Laner's College Football Pod

In this episode, Laner circles some teams in the Top 25 and asks the important questions about those programs.  Ohio State - is Will Howard an upgrade from Kyle McCord and can he win you a national championship? Oregon - can they make the jump from great to elite this year? Texas - can they handle the SEC schedule? Notre Dame - will this team be able to win big games and escape the overrated criti...

It's a new season! Running it back for szn 2 of the LCFP. Thanks for coming along for the ride! Howie and Jonny join Laner to make predictions for the upcoming season. We all pick conference winners and the 12 teams that we think will compete in the brand new playoff format this year! It's bound to be a banger. Y'all enjoy. Year 2 for the LCFP starts now!

This episode of the LCFP is completely dedicated to the 2023-2024 national champs, the Michigan Wolverines! Josh brings two of his friends and two lifelong diehard fans Warren Palm and Kevin Farmer on the pod to talk about Michigan's undefeated season. We talk about Coach Harbaugh, Blake Corum, JJ McCarthy, and their legacies as national champs. Warren and Kevin share their thoughts on new he...

Another offseason special from Laner on the pod. What a time to be a sports fan! Is there a QB battle at Texas? Or should we be talking about the one at Michigan? Kalen Deboer & Washington offensive players dominated the first round of the NFL Draft LSU had a QB and 2 WR's go in the first round...a repeat of the 2020 draft Nick Saban's debut on College GameDay Reggie Bush got his Hei...

This episode is a banger! Josh breaks down the 10 year run of the 4-team CFP and provides food for thought. Storylines, highlights, statistics Coaches and QB's that stood out How did conferences fare? Was the 4-team CFP better than the BCS? Is the 12-team playoff actually an upgrade? The 5 BEST programs of the 4-team CFP Get more content on our youtuge page here

Howie the legend joined Laner for an offseason episode on all things college football. We had some fun segments and covered a few major topics, including: The Top 5 programs we want to see host a home playoff game  The business side of rushing to expand the playoff beyond 12 teams before it's even played out on the field  Coaching Carousel updates - where Howie was right! Modern coaching...mo...

We had to bring Howie (Alex Howard) back because he rode the Washington train all year long! Howie and Josh breakdown how Washington was able to overcome all odds and make it to the final. We covered some of the iconic moments from the semifinals--including J.J. McCarthy's athleticism on Michigan's throwback trick play. Howie shares why he believes Michael Penix Jr. should have won the H...

3 BIG THINGS: 1. Conference Championship Reactions Not all conferences are the same... The best edition of the PAC-12 championship game? We witnessed the best game of the season What changed my mind about FSU... 2. Playoff Reactions Brutal for FSU and UGA to be left out... Michigan's reaction to playing Alabama Emergency 6-team playoff 3. The future of college football The 12-team playoff for...

"My attitude was just I'm grateful to be here...I'm in the same huddle as Dan Marino" A friend of the pod and absolute legend Chris Gray recorded a special episode with Josh and Jonny Lane, and Mathew Gray in studio. We were all together for Thanksgiving, so we put together a makeshift studio and listened to Chris share some of his greatest football memories.  You won't be...

Grant Copple returns for his 2nd appearance on the LCFP this year. We appreciate his hustle to have good content for the episode as he was doing research during dinner on his business trip. We love you G-Cop! We debriefed Rivalry Week and the incredible games that we got to enjoy as college football fans. Plus, we covered: CFP Rankings Reactions from Josh and Grant Why does the committee love Oreg...

Happy Thanksgiving. It's Rivalry Week! Josh and Jonny have a special episode dedicated to some of the best matchups this Rivalry Week. Here's what we covered: College football has been on the brink of chaos 6 teams that the CFP committee got wrong Sad to see Jordan Travis' CFB career come to an end Which undefeated favorite do we pick to go down this week? Who will win The Game?  Wh...

The man, the myth, the legend Alex Howard aka "Howie" joined the pod! Here's what Howie covered: Washington's case to be in Top 4 Is Louisville building something special? Jimbo Fisher got fired...which other coaches are on the hot seat? Hole in the boat? In a wide open Big Ten West, Minnesota hasn't been able to claim the top spot Here's what else we covered on the p...

Jonny Lane joins the pod for the full episode! Here's what we covered: The last scheduled edition of the Bedlam rivalry Who are the three fanbases that expected more from their team this year?  My visit to Clemson to watch them play Notre Dame The most surprising 1 and 2 loss teams in the country Why the Oregon and Washington rankings don't make sense... Hot take alert : the greatest riv...

With Tuesday being the release of the first CFP rankings of the 2023 season, I brought in the "Laner Committee" to talk through it (the Laner Committee consists of Chris Lane, Jonny Lane, and myself).  We also had Buckeye fanatic and Jacksonville resident Alex Sanders join the pod to talk about his experiences at the Penn State vs. Ohio State and Florida vs. Georgia games. Here's wh...

A look back at Week 8 and a look ahead to Week 9 How do the Power 5 Conferences stack up?  How important are skill position players to their team?  Are Marvin Harrison Jr. and Brock Bowers the most important players in the country? We need to appreciate Utah and Coach Kyle Whittingham Some of the worst losses of the season... 

The theme of comebacks and collapses continued in Week 7. G-Cop join the shows to show some love to some of Josh's takes while also providing some interesting pushback. It was a conversation between two CFB enthusiasts that you don't want to miss. Plus, we officially have a segment! We named the new segment "Stump Dog's Top 5", covering the best uniforms of the week.  Here...

Week 6 has hot takes and big ideas! CFB > NFL How to improve the CFB schedule with a few minor tweaks and creative additions Miami just had the worst L of the season. Should Mario Cristobal be fired? Notre Dame's promising season has turned into a disappointment Brothers and teammates Max Johnson and Jake Johnson made history  A new segment of "Don't get me fired up" Tez Wal...

Week 5 features TWO guests: Chris Lane returns for a 2nd consecutive week and Collin Stump makes his first appearance on the pod.  Here's what we covered on this episode: The SEC West is up for grabs How good is the ACC this year? Should we be concerned about USC's defense? Notre Dame survives UGA plays another close game Is Kentucky going to compete with Georgia in Athens? The Red River...

Week 4 of CFB had one of the greatest slates of Top 25 matchups in CFB history, and we covered them all! Chris Lane joins the pod to talk about his time in Tuscaloosa and his take on some veteran, transfer QB's that have teamed up with powerhouse programs! Here's what else we covered: Know the name: Matt Ganyard - 34 year old Kicker at UVA that served 10 years in the Marines. We salute y...

Week 3 of the LCFP is a BANGER  Missouri's kicker number 92 Harrison Mevis walks it off in Columbia Colorado vs. Colorado State was incredible & why rivalries make CFB great Lee Corso makes his 400th career headgear selection FSU's white helmets were fire, but they committed 18 turnovers and survived a scare against Boston College Georgia fatigue? They are still #1 for a reason My li...

Episode 2 of the LCFP features our first guest, my brother Jonny Lane and so much more, including: Auburn travels to Cal and wins their first game played in the state of California The Pac-12 is back and has 8 teams ranked in the Top 25 Have you heard of Dante Moore? UCLA's QB has insane talent Eli Gold is back in the booth for Alabama!  New segment: "don't get me fired up" cov...

It's the first ever episode of the pod! Josh explains the reason for the pod and talks all things from Weeks 0-1, including: Sam Hartman's debut at Notre Dame and what that means for their program Travis Hunter, Coach Prime, and the Colorado turnaround Can Ole Miss and Jaxson Dart contend for the SEC West? Last year best year for the Pac-12, and the insane QB talent out west Hugh Freeze,...