Inside The Pylon: A Midwest College Football Podcast

Ryan and Clinton continued their fall preview series and are joined by Ryan Burns from Gopher Illustrated on the 247 sports network to discussed Minnesota. After an anemic passing attack hampered their offense in 2023, how while FCS New Hampshire transfer Max Brosmer integrate into PJ Fleck's offense? Will he continue to look to employ a lead-back heavy run scheme with standout 2023 freshman Dariu...

Ryan and Clinton continue ITP's fall preview series, today talking Indiana with Sammy Jacobs from The Hoosier Huddle. Sammy dishes on new Hoosier head coach Curt Cignetti, who has never had a losing season during his head coaching career; what will it take for him to keep that streak going in 2024? In addition to a new staff, the Hoosiers imported a plethora of talent from the transfer portal -- w...

Ryan and Clinton continue with their fall previews, talking Northwestern football with Matt Shelton -- the managing editor of The Wildcat Report of The Rivals network. Nearly a year to the date after Pat Fitzgerald was suspended prior to his firing, the guys talk about David Braun's unexpectedly successful interim season as head coach. What will the Wildcats look like with full offseason under the...

With the calendar turning to July, Ryan and Clinton begin their fall preview series "Five Burning Questions on ____," starting with the Iowa Hawkeyes. Tyler Tachman, Iowa beat writer for the Des-Moines Register joins the show to talk all things Iowa. The hottest topic centers around the offense and new OC Tim Lester. Will the Hawkeyes improve off last year's impotent attack? Will Cade McNamara fen...

Ryan and Clinton talk recruiting in the Big Ten, with the July dead period nearly upon us. After a tough start to Sherrone Moore's tenure, Michigan finds itself on a recent hot streak. Meanwhile, on the other side of the rivalry, Ohio State is looking to secure an overall recruiting crown. What do we make of Rutgers? And can Notre Dame add to what is currently a top 5 class? That and more tonight.

Ryan and Clinton uncork some of their five spiciest predictions for the 2024 midwest football season. Listeners chime in with their spicy takes submitted via twitter.

Ryan and Clinton play a game show, looking at the Vegas O/U win totals for each of the Big Ten teams + ND this season. Clinton guesses the total and Ryan lets him know how close he was to correct, and then the guys discuss their thoughts on each total ahead of the beginning of their fall preview series beginning in two weeks.

Ryan and Clinton are back after a week hiatus (thanks Ryan) and are breaking out of their Big Ten shell to discuss the top 10 QBs in all of the sport. Is it really a down year for QBs, or are we underrating this class? Later in the show they discuss the potential selling of conference naming rights.

Ryan and Clinton are back tonight to do another rankings show. Tonight they rank, on an A-F scale, the helmets, jerseys and mascots of each Big Ten team/ND.

Ryan and Clinton are back tonight to discuss their perceived top stadiums in the Big Ten, in addition to their top college football bucket list trips, regardless of locale. In addition, they discuss the stadiums they have been to and what they enjoyed about those trips.

Ryan and Clinton hit part 2 of ITP's Rivalry Series, talking about The Game. Anthony Broome from The Wolverine at the On3 network and Tony Gerdeman from The Buckeye Huddle join the show to talk about their notable memories from covering the game, what the last three years has been like with Michigan flipping the script, and would a potential rematch of this game a week later in a Big Ten Title gam...

Tonight on the show Ryan and Clinton being the first part of their Big Ten rivalry series, first talking about the longest intersectional rivalry in college football, USC and Notre Dame. What is the history of this rivalry, and what are some of the notable moments over the last 10-15 years? Ryan and some of our loyal listeners share some of their favorite/worst memories from these games. Later in...

Ryan and Clinton return for another rankings list, this time talking top-five coaches the the Big Ten. The also discuss new coaches within the conference and who might be best set up for success, and wrap up talking about rising coordinators who might be looking at getting a HC job following the 2024 season.

