Inside The Pylon: A Midwest College Football Podcast

After collective poor performances win week 1, Ryan and Clinton return to pick the Big Ten games for week two. Several teams have huge matchups -- after a suboptimal offensive showing against Fresno St, can Michigan rebound to beat Texas? Illinois looked much improved on offense in week 1 but can they carry it over against Kansas? Can Nebraska continue its drive and avenge last year's loss against...

Ryan and Clinton continue their week one overreactions to the Big Ten slate of games, discussing three midwest-related things in which they are buying and selling stock based on the results/performances of week one games. Who are they higher on than expected? What teams are they down on? Join us on our Youtube channel live Sunday/Monday/Thursday for shows, with the episode dropping in your podcast...

Week 1 of the college football season is nearly complete. Ryan and Clinton round up the weekend of action to this point, discussing huge statement wins on the road by Notre Dame and Penn State to open their respective seasons. They tough on questionable debuts from Michigan and Oregon, and recap the rest of the action across Big Ten land. Join us on our Youtube channel live Sunday/Monday/Thursday...

Ryan and Clinton make their first batch of week 1 picks for the Big Ten. Any upsets on deck? Who might be under the most pressure early in the season? The guys also discuss the late-starting and ongoing UNC/Minnesota game, as well as brief takeaways from the Rutgers performance against Howard. Join us on our Youtube channel live Sunday/Monday/Thursday for shows, with the episode dropping in your p...

Zach Seyko from Locked on Nittany Lions joins Ryan and Clinton to help them preview one of the headliner games of week 1 in Penn State/West Virginia. What will some of the keys to the game be? How does Penn State plan to contain Garrett Greene? What can we expect from the offense? That and more on the live version of our show. After talking we Zach, Clinton and Ryan discuss five questions we have...

We have games to discuss! No midwest teams were in action during week 0, however some of the results were enlightening for the overall playoff picture of the sport. Ryan and Clinton discuss their playoff predictions for the 2024 season. How many Big Ten teams make it? Are Florida State and SMU -- on of the preseason ACC favorites and an ACC darling -- on #FraudWatch, and if so how could that benef...

It's almost WEEK 0! Ryan and Clinton kick off their first picks episode of the ITP era, picking the four week 0 games. But first, they have some Heisman talk, outlining the current betting favorites and talking a couple of their dark horse contenders. Join us on our Youtube channel live Sunday/Monday/Thursday for shows, with the episode dropping in your podcast feed the following morning. Live tim...

In an episode that will surely be prophetic and not at all wrong, Ryan and Clinton dish on some predictions for the 2024 Big Ten season! Who will the title game participants be? What are the over/under win totals we are banking for each team? Biggest wild cards for the season? Catch it all here (and plz don't cold-take us). Join us on our Youtube channel live Sunday/Monday/Thursday for shows, with...

Ryan and Clinton are back with the random riffing this as they officially move into ITP's season schedule. Today's topic: Ryan goes on a diatribe about preseason top 25 rankings. Yet in true hypocritical fashion, will still give his and Ryan and Clinton discuss their personal preseason top 25s and their rationale behind the rankings. Starting this week we will officially move to three-times weekly...

Ryan and Clinton are fresh off finishing their fall preview series but the guests don't stop coming. Nate Marchese and Jared Palmgren from Chasing the Natty and Campus2Canton join the show to talk college fantasy football. Is this niche area of fantasy gaming becoming more popular? Who are their top 10 guys at each position this year? Who are some sleepers to keep an eye on?

Ryan and Clinton WRAP UP their midwest fall preview series talking the Nittany Lions of Penn State with Matt Flip from the Roar Lions Roar Podcast. Andy Kotelnick was one of the most consequential coordinator hires of the offseason ... will James Franklin allow him to craft an offense in his own image and likeness or will we be looking at a James Franklin redux version of this attack? What can we...

Ryan and Clinton continue their fall preview series talking the defending national champion Michigan Wolverines with Anthony Broome from The Wolverine on the On3 network. What are the early returns on the new coaching staff, lead by promoted-to-HC Sherrone Moore and DC Wink Martindale? How on earth are the Wolverines going to replace everything departed on offense, from the QB to the entire OL? Wh...

Ryan and Clinton continue their fall preview series, talking Michigan State football with Brendan Moore of Spartans Illustrated and CFBPod.com . After a hectic 2023 season that saw its head coach jettisoned, what are expectations for the Spartans under new head coach Jonothan Smith? How will his offense transfer over with QB Aidan Chiles? What will new DC Joe Rossi's scheme look like and how will...

Ryan and Clinton continue their fall preview series, talking Nebraska football with Redcast Rob of the Go Big Red Cast. What is a realistic expectation for the Huskers in year two of Matt Rhule -- will they really be 7-0 going into Columbus???? Is the Dylan Raiola hype train full steam ahead? Do we expect another dominant defense in 2024? And has this program been completely de-Frosted?

Ryan and Clinton continue their fall preview series, talking UCLA football with Dimitri Dorlis from The Mighty Bruin. What are the vibes around the program now that DeShaun Foster is at the helm replacing Chip Kelly? With so much gone from an elite 2023 defense, how will that unit plan to replicate last season's success? How will the offense be different, it at all? And what will UCLA's place be i...

Ryan and Clinton continue their fall preview series, talking Oregon football with Dale Bliss from Athlon Sports. Dan Lanning's Ducks are among the favorites to play for a Big Ten title and make a run deep in the college football playoff. After a strong step forward in year two that ended with a crushing Pac-12 title game loss to Washington, are we jumping the guy or are these expectations warrante...

Ryan and Clinton continue their fall preview series, talking Wisconsin football with Ryan Harings from Locked On Badgers. In year two of the Luke Fickell era, what are realistic expectations with a schedule that misses Ohio State and Michigan, but catches Oregon, Penn State and a nonconference date with Alabama? Can Phil Longo fix Tyler Van Dyke? Are they really going to give Will Pauling the ball...

Ryan and Clinton continue their fall preview series, talking Purdue football with Dub Jellison from Boiler Upload. After a 4-8 debut season, how can this team improve in Ryan Walters's second season at the helm? Will one of the most brutal schedules in the nation be a hinderance to this, or will the #Spoilermakers return and upend a playoff hopeful? Who can step up to fill the void left by several...

Ryan and Clinton continue their fall preview series, talking Ohio State football with Spencer Holbrook from Letterman Row. In what could be a make-or-break year for his tenure, head coach Ryan Day has piloted an exceptional offseason for the Buckeyes. Ex-UCLA head coach Chip Kelly was pried away to run the offense, and for the first time in his head coaching career Day will not call plays; how wit...

Ryan and Clinton continue their fall preview series, talking Illinois football with Scott Richey from The News-Gazette. A down 2023 followed what was an impressive 2022 season; how can the Illini rebound offensively with QB Luke Altmyer? Transfer Zakhari Franklin appears primed to be one of the top skill weapons on wide, but who are some other names to know? How will Illinois replace the departed...

Ryan and Clinton continue their fall preview series, talking Notre Dame football with Jack Soble from Blue & Gold Illustrated. With an uncharacteristically soft schedule, at least on paper, for the Irish, is it a playoff-or-bust season? What will the Mike Denbrock offense look like, and after several seasons of poor WR play, who will new QB Riley Leonard be throwing to? How good can the Irish...

Ryan and Clinton continue their fall preview series, talking USC football with Ryan Abraham from USCFootball.com . Will the defense improve to be serviceable after two rough years under Alex Grinch, and was the problem scheme or something else at play? Who replaces Caleb Williams at QB, and what is a realistic ceiling for the Trojans in the Big Ten?

Ryan and Clinton have achieved max internet efficiency and continue their fall preview series, talking Rutgers football with Brian Fonseca from NJ Advance Media. After a mostly down 2023 throwing the ball, what will the QB position look like for the Scarlet Knights in 2024 with Minnesota transfer Athan Kaliakmanis? Who are same names to know -- outside of stud RB Kyle Monangai -- at the skill posi...

Clinton is befallen by a catastrophic internet failure, therefore Ryan flies solo talking Maryland football with Jeff Ermann from InsideMDSports.com. With long-time starter Taulia Tagovailoa off to the NFL, will NC State transfer MJ Morris lead the Terps in 2024, or will one of the returning underclassmen hold him off? With up to 4 new starters incoming on the OL (and comer Iowa OC/OL coach Brian...

Ryan and Clinton continue fall previews tonight, discussing reigning national runner-up Washington with Roman Tomashoff from Locked On Huskies and UW Huskies Wire. So much will be different from last season's magical run with 20 of 22 starters having left for the NFL Draft or via the transfer portal, but can new head coach Jedd Fisch position this team to reload instead of rebuild in 2024? How wil...