Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football Podcast

Podcast of Champions hosts David Woods and Ryan Abraham break down how the Pac-12 is at peace with its decision to shut football down while the Big Ten continues to make a more of a mess of the situation with each passing day. Also POC intern and USC track star Breanna Bernard-Joseph helps out with the listener emails and shares her perspective as a current student athlete trying to navigate this...

Podcast of Champions hosts David Woods and Ryan Abraham talk about the massive amount of layoffs at the Pac-12 Network and what commissioner Larry Scott could have done, including cutting his own bloated salary, to save people's jobs. The guys also talk about the mess Big10 commissioner Kevin Warren is in after cancelling the season, Pac-12 programs being ranked in the preseason AP Poll, whether c...

Podcast of Champions hosts David Woods and Ryan Abraham welcome in special guest Mike Yam , the face of the Pac-12 Network for the past eight years. Mike joins the show to talk about the tough news he got that ended his time with the Pac-12 Network, the current state of Pac-12 and college football in general dealing with COVID-19 and some of his favorite moments covering the conference. Please sub...

Podcast of Champions hosts David Woods and Ryan Abraham talk about the absolutely devastating news that all of the Pac-12 fall sports for the 2020 season have been cancelled, including football. The guys talk about the Pac-12 following in the footsteps of the Big Ten, if a modified spring season makes any sense and if this decision will leave the conference even further behind the other Power Five...

Podcast of Champions hosts David Woods and Ryan Abraham talk about the Pac-12 releasing its revised conference schedule with fall camp starting August 17, the first games on September 26 and the conference championship game to either December 18 or 19. The guys also discuss the Pac-12 players's #WeAreUnited movement and if there is a legitimate chance that all of the players will sit out the seaso...

Podcast of Champions hosts David Woods and Ryan Abraham talk about Derek Jeter's Miami Marlins playing baseball over the weekend despite a COVID-19 outbreak on the team and if that decision could have sunk any chances of having a college football season in 2020. Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts ! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of...

Podcast of Champions hosts David Woods and Ryan Abraham discuss the breaking news from Jon Wilner that the Pac-12 conference will release its plan for a revised 10-game conference season by the end of next week. The guys also talk about the academic status of some of the different conference campuses, the latest on COVID-19 testing across the conference and as always answering listener questions....

Podcast of Champions hosts David Woods and Ryan Abraham talk about the Pac-12 following the Big 10's lead by cancelling all non-conference games and going with some version of a conference-only schedule. The guys also talk about commissioner Larry Scott testing positive for COVID-19, they take a look at a sleeper contender in the Pac-12 South and debate if there will ever be a 2020 college footbal...

Recently Podcast of Champions hosts David Woods and Ryan Abraham have been optimistic that the Pac-12 would be able to play football this fall, but with bad news coming out on a daily basis the guys are now hoping, and not hopeful, that the season will start on time. Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts ! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podca...

Podcast of Champions hosts David Woods and Ryan Abraham give a full report on the voluntary off-season workouts for each and every Pac-12 football program and discuss the concerning rise in positive tests by college football players across the country. Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts ! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions...

With non-California Pac-12 football players returning to campus for voluntary workouts and testing, Podcast of Champions hosts David Woods and Ryan Abraham discuss the prospects of starting the college football season on time and if Cal, Stanford, UCLA and USC will join their conference foes. The guys also talk about the California Board of Regents removing the SAT and ACT testing requirement for...

Podcast of Champions hosts David Woods and Ryan Abraham talk about some of the social justice issues Pac-12 programs are dealing with, like Utah defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley's suspension and Oregon State tight end Rocco Carley being kicked off the team. The guys also talk about some of the positive tests reported by various college football programs as players report to campus, a couple of...

Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods discuss Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott's declaration that the conference will test its players weekly for the Coronavirus and its antibodies. They guys also discuss the statement made by the Pac-12 and its coaches regarding the George Floyd killing and subsequent protests in the region and across the country and as always they answer listene...

Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods welcome in a very special guest, the guru of Pac-12 beat writers Jon Wilner of the Bay Area News Group. No one is more dialed into the Pac-12 than Wilner and he joins the show to talk about the Pac-12 allowing on-campus workouts as early and June 15 and what that means for the West Coast having college football games this fall. Please subscri...

Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods have lots of college football news to talk about including the NCAA voted to approve voluntary athletic activities in football and basketball starting June 1. The duo also discusses UCLA hiring Martin Jarmond as its athletic director, the NCAA transfer rule, the Pac-12 CEO meeting and always they answer your questions about the conference and...

Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods talk about the Pac-12 football coaches webinar series held this past week, covering a range of topics and a clear focus on the overall viability of having the 2020 college football season this fall. Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page ! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-...

Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods discuss the NCAA accepting recommendations on updating its rules for name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation for student athletes and what it could mean for the Pac-12. The guys also go through the Pac-12 divisions talking about programs that are ascending, descending or stagnate and answer listener questions about the Pac-12. Sound off a...

This week on the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Wood s recap the 2020 NFL Draft that saw 32 Pac-12 players get selected including three in the first round: Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert , USC offensive tackle Austin Jackson and Arizona State wide receiver Brandon Aiyu k. Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page ! Send us a text or leave us a vo...

This week on the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the 2020 NFL Draft for Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert and the other top players in the Pac-12. Last week the guys also solicited listeners to send in voicemails and they delivered, calling into the show in record numbers! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page ! Send us a text or le...

With our spring preview series in the rear view mirror, hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods try to fill this college football void by discussing the true value of a college education, the belt tightening going on in American university athletic departments because of the Coronavirus quarantine and as always the guys do their best to answer your interesting off-season questions. Sound off about Pac-...

We finish up our spring football preview series taking a look at two programs that switched head coaches during the off-season, the Washington Huskies and the Washington State Cougars. Hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are chat about WSU with Brady Frederick and UW with Chris Fetters plus they discuss the financial hit the Pac-12 has taken due to the Coronavirus quarantine leading to Larry Scott...

This week the Pac-12 extended the suspension of organized team activities until May 31, but our spring football preview shows still roll on! Hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are together on the show but socially distant in real life, previewing the Colorado Buffaloes with Adam Munsterteige r from BuffStampede.com and the USC Trojans with host Ryan Abraham from USCFootball.com . To learn more abo...

With college football on hiatus because of the Coronavirus outbreak spring football across the Pac-12 has been paused. That isn't stopping hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods from continuing their spring preview series, however, this week focusing on the Oregon Ducks with Matt Prehm and the California Golden Bears with Jackson Moore . To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visi...

Pac-12 spring football and the sports world in general came to a screeching halt thanks to the Coronavirus outbreak, but the show must go on here at the Podcast of Champions. This week hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods talk about UCLA and Oregon State spring ball with our very own Mr. Woods and Angie Machado , publisher of BeaverBlitz.com . To learn more about listener data and our privacy practi...

Spring football rolls on in the Pac-12 conference with 8 of the 12 programs already out there on the practice field. This week we continue our Pac-12 spring preview series with hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods chatting with UteZone.com publisher Dan Sorensen talking Utah spring ball and WildcatAuthority.com publisher Jason Scheer breaking down what the Arizona Wildcats are doing this spring. To...