With the ITP Spring Overview Series completed, Ryan and Clinton move on to ranking szn. Today they discuss the top positional groups in the Big Ten, and rank their top five programs at QB, RB, WR/TE, OL, DL, LB and secondary. Who falls where, are there any surprises, and does this list give us any indication on who the top teams in the conference will be this season?

Ryan and Clinton wrap up their spring overview series with a broad-based discussion on the MAC. Will the conference be a consistent playoff threat in the 12-team playoff? Or is it a league that is falling further behind in the CFB arm's race? Later the guys talk the new College Football 25 trailer, and wrap up with post-spring top 10 rankings.

Ryan and Clinton resume their spring overview series, wrapping up the power 4 portion discussing Notre Dame and whether or not Marcus Freeman can get the Irish back into the playoff in year three of his tenure. Later in the show the guys rank the strength of schedules for the Big Ten teams + ND from toughest to easiest.

Ty Hildenbrandt, 1/2 of The Solid Verbal, joins Clinto and Ryan to discuss all things Big Ten football. Topics include Penn State and Notre Dame, and what expectations for these programs should be moving into the 12-team playoff era. Is the Big Ten a two horse race this season with Ohio State and Oregon. Will defending national champ Michigan have something to say about that? The guys also talk ab...

Ryan and Clinton wrap up the Big Ten portion their spring review series, discussing new-addition UCLA and surprise 2023 Northwestern. With Chip Kelly demoting himself to OC at Ohio State and a host of other staff changes and player defections, how will the Bruins fare in the Big Ten? In Evanston, the Wildcats surprised many with their 7-5 record this past season. Can they carry that momentum forwa...

Ryan and Clinton continue their spring review series, today discussing the new-look Michigan State Spartans and the old-guard Iowa Hawkeyes. After a remarkable 10-2 regular season despite finishing at or near the bottom of the country in nearly every offensive statistic, can new OC Tim Lester help Iowa's offense better complement its remarkable defense and special teams to the tune of a surprise p...

Ryan and Clinton continue their spring overview series, today discussing teams on potentially different trajectories. Heading into year two of the Matt Rhule era, the Huskers improved to 5-7 last year but suffered four-consecutive close losses to end the season. However, there's plenty of momentum surrounding the program -- mostly centered around 5-star freshman QB Dylan Raiola. Meanwhile, coming...

ITP continues its spring overview series with a special guest, as Ryan and Clinton sit down with Steven Best, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS, who served as Direction of Rehabilitation for Rutgers football during the course of the 2022 season. He offers some insights on the Scarlet Knights and why Greg Schiano's unique fit for the program has them once again on the upswing heading into 2024. Steven sticks arou...

Ryan and Clinton hit the halfway point of ITP's spring overview series, this episode focusing on Purdue and USC. The Boilermakers are coming off a 4-8 record in new head coach Ryan Walters' debut season, and suffered a couple of notable portal losses in the offseason; can they take a step to bowl eligibility and beyond? Meanwhile, the Trojans are another Big Ten newcomer with high pedigree but are...

ITP continues its spring review series, as Ryan and Clinton sit down to talke Penn State and Maryland. Another year under James Franklin, this time with two new coordinators, will the Nittany Lions be able to get over the hump into the college football playoff? With Maryland, after another eight-win season, will the Terps be able to take a step forward in the new-look Big Ten?

ITP continues its spring overview series as Ryan and Clinton sit down to discuss Minnesota and whether or not the Gophers are going to be able to regain the form they had with back-to-back nine-win seasons in 2021 and 2022, or if last year's fall to 6-7 was a sign of things to come. Later in the show they discuss Oregon's incorporation to the Big Ten and whether or not the Ducks are legitimate thr...

Cam Teague-Robinson, beat reporter covering Ohio State athletics for The Athletic, joins Ryan and Clinton at the top of the show to discuss the recently complete Ohio State spring game and what the overall vibes have been in Columbus following a third straight loss to Michigan, but an offseason that has been filled with transfer portal recruiting wins and upperclassmen returning for one more run a...