OutKick Hot Mic

Chad breaks down the stunning news of Mike Tomlin no longer leading the Pittsburgh Steelers. What went wrong, why the move was made now, and what it means for the future of one of the NFL’s most stable franchises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chad welcomes Christian to the show to talk the state of the crimson tide football team, wha't s it like watching Saban in front of the camera and has the balance of power shifted away from the SEC and today's NIL era? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Senator Tuberville joins the show to discuss the men in women’s sports debate going to the Supreme Court, Ty Simpson testing the NFL draft and the job Curt Cignetti has done at Indiana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chad and Trey break down the NIL deals running wild and should Ty Simpson enter the NFL draft or come back for one more year and make bank? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Coach Sumlin joins Chad to discuss the state of college football with NIL and getting guys to buy into a team culture in the era of NIL and what does A&M need to do to get over the hump? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pat McAfee makes some good points while also being off base on his main argument. Chad breaks down the biggest issue with sports journalists is not that they hate sports, it’s that they take themselves too seriously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chad and Armando discuss the Packers possibly making a seismic decision on Matt LaFleur that will affects entire head coach hiring cycle, the Bears all time comeback and realistic landing spots for Harbaugh? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why do college programs tie so much money into quarterbacks when half of them don't play? Chad breaks down why it's ridiculous to lean so have in NIL for QB's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The one thing that Tony Romo had over Tom Brady was his beloved status as a voice of the NFL. No more. Chad breaks down why yesterday’s Bill-Jaguars broadcast was the on-air equivalent of Romo’s infamous dropped hold of a game winning FG against Seattle in the 2006 Playoffs. The GOAT continues to work and get better as a broadcaster and I don’t know WTF Romo is doing but it’s not research. And for...

John McClain joins Chad to discuss why Aaron Rodgers might be the best quarterback still in the Playoffs, was John Harbaugh fired too soon and despite getting hot toward the End of the Season, Miami fired Mike McDaniel. Will he get another head coaching gig soon? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ted Ginn Jr. went from 14-year NFL veteran to shaping the future of football and Columbus is the center of it. The Ohio State legend joins Hot Mic to explain why the UFL matters, how spring football can change lives, and why Buckeye fans should stay optimistic under Ryan Day. Subscribe to Hot Mic for daily videos and shorts: https://tr.ee/Hhk8Rk Download the @PrizePicks⁩ app today and use code HOT...

Chad breaks down why Washington just put college football on notice — and Demond Williams learned the hard way that NIL contracts actually mean something. In a stunning reversal, the Huskies forced their $4 million quarterback to stay put, creating the biggest precedent shift college football has seen in years. Subscribe to Hot Mic for daily videos and shorts: https://tr.ee/Hhk8Rk Download the @Pr...

Chris joins Chad to discuss Demond Williams and the wild west of the transfer portal, Ole Miss overcoming adversity and is Josh Heupel at a crossroads in Knoxville? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chad welcomes Colby Covington to the show to talk fighting Luke RockHold in his RAF debut, his support for Donald Trump and the impact Hulk Hogan had on his wrestling career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chad breaks down why CFB head coaches aren’t as valuable as they in the past. The days of Nick Saban being underpaid at $11 million a year are over. Pete Golding said it best. It’s a team game and the team now gets paid too. How schools and collectives allocate resources overall is now more important than the head coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chad and Kurt discuss the best QB still playing in the NFL Playoffs, why Sam Darnold is having so much success in Seattle and is Dante Moore the best QB available in the draft? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Walker joins Chad to discuss why the Grove Collective remains a key partner for Ole Miss athletics as college sports enters a new era of revenue sharing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on "Hot Mic" Chad breaks down why he hopes Washington gets at least 7 figures out of Demond Williams and his agent. There needs to be a substantial penalty to serve as a warning for this type of behavior. And Lane Kiffin being involved in the biggest and most public case of tampering this offseason is vintage Lane Kiffin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gator HC, Jon Sumrall joins the show to talk the process of building a coaching staff while coaching in the CFP and how to fix the season ending calendar with the portal and playoffs going on at the same time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hutt and Chad break down the best available jobs in the NFL and the best bet/dark horse for every open job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trey joins the show to talk college football playoffs, Arch Manning delivering on hype for Texas and Pete Golding is done babysitting Lane Kiffin’s mess as Charlie Weis Jr. commits to Ole Miss for CFP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hutt and Chad why the SEC vs. Big Ten debate rages on after the Big Ten notched a victory this postseason. But if we are talking bowl games, it’s a culture issue and one that the Big Ten dominates depending on how you view their mentality. When it comes to conference bragging rights, it clearly means more to the Big Ten. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hutt drops his one big thing on every NFL game for week 18 and the implications for the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We know for sure we'll have a 14th program since 2000 win a title this year. And by the looks of it, many more can claim one as well. And it can be sooner rather than later. Hutt breaks down why your favorite team now joins a room full of programs in the mix for the top prize. The entire landscape of CFB is chaotic... but at least it's created competition at the very top. Learn more about your ad...

A.J. joins the show to discuss the opportunity as HC with the Birmingham Stallions and what drew him into the political realm and what his political future holds after football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices