Running for the Roses College Football Podcast

Lucas Rohde and Ryan Bafaloukos take a break from their conference previews to chat about the major realignment news breaking on Friday. The guys discuss Oregon and Washington heading to the Big 10 and Utah, Arizona State and Arizona joining Colorado in the Big 12.

Lucas Rohde and Ryan Bafaloukos continue their conference previews with a look at the Big 10 West. The guys break down every team from Wisconsin to Northwestern and then give their Big 10 Championship predictions. Wisconsin - 1:30 Iowa - 8:03 Minnesota - 17:00 Illinois - 24:16 Nebraska - 30:15 Purdue - 36:20 Northwestern - 41:57 Big 10 Title Game Predictions - 46:25

Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rohde continue their conference previews with the Big 10 East. Can Michigan make it three division titles in a row? Is this the year Penn State makes it to Indy? The guys break down each team in the division as well as the breaking news that Colorado is reportedly leaving the Pac-12. Colorado News - 2:30 Michigan - 9:45 Ohio State - 17:54 Penn State - 25:40 Maryland - 33:...

Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rohde continue their conference previews with a look at the wild Big 12. The guys breakdown all 14 teams before predicting the conference championship. Texas - 2:36 Oklahoma - 8:19 Kansas State - 16:14 TCU - 22:21 Texas Tech - 29:29 Baylor - 35:41 Oklahoma State - 42:28 UCF - 49:45 Kansas - 54:47 West Virginia - 01:01:10 Iowa State - 01:05:08 Cincinnati - 01:10:26 BYU - 0...

As the calendar turns to July, Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rohde begin their annual conference preview series. The guys start off 2023 conference previews with the ACC, breaking down all 14 teams beginning with defending conference champion Clemson and finishing with Virginia. Clemson - 2:05 Florida State - 12:05 North Carolina - 21:08 Louisville - 30:30 Miami- 38:35 Duke - 48:15 NC State - 55:35 Pi...

Lucas Rohde and Ryan Bafaloukos are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. The guys start off this episode by discussing the 2024 SEC schedules that were released last week (2:28) before diving into the scheduling model that the Big 10 unveiled earlier this month (16:46). Lucas and Ryan then discuss some non-bowl teams from 2022 that they are keepin...

Lucas Rohde and Ryan Bafaloukos are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. The guys start off this episode discussing the SEC's decision to stay at 8 conference games in 2024 and what it means for the sport (6:00). Lucas and Ryan then dive into 247 Sports' Blue Chip Ratio, breaking down who has the most talent in country heading into the 202...

Lucas Rohde and Ryan Bafaloukos are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. The guys start off the show talking about some issues with the Big 10 television deal with NBC (2:42) and what it could mean for the powerhouses of the league. Ryan and Lucas then rank and discuss the best non-conference matchups of 2023 (15:30) including Texas/Alabama, LSU/F...

Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rohde are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football! The episode focuses on the world of coaching, a favorite topic of the guys. First, Lucas and Ryan look back at the 2020 coaching hires (coaches entering Year 3) to see who has hit and who has flopped from that coaching cycle (6:56). Programs discussed include: Kansas (7:48),...

Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rohde are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. On this episode, the guys dive into some takeaways from spring football. Ryan and Lucas talk about the drama happening at Colorado (5:51) as well as hitting on Nebraska (18:58), Penn State (23:02), Alabama (27:55), Florida (34:40), Miami (40:00), Texas (45:40) and Wisconsin (...

Lucas Rohde and Ryan Bafaloukos are back with a special episode of Running for the Roses. The guys are joined by longtime recruiting analyst George Yarberry to talk the ins and outs of the recruiting world. Yarberry has been covering high school recruiting since 1998, he formerly worked at Rivals and now owns and operates Elite Football Network. Lucas, Ryan and George chat about what recruiting wa...

Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rohde are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. With spring football in full swing, Lucas and Ryan draft spring storylines that are catching their attention, including Texas' quarterback battle (2:50), pressure on Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M (13:00), second-year coaches hoping for turnaround seasons (33:40), coaches...

Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rohde are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. On their last pod, the guys conducted a Big 10 scheduling experiment, giving each team three protected rivals in a new scheduling format. On this episode, Lucas and Ryan conduct the a similar exercise for the new-look, 16-team SEC. The guys give each team three protected riva...

Lucas Rohde and Ryan Bafaloukos are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. The guys begin this week's show by going over some proposed rule changes aimed at improving college football's pace of play (5:13). Ryan and Lucas then discuss what the future of the Pac-12 might be as reports indicate that the conference is aiming to add San Diego State and...

Lucas Rohde and Ryan Bafaloukos are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. The guys start this week's episode the guys wrap up National Signing day, discussing Jaden Rashada to Arizona State and Nyckoles Harbor to South Carolina. Lucas and Ryan then talk about Nick Saban's hires for his offensive and defensive coordinators and Brian Ferentz's odd co...

Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rohde are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. Lucas and Ryan start off this episode by going over some news and notes around the college football world, including Jim Harbaugh staying at Michigan and Alabama needing two new coordinators. The guys then go into their season in reviews for the Big 12 and the SEC, breaking d...

Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rohde are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. Lucas and Ryan start this week's show by recapping the National Title game (2:40) before touching on the some lazy national narratives that TCU did not belong in the College Football Playoff. The guys then touch on some news and notes from around the country including a look...

After a holiday break, Lucas Rohde and Ryan Bafaloukos are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. Lucas and Ryan start off this week's show by recapping the two exciting CFP Semifinal games (2:29) and previewing Monday's National Title game between TCU and Georgia (15:55). The guys then discuss some of their other takeaways from bowl season (26:53)...

Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rohde return for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. The guys start off this week's pod by sharing their thoughts on the tragic passing of Mike Leach. Lucas and Ryan then discuss Jeff Brohm heading to Louisville and Purdue hiring Ryan Walters away from Illinois before getting into some recruiting talk. The guys take a look at the...

Lucas Rohde and Ryan Bafaloukos are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. The guys open up this week's pod by recapping championship week (2:58), and then giving an early breakdown of the College Football Playoff Semifinals (13:20). Lucas and Ryan then discuss Scott Satterfield leaving Louisville for Cincinnati (20:41) and what it means for both pr...

Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rohde are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. The guys jump right into the 2022 coaching carousel, touching new hires at Wisconsin (2:50), Arizona State  (13:25), Nebraska (20:03) and Auburn (29:40). Lucas and Ryan then break down the key storylines coming out of rivalry week (36:20) including Michigan's win over Oh...

Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rohde are back for another episode of Running for the Roses. This week, the guys get into some coaching news including some smoke around Lane Kiffin and Auburn. Then Lucas and Ryan dive into week 12 action, touching on USC/UCLA, Tennessee's loss to South Carolina, some scares for Ohio State and Michigan, North Carolina's shocking loss to Georgia Tech and more before previ...

Lucas Rohde and Ryan Bafaloukos are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. The guys begin this week by giving our their weekly roses before getting into a week 11 recap. Lucas and Ryan talk Washington's upset over Oregon and why it is so hard to run the table in the Pac-12, TCU's win over Texas and what's next for the Longhorns as well as who will r...

Lucas Rohde and Ryan Bafaloukos are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. This week the guys break down six Power 5 head coaching openings, guessing who will get hired to each and making their recommendations for each job (9:45). After that the guys take a look back at an eventful week 10, including Georgia's statement win over Tennessee, a classic...

Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rohde are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. After handing out their weekly roses, the guys review the initial College Football Playoff Rankings (12:00), touching on Tennessee at number one, TCU being ranked behind Alabama and LSU's surprise appearance in the top 10. Lucas and Ryan then discuss Bryan Harsin's firing at...