

Send a text As we turn the page to November, the first unveiling of the CFP rankings has been announced and we have a new sheriff in town. Week 10’s slate as a whole rivals the B10 conference this year as it is relatively hollow with some pivotal matchups at the top. Michael and Chris have their first combined undefeated weekend of the year and are starting to feel themselves with favorites this w...

Send a text Michael and Chris begin this week's episode with a couple teaching moments. Week 8 saw undefeated road dogs come back down to earth. As we near the first unveiling of the college football playoff rankings, the usual suspects should see their names inside the top six. Penn State gets another opportunity to show they can hang with the elite of the B10. Why does Vegas continue to dis...

Send a text Week 7 was one for the books; will Week 8 provide an encore? The Vols set the college football world ablaze as they gave us the best game of the 2022 season. Michigan’s dominant win may have been overshadowed by the Hooker heroics, but their performance is a direct reflection of the job Harbaugh has done in Ann Arbor. TCU and UCLA come into prove it spots as they continue to be doubted...

Send a text Week 7 features a slate full of undefeated matchups ranging from Ann Arbor to Knoxville with the intention of separating pretenders from the contenders. Mike and Chris reflect on the first half of the season and provide their bold statements as we move forward. Are Texas and Quinn getting a bit too much hype? Did the Aggies unveil some imbalance with the Tide? The ACC may not have a si...

Send a text On this week’s episode, Michael and Chris agree on a team that sent the biggest message this past weekend. The top 10 teams in the country have separated themselves, but who has the best chance to challenge the top dogs? Two potential matchups that were circled preseason take backseats to an 11am slate that could be the best of the season.  Chris continues his hot streak on best bets t...

Send a text One month is in the books on the 2022 college football season. As teams are no longer able to hide behind weak non-conference schedules, we start to gain a better idea as to who is a true contender in their respective conference. Veteran quarterbacks are starting to take center stage as they lead surprise teams to promising starts. Is there a new toughest division?  Is west coast footb...

Send a text As we near the start of conference play, Holy Slate begins to segment teams based on their respective starts to the season. Oregon and Penn State were able to exert their dominance on the national stage. Is Kansas or Syracuse a team to buy? Knoxville and Corvallis both have arguments as to who is hosting the best game of Week 4. In addition to some important matchups on the slate, we a...

Send a text Mike and Chris break down a weekend of upsets in Week 2 including an App State team that, we don’t enjoy bragging, have been advocating for since summer school session two began. Big Noon Kickoff delivered again as the Tide escaped Austin with a narrow victory and a significant chunk of the Texas depth chart. The top 10 showed some cracks this weekend, is this a sign of things to come?...

Send a text On this week's episode of Holy Slate, Mike and Chris recap an exciting Week 1 in college football that sure did deliver. Thursday evening's slate started the weekend off with a bang. Whether is was in Boone, the Alamodome or the Swamp, the drama did not disappoint. Week 2 is centered around the Tide making their way to Texas for a Big Noon Kickoff. Revenge games orbit around...

Send a text Michael & Chris get ready for a much anticipated Week 1 slate. After Week 0 provided questions to Chris' credibility, what do we make of the teams that already have a game under their belt? Thursday evening's games pack a punch as the stadium formerly known as Heinz Field welcomes a bitter Big East rivalry while Ross-Ade Stadium plays host to an inter-conference B10 clash...

Send a text Week 0 is officially here and Holy Slate has you covered on every matchup. From Dublin to Las Cruces to Honolulu, we have our first full slate of games. Is Week 0 advantageous for teams? Can Nebraska avoid a second consecutive Week 0 loss to a B10 West foe? Are the Aggies from Logan going to get caught in a look ahead spot? Illinois features one of the best backs in the country you hav...

Send a text On this week's episode, Holy Slate remembers who's king. There will be a number of shakeups in the booths this year as the NFL welcomes a new network to the fold. Unlike a majority of other leagues, the NFL's balance of teams creates must-watch matchups all season long. The AFC West is as deep as a division we have seen in recent memory. Is this the year of Louisville QB...

Send a text On this episode of Holy Slate, Chris faces a credibility-alterting hypothetical, the B10 decides to be selfish, and the NFL preseason is here. As we conclude our conference breakdowns, all eyes are on Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns in Year 2 in the Big 12. With question marks surrounding Texas and Oklahoma, can other programs continue their climb to the top? Don't sleep on the...

Send a text On this week's episode, Michael and Chris continue their conference tour with a stop at the ACC. What does the future hold for the conference? The 2021 season gave us a newly crowned champion, not named Clemson, for the first time since 2015 which provided unfamiliar parody. Coaching staff turnover within two of the conference's most prominent programs yields intrigue heading...

Send a text On this week's episode, Michael and Chris dissect both the B10 & PAC-12 conferences. With both respective conferences at the forefront of recent conference realignment news, what's to come? How good can Ohio State be in 2022? Is Michigan poised to run it back? We make sense of the B10 West with Chris tripling down on one specific program. As we make the move out west, are...

Send a text On this week's episode, Michael and Chris dive into the recent news of UCLA & USC exiting the PAC-12 for the B10 and its impact on the entirety of conference realignment, and what's to come. As we enter the home stretch of the summer, Holy Slate dives into the SEC - the first conference breakdown of the series. Is this the year Alabama & Georgia get knocked off? Get r...

Send a text Co-hosts Michael Lozano and Christopher Peterson introduce their new football-centric podcast, Holy Slate. On this episode, we breakdown the new era of college football including NIL and the transfer portal.  We preview College Football's  Week 1 games for the upcoming 2022 season. Additionally, we give our pre-season best bets which include season win totals, dark horse conferenc...