Inside The Pylon: A Midwest College Football Podcast

Ryan and Clinton hit the homestretch touching on their first looks at the Big Ten in 2025, with Rutgers and Northwestern next up. Rutgers had high expectations in 2024, mostly mediated by what was viewed as an exceptionally favorable schedule. The Scarlet Knights were still able to attain a bowl berth -- a 44-41 loss to Kansas State -- but a 7-5 regular season felt like something was left on the t...

Clinton and Ryan continue their journey through the Big Ten as spring ball wraps up around the country, discussing Illinois and Minnesota. In Champaign, Bret Bielema's squad had a passive breakthrough in 2024, culminating with a bowl victory against South Carolina to hit 10-wins. Led by QB Luke Altmyer and a plethora of returning talent, the Illini have become a trendy playoff sleeper pick for 202...

Clinton flies solo again, talking NFL Draft prospects with Draft Guy Jared. Who are some of their favorite players in the Midwest footprint? Sleeper candidates? That and more in the latest episode. Join us on our Youtube channel live Sunday/Monday/Thursday for shows, with the episode dropping in your podcast feed the following morning. Live time for Monday/Thursday shows will remain 9 pm, with Sun...

On the latest episode of Inside the Pylon, Clinton flies "host solo" as Ryan checked Little Caesar's Arena off his arena checklist. But he was joined by Redcast Rob from the Go Big Redcast to help break down the Cornhuskers heading into 2025. What are expectations in year 3 for Matt Rhule? Freshman QB phenom Dylan Raiola was perfectly fine in his debut act, but now with a full offseason in OC Dana...

Ryan and Clinton continue discussing the Big Ten heading into 2025 with their spring previews, tonight touching on Iowa and Michigan State. To help break down the Hawkeyes, Jeffrey the Greek from the Eyes on Big Ten podcast joins the show. In 2024 the Hawkeyes offense, despite continued issues at the QB position, took a notable step forward under first-year OC Tim Lester. What can we expect in yea...

Ryan and Clinton return to look back and look ahead at two of the Big Ten's bright spots in 2024 with Indiana and Ohio State. To help us break down the Hoosiers, Sammy Jacobs from Hoosier Huddle on the Rivals network returns to the show. What has the spring mentality of this team been after a breakthrough 2024 season? Some key players return, but who are new names to know for 2025? What are early...

Ryan and Clinton return to continue breaking down early looks at the Big Ten for the 2025 season, talking two programs with pivotal seasons ahead in Oregon and Wisconsin. Dale Bliss returns to the show to help us break down Oregon. In Eugene, Dan Lanning's Ducks took a huge step forward with a 12-0 regular season followed by a Big Ten title. However they bowed out in short order in their first pla...

Ryan and Clinton return for early 2025 Midwest looks, today discussing 2024 bottom-dweller Maryland and potential 2025 favorite Penn State. In College Park, is Mike Locksley on the hot seat? Back-to-back 8-5 seasons in '22 and '23 were followed up with a 4-8 bottoming out in 2024, including a 1-8 mark in the Big Ten. QB Billy Edwards bolted for conference foe Wisconsin, while all-league receiver T...

Ryan and Clinton begin a spring look-ahead across the "Midwest," starting with 2024 bottom dweller Purdue. In West Lafayette, Barry Odom returns to the P4 head coaching ranks five years following his dismissal at Missouri, and most recently following a strong two-year run at UNLV in which he let the Rebels to a 19-8 record. However he has a difficult re-stocking job following another offseason of...

Ryan and Clinton return to discuss the whom in the Big Ten amongst head coaches might find their seat a little warmer than last year heading into 2025. Some answers are obvious, but a few might surprise you. Join us on our Youtube channel live Sunday/Monday/Thursday for shows, with the episode dropping in your podcast feed the following morning. Live time for Monday/Thursday shows will remain 9 pm...

Ryan and Clinton return to discuss a handful of their biggest burning questions facing the Midwest college football world as spring practices are about to get underway. From quarterbacks and coordinators, to new faces in new places, what do the guys think are the biggest storylines that will surround spring ball? Join us on our Youtube channel live Sunday/Monday/Thursday for shows, with the episod...

Ryan and Clinton reconvene this week to discuss the coordinator shuffling in Big Ten country this offseason. Headlined by new faces at programs with legitimate playoff aspirations in 2025, who are a couple of newbies the guys are keeping an eye out for? Clinton also recaps NFL Combine odds and ends. Join us on our Youtube channel live Sunday/Monday/Thursday for shows, with the episode dropping in...

Clinton and Ryan return from a February hiatus to discuss spring happenings around the college football world. They also touch on the upcoming NFL Combine. Join us on our Youtube channel live Sunday/Monday/Thursday for shows, with the episode dropping in your podcast feed the following morning. Live time for Monday/Thursday shows will remain 9 pm, with Sunday time varying based on Clinton and Ryan...

Ryan and Clinton round out their 4-week series of pre-recorded episodes by tapping into some user curiosity. The guys solicited questions and you did not disappoint. From Ryan and Clinton's relationship following the National Title Game, to darkhorse prognostications, to nailed hot takes and freezing cold takes, the guys touch on a little bit of everything. Join us on our Youtube channel live Sund...

Ryan and Clinton return to officially kick off the 2025 season, discussing their personal preseason midwest power rankings based on initial impressions to each team's offseason to this point. Where will our National Championship Game participants fall? Any surprises in the top 5? Who will bring up the basement? Join us on our Youtube channel live Sunday/Monday/Thursday for shows, with the episode...

Ryan and Clinton close the books on the 2024 season by looking back at the year that was for the 18 teams in the Big Ten plus Notre Dame and give each team a grade based on performance relative to expectations. Who came out passing? Who excelled? Who needs remediation? Join us on our Youtube channel live Sunday/Monday/Thursday for shows, with the episode dropping in your podcast feed the following...

In this week's episode, Ryan and Clinton discuss college football "what if" scenarios, as in, "what if X, Y or Z happened?" Ryan did not understand the assignment, addressing his top 5 "what if's" of the 2024 season in regards to the Midwest, ranging from Notre Dame's injury luck to Minnesota's opening season loss to UNC. Clinton takes things in the way back machine, discussing true throwbacks suc...

Clinton and Ryan return for their last live show of the 2024 season to recap loose ends, thoughts and feelings from the inaugural 12-team college football playoff. What did the guys think of the format overall? Would they change anything? And what were some of their favorite moments? Ryan also gives a brief update on the ND defensive coordinator and offensive line transfer situation, and Clinton g...

Ryan and Clinton return to discuss Ohio State's 34-23 win against Notre Dame in the CFP National Title game. Reactions from the game? What does Clinton feel like? Will Ryan quit the podcast? And what lies ahead for both teams? Join us on our Youtube channel live Sunday/Monday/Thursday for shows, with the episode dropping in your podcast feed the following morning. Live time for Monday/Thursday sho...

It all comes down to this, one game for college football immortality. Ryan and Clinton reconvene to break down the National Championship between Notre Dame and Ohio State. What are key matchups to look our for Monday night? How do these teams' respective position groups stack up against each other? And, ultimately, which team will end its Title drought? Join us on our Youtube channel live Sunday/M...

On today's show Clinton and Ryan are once again joined by Jack Soble for Blue and Gold Illustrated of the On3 network to break down next week's national title game between Notre Dame and Ohio State. What have been some of the keys to Notre Dame's run through the quarterfinals and semifinals to get to this point? How can they slow this Ohio State offense? How about attack the Ohio State defense? Ke...

Ryan and Clinton return to recap last week's semifinal action and briefly discuss the war of words that will commence over the next week with a certified PLYON BOWL for all the marbles. On Thursday, Notre Dame looked dead in the water for a half against Penn State in the Orange Bowl. But the Irish were able to keep their footing, rebound, and hold off the Lions in and back-and-forth fourth quarter...

We have four. The College Football Playoff has reached the semifinals and we have been gifted games featuring four giants of the sport. Ryan and Clinton to return to pick the games. In Thursday night's Orange Bowl, Penn State and Notre Dame meet for the first time since a 2006-07 home and home. The teams have taken different paths to arrive to this point, with Penn State dispatching SMU and Boise...

We have reached the Final Four. Texas. Ohio State. Penn State. Notre Dame. Four programs who have not won a title in at least a decade (or longer), and four head coaches whom have never taken home college football's greatest prize. To break down the all-midwest semifinal featuring Penn State and Notre Dame, Matt Flip from the Roar Lions Roar Podcast returns for a round-table discussion with reside...

Ryan and Clinton return to recap the CFP quarterfinals. In what was the most anticipated matchup of the weekend, Ohio State once again showed it has reached its final form by completely eviscerating Oregon. Is the natty the Bucks' to lose? We had a classic in Phoenix between Arizona State and Texas, while Penn State once again took care of business on New Year's Eve against Boise St. And, for the